Climate Justice Now! Speaker Tour
Climate Justice Now! is a UK speaker tour from 16th to 22nd November with international speakers.
The climate crisis has been caused by rich industrialised countries, but it is the world’s poorer majority who are paying the highest price, as extreme weather events become more common, freshwater glaciers melt, and droughts increase.
We believe that this means rich countries owe a ‘climate debt’ to the global south.
The Climate Justice UK speaker tour this autumn will see public meetings held around the country. Join us to hear why we need a global climate agreement which is both effective and delivers justice for the global south, and how you can make this happen.
SPEAKER TOUR DETAILS
Monday 16 November, NEWCASTLE
6pm, Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
- Md Shamsuddoha (Equity Bangladesh)
- Beatriz Souviron (Bolivian Ambassador to the UK)
- Nick Dearden (Jubilee Debt Campaign)
Tuesday 17 November, GLASGOW
7pm, Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow
- Md Shamsuddoha (Equity Bangladesh)
- Steve Rolfe (WDM Scotland)
Wednesday 18 November, LONDON
7pm, Khalili Lecture Theatre, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG.
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- Md Shamsuddoha (Equity Bangladesh)
- Eriel Tchekwie Deranger (Indigenous Environment Network, Canada)
- Beatriz Souviron (Bolivian Ambassador to the UK)
- Asad Rehman (Friends of the Earth)
Thursday 19 November, BIRMINGHAM
7pm, The Avon Room, University Centre, University of Birmingham
- Md Shamsuddoha (Equity Bangladesh)
- Andy Atkins (Friends of the Earth)
Friday 20 November, BRIGHTON
6.30pm, Community Base, Queens Road, Brighton
- Md Shamsuddoha (Equity Bangladesh)
- Caroline Lucas MEP (Green Party leader)
- Tim Jones (World Development Movement)
Sunday 22 November, MANCHESTER
11am, The Scan, University Place, Manchester University, Oxford Road, Manchester
- Md Shamsuddoha (Equity Bangladesh)
- Eriel Tchekwie Deranger (Indigenous Environment Network, Canada)
- Emily Cantrell (People and Planet)
We believe that rich countries owe a ‘climate debt’ to the global south. Not only do we need to reduce our emissions drastically, but we also need to provide finance so that poor countries can cope with the climate crisis and develop in a sustainable way. This should not be seen as overseas aid, given out of charity, but reparations for our overuse of the earth’s resources.
Come and hear our speakers explain why need a global climate agreement which is both effective and delivers justice for the global south, and find out what you can do about it.
