Glasgow - Global Day of Action for Climate Justice 6th Nov

Start: Saturday, November 06, 2021•11:30 AM

Join the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice in Glasgow!

On 6 November 2021, as world leaders meet in Glasgow for the COP26 Global Climate Summit, towns and cities across the world will take to the streets demanding global climate justice.

For the Glasgow march, you can view the route on Google Maps here.

Assemble to march: 11.30am Kelvingrove Park, Stewart Memorial Fountain

Rally: 3 - 4pm, Glasgow Green



You can find an overview of all the blocs and lead contacts here.

Facebook event page here: https://tinyurl.com/cud3j5be

List of blocs:

Indigenous bloc

Anti-Racist / Migrant Justice bloc (FB event - https://tinyurl.com/857k7bmd)

Youth bloc

Trade Unions bloc (FB event - https://tinyurl.com/jcbx5pup)

Communities bloc (FB event - https://tinyurl.com/jvj5hvk8)

Extinction Rebellion bloc (FB event - https://tinyurl.com/kf8mk8wv)

Faith and belief bloc

Independence bloc (FB event - https://tinyurl.com/4jp2u5dr)

Climate Justice bloc (FB event - https://tinyurl.com/487htbxs)

Health bloc

Farmers and Land Workers bloc (FB event - https://tinyurl.com/ddh78hc)

Biodiversity & Nature bloc

Housing bloc

Cycling Bloc & Sustainable Transport bloc (FB event - https://tinyurl.com/fbvxzjz4)

See here for site maps of Kelvingrove Park and Glasgow Green, and the full Action Plan here.

There will also be a Southside feeder march which will assemble at 12noon at Queen's Park and join the main demo at George Square. Please see FB event: https://tinyurl.com/2au7djjz


Covid

We need to protect people coming from countries who are still vulnerable to covid as well as the communities of Glasgow. We ask all march participants to:

- Take a Lateral Flow Test before attending the march
- Wear a mask
- Maintain 1 meter social distancing

You can find full COP26 Coalition Covid guidelines here: https://cop26coalition.org/resource/covid-19-guidance/



We are living through a period of multiple breaking points - from climate to covid to racism. We know that these crises not only overlap, but share the same cause. 
While no one can escape the impacts of these crises, those who have done least to cause them suffer the most. Across the world, the poorest people and communities of colour are too often those bearing the brunt of the climate crisis. From coastal villages in Norfolk whose sea-defences are eroding faster than ever, to people living by the Niger Delta rivers blackened by oil spillage. 


The Era of Injustice is Over: Our Time is Now

Justice won’t be handed to us by world leaders or delivered by corporations. So far, governments have done too little too late: colluding with corporations and hiding behind green washed ‘solutions’ that actually don’t exist yet, that don’t address the scale of the problem, and in many cases rely on more exploitation of people and the planet.

The transformative solutions that we need to survive and build a more just and fair world can only be brought about through collective action, solidarity and coordination, from our local communities and international levels. We are bringing together movements from across the world to build power for system change - indigenous movements, frontline communities, trade unions, racial justice groups, youth strikers, landworkers, peasants, NGOs, grassroots community campaigns, feminist movements, faith groups.

Wherever you are in the world, now is the time to join the fight for climate justice. We need all hands on deck: in workplaces, communities, schools, hospitals and across national borders.

6 November: Join us one of the actions being organised across the world or organise your own so that we can be loud and clear to the world leaders discussing our future: we want climate justice now!

COP26: Why does it matter?

World leaders and experts will meet in Glasgow in November at the global climate talks, COP26. The decisions made at COP26 will shape how governments respond (or not) to the climate crisis. They will decide who is to be sacrificed, who will escape and who will make a profit. COP26 is happening at a crucial moment in history. Across the world and across movements, we are seeing a new wave of resistance, global solidarity and grassroots organising. We have a unique opportunity to rewire our system as we recover from the pandemic. We can either intensify the crisis to the point of no return, or lay the foundations for a just world where everyone’s needs are met.

No More Cooking The Books: No To Fossil Fuels, Net-zero And False Solutions!
  • Fight For 1.5
  • We Need Real Zero, Not Net Zero
  • Keep It In The Ground: No New Fossil Fuel Investments Or Infrastructure
  • Reject False Solutions: No To Carbon Markets And Risky And Unproven Technologies
Rewire The System: Start The Justice Transition Now!
  • Start The Justice Transition
Global Climate Justice: Reparations And Redistribution To The Global South!
  • Fair share of effort from all rich countries
  • Cancel the debts of Global South by all creditors
  • Grant-based climate finance for the Global South
  • Reparations for the loss and damage already happening in the Global South

Find out more about our movement and message: cop26coalition.org/demands

Join us for the People’s Summit: 7-10th Sep: cop26coalition.org/peoples-summit/


This will be a family-friendly and legal demonstration. We will do our best to meet a variety of both access and care needs. We will be releasing more information on our plans to meet these needs closer to the date. In the meanwhile, please send any questions to glasgow@cop26coalition.org.