Take Action!
For Australians November 15 marks two important events: the annual Walk Against Warming that calls for a climate friendly future; and the Global Day of Action to demand global justice and an economic system that supports the environment, people and culture.
1. Click here to sign the URGENT global statement by November 13th, to be released in advance of the G20 summit, calling leaders to adopt new principles and rules for a global economy that works for people and the planet. Deadline for signing is Thurday Nov 13, 11am AEDST.
2. If you are not already participating, join the Walk Against Warming on November 15th in your city and show your support for real action on both the climate and the global financial system. (If you're in Sydney, to walk with the Australian Global Justice Group formed by Jubilee Australia, Global Trade Watch and Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network, meet this Saturday, 10:40am Corner Pitt & King Streets, City.
Climate change has demonstrated the need to have a coordindated global response to a global crisis. The unfolding economic crisis is another similar global crisis requiring global action.
Everywhere around the world on November 15 people will be protesting the G20 summit on the global financial crisis. Instead of an exclusive meeting of only 20 countries, we are calling for a democratic, inclusive process that doesn't see us heading down the same path we've been on to disaster.
It’s time for a radically different economic system which reduces inequality, creates jobs, puts people before profit, ensures a sustainable environment, and puts eradicating poverty at its heart. We need a ‘green new deal’ that will revolutionise the economy.
Neither Climate Justice nor Global Justice will be achieved without the other. A sustainable world needs a sustainable economic system.