About this Event
What can justify the ongoing global processes, stoking parasitic corporate greed, that progressively deprive people of their basic needs?
The system which drives this process must be challenged. Capitalism is an outrageous system, and only the dismantling of its indefensible structures, that enable societal and environmental plunder, will be sufficient.
Date: Thu May 16 2024
Time: 18:30:00 GMT+0100 (British Summer Time)
Location: Central United Reformed Church - The Norfolk Room, Sheffield
Speakers:
Tyrone Scott War on Want
Daisy Pearson Global Justice Now
Dr Andy Higginbottom Kingston University (Retired)
Wealth is extracted from global South communities by multinational companies whose 'corporate power' is facilitated by global North institutions and governments. As the world faces climate catastrophe, the elite intend pumping every last drop of oil, while at the same time grabbing the reins of the transition, so that the rights, freedoms, and dignity of marginalised communities everywhere continue to be sacrificed. We must end this existential corporate power!
The three speakers bring a wealth of experience as campaigners, activists, and academics, who have contact with communities across the Global South and in the UK. We will hear how monopoly power is created, the tricks used to undermine democracy, and the mechanisms by which wealth is extracted and transferred. Discussing how fossil fuel companies work to block public-interest climate action, so they can maximise profit from fossil fuel production around the world, will lead on to looking at ways of building campaigns and actions to end their destruction, and halt the existential threats to people, communities, and the environment, both locally, but particularly in the Global South.
Through presentations and facilitated discussion, this event offers a mix of education, sharing of practical experience, and an opportunity to strengthen our networks.
Tyrone Scott Is Senior Movement Building and Activism Officer for War on Want, an organisation which works in the UK and with partners around the world, to fight poverty and defend human rights, as part of the movement for global justice. Tyrone has over10 year’s experience with NGOs, movement building, activism and community organising and he a public speaker, writer and panellist.
Daisy Pearson is Campaigns & Activism Officer at Global Justice Now, and a long-standing Environmental Activist, originally with Extinction Rebellion she went on to co-found Jubilee for Climate, campaigning for debt cancellation, reparations, and climate justice for the global south. She holds a Masters in Graphic Communication Design, specialising in communicating the complexity and intersectionality of the climate crisis. She has recently contributed to a report Taken Not Earned: How Monopolists drive the world’s power and wealth divide.
Dr Andy Higginbottom Associate Professor of International Politics, Human Rights and Social Justice (retired) Kingston University. Andy critiques the imperialism of extractive industries, with interest in Southern Africa and Latin America. He is a solidarity activist with Marikana Solidarity Collective and Colombia Solidarity Campaign. He has been reinterpreting Marx's Capital relevant to contemporary capitalism
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Central United Reformed Church - The Norfolk Room, 60 Norfolk Street, Sheffield City Centre, United Kingdom
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