People's Summit
For Climate
Justice
7-10 Nov
While world leaders meet to discuss our future at COP26, we'll be building power for system change together. Bringing together the climate justice movement to discuss, learn and strategise for system change. Join in online from anywhere in the world, or in-person in Glasgow.
Come and learn about the satirical work of Darren Cullen, aka Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives! He will guide us through his creative process, and help you come up with your own satirical slogans and images. This session is also running at the Landing Hub on Tuesday 9th at 11:45-13:15.
In this hands-on workshop the Autonomous Design Group will show their different processes and how they utilise a living history to create art for collective liberation. You’ll learn about their collective design process, how to search for inspiration and make your own work. The venue Galgael is in the Ibrox neighbourhood of Glasgow, just around […]
There are growing grassroots movements for Green New Deals around the world. This transformative policy agenda sets out to simultaneously tackle the climate and nature crises while reversing economic inequality and social injustice, creating the conditions for a more flourishing world. With the movement for a Green New Deal growing fast, this panel brings together […]
Join us to learn what parents in Glasgow and around the world can do to engage in the climate movement - and how love can be an important part of activism! Meet mothers from Glasgow, Poland, Nigeria, Brazil and South Africa to hear about ways in which parents are saying no to new fossil fuels, […]
What is the system change we need to avert climate breakdown? Should the rich countries of the Global North continue to grow, or should they de-grow? How does degrowth link to decolonial struggles for global justice? Would it enhance or impair human well-being? How can degrowth strengthen the various movements and struggles concerned with issues […]
The Amazon forest, global warming and agribusiness:*The impacts of climate change *The increased use of pesticides *The abandonment of the rule of law in Brazil
The seminar aim is to explore the potential of the so-called Energy Democracy as well as the strong link between the energy system change and the transformation toward a more socially just and equal society.
Our climate commitments demand deep emissions cuts in the 2020s, but many widely discussed so-called climate solutions are actually dangerous distractions from what we actually need to do to deliver rapid progress. Join leading experts and campaigners to get a wide-ranging guide to some of the most dangerous distractions from real zero in a hurry, […]
In part one, organised by Global Justice Now, international experts and campaigners will share their critiques of how the global debt system prevents climate action and why debt cancellation and climate debt repayments are needed to achieve climate justice. Part two will consist of a panel discussion by activists from Fridays for Future Most Affected […]
This workshop aims to advance a deeper analysis of where we are now in terms of energetic transition in North Africa. Having a better understanding of the current situation, the actors involved and the would-be winners and losers is crucial for any rallying efforts for a just transition. The workshop will aim to enrich the […]
Direct action can bring us face-to-face with people who want to stop us - police, security guards or people affected by an action. This workshop is a chance to practice being assertive, de-escalating tension and staying safe.
Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian art which combines aspects of martial arts, dance and acrobatics with traditional African instruments and Brazilian folklore and culture into a unique art-form
Our Time is Now brings together speakers from across our global movements and showcases some of the leading activists and campaigners who are in Glasgow for COP26. Join the urgent and much needed global debate on the climate justice action that’s required to tackle the multiple crises we face.
This session aims to focus on the inter-linkage between environment, climate change, and health in the COVID-19 era. It will serve as a means of developing the capacity of attendees, from the health-related and non-health-related background on the effects of climate change on human health, through a reflection on the impact of climate change on […]
Multinational corporations operating in a capitalist economy propose and coopt many false solutions to the climate crisis. In reality a lot of what they propose exacerbates not only climate change, but also social, ecological and economic justice. The Agroecology and Food Sovereignty movement globally organises around real solutions to the climate crisis, led by grassroots […]
The aviation industry is still planning a massive future expansion, despite the climate crisis. Promises of technological solutions and offsetting programs seek to legitimise this growth. However, despite the questionable effectiveness of these greenwashing strategies, they also raise concerns over intensive use of scarce global resources and severe infringements of human rights - particularly in […]
Finding ways to talk to our kids - and other parents - about climate change can be hard! In this session we will hear from mothers and educators about how to discuss climate change with all ages of kids and other parents without judgement and provide support.
The basic job description of most superheroes is to ‘save the world’, but in the age of the climate crisis, who on Earth is going to ‘save the planet’? Meet ‘The Renegades’ - a team of fictional comic heroes that we’ll introduce in our interactive workshop about the stories, artwork, and science behind our graphic […]
Food Sovereignty is a global movement operating for many decades, and with nearly 15 years since the landmark Nyelini declaration, what does this mean in the context of Scotland? We are in the midst of a major transition of agriculture in Scotland with consultations open on the future subsidy system and local food. What can […]
Brahma Kumaris and partners invite you to a collective meditation event, where people from across faith and indigenous communities, and other traditions, together in solidarity will share moments of prayer, silence and meditation.We would encourage anyone to join in person or virtually and meditate for our sacred home, planet earth to direct their thoughts, intentions […]
Can countries slash emissions fast enough to stay within 1.5 C while growing the economic activities that cause them? Everything goes to suggest that at least the rich countries of the Global North can’t, needn’t, and shouldn’t grow, but instead “de-grow”. This interactive workshop explores how such “degrowth” would benefit the struggles for climate justice, […]
The event will make visible the demands and proposals of the women and men that live in Latin American cities in conditions of poverty, despite this they have been developing practices to combat climate change from their communities. The event aims to emphasise the necessity of advancing the implementation of climate justice measures within the […]
The aviation industry is still planning a massive future expansion, despite the climate crisis. Promises of technological solutions and offsetting programs seek to legitimise this growth. However, despite the questionable effectiveness of these greenwashing strategies, they also raise concerns over intensive use of scarce global resources and severe infringements of human rights - particularly in […]
‘Let them eat cake’ is a theatre of the oppressed piece curated by MORE members, a Glasgow based migrant-led grassroots organisation. It depicts the tale of two cities by exploring the intricate link between the climate crisis and structural racism with particular emphasis on the United Kingdom Hostile Environment Policy and celebrates the resilient nature […]
‘Let them eat cake’ is theatre of the oppressed piece curated by members of MORE, a Glasgow based migrant led grass roots organisation campaigning for the asylum seeking community access to employment, education, housing and dignity. It explores the connection between climate crisis and structural racism with particular emphasis on the United Kingdom Hostile Environment […]
The Climate Fresk is an educational tool based on the conclusions of the IPCC report. In only 3 hours, 6 to 8 people work together as a team to unravel the complexities of our climate system and understand the causes and consequences of its disruption.
You Call That Radio has picked some of the best live acts from Scotland to get the party started over a series of gigs. Hosted by Mark McG (Girobabies / Jackal Trades / You Call That Radio).
The Make big polluters pay campaign! Latin America and the Caribbean invite the panel to learn about the struggles of local communities facing extractive policies that cover up the activities of large corporations responsible for the climate crisis. The impacts of these policies and activities result in innumerable rights violations and direct impacts in many […]
This panel will identify the intersections of militarism, space tech, and climate change - and how these can be challenged.
Indigenous women are in deep, dignified struggle on the frontlines of climate and social injustice. They are also at the forefront of real solutions that are regenerative, rooted in indigenous cosmology, promote economies of life over profit, and are fiercely courageous.