Thursday, July 09, 2020

A Global Green New Deal: Into the Portal, Leave No one Behind




Join Arundhati Roy and Naomi Klein in a conversation moderated by Asad Rehman on how we move from crisis to justice and build a Global Green New Deal! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- We knew our system was broken. But the Covid-19 pandemic has reinforced the cruelty of the global economy, and deepened the visceral injustices of our societies. Before the virus stuck, the effect of climate catastrophe and obscene inequality meant that millions were already living in multiple crises. Now, as the pandemic wreaks an untold impact, we know that it is those who are most vulnerable—whether from their inability to access healthcare, or because of their economic precarity—who bear the heaviest burden. In times of crisis, it is always the poorest, the most oppressed, and those under occupation, who are most affected. Our only recourse is to amplify the calls for justice ringing from every corner of the globe. The time to build the future we deserve is now, and international solidarity is the tool we need to begin its construction. WE CAN MOVE FROM CRISIS TO JUSTICE WITH A GLOBAL GREEN NEW DEAL FOR PEOPLE AND PLANET Join Arundhati Roy and Naomi Klein in a conversation moderated by Asad Rehman and hear how we can begin to build a global transformation. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the coming weeks, alongside our partners, The Leap and War on Want will launch a Global Green New Deal, in the spirit of internationalism, to call for collaborative action. Together, we will build a people’s plan to implement a resilient global economy, based on the principles of a just recovery and transition. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can get involved by joining and supporting each of this event's sponsoring organizations. The Global Green New Deal: http://globalgnd.org/ The Leap: https://theleap.org/ War on Want: https://waronwant.org/ Haymarket Books: https://www.haymarketbooks.org Check out Naomi Klein's latest book, On Fire: https://bookshop.org/a/1039/978198212... Read Arundhati Roy's 'The Pandemic is a Portal': https://www.ft.com/content/10d8f5e8-7... Pre-order Arundhati Roy's Azadi: https://bookshop.org/a/1039/978164259... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haymarket Books is an independent, radical, non-profit publisher. Every dollar we take in from book sales and donations goes directly to support our project of publishing books for changing the world—a project has never been more necessary or more urgent. We need your help to continue to do the work. While all of our events are freely available, we ask that those who are able make a solidarity donation in support of our continuing to do this important work.