Glasgow to march as part of global day of climate action

Groups including prominent charities and grassroots organisations working across environmental justice, migrant rights and Palestine solidarity have announced a major climate march in Glasgow on Saturday 15th November.

Scotland’s Climate March will be part of a coordinated day of global action at the mid point in the crucial United Nations climate talks which begin in Brazil on Monday 10th November.

Climate campaigners will be joined by people taking action for migrant rights, Palestine and nature conservation, in what organisers say will be the biggest climate march in Glasgow since the UN COP26 conference took place in the city in 2021.

The groups including SCIAF, Global Justice Now and Extinction Rebellion are marching under the slogan “a better world is possible” with demands calling for global solidarity, a fair transition away from fossil fuels and increased care for our planet.

The March assembles at Glasgow Green at 11am, departing at 12 noon. There will be speakers and performances from 2.30pm after the March returns to Glasgow Green. Key information about the day is available at climatemarch.scot

Friends of the Earth Scotland head of campaigns Caroline Rance commented,

“We’re excited to see people coming together on the streets to raise our voices and demand that better world that we all know is possible. This march is about standing up for each other and creating the world we want to live in. Positive climate action will transform people’s lives in Scotland, addressing inequality by creating warmer homes, more affordable public transport and securing green jobs that communities need.”

Pinar Aksu, migrant justice campaigner said,

‘Everyone should have a safe place to call home, yet millions are forced to leave theirs due to war, poverty and climate breakdown. We stand with people around the world who have been the most affected by extreme weather disasters like hurricanes, droughts and wildfires, but who have done the least to cause the climate crisis. Instead of creating a hostile environment for people seeking asylum, migrants and refugees, we should be welcoming people and recognising that they will strengthen our communities and become our families and friends. Creating a system based on compassion, justice and solidarity.’”

John Hilley from the Gaza Genocide Emergency Committee (Glasgow), said:

“Genocide and climate breakdown are part of the same criminal assault on people and planet, where lives are sacrificed to protect profits and a rigged political system. The destruction of Palestine has exposed the colonialist approach of elites in the UK where the lives of people who are not white or not British are somehow worth less. People are coming together to stand up against the same corporate and political forces behind those existential threats.”

Brock Lueck from RSPB Scotland said:

“Climate change and loss of wildlife are deeply connected, with species being lost forever at an alarming rate. By protecting nature, we are protecting the water we drink, the air we breathe and the land that provides our food. Nature holds the solutions we need and through its restoration we can reduce floods, droughts and fires whilst bringing our landscapes bursting back to life. “