Global Justice Now Scotland

03/06/2026

This is happening in Edinburgh, a week on Saturday.
It's time to challenge the power of big tech and join the campaign to oppose data centres in Scotland.

Free event - hope to see you there!
👉👉https://buytickets.at/globaljusticenow/2199587👈👈

Not long now until our Scottish activism conference on resisting big tech!

Our panel, How to Resist a Data Centre will explore what action we can take to stop new data centres in Scotland and what we can learn from data centre resistance globally.

Featuring Ariane Burgess, Rachael Revesz, Ben Parker, and Sarah Jaffe.

Free tickets at link in comments.

28/05/2026

We're excited to announce that Rebel Tech Alliance will be joining The Common Weal - a vision for a better Scotland for a workshop at our Scottish gathering on how to switch away from Big Tech in your personal life.

Join us for lots of other great speakers including our Director Nick Dearden and a panel discussion on resisting data centres in the afternoon featuring

- SARAH JAFFE, US reporter on data centre resistance in the US
- BEN PARKER, Edinburgh Green Councillor, on the South Gyle data centre decision
- RACHEL REVESZ - local journalist and data centre campaigner

https://buytickets.at/globaljusticenow/2199587

12/05/2026

Scotland Resists Big Tech Power
📆Saturday 13 June, 11 – 4pm
📍Augustine United Church, Edinburgh EH1 1EL
Free event (donations welcome)
https://buytickets.at/globaljusticenow/2199587

From AI slop to Uber Eats and driverless cars – Big Tech is shaping our futures – but is it a future we want?

Behind the clever apps and shiny new time saving devices is a resource grab: of data, land, energy, and critical materials. It’s creating huge wealth for the tech bros, but at whose expense?

Join our Scottish gathering in Edinburgh for some great speakers, and discussion about how we resist the monopoly power of the tech giants.

With:
• Nick Dearden , Global Justice Now
• Dr Samer Abdelnour, Senior Lecturer at Edinburgh University
• Dr Craig Dalzell, Head of Policy and Research, The Common Weal - a vision for a better Scotland
• Sarah Jaffe, reporter and writer covering labour and social movements in the U.S
• Rachel Revesz, journalist campaigning against hyperscale data centres in Scotland

11/05/2026

Prestwick Airport has been repeatedly used by US military aircraft heading to bases across the Middle East and Mediterranean. Reports are that Glasgow is also being used.

Call on the First Minister to ban the US military from using Scottish airports -sign the petition

No US Airforce At Scottish Airports

03/02/2026

Read the open letter to councillors today in the Edinburgh Minute calling on them to block planning permission for a datacentre planned for South Gyle: bit.ly/49WmjB4

Hear how the UK-US trade pact is encouraging Big Tech to build hyperscale AI datacentres in Scotland at our event with Rachel Revesz and Action to Protect Rural Scotland on 5 March.

👉Book your free place here: https://buytickets.at/globaljusticenow/2046883👈

Just 39 jobs expected at 'green' data centre planned at the Gyle. Councillors to vote on Wednesday. Environmental questions raised. Developer declines to comment.

20/01/2026

"The EU is discussing a trade ‘bazooka’ to retaliate against Trump. We should do the same, targeting sanctions which will hit Trump’s friends in the oligarchy.

"Trump is not invincible, but we need some backbone to end his bullying." Our Director, Nick Dearden on Trump's trade tariffs in The National Newspaper yesterday

Keir Starmer maintained that the US 'remains a close ally' and dodged several major questions around Donald Trump’s tariff threats to the UK and…

20/01/2026

🛑🔥🛢️Please take some time to respond to the Scottish draft climate action plan before 29 January and ask the Scottish government to add endorsement of a Fossil Fuel Treaty to the international section.

✍️Instructions on how to do that are here: bit.ly/4qVTCcW - plus more info on other things you might say about the plan.

The Scottish government are consulting on the Scottish climate change plan. This is an opportunity for us to ask again for the Scottish government to speak out in support of […]

15/01/2026

Our annual conference for under 30s is in Leeds this year - and has an amazing line up of speakers. There are travel subsidies and cheap accommodation for people traveling from Scotland - go to the ticket tailor link for more info on how to claim.

Our annual youth activist gathering is coming soon and it’s packed with incredible speakers and engaging workshops!

📢WE RISE!

12pm - Sat 21 Feb 2026 - *Leeds* ⁠
📍 Leeds Cardigan Centre, LS6 1LJ
🎫 Register FREE
🎟️ TRAVEL SUBSIDIES available⁠

⁠We Rise is a free day of political education and collaborative and creative workshops to inspire and equip us to fight for a better world. For anyone under 30.

Young people are leading resistance to the far right, the genocide in Gaza and fossil fuels all across the world. In the global south, Gen Z-led revolts have toppled autocrats from Nepal to Madagascar. And across Europe, our governments’ complicity in the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people has triggered an unprecedented movement in which students and young people have put international solidarity at the heart of our politics.

At We Rise we’ll hear from and strategise with incredible international speakers on the front lines of each of these struggles. We’ll be bringing together organisers from across the world to share lessons from the last year of youth led resistance. We’ll be planning what to do next and how we can make 2026 a year of solidarity and global justice.

This year’s line-up already includes:

💥 Rahila Gupta, chair of Southall Black Sisters and co-author of Planet Patriarchy: Global Tales of Feminism and Oppression

💥 Pallavi Pundir, writer and researcher on gender and democratic movements in Asia

💥 Nick Dearden, director of Global Justice Now and author of Pharmanomics: How Big Pharma Destroys Global Health

💥 Alyssa Elliott, founder of Indivisible London, campaigner against Donald Trump

💥 Keir Milburn, co-director of Abundance thinktank, author of Generation Left and Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future

With more TBA.

Learn about incredible struggles all around the world and plan the path forward for our movement - see you in Leeds!

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/globaljusticenow/1961785

20/11/2025

Great to support the rally outside the Scottish parliament today on the final day of the UK government consultation. The Scottish government must show it is serious about tackling climate change by opposing this climate-wrecking project.

'We are urging the government to speak up against the continued destruction of our environment to increase the profits of these greedy corporations... let’s leave fossil fuels in the past' bit.ly/4pm6FU7

17/11/2025

Proud to march with Friends of the Earth Scotland and other march organisers for Glasgow's climate march on Saturday as we showed solidarity with people across the world on the day of action during COP30 climate summit in Brazil.

Thanks to Global Justice Now supporters who came along: there was a great turn out and atmosphere.

So many people care about strong climate action and a fair transition from fossil fuels in Scotland - our leaders need to listen and take the bold action necessary.

Photo credit: Gary McHarg/Friends of the Earth Scotland