On Friday 16 October — World Food Day and a National Day of Action — the Climate Justice Charter Movement, the South African Food Sovereignty Campaign and allies will march to Parliament, calling on the government to place South Africa on a climate-emergency footing.
South Africa is not prepared for the severe El Niño conditions now unfolding. The country needs an immediate, coordinated national response focused on strengthening early-warning systems, protecting water commons, encouraging agroecology and supporting vulnerable communities. The priority must be proactive risk mitigation, not reactive crisis management.
The march to Parliament is for a society-driven Climate Emergency Social Contract to advance a deep just transition.
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They request that organisations endorse the call to put this country on a climate-emergency footing.
They can endorse the call here:https://forms.gle/x7p3BrgzEQrZ1M9B9
In Cape Town? Join the march to Parliament. If elsewhere join nationwide solidarity actions: food sovereignty workshops, community gardens, seed exchanges, climate and land-justice actions, traditional food sharing and engagement with ward councillors and local government.
People can log solidarity actions here:https://forms.gle/JreonuCRMmLhDKBc7
