As Director, Nick Dearden manages the staff team and resources of Global Justice Now. He is also the public face of the organisation. Nick started his career at War on Want, was Campaign Manager at Amnesty International UK and Director of the Jubilee Debt Campaign.
Sessions
19.
10:00
105 min
A128 Pandemics, patents and profits: the fight against big big-pharma monopolies?
The pandemic has seen huge inequality in vaccine access thanks to a system that puts pharmaceutical companies’ monopolies before people’s health. Campaigns to suspend intellectual property rights...
Capitalism, health and social crisis
W300
18.
16:30
105 min
F1.4 Trade - How trade and investment agreements entrench corporate power and the climate crisis
Six years ago, social movements in Europe and the US successfully blocked the TTIP free trade agreement. While this was a great victory for people and the planet, the corporate-driven trade and...
Capitalism, health and social crisis
Audimax 1
19.
16:30
105 min
F2.4 Democracy - Democracy and public freedoms: Regaining their full progressive traction
After the dark period of fascism in Europe, progressive movements have continuously fought for the expansion of democracy and civil liberties to advance their social, economic and cultural...
Civil liberties, democracy
Audimax 1