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The Global Day of Action was founded in 2019 by academics at York Law School, University of York, following an international conference which highlighted the potential impact of University law clinic staff and students taking collective action against the threat of climate change. However, it was clear that this issue doesn't always feature in legal studies at University.
Across the world, Clinical Legal Education has always been associated with promoting social justice. Now it is clear that climate change is the social justice issue of the 21st century. As such, university legal clinics should be at the forefront of raising awareness of, and, where possible, finding ways to support the struggle to deal with the Climate Emergency.
From this thinking, The Climate Justice Pledge was born. Initially 70 different Universities signed the pledge and committed to to prioritising the climate crisis and environment in their Clinic teaching, learning and research. You too can sign the pledge.
It didn't stop there though. In order to hold ourselves and the signees accountable to the pledge, the Global Day of Action was born. For one day a year, on November 17th, Law Clinics across the world commit to doing one thing to tackle the Climate Emergency. One day. One issue. One voice.