Every day we hear of more deaths in Gaza. Every single one of them deserves to be mourned, but we can’t be in a perpetual state of mourning. But when someone you know loses four family members due to the senseless Israeli violence, it really illustrates the gravity of the situation. Here is the fullContinueContinue reading “When Genocide becomes personal”
Author Archives: Graham Wroe
The Labour Party can’t have it both ways!
I have written this very short letter to the Sheffield Telegraph. Dear Editor Two recent articles in the Telegraph deserve a response from our political masters. How do Tom Hunt and our MPs respond to Ci Davis (19.12.24), who demolished their core policy of aiming for economic growth? And how does Mayor Oliver Coppard respondContinueContinue reading “The Labour Party can’t have it both ways!”
Louise Haigh, please support the CAN Bill.
On Dec 27th I wrote again to my MP Louise Haigh about the Climate and Nature Bill. (See previous article including her previous reply here). Please write to your MP to and urge them to attend and vote for the Bill on Jan 24th. Dear Louise I appreciate your reply to my email. I hopeContinueContinue reading “Louise Haigh, please support the CAN Bill.”
Goodbye to 2024. Will 2025 be better?
2024 was a disastrous year for the environment, the climate, world peace and the future of our planet. It is set to be the hottest year on record and the 10 hottest years have all been in the last decade. But this blog has seen some successes which are worth celebrating. In January we challengedContinueContinue reading “Goodbye to 2024. Will 2025 be better?”
Don’t Reopen Doncaster Airport
A guest blog by Chris Broome, a campaigner with South Yorkshire Climate Alliance There has been much excitement in the region about the prospect of reopening Doncaster Sheffield Airport. Following negotiations, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA), is set to announce a new operator imminently and commit £138 million to the venture in January. ThereContinueContinue reading “Don’t Reopen Doncaster Airport”
Ways to protect our increasingly threatened food supplies
A guest blog by Karine Nohr It seems counterintuitive to talk about food shortages this week, but the unraveling problems surrounding the food supply chain are beginning to show how woefully unprepared we are for the unfolding food crises. Increasingly, many UK households are struggling to put a regular healthy meal on the table. AtContinueContinue reading “Ways to protect our increasingly threatened food supplies”
Sheffield City Council Gambles on Economic Growth to Produce Prosperity
A guest blog by Ci Davis Councillors have adopted ‘Sheffield’s Growth Plan 2025-2035’, endorsing Cllr Tom Hunt’s Foreword to the report that states, “strong and sustained economic growth is the route to Sheffield being a more prosperous City”. This is not surprising, there is an assumption that economic growth means progress or well-being, and allContinueContinue reading “Sheffield City Council Gambles on Economic Growth to Produce Prosperity”
March for Gaza in Sheffield.
As Storm Darragh pounded Sheffield on Saturday, resilient protesters turned up once again to demand an end to the Genocide in Gaza. The first stop was Tesco, where the Tadhamon Singers went inside to perform to the shoppers, persuading them to join the boycott of Israeli goods. This is what happened. https://youtu.be/4Msbhzd7tEE https://youtu.be/ciNESu_tW8c https://youtu.be/4q3XUmILHAw DrenchedContinueContinue reading “March for Gaza in Sheffield.”
Tadhamon Singers perform on the Amos Trust tour.
On Thursday 5th December the Amos Trust tour “Steal all the Flowers” came to the Philadelphia Church in Sheffield. The tour took its name from the poem Oh Rascal Children Of Gaza by Khaled Juma Oh rascal children of Gaza, You who constantly disturbed me with your screams under my window, You who filled everyContinueContinue reading “Tadhamon Singers perform on the Amos Trust tour.”
Climate Choir demands British Museum stop funding from BP
This week scientists, largely ignored by the press, warned us that the Arctic could have an ice-free day in as little as three years. Sea ice has declined by more than 12 per cent every decade since 1978 as a result of our Greenhouse Gas emissions. With this in mind, the Climate Choir travelled to London toContinueContinue reading “Climate Choir demands British Museum stop funding from BP”
