Category Archives: Graham Wroe

International Solidarity Day with Palestine in Sheffield.

Today is the United Nations International Day of Solidarity with Palestine. Sheffield Palestine Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid will be marking this day with several events.  They will have a solidarity rally outside Sheffield Town Hall at 1.00pm, where the City Council has responded to pressure from communities in Sheffield by agreeing to fly the Palestine flag. ContinueContinue reading “International Solidarity Day with Palestine in Sheffield.”

COP 29 was yet another failure, while Storm Bert reminds the UK what climate change means.

Most commentators agree that COP29 was yet another failure. Not only have the rich countries failed to adequately help the global south, who have suffered far more as a result of the already changing climate, but no progress has been made on limiting future emissions. Here are some BlueSky posts from the point of viewContinueContinue reading “COP 29 was yet another failure, while Storm Bert reminds the UK what climate change means.”

Tom Hunt is challenged to stand down over Gaza

The following letter from Julie Pearn to Cllr Tom Hunt, leader of Sheffield City Council, has not received a reply. On the day that the International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu (Israeli Prime Minister), Yoav Gallant (former Israeli Defence Minister) and Mohammed Deif (military commander of Hamas) I am happy toContinueContinue reading “Tom Hunt is challenged to stand down over Gaza”

Every COP has been a failure

Sheffield was one of many cities that hosted a Climate Justice march on Saturday.  Record heat in our atmosphere and oceans is driving climate disasters across the globe, with those who’ve done the least to cause this crisis suffering the most. Global North countries have far exceeded their fair share of the earth’s carrying capacityContinueContinue reading “Every COP has been a failure”

Shame on Syngenta 

Activists from Extinction Rebellion, Friends of the Earth and other groups around the North of England, many from Sheffield,  gathered in Huddersfield on Saturday, November 9th, to raise awareness about Syngenta’s shameful operations. The company exports dangerous pesticides banned for use in this country to other countries worldwide. Campaigners visited three city centre locations, startingContinueContinue reading “Shame on Syngenta “

AON must Insure Our Survival

As Valencia in Spain experienced horrific flooding killing more than 200 people, with 1500 still missing, members of Sheffield Extinction Rebellion gathered outside the office of AON on Napier Street.  Climate scientist Bill McGuire explained on Twitter “ What’s happening in Valencia is awful. But we are only seeing this because it is happening inContinueContinue reading “AON must Insure Our Survival”

Polo the Bear coming to a school near you!

We must talk to the kids about the birds and the bees say a couple in a cartoon. The next panel shows a desolate landscape and the parents saying “Birds and bees used to fly in the sky…”.  It’s not easy talking to young people about the many crises our planet is facing and thatContinueContinue reading “Polo the Bear coming to a school near you!”

Sheffield calls for an end to arms sales to Israel.

As the bombing of Lebanon and the Genocide in Gaza continued, Sheffielders came out in force on Saturday to demand the Government stop selling arms to Israel. Here is the march- it took more than 5 minutes to come past me and I estimate there were about 1000 people. https://youtu.be/A-XsD810BaM Emma Davis from the NEUContinueContinue reading “Sheffield calls for an end to arms sales to Israel.”

Climate scientist predicts society could break down by 2040

On Monday 7th October climate scientist, vulcanologist and author Bill Mcguire came to speak to a packed meeting hosted by Sheffield Green Party. Bill is an Emeritus Professor of Geophysical & Climate Hazards at University College London and has been in the news recently presenting evidence to courts in trials of Just Stop Oil protesters.ContinueContinue reading “Climate scientist predicts society could break down by 2040”