The World Meteorological Organisation recently tweeted this graph, saying it gave a new meaning to “off the charts”. 2023 really was the year when the earth’s climate dramatically changed. We are now very close to the 1.5C of global warming that scientists have warned us about for many years, where many feedback loops may startContinueContinue reading ” 2023 was an unprecedented year for the climate, while climate action failed at local, national and international levels. “
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Christians and Health Care Workers support the Justice Now Camp
On Friday I was pleased to join with Christians from the Anglican, Catholic and Methodist Churches as well as Kairos Sheffield to visit the Justice Now Camp for Palestine. https://youtu.be/k3iOdvcl-4I Kairos Sheffield are a campaigning Christian charity that works for human rights, justice and equality for Palestinians in partnership/solidarity with the Christian community in theContinueContinue reading “Christians and Health Care Workers support the Justice Now Camp”
Thursday evening at the Justice Now Camp for Palestine
There was a wonderful evening of song at the Justice Now camp, starting with the South African National Anthem in thanks for the great work South Africa is doing at the Hague International Court of Justice, bringing the case of Genocide against Israel. Shame on the UK and the USA as the only nations denyingContinueContinue reading “Thursday evening at the Justice Now Camp for Palestine”
Sahar and Lena explain why they are camping outside Sheffield Town Hall.
Two Palestinian women, Lena Mussa and Sahar Awadallah, have started a week-long camp outside Sheffield Town Hall to raise awareness of the ongoing Genocide in Gaza. https://youtu.be/lUq2F-yJ_Vs Today they were joined by the Tadhamon Singers and the Well Dressed Band. Lena starts a hunger strike on Sunday night. Hear in their own words why theyContinueContinue reading “Sahar and Lena explain why they are camping outside Sheffield Town Hall.”
New Justice Now camp at Town Hall. Don’t buy goods grown on stolen Palestinian land.
Today Sheffield Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid rallied and marched from Waitrose to Sainsbury’s and then on to the Town Hall where a Ceasefire Now! camp has been set up. Waitrose and Sainsbury’s continue to sell goods grown on land stolen from the Palestinians, such as Dates, Peppers, Hummus and Avacados. Coca-Cola is also part ofContinueContinue reading “New Justice Now camp at Town Hall. Don’t buy goods grown on stolen Palestinian land.”
What is Sheffield doing on this map?
Annie O’Gara Last week I wrote about the murky connections between the oil and gas industry, Rishi Sunak and the war in Palestine. At the same meeting at Central URC Church, Annie O’Gara from the Sheffield Coalition against Israeli Apartheid explained how the Israeli state is also waging war on the environment. She told usContinueContinue reading “What is Sheffield doing on this map?”
COP28. It’s hard to conclude it was anything but an unmitigated disaster.
Now COP has been put to bed for another year here is a quick round up of reactions to the Conference. This is how awful 2023 has been. https://twitter.com/WMO/status/1735689838324543846?s=20 https://twitter.com/EliotJacobson/status/1736038812445532669?s=20 Bill Mcquire, Climate Scientist and author of Hothouse Earth tweeted https://twitter.com/ProfBillMcGuire/status/1735971646467342811?s=20 Prof Stephan Rahmstorf (Head of Earth System Analysis @ Potsdam Institute for Climate ImpactContinueContinue reading “COP28. It’s hard to conclude it was anything but an unmitigated disaster.”
Glyphosate Use: Dangerous and Ineffective
Extinction Rebellion Sheffield has issued the following press release. Climate activists are calling for Sheffield City Council to stop using the herbicide glyphosate. Extinction Rebellion Sheffield (XR) has been calling for Sheffield City Council to stop using glyphosate on our streets and housing estates with studies showing the disastrous environmental effects on insect, animal andContinueContinue reading “Glyphosate Use: Dangerous and Ineffective”
Palestine and Climate Chaos-how are they related?
On the Now We Rise march for Climate Justice last Saturday there was a massive bloc of people with Palestinian flags. “Are these two things really related?” a friend asked me. Most definitely, I replied! A recent packed meeting at Sheffield’s Central URC Church examined the many connections between the conflict in Palestine and theContinueContinue reading “Palestine and Climate Chaos-how are they related?”
Protesters take direct action at Waitrose and Marks and Spencer in call for boycott of Israeli Goods.
As the death toll in Gaza exceeded 19,000, Members of the Sheffield Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid visited Waitrose and Marks and Spencer on Saturday and removed stock from the shelves that had been grown on land stolen from Palestinians. Spokesperson Hils explained to the demonstrators outside that the dates they had removed were Medjool Dates,ContinueContinue reading “Protesters take direct action at Waitrose and Marks and Spencer in call for boycott of Israeli Goods.”
