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?”
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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.”
“If we wash our hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless we side with the powerful- we don’t remain neutral.”
Ray Cundy claims to be neutral in the Israel/Palestine conflict. But being neutral means that by default you support the status quo. Does he support the eviction of Palestinians from their homes in the West Bank? The destruction of the olive trees that have been cared for for generations? The arrest and imprisonment without trialContinueContinue reading ““If we wash our hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless we side with the powerful- we don’t remain neutral.””
Now We Rise
Some video highlights from yesterday’s Climate Justice March. https://youtu.be/SRKIyC0TdVg?si=nPtQFtPUnTycqeto https://youtu.be/OtCaYX5OxL4?si=hKQbzdaWh66EXDN5 https://youtu.be/_8iAGCTYTD8?si=GnfsJtYvFIqCN_0- https://youtu.be/LrBbaIknM7U?si=f7D544xwr_Dtw_F9 https://youtu.be/0GVfeA90wGI?si=5usaaU9A7XoqS8wa https://youtu.be/rWU15NUzFN8?si=Fzqljj24DXJ7ynj6 https://youtu.be/jlO-Dwsa0C4?si=uFIrSCq7F6HJppEL
Join the March for Climate Justice tomorrow and support Tell the Truth Sheffield.
Don’t forget to join the March tomorrow! I will be videoing and distributing these leaflets to promote this blog. This week has been an important reminder of why this blog is so important. Locally and nationally the mass media have failed to cover Defend our Juries. The Sheffield Star continues to print letters supporting Israel,ContinueContinue reading “Join the March for Climate Justice tomorrow and support Tell the Truth Sheffield.”
Tadhamon Choir perform on the Amos Trust Christmas tour at St Aidan’s Church, Sheffield
https://youtu.be/BQB4ezFctLw My Name Is Palestine sung by the Tadhamon Singers at St Aidan’s Church, Sheffield at the Amos Trust Christmas Tour 5th December 2023 Composed by Garth Hewitt. Choir arrangment: Janet Wood. Translation of chorus and help with Arabic – Sahar Awadallah. https://youtu.be/QS0LZpsQMdI Tadhamon Singers lead the Amos Trust congregation in this adapted version ofContinueContinue reading “Tadhamon Choir perform on the Amos Trust Christmas tour at St Aidan’s Church, Sheffield”
Defend Our Juries activists risk arrest in Sheffield.
https://youtu.be/BBXtzh4ao2o Geraldine Roberts explains the background to the Defend Our Juries action. Twelve Defend our Juries activists risked arrest outside Sheffield Crown Court on Monday December 4th as part of a national campaign that included 52 Crown Courts. Apart from this excellent coverage by Now Then Magazine the local press have so far ignored thisContinueContinue reading “Defend Our Juries activists risk arrest in Sheffield.”
