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”
Category Archives: Crimes against humanity
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”
“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.””
If governments are serious about the climate crisis, there can be no new investments in oil, gas and coal.
Robert Smith asks why we shouldn’t develop the UK’s remaining coal reserves (Sheffield Star 3/10/23). He is right to wish for an energy policy where we become far less reliant on other countries to keep our lights turned on. But we can have that by investing in renewable technologies that will be cheaper and farContinueContinue reading “If governments are serious about the climate crisis, there can be no new investments in oil, gas and coal.”
Die in at Barclays
On Saturday 25th March Sheffield Extinction Rebellion joined forces with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign for an action at Barclays Bank. Here is a quick summary of events https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFGSS4iBlxY&t=3s&ab_channel=ExtinctionRebellionSheffield Here is a much more detailed video of the action including some of the speeches in full. (30 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTBg-b6J1RQ&t=226s&ab_channel=ExtinctionRebellionSheffield If you made a speech at theContinueContinue reading “Die in at Barclays”
How a city can save the world
Graham Hogg / Sheffield’s theatreland / CC BY-SA 2.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Crucible_Theatre_at_night-geograph-4878258-by-Graham-Hogg.jpg Last week I was privileged to see the Crucible Studio production “How a city can save the world”, directed by Tess Seddon and performed by the Sheffield People’s Theatre. We witnessed five ordinary Sheffielders transported into a dystopian future where only 24 people had survived the eco-apocalypse. I’m sureContinueContinue reading “How a city can save the world”
A tour of London Docklands
In a week where temperature records were smashed, I spent some time visiting family in London. On Friday I toured London Docklands with my brother. The first point of note was the travel cost. An all-day off-peak travel card cost me £9.50, not much more than two return trips by bus from my home toContinueContinue reading “A tour of London Docklands”
COP26 was a failure, but we must never give up.
COP26, the most important meeting in human history, has failed abysmally to slash emissions as climate science demands. Neither did it provide the countries on the front line, who have contributed least to emissions, with the finance they need to fund climate adaptation and start to repair the massive damage they have experienced as aContinueContinue reading “COP26 was a failure, but we must never give up.”
Climate crimes against humanity
Have you been inconvenienced by a climate protest? Why do they do it? Climate activists aren’t just protesting about a cause close to their hearts, they are protesting because the criminal justice system has failed to protect them and their families from the companies that continue to heat up our planet, which will eventually leadContinueContinue reading “Climate crimes against humanity”
