https://youtu.be/ux6AacYYTrE https://youtu.be/ledvBOPkXKs https://youtu.be/_JlahtZUk0c https://youtu.be/LbKi84JO7fg https://youtu.be/vrPGiID_DzA I had a wonderful time filming the mass sing at Sheffield Street Choir Festival today. Unfortunately, my sound recorder gave up the ghost, so the sound quality is not as good as I had hoped, but these videos give a great flavour of the event. Many congratulations to Out Aloud,ContinueContinue reading “Delightful mass sing at the Sheffield Street Choir Festival”
Category Archives: Media
Climate breakdown is a vital issue in the General Election.
Extreme weather around the world this week has been horrifying. India’s Capital Delhi hit record temperatures leading to many deaths from heatstroke. https://twitter.com/EarthWarriorNik/status/1796183143768096900 There has been major flooding in China and Brazil https://twitter.com/MrMatthewTodd/status/1795757512182157780 https://twitter.com/MrMatthewTodd/status/1793773152637759503 and Mexico is running out of water due to the extreme drought. https://twitter.com/PGDynes/status/1795501886956540353 In Bangladesh 800 000 people were evacuated asContinueContinue reading “Climate breakdown is a vital issue in the General Election.”
Israel is not a democratic country
A letter to the Sheffield Star and Telegraph Dear Editor Politicians and journalists who refer to Israel as a democracy are wrong. Actually, Israel is one of the most undemocratic countries in the world and uses a system of Apartheid. Jason Hickel explained this and I have summarised his argument. In South African apartheid, AfricansContinueContinue reading “Israel is not a democratic country”
Plastic-wrapped food? Not if I have a choice!
A guest blog by Karine Nohr Previously, food could not be stored for long periods and so was available only at harvesting times. It was eaten fresh and seasonally, with limited use of preserving methods, such as bottling, fermenting or drying. But now, food preservation includes chemical processing, preservatives and packaging. The development of plastics,ContinueContinue reading “Plastic-wrapped food? Not if I have a choice!”
Protesters commemorate Nakba day as Councillors gather for the AGM.
The immigration system is hostile by design
As floods hit Brazil, Afghanistan and Kenya, Sheffielders call for an end to the hostile immigration system and the cruel threats of deportation to Rwanda,
Palestine supporters march from Endcliffe Park on Nakba day.
The Coat of Hopes is on its way to Sheffield
Last Saturday I spoke at the Act Now Conference in Acomb, York. ACT Now! for a Better World explored how individuals and churches can work together to create a brighter, greener future. The workshops looked at the range of actions we can take at a local and national level, from effective campaigning to going vegan,ContinueContinue reading “The Coat of Hopes is on its way to Sheffield”
Sheffield doctors speak up for suspended Dr Benn.
Doctors in Sheffield and throughout the country have been outraged by the decision of the General Medical Council (GMC) to suspend Dr Sarah Benn for 5 months.
Landmark decision in the Royal Court of Justice finds in favour of Trudi Warner
Sheffield Defend Our Juries are celebrating following the High Court decision on Monday to dismiss the application of Robert Courts MP, the Solicitor General, to imprison Trudi Warner, a 69-year-old retired social worker. She held a sign outside Inner London Crown Court in March 2023 saying “that a jury has the right to acquit a defendant as a matter of conscience, whatever the directions of the judge” and coincided with the prosecution of a group of people for taking direct action to tackle climate breakdown and fuel poverty.
