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,Continue reading “The Coat of Hopes is on its way to Sheffield”
Category Archives: Sheffield Telegraph Articles
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.
Safe Streets Now! Join us in Walkley and Park Hill this Saturday.
Every week in the Sheffield Telegraph it’s a sure bet that there will be various stories about car crashes. Each crash means misery for the people involved, more expense for the NHS, delays for other travellers and at its worst life-changing injuries or death. Across the UK, someone is killed or seriously injured on our roads every 16 minutes.
Change Everything
Natalie Bennett, Baroness of Manor Castle has written a book, called Change Everything. It is not mistitled, she really does want to Change Everything and it is an excellent introduction to what it means to be Green today. As Natalie writes in the introduction, the book is about “ innovation in the way our societies work, how we care for each other, relate to each other and the natural world and meet our most basic needs. And most crucially, how we think about our lives.”
Let’s commit to no more road expansion
The stress of traffic is a burden. Whether we’re stuck in it, trying to keep our kids safe beside or crossing it, if we’re straining to hear someone talk over it, or even just breathing near it. It’s costing lives and money, and we can’t afford it any longer. We can do better than this. Continue reading “Let’s commit to no more road expansion”
I’m an adman’s nightmare!
I was very pleased by Sheffield City Council’s recent decision on advertising. Last Monday the Finance Committee agreed to a ban on ads for junk food, sugary drinks, petrol cars, flights, alcohol, gambling and vaping. Sheffield has gone further than other cities like Bristol and Norwich as they have also banned high-carbon car and flight advertising.
Climate Choir Flash Mob in Parliament
A guest blog by Steph Howlett and June Cattell MP’s stood amazed as a Climate Choir flash “mob” serenaded them in Parliament. Five women from the Sheffield Climate Choir travelled to London on 7th March to join 12 other choirs in the Climate Choir Movement. Outraged by the UK government’s decision to give the greenContinue reading “Climate Choir Flash Mob in Parliament”
Can Do Communities
There’s a ‘can do’ mood developing in lots of communities, across South Yorkshire and elsewhere, as people wonder what they can do to help tackle the climate and nature emergencies.
Creating a climate of hope-Schools Climate Education South Yorkshire Conference
On Thursday 29th Feb, nearly 200 students and teachers attended the Schools Climate Education South Yorkshire Conference 2024 at Niagara Conference Centre. They gathered from Doncaster, Barnsley, Derbyshire and Sheffield, representing 21 schools and Sheffield College. Aged from 10 to 18 the students spent most of the day working in small groups with a ClimateContinue reading “Creating a climate of hope-Schools Climate Education South Yorkshire Conference”
Tell the Truth Sheffield 