A small but significant group of environmental activists gathered in Norfolk Park on Saturday. Led by Dave Dickinson of Sheffield Environmental we walked through Claywood to the Cholera Monument, South Street Park to the Canal Basin and the Grey to Green area by the Castle grounds, through the city centre to Devonshire Green. Along theContinueContinue reading “Restore Nature Now march in Sheffield”
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Why would a climate assembly endorse an airport?
A guest blog by Sam Wakeling Citizens’ Assemblies offer a hopeful, better way of doing politics as Ci Davis recently described in this blog. They can give a vital rebalancing of power, giving control back to citizens. Ours showed where South Yorkshire citizens are ahead of our politicians. For example, we don’t need to beContinueContinue reading “Why would a climate assembly endorse an airport?”
Shanshula
A letter to the Sheffield Star and Sheffield Telegraph Dear Editor Yesterday I went to see the film Shanshula which Sheffield Palestinian Musheir El-Farra produced, at the Broomhall Centre. The film gives a voice to the fishermen and fisherwomen of Gaza. The film begins before the horrors of October 7th. The fishermen and women describeContinueContinue reading “Shanshula”
Earth’s dashboard is full of red flashing lights.
Photo by Erik Mclean. https://www.pexels.com/photo/pictographs-on-dashboard-16341417/ “I’ve passed my driving test!” shouts Charlie as he jumps into his second-hand Porsche and heads for the M1. He wants to put his foot down and see how fast it can go. Soon Charlie notices a red light on the dashboard, but he has no idea what it means not havingContinueContinue reading “Earth’s dashboard is full of red flashing lights.”
This is a call to revolution; our earth is under threat.
A guest blog by Jenni Crisp “This is a call to revolution; our earth is under threat” These words, written by the then Prince Charles in 2010 in his book, Harmony, were projected onto the walls of Windsor Castle earlier this month at the start of a 3-day camp and protest by Extinction Rebellion, withContinueContinue reading “This is a call to revolution; our earth is under threat.”
South Yorkshire Citizens Assembly findings fraught with delays.
A guest blog by Ci Davis One hundred people, selected as a representative cross-section of the South Yorkshire population, met between October and December 2023 as members of the South Yorkshire Citizens’ Assembly on Climate Change; I was one of the members. We were asked “to consider how we might respond to climate change andContinueContinue reading “South Yorkshire Citizens Assembly findings fraught with delays.”
Why is Retrofitting the poor relation?
A guest blog by Joyce Bullivent Retrofitting i.e. making old buildings more energy efficient, seems to be the poor relation when it comes to talks about a greener environment or green jobs. Maybe it’s not so romantic laying down insulation and putting in triple glazing etc but it should be a priority. Cutting energy demand,ContinueContinue reading “Why is Retrofitting the poor relation?”
We need an end to Grouse Monoculture
On Sunday August 19th, I joined about 70 walkers at Redmires for the annual protest walk, Reclaim the Moors, Stop Grouse Monoculture. It was a very educational day, with experts on hand to explain everything. Moorland Campaigner Bob Berzins was the main speaker. He has just published a new book, “The Last Crow” which isContinueContinue reading “We need an end to Grouse Monoculture”
Axe Drax!
27 arrests foil Climate Camp but real climate criminals are given Government subsidies. A week-long climate camp planned by Reclaim the Power, to raise awareness of the climate-damaging wood-burning power station near Selby in North Yorkshire had to be cancelled following the arrest of 22 of the organisers and the confiscation of toilets, wheelchair rampsContinueContinue reading “Axe Drax!”
National Trust urged to drop Barclays at Wentworth Castle and Longshaw
On Friday, August 2nd visitors to Longshaw sang songs and collected petitions calling on The National Trust to stop banking with Barclays. Then on Saturday, August 3rd visitors to Wentworth Castle also made a stir engaging visitors to call on the National Trust to dump Barclays. CCA and XR at Longshaw The group included membersContinueContinue reading “National Trust urged to drop Barclays at Wentworth Castle and Longshaw”
