Activists from Extinction Rebellion, Friends of the Earth and other groups around the North of England, many from Sheffield, gathered in Huddersfield on Saturday, November 9th, to raise awareness about Syngenta’s shameful operations. The company exports dangerous pesticides banned for use in this country to other countries worldwide. Campaigners visited three city centre locations, startingContinueContinue reading “Shame on Syngenta “
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AON must Insure Our Survival
As Valencia in Spain experienced horrific flooding killing more than 200 people, with 1500 still missing, members of Sheffield Extinction Rebellion gathered outside the office of AON on Napier Street. Climate scientist Bill McGuire explained on Twitter “ What’s happening in Valencia is awful. But we are only seeing this because it is happening inContinueContinue reading “AON must Insure Our Survival”
Polo the Bear coming to a school near you!
We must talk to the kids about the birds and the bees say a couple in a cartoon. The next panel shows a desolate landscape and the parents saying “Birds and bees used to fly in the sky…”. It’s not easy talking to young people about the many crises our planet is facing and thatContinueContinue reading “Polo the Bear coming to a school near you!”
Climate scientist predicts society could break down by 2040
On Monday 7th October climate scientist, vulcanologist and author Bill Mcguire came to speak to a packed meeting hosted by Sheffield Green Party. Bill is an Emeritus Professor of Geophysical & Climate Hazards at University College London and has been in the news recently presenting evidence to courts in trials of Just Stop Oil protesters.ContinueContinue reading “Climate scientist predicts society could break down by 2040”
Come and here Prof Bill Mcguire Monday 7th October
Don’t miss this important climate talk. All welcome, free event. https://twitter.com/i/status/1842948389593604462
Restore Nature Now march in Sheffield
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”
“Dismantling Apartheid, South Africa to Palestine”
News from the Sheffield Palestine Coalition against Israeli Apartheid. Mandla Mandela, a member of parliament in South Africa, the chief of the Mvezo Traditional Council, the grandson of Nelson Mandela, and a passionate supporter of Palestine, is speaking in Sheffield at 7.00pm on Thursday, October 10th. The meeting is organised by the Sheffield Palestine Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid andContinueContinue reading ““Dismantling Apartheid, South Africa to Palestine””
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?”
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.”
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.”
