Protesters gathered outside the Tesla Showroom at Drakehouse Retail Park near Crystal Peaks on Saturday, as part of the new global movement to take down Tesla. A placard reading “Honk to send Elon to Mars” prompted constant honking from passing cars, showing support from the Sheffield public. Protests took place at over 200 locations, includingContinueContinue reading “Tesla Takedown in Sheffield”
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Christian Climate Action thank the Diocese and Cathedral for choosing fossil free banking
Members of Christian Climate Action gathered outside Sheffield Cathedral last Sunday before the morning service to thank the Diocese and the Cathedral for choosing Fossil Free Banking. https://youtu.be/STzTJITP7PY Holly said, ” We are outside Sheffield Cathedral today, saying a big thank you to both Sheffield Cathedral and Sheffield Diocese because they both chose a fossil-freeContinueContinue reading “Christian Climate Action thank the Diocese and Cathedral for choosing fossil free banking”
Sheffield Residents defend historic rights of juries against “bullying” judges outside Crown Court
https://youtu.be/g76ynlZY4Rw On 27 March, a group of Sheffield residents sat outside Sheffield Crown Court, holding signs displaying the centuries-old principle of ‘jury equity’, i.e. the right of all jurors in British courtrooms to acquit a defendant according to their conscience and irrespective of the directions of the judge. The Group delivered a letter addressed toContinueContinue reading “Sheffield Residents defend historic rights of juries against “bullying” judges outside Crown Court”
Rapping for a Greener Future! Schools Climate Conference at New York Stadium
Pupils from 25 schools throughout South Yorkshire took part in this year’s Schools Climate Education South Yorkshire Conference at New York Stadium, Rotherham, last Thursday. The conference was opened via video message by Sarah Champion, Labour MP for Rotherham Central. She spoke about how unfair it was that those who have made the smallest contributionContinueContinue reading “Rapping for a Greener Future! Schools Climate Conference at New York Stadium”
Sheffield outraged as more than 400 killed in Gaza.
https://youtu.be/mY2zw-yvYTs As the violence in Gaza escalated to new heights Sheffielders came to protest outside the Station on Tuesday. We heard from Musheir El-Farra who was understandably emotional as he knew personally many of the victims of the latest bombings. These were an artist, a former headteacher and many women and children. Make no mistake,ContinueContinue reading “Sheffield outraged as more than 400 killed in Gaza.”
The Government don’t care about the poor, but ditching Net Zero is not the answer.
Here is my reply to Fiona James’s letter which was published in the Star on 13th March. Reply to Fiona James-new version We will all empathise with Fiona James (Star 13.3.25) who is struggling to pay her electricity bill. Instead of taxing the rich the Government have cut winter fuel allowance and is now threateningContinueContinue reading “The Government don’t care about the poor, but ditching Net Zero is not the answer.”
Campaigners target Sheffield University’s partnership with Drax
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByI8Jga7OKc&ab_channel=ExtinctionRebellionSheffield Sign the petition today This fortnight we’ve seen the concentration of Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere hit a record high of 430 parts per million and Arctic sea ice hit a record low. As all eyes have been on Ukraine, Climate Change continues to overheat the planet. Climate scientists have been protesting in AmericaContinueContinue reading “Campaigners target Sheffield University’s partnership with Drax”
Plastic recycling is (mostly) not a thing!
A guest blog by João Craveiro. The global plastics industry (mostly overlapping with the fossil fuel industry) has pretended for decades that the plastics issue can be recycled away. It can not. We all consume plastic. By this I don’t mean consume in the sense that we use it – I mean that we eatContinueContinue reading “Plastic recycling is (mostly) not a thing!”
Birds and Climate Change
People often ask me “How do I keep going?” Isn’t it too depressing to keep writing and thinking about climate change? What boosts me, I tell them is getting close to nature and seeing the amazing wildlife on our doorstep. A Golden Plover chick by James Pearce-Higgins So as I stepped out to join theContinueContinue reading “Birds and Climate Change”
Singing flash mob descends on St. Paul’s Cathedral to demand the Church protects nature
Ahead of World Wildlife Day, 200 members of the Climate Choir Movement use their voices to call on the Church of England, one of the country’s largest landowners, to urgently address the dire state of their land On Saturday, the Climate Choir Movement, including singers from Sheffield Climate Choir, joined forces with grassroots campaign groupContinueContinue reading “Singing flash mob descends on St. Paul’s Cathedral to demand the Church protects nature”
