Extinction Rebellion targeted branches of Barclays all over the country today to draw attention to the fact that they are the biggest funders of fossil fuels in Europe. Act Now performed this sketch several times around the city. WARNING! Contains frightening graphs and language some may find offensive. https://youtu.be/tT3fsV786U8 A team of “dirty scrubbers” thenContinueContinue reading “Barclays action day in Sheffield”
Category Archives: Politics and Campaigning Groups
Climate Justice March in Sheffield for COP27
Videos from the Climate Justice Coalition march in Sheffield 12/11/2022
Community Climate Talks in Sheffield hear scientist claim that business as usual will cause 3 billion people to move over the next 50 years.
Fergus, Dr John Grant. Hazel Bober and Steph Howlett. Photo by Peter Gilbert A guest blog by Finn Davison On October 11th, Dr John Grant and the Sheffield branch of Extinction Rebellion held a free, open-to-all, community climate talk at Hallam University. He urged attendees to take action and get involved with activism groups suchContinueContinue reading “Community Climate Talks in Sheffield hear scientist claim that business as usual will cause 3 billion people to move over the next 50 years.”
Angry conservation groups accuse Government of “War on Nature”
Liz Truss’ Government has not started well. Not only have they deepened the cost of living crisis, uniting campaigners from Trade Unions and pressure groups in the Enough is Enough movement, but they have also upset much more conservative, conservation and wildlife groups who have got together to fight what they have called the WarContinueContinue reading “Angry conservation groups accuse Government of “War on Nature”“
Tree-sistance (a rough guide to NVDA)
Last night I was privileged to attend the premiere of the new film Tree-sistance (a rough guide to Non Violent Direct Action) by Graeme Benson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHB6HzRwPQg If you look very hard you will see me in the trailer marshalling a protest! But why do we need another tree film when we already have The Felling?ContinueContinue reading “Tree-sistance (a rough guide to NVDA)”
Righting Climate Wrongs
A guest blog by Oliver Blensdorf Photo: Heinrich Böll Stiftung Washington, DC (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0) As of last week, in Pakistan, one-third of districts have had to declare flood emergencies, leaving at least 10% of Pakistan’s land area actually under water. That’s equivalent to one-third of all the land in the whole United Kingdom. And PakistanContinueContinue reading ” Righting Climate Wrongs”
Sizewell C. Is the Government really thinking of the future?
French corporation EDF wants to build two huge nuclear reactors on the fragile Suffolk Heritage Coast called Sizewell C. The new Prime Minister will have to decide if this goes ahead. EDF hopes to make a “final investment decision” by mid-2023. One of Boris Johnson’s last acts as Prime Minister was to pledge £700m forContinueContinue reading “Sizewell C. Is the Government really thinking of the future?”
A quarter of all the work we do is to make extremely rich people even richer.
As many more trade unions consider strike action it is worth stepping back and thinking about our economy. Inflation is already at 9% and the Bank of England are expecting it to rise to 13%. This is probably an underestimate. For the poorest, who spend a much greater proportion of their income on fuel andContinueContinue reading “A quarter of all the work we do is to make extremely rich people even richer.”
What are the Green credentials of the Tory leader candidates?
All the candidates have backed the Conservative Government over the last twelve years so all are responsible for the horrendous record on Green issues which have encouraged more oil, gas and coal exploitation and failed to properly insulate our housing or implement a Green New Deal to transform our economy. All the candidates promote economicContinueContinue reading “What are the Green credentials of the Tory leader candidates? “
The Felling Premiere was a huge success
The premiere of The Felling at a packed City Hall was a huge success. The film captures the amazing spirit of the tree campaigners who had no choice but to take radical action. They put their bodies on the line risking huge fines and even imprisonment to prevent the needless destruction of our street trees.ContinueContinue reading “The Felling Premiere was a huge success”
