Shame on Syngenta 

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, startingContinue reading "Shame on Syngenta "

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 inContinue reading "AON must Insure Our Survival"

Time for a Fossil Fuel Treaty, or will they CoP out?

A guest blog by Stephen Pennels The coming of Storm Ashley this week is chicken feed compared to the recent problems across the world with cars washed down streets, in country after country.  Sheffield has had its share of floods over the years, in 1991 the Sheaf left a branch on platform 5 of theContinue reading "Time for a Fossil Fuel Treaty, or will they CoP out?"

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 thatContinue reading "Polo the Bear coming to a school near you!"

Sheffield calls for an end to arms sales to Israel.

As the bombing of Lebanon and the Genocide in Gaza continued, Sheffielders came out in force on Saturday to demand the Government stop selling arms to Israel. Here is the march- it took more than 5 minutes to come past me and I estimate there were about 1000 people. https://youtu.be/A-XsD810BaM Emma Davis from the NEUContinue reading "Sheffield calls for an end to arms sales to Israel."

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.Continue reading "Climate scientist predicts society could break down by 2040"

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 theContinue 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 andContinue 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 beContinue reading "Why would a climate assembly endorse an airport?"