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?"

Imprisoning political prisoners is nothing new. But do we need to do that today?

Friday's important Defend Our Juries protest outside Southwark Crown Court calling for political prisoners to be released from jail got little press coverage. It is shameful that the media does not cover things like this, which is why this blog was set up in the first place. 320 people occupied the road outside Southwark CrownContinue reading "Imprisoning political prisoners is nothing new. But do we need to do that today?"

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 describeContinue 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 havingContinue reading "Earth’s dashboard is full of red flashing lights."

Tell the Truth Conference in London

Last weekend there was an important conference in London of the Tell the Truth Community. Here are some of the videos of the various talks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDL9rcTL9nk&ab_channel=JonFuller Jon Fuller, the organiser of the conference, gives a quick summary of the 5 core truths that the media refuse to cover. You can find details of the ClimateContinue reading "Tell the Truth Conference in London"

Rally for Palestine at Sheffield Station

20th September 2024 Here are the highlights from this evening's rally. https://youtu.be/fu3z1C5qKMg I also spoke briefly to tell people about the Green Party's successful Conference Motion. Details of forthcoming local events for Palestine follow. For more info see https://www.sheffieldpsc.org.uk/ Unfortunately the Assembly clashes with the Restore Nature Now march but it is possible to goContinue reading "Rally for Palestine at Sheffield Station"

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, withContinue reading "This is a call to revolution; our earth is under threat."