A guest blog by Jenni Crisp “The rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly are not simply rights we enjoy as individuals. They are the lifeblood of a healthy democracy”. Peaceful protest is vital to a healthy democracy – without protest, we wouldn’t have weekends, and women wouldn’t be able to vote. Even somethingContinueContinue reading “Protect the Right to Protest”
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There are no jobs on a dead planet.
A letter to the Sheffield Star. Ray Cundy (26th July) is upset by the 5 Just Stop Oil protesters, jailed for 4 and 5 years because they “shove their ideology” on people and claims some climate scientists (who he can’t name) believe that climate change is a natural phenomenon. Climate does change over millennia butContinueContinue reading “There are no jobs on a dead planet.”
Sheffielders take part in Citizens’ Juries at the Royal Courts of Justice
On 21 February, over 100 people, including 4 from Sheffield, gathered within the central hall at the Royal Courts of Justice (RCJ), London, to hold a series of peaceful People’s Assemblies or ‘Citizens Juries’, in what is being described as ‘a makeover’ of British Justice. The Assembly was prompted by the Attorney General’s application, beingContinueContinue reading “Sheffielders take part in Citizens’ Juries at the Royal Courts of Justice”
