2024 was a disastrous year for the environment, the climate, world peace and the future of our planet. It is set to be the hottest year on record and the 10 hottest years have all been in the last decade. But this blog has seen some successes which are worth celebrating. In January we challengedContinueContinue reading “Goodbye to 2024. Will 2025 be better?”
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National Trust urged to drop Barclays at Wentworth Castle and Longshaw
On Friday, August 2nd visitors to Longshaw sang songs and collected petitions calling on The National Trust to stop banking with Barclays. Then on Saturday, August 3rd visitors to Wentworth Castle also made a stir engaging visitors to call on the National Trust to dump Barclays. CCA and XR at Longshaw The group included membersContinueContinue reading “National Trust urged to drop Barclays at Wentworth Castle and Longshaw”
Boycott Barclays Action in Sheffield
Thursday 21st March was the national day of action against Barclays and Sheffield made sure it didn’t go unnoticed.
Members of the Sheffield Coalition against Israeli Apartheid went to Barclays and protested inside the bank, calling for an end to the financing of companies involved in arms exports to Israel.
Sheffield Campaign Against Israeli Apartheid camp outside Barclays
https://youtu.be/NKPWIAqTWtA Sheffield Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid sent out this press release Barclays have blood on their hands: Protesters in Sheffield close down Barclays Bank Following their day camp outside the Town Hall in January, Lena Mussa and Shahar Awadallah and supporters camped for 24 hours outside Barclays Bank this weekend., February 9th and 10th. BarclaysContinueContinue reading “Sheffield Campaign Against Israeli Apartheid camp outside Barclays”
Barclays action day in Sheffield
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”
