A guest blog by Chris Broome, a campaigner with South Yorkshire Climate Alliance There has been much excitement in the region about the prospect of reopening Doncaster Sheffield Airport. Following negotiations, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA), is set to announce a new operator imminently and commit £138 million to the venture in January. ThereContinueContinue reading “Don’t Reopen Doncaster Airport”
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Climate Choir demands British Museum stop funding from BP
This week scientists, largely ignored by the press, warned us that the Arctic could have an ice-free day in as little as three years. Sea ice has declined by more than 12 per cent every decade since 1978 as a result of our Greenhouse Gas emissions. With this in mind, the Climate Choir travelled to London toContinueContinue reading “Climate Choir demands British Museum stop funding from BP”
COP 29 was yet another failure, while Storm Bert reminds the UK what climate change means.
Most commentators agree that COP29 was yet another failure. Not only have the rich countries failed to adequately help the global south, who have suffered far more as a result of the already changing climate, but no progress has been made on limiting future emissions. Here are some BlueSky posts from the point of viewContinueContinue reading “COP 29 was yet another failure, while Storm Bert reminds the UK what climate change means.”
Every COP has been a failure
Sheffield was one of many cities that hosted a Climate Justice march on Saturday. Record heat in our atmosphere and oceans is driving climate disasters across the globe, with those who’ve done the least to cause this crisis suffering the most. Global North countries have far exceeded their fair share of the earth’s carrying capacityContinueContinue reading “Every COP has been a failure”
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.”
The accused should be allowed to explain the motivations of their actions
On Thursday July 11th three brave campaigners risked arrest in a silent protest outside Sheffield Crown Court. They sat in the cold for an hour holding placards saying “The Right of Juries to give their Verdict according to their Convictions”. The action is being repeated at courts all around the country. This was done inContinueContinue reading “The accused should be allowed to explain the motivations of their actions”
Sheffield Rallies for Palestine
We may have been distracted by the General Election and/or the football, but the horrendous truth is the Genocide is continuing in Palestine and our Government is complicit in it along with local institutions such as Sheffield University. Our Government may have changed, but it is still supporting Israel both by supplying arms and givingContinueContinue reading “Sheffield Rallies for Palestine”
General Election Hustings
I’ve attended three hustings for the General Election. Thursday’s hustings were by far the most interesting as it was attended by a good cross-section of the candidates from Hallam, Heeley and Central Constituencies. On the panel were Olivia Blake (Labour Hallam), Mick Suter (TUSC Heeley), Alison Teal (Independent, Central), Shaffaq Mohammed (Lib Dem Hallam), IsaacContinueContinue reading “General Election Hustings”
The immigration system is hostile by design
As floods hit Brazil, Afghanistan and Kenya, Sheffielders call for an end to the hostile immigration system and the cruel threats of deportation to Rwanda,
The Coat of Hopes is on its way to Sheffield
Last Saturday I spoke at the Act Now Conference in Acomb, York. ACT Now! for a Better World explored how individuals and churches can work together to create a brighter, greener future. The workshops looked at the range of actions we can take at a local and national level, from effective campaigning to going vegan,ContinueContinue reading “The Coat of Hopes is on its way to Sheffield”
