A guest blog by Darcy White At the Festival of Debate last week, Jason Hickel, political economist, addressed the topic: Degrowth: A 21st Century Revolution. Hickel is a leading international scholar and writer in this field – and the 450-seat venue was almost full. Sara from Festival of Debate introducing the meeting. Jason Hickel isContinueContinue reading “Could Degrowth be the way forward to solve the environmental crisis?”
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Station Rally hears first hand account of settler violence in the West Bank.
Palestine campaigners in Sheffield were delighted to welcome home Jonny following his return from the West Bank working with International Solidarity. This is what he said. https://youtu.be/3nLmW39xbyk Jonny explained that while he was there one of his neighbours was shot by a settler. The army prevented medics getting to him in time, so his legContinueContinue reading “Station Rally hears first hand account of settler violence in the West Bank.”
Tesla Takedown in Sheffield
Protesters gathered outside the Tesla Showroom at Drakehouse Retail Park near Crystal Peaks on Saturday, as part of the new global movement to take down Tesla. A placard reading “Honk to send Elon to Mars” prompted constant honking from passing cars, showing support from the Sheffield public. Protests took place at over 200 locations, includingContinueContinue reading “Tesla Takedown in Sheffield”
Sheffield Residents defend historic rights of juries against “bullying” judges outside Crown Court
https://youtu.be/g76ynlZY4Rw On 27 March, a group of Sheffield residents sat outside Sheffield Crown Court, holding signs displaying the centuries-old principle of ‘jury equity’, i.e. the right of all jurors in British courtrooms to acquit a defendant according to their conscience and irrespective of the directions of the judge. The Group delivered a letter addressed toContinueContinue reading “Sheffield Residents defend historic rights of juries against “bullying” judges outside Crown Court”
The Government don’t care about the poor, but ditching Net Zero is not the answer.
Here is my reply to Fiona James’s letter which was published in the Star on 13th March. Reply to Fiona James-new version We will all empathise with Fiona James (Star 13.3.25) who is struggling to pay her electricity bill. Instead of taxing the rich the Government have cut winter fuel allowance and is now threateningContinueContinue reading “The Government don’t care about the poor, but ditching Net Zero is not the answer.”
Appeal Court confirms lengthy sentences for climate activists.
Defend our Juries have issued this press release following the decision of the Court of Appeal which was announced yesterday. Court of Appeal upholds judicial corruption with 10 of 16 Just Stop Oil prison sentences unchanged. 6 years shaved off Whole Truth Five sentences, to prevent “undesirable sentencing inflation”, meaning all are now eligible forContinueContinue reading “Appeal Court confirms lengthy sentences for climate activists.”
Our Congolese brothers are being persecuted for trying to save the forest
A guest blog by Karine Nohr The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing a crisis of unimaginable proportions. For decades, conflict has ravaged communities, leaving over 6 million people displaced. Despite the people of Eastern Congo being hugely impoverished, it is resource-rich, with rare earth metals such as cobalt and coltan, essential for batteries,ContinueContinue reading “Our Congolese brothers are being persecuted for trying to save the forest”
Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone should be reinstated to BBC i-player
I was very disappointed to see that the excellent BBC documentary, Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone, has been taken down following complaints. Here is some background to the issue. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kezV1trTC5w&ab_channel=DoubleDownNews This is what BBC i-player are currently displaying. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00285w7 So I have written to the BBC as follows and would encourage you to doContinueContinue reading “Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone should be reinstated to BBC i-player”
Sheffielders rally as Trump proposes the ethnic cleansing of Gaza.
https://youtu.be/52kinRGQ6z0 The freezing temperatures didn’t stop Sheffielders from coming out on Friday evening to vent their anger at Donald Trump’s proposal of ethnic cleansing in Gaza. Musheir El-Farra from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign said: “Trump and Netanyahu standing in the press conference and very arrogantly and very criminally saying we will move the people offContinueContinue reading “Sheffielders rally as Trump proposes the ethnic cleansing of Gaza.”
Protect the Right to Protest
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”
