How do we wake people up to demand change? Thoughts on The Big One

Last Friday I joined with thousands of campaigners peacefully protesting without causing any disruption, outside important Government departments in Westminster. My small part was to join the newly formed Sheffield Climate Choir, singing “Let Us Stand” written by Sheffield choir leader Kate Thomas. A second song, “Voice of Change” had some in tears when itContinue reading “How do we wake people up to demand change? Thoughts on The Big One”

South Yorkshire Groups Unite to Demand Better Buses from the Department for Transport

I will be joining with Environmental groups from Sheffield who are uniting in joint protest outside the Department for Transport on Friday 21st April, to demand better buses for South Yorkshire as part of a weekend of protests about government inaction on climate change. Groups from South Yorkshire taking part in a picket outside theContinue reading “South Yorkshire Groups Unite to Demand Better Buses from the Department for Transport”

South Yorkshire goes to London for the biggest Climate Protest in UK history 

A guest blog by Loz Barfoot. On Friday 21 April, people from all over the country will be occupying the streets outside the Houses of Parliament in what is expected to be the biggest climate protest in UK history. The “Big One” takes place over a four-day weekend (21-24 April), bringing together many of theContinue reading “South Yorkshire goes to London for the biggest Climate Protest in UK history “

The climate time bomb is ticking

Last week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Synthesis Report. It briefly made headlines on the BBC and in the more sensible newspapers, but was then quickly forgotten. Greta Thunberg commented “Today, after yesterday’s IPCC report, everything is back to normal – as always. We continue to ignore the climate crisis asContinue reading “The climate time bomb is ticking”