Sheffield Town Hall has provided the impetus for a new, inspiring activist campaign. It echoes past successes including the Kinder Trespass movement and even the Suffrage Society. But with the groundswell to stop the cutting down of city trees, the Labour council has found itself on the wrong side of history, writes NATALIE BENNETT
Sheffield tree protectors have changed the nation’s view of street trees Natalie Bennett | 10th July 2018 Comment Sheffield Tree Protectors 3105004_sheffield-streets-ahead-cropped.jpg Sheffield Town …
Controversial plans have been proposed to build thousands of dams in the Balkans. Campaigners fear they will destroy protected areas and national parkland. ALESSIO PERRONE reports on the issue and on the NGOs fighting to save the 'blue heart of Europe'
The fight for Europe’s last wild rivers Alessio Perrone | 10th May 2018 Comment Dams Mavrovo National Park Blue Heart Of Europe 1_sana_hpp_c_matic_oblak_1.jpg Controversial plans have been proposed …
Haven't yet heard of the earth lawyer Polly Higgins and the campaign to eradicate ecocide? It's time you were in the know.....
Eradicating Ecocide; the woman behind the campaign 24th May 2013 Comment Politics & Economics polly.jpg Haven't yet heard of the earth lawyer Polly Higgins and the campaign to eradicate ecocide? It's …
The people taking part in mass demonstrations for a ceasefire in Gaza and the strategic direct actions to stop climate breakdown are learning vital lessons from each other.
… differences between the Gaza and the climate campaigns. But understanding these differences … times when dogged and seemingly unwinnable campaigns have to be fought. Those calling for … make capital cities ungovernable to seeding campaigns which are smarter, more strategic …
Banks are just as much to blame for the climate crisis as fossil fuel companies and corrupt governments. Campaigning for fossil free finance must be the climate movement's next step, writes CHRIS SALTMARSH
… the ground per the aims of divestment. Defund campaigns A popular strategy deployed by the … direct action, legal challenges, defund campaigns and community organising. Sometimes … profiteering off climate breakdown. Defund campaigns demanding banks stop financing …
With 80% of the world's fossil fuel reserves 'unburnable' if the world is to meet its climate targets, writes Melanie Mattauch, the divestment movement is moving from strength to strength. As investor confidence in fossil energy ebbs away, 2015 is where the endgame for a dying industry begins.
… just over a year ago in Europe. Since then campaigns urging local authorities, … up at a dizzying pace, adding up to 94 active campaigns throughout the continent. The … social change. What started with student campaigns at US college campuses, now …
People have been talking about some kind of 'progressive alliance' ever since the 2010 General Election, writes Jonathon Porritt. If ever there was a moment where such an alliance could start coming together, and start working out a game plan to transform our political prospects between now and 2020, this has to be it.
The power of redemptive anger Jonathon Porritt | 27th June 2016 Comment Green Party Politics Europe Brexit Transformation brexit .jpg Every new political movement begins as a counter-narrative to an …
The essential first lesson for an animal rescuer: you are unimportant. It's the animals that matter. Sophie Morlin-Yron meets Jan Creamer - effective, courageous and seemingly selfless campaigner against animal cruelty worldwide, from Bolivia to Zambia, from circuses to factory farms.
… and Bogota, Creamer's non-profit organisation campaigns across the globe, largely against … insists. The reason behind the success of the campaigns against animals in entertainment, …
The Government’s 'U-turn' on selling off our public forests is a victory for activists who now need to push for better protection and improvement says Gavin Thomson, a volunteer with the campaign group 38 Degrees
Forest sell-off: the questions we still need answering Gavin Thomson | 20th February 2011 Comment Forest Biodiveristy Food And Farming Natural World Habitat foreststrees.jpg The government recently …
Thousands of wounded Gazans are awaiting medical treatment, writes Veronica Vickery, with many of Gaza's hospitals damaged or destroyed. Meanwhile a health crisis looms with the coming winter, amid a failing water and sewage system. One way the UK can help: send our hospital ship RFA Argus to provide essential medical aid.
Britain's hospital ship to Gaza! Veronica Vickery | 23rd September 2014 Comment Middle East Health rfa-argus-cut.jpg Thousands of wounded Gazans are awaiting medical treatment, writes Veronica …
Bill McKibben, founder of the 350.org network, is one of the world's most effective climate change campaigners. And he is in the UK this week. Adam Ramsay of Open Democracy caught up with him ...
… movement in the UK, with investment style campaigns, is that a lot of climate activists …
Campaign group South-West Against Nuclear want to stop the government's plans for a 'nuclear renaissance' beginning in Hinkley Point in Somerset. Nuclear, activists say, is plagued by problems from beginning to end
Campaigners say no to nuclear new build at Hinkley Point Nikki Clark | 15th February 2012 Comment Energy Climate Change Nuclear Hinkley Point Fukushima Decc EDF Carbon 1hinkley point demo sept …
It's time to say no to scientists and politicians considering geoengineering as a way of tackling climate change, says Jim Thomas
Join our campaign to halt geoengineering Jim Thomas | 4th May 2010 Comment Science And Technology Climate Change Geoengineering home.gif It's time to say no to scientists and politicians considering …
Environmentalists are frustrated by the lack of commitment and vision about dietary change displayed by global leaders at COP26.
… diets, The Vegan Society runs several campaigns and initiatives to bring public and … Elena Orde is the senior communications and campaigns officer at The Vegan Society , and … all the support you need to roll out its campaigns in your communities, and will …
Daniel Raven-Ellison is a man with a big idea - making London the world's first 'National Park City' to safeguard, and promote the enjoyment of London's myriad natural treasures, writes Lucy Anna Scott. Is he bonkers? Probably. But with a growing band of backers getting behind his bold vision, who cares?
'He is bonkers?' Daniel Raven-Ellison on a Greater London National Park Lucy Anna Scott | 7th October 2014 Comment UK Cities Natural World dre.jpg Daniel Raven-Ellison is a man with a big idea - …
The former co-leader of the Green party, NATALIE BENNETT is in Bonn where she tells of the story of two cities: the politicians on one side performing seemingly endless negotiations and the scientists and NGOs on the other calling for urgent action.
A message for the planet: beware the urgency gap Natalie Bennett | 10th November 2017 Comment Bonn COP23 Climate Change Green Party Climate Science 405678.jpg The former co-leader of the Green party, …
The Campaign against Climate Change aims to bring people together both in the UK and around the world to produce the biggest, most visible and loudest possible demand for urgent, radical and resolute action on climate – both from our own government here in the UK and from the nations of the world acting together.
As we embark on our final splurge of Christmas shopping, spare a thought for all those heaters blasting hot air in customers' faces, set above wide open doors. Jeannie Dawkins says the waste of energy is a national disgrace that must be ended!
… protect staff and customers. Close the Door campaigns to change policy from branch to …
The Women's Environmental Network is launching the Environmenstrual campaign - as it turns 30. This new coalition will bring together small companies, organisations and activists who want to ditch plastics and propel safe, sustainable menstrual wear into the mainstream once and for all, writes JULIA MINNEAR
Periods and the planet: a revolution in eco-friendly menstrual products Julia Minnear | 1st June 2018 Comment Plastics Women’s Environmental Network 6.jpg The Women's Environmental Network is …
Plans to mine for gold in French Guiana will have a 'catastrophic impact on the environment'. WWF has launched an awareness campaign calling on the public to petition Emmanuel Macron, the French president to stop the controversial Montagne d'Or project. PASCAL CANFIN, the chief executive of WWF France, explains why
WWF urges French president to stop mining project Pascal Canfin | 18th April 2018 Comment WWF French Guiana Montagne D'Or Emmanuel Macron 34566683216_c5eaf11700_z.jpg Plans to mine for gold in French …
The Polluters Out’s (PO) twitter campaign showed the power of social media in garnering the attention of BP’s chief executive and directors.
… Change Action is required - from petitions to campaigns to evidence of the environmental … can control the conversation through campaigns aimed at the industries themselves, …
You must have noticed the new advertising campaign for Hotmail, 'the new busy'? Screw that, says Tom Hodgkinson, I want the old lazy...
Microsoft's 'new busy' campaign leads only to antidepressants Tom Hodgkinson | 5th May 2010 Comment Society Work Politics And Economics tom_hodgkinson_crop.jpg You must have noticed the new …
As the seas rise, the government is doing little to help those whose homes are being engulfed beneath the waves, writes Guy Shrubsole - people like veteran campaigner Malcolm Kerby, who has already seen a whole street of his North Norfolk town lost to the rising waters.
… in the sea, Malcolm tells us about his campaigns. His anecdotes are countless and …