Dr Abi Perrin
@PerrinAbi
Biologist turned climate & nature communicator and activist 🦠🌍 Now using bsky as abiperrin
🥼CALLING ALL SCIENTISTS🥼 Alarmed by political decisions made at the expense of a habitable Earth? Bring science to Parliament with us on Tue 13 May. 📽️ Invite from @ChrisGPackham: youtu.be/sBXHiiOF5Rg ⁉️Info: tinyurl.com/Scientists2025 ✒️Signup: tinyurl.com/SciParl25
Returning ever so briefly to say you can now watch Plan Z: From Lab Coats to Handcuffs online. It's about scientists who take part in civil disobedience. Featuring @PerrinAbi @smartyfish @ThierryAaron @StuartBCapstick + some old repeat offender. youtube.com/watch?v=cNvk-q…
Delighted at the response to the screenings of "Plan Z: From Labcoats to Handcuffs". Here are some of our members speaking in York, Norwich, Bath & London. Last screening for this run in Exeter on the 2nd of April. #GreenScreen
The Climate and Nature Bill is dream legislation and we - you and I - have the chance to help make it UK law But what’s so great about it, don’t we have legislation on climate and the environment already? Well... Here are my Top 10 favourite things about the #CANBill
🥼👀🌎⚠️ SCIENTISTS ⚠️🌎👀🥼 A must-read from one of my most inspiring and wisest friends @ThierryAaron 👇 We have the power - and the responsibility - to act. So let's act together.
I was delighted to be invited to speak to @BristolBioSci earlier this week, where I made the case for responsible scientific activism in an era of planetary emergency. I've decided to post my slides, so buckle up this is going to be a long thread🧵1/n
It’s time for Labour to remember its roots and reinstate the right to peaceful protest. Thanks to @ChrisGPackham for the narration Location: HMP Wormwood Scrubs
"How many people will die before you stop sending people like me to prison?" - @ziggystardyke You have science on your side Phoebe and Anna. Stay strong. We are with you. Solidarity ✊💚 🌻
🥫 BREAKING: 3 YEARS 8 MONTHS COMBINED IN PRISON FOR THROWING SOUP ⛓️ Phoebe and Anna have just been sentenced to 2 years and 20 months in prison respectively after throwing soup over the glass frame of Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers'. 🚔 Phoebe received a further 3 months for…
We’ve heard all the defenses: IT’S TIME FOR LAWYERS TO ACT AND DROP FOSSIL FUELS ⚖️ Lawyers demonstrate with giant video projection in New York Harbour as part of #ClimateWeek2024 #ClimateWeekNYC Short🧵with the details: 1/n
Dr Hazel Beaumont @hazelb_geo, Senior Lecturer in Geoscience: ‘It is outrageous that scientists were not allowed to speak up at trial, our work is crucial to the understanding of our earth, its processes and all we do upon it." 1/2 #WholeTruthFive
Scientists joined @DefendourJuries outside the Ministry of Justice to call out Judge Hehir for not allowing @ProfBillMcGuire to speak at the trial of climate protestors, Roger Hallam, Daniel Shaw, Louise Lancaster, Lucia Whittaker De Abreu, and Cressida Gethin.
DRAX power station in Yorkshire is the single largest source of carbon emissions in the UK– yet it's received £7BN in renewable energy subsidies from the taxpayer since 2012 . With a new Govt , it's time to put an end to this gravy train– email your MP at lovera.ge/stopburningtre…
1/16 🧵Does this congratulatory @YorkshirePost feature about the controversial power plant Drax look real? It’s not. It’s an ad. And it’s drawn criticism that the paper enables “greenwashing.” For @NowThenMag, I investigated Drax’s influence on the paper. What I found = a lot.
From 8-13th August @ReclaimThePower are launching a protest camp against DRAX Power station in Yorkshire – the worlds biggest tree burning power station ! Can you join ? reclaimthepower.org.uk/cp-join
🏥BREAKING: Jurors unable to reach a verdict despite judge removing all legal defences in Medics window breaking trial. Medics argued their action was critical intervention due to the scale of JP Morgan’s investment in fossil fuels, causing catastrophic harm to public health🧵
With a General Election in just over 4 weeks , the #RestoreNatureNow march takes on a new meaning . . . help us put forward a positive vision for the future of nature in the UK – and pledge to join us on June 22 RestoreNatureNow.com
Plan Z: From Lab Coats to Handcuffs – a new doc to go behind the scenes of climate protest with three climate scientists . . . donate to their GoFundMe to get the film over the line here gofundme.com/f/plan-z-film
Check out the trailer for 'Plan Z: from lab coats to handcuffs' 🎞 📽 A behind the scenes doc on climate activism by scientists 👩🔬✊️ The film is almost finished, but needs a bit of help to get it over the line 🎬 Here's the link to the crowdfunder... gofundme.com/f/plan-z-film
"Given the evidence on climate change and its health impacts, we strongly believe peaceful protest should not be viewed as condemnable professional misconduct – but as commendable public health advocacy." Our statement on the MPTS case of Dr Sarah Benn dauk.org/news/2024/04/1…