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Dismantling fossil fuels. Organising for a Just Transition. Building Food & Energy Democracy. Arts, Research, Education, Activism.
🍃 For @Scottishleftrev, Platform's Community and Public Energy Campaigner Flick Monk reviews Marianne Brown’s The Shetland Way, which explores how the unjust energy transition has left lasting division and biodiversity loss on the Shetland isles. scottishleftreview.scot/throwing-whaap…
"A local entrepreneur spoke about the need to remember ‘the heart’ instead of just appealing to ‘the head’ in narratives of climate action." Wonderful to see this paper exploring the importance of dedicated climate spaces like @ClimateActLeeds in Leeds 💚 mdpi.com/2071-1050/17/1…
With the Pension Schemes Bill now in Parliament, this is a key moment to push the government to make our pensions fossil free. Join @ukdivest and @hopeftfuture to learn how to effectively engage your MP and win better pensions for all! Register: hftf.org.uk/event/how-to-e…
🚨EMERGENCY ACTIONS THIS FRIDAY 🇵🇸 We will be laying a pot outside Downing Street for every Palestinian killed while queuing for aid in Gaza. Check our website for similar local actions happening in towns and cities across the UK. Tell Starmer: Stop Starving Gaza!
🚨 HUGE NEWS! 🚨 Late yesterday, the ICJ in The Hague ruled that: 💥 States have an obligation to act on climate 💥 Inaction is a violation of human rights 💥 Polluters must be held accountable 💥 Past emissions matter, and harm already done must be recognised and repaired
The 5-day @ScotClimateCamp starts today. In our latest issue, the organisers define the enemy: fossil fascism: "The far-right sees climate change as a welcome crisis. Climate activists and their allies on the left need to wake up now and face the enemy"⬇️ scottishleftreview.scot/the-age-of-fos…
465 women have attended our two women’s hubs over the past five weeks. Busy with a visit to Spitafields City Farm, to learn, heal & grow on the land. We hosted the incredible @TheCentricLab, @PlatformLondon. Led by 15 women; special thanks to Sirad/Katra/Sim/Fran. #Women
🚨 The clock is ticking... It’s 100 days before the UK government must deliver a new climate plan. With the Met Office saying that extreme weather is now the UK’s new normal, we can’t afford any more weak promises from those in power. And we’re not the only ones who agree...
🚨 Our new guest blog on Rosebank is a must-read: fuelpovertyaction.org.uk/why-rosebank-i… "New drilling in the North Sea won’t shield us from price spikes – it just locks us into a volatile energy source that has in recent years become unaffordable for millions of people." 💯
Our latest issue is now online📰 “Duties Against Empire” features new writing on resisting rearmament, militarism, and genocide. With articles on football, windfarms, the future of the left, and much more. Read and subscribe now! scottishleftreview.scot scottishleftreview.scot/subscribe/
📢 TOMORROW! James Marriott is co-hosting a Q&A at the London premiere of Nicole Skeltys’ Canary Wharf: The Rock Opera, a pop music drama about people caught up in a financial system out of control. ✉️ Register to attend and watch the trailer here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/guest-event-…
Check out @Hannah_RM 's op-ed on the dangerous impacts of heatwaves in the UK and what we have to change course, as well as ensure the resilience of our cities and communities. @GNDRising theguardian.com/commentisfree/…