By ANDREW MEDHURST by OpenDemocracy.net For almost 30 years, I worked on the trading floors of banks around the world—mainly in London, but also Hong...
Archive for tag: Climate Activism
Hawaii Youth Launch Landmark Climate Case Targeting Transportation Pollution
By KENNY STANCIL “The Hawaii Department of Transportation has been a flat tire in our transition to a decarbonized future for too long. With this...
Young Europeans Sue to Stop Treaty That Fossil Fuel Giants Use to Foil Climate Action
By KENNY STANCIL “It just can’t be that the fossil fuel industry is still more protected than our human rights,” said a 17-year-old German whose...
The Time Is Now for a People-Powered Backlash
By BILL MCKIBBEN The Supreme Court’s decisions are insanely unpopular; we have to make that matter.A reasonable reaction to the week’s Supreme Court rulings,...
Ende Gelände: ‘When Laws Fail, It Is time for Blockades!’
By Tina Gerhardt “If ever there was a state of emergency, climate change would be it.” On Friday, June 26, 2020, Ende Gelände (a German...
Greta Thunberg Says Covid-19 Should Be Global Wake-Up Call to ‘Act With Necessary Force’ to Tackle Climate Emergency
By Jessica Corbett In a new radio program, the Swedish teenager details and reflects on her travels around the world the past year as...
Jane Fonda on the urgency of climate action: ‘This is it, folks. This is the time’
By ELIZABETH MCGOWAN In a sobering speech, the actress, activist and fitness guru said she draws inspiration from young climate activists such as Greta...
Farmers and animal activists help form unlikely alliance to preserve and protect life on Earth
By EXTINCTION REBELLION They are joined by doctors, scientists, faith groups, global justice groups and peace groups to form a ‘Rebel Alliance’ Groups to come together...
A Movement of Movements for the October Rebellion
Memorandum of Understanding for interested groups By Extinction Rebellion Extinction Rebellion has introduced a Movement of Movements strategy as a crucial part of the International...
Fridays for Future protests strive to make climate action a priority for policymakers and businesses alike
By MATTHEW CAPUANO-RIZZO Fridays for Future and Extinction Rebellion participate in a “Die-In” on June 28 in front of the Washington Post building to advocate...
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