Tag: climate justice

Labour Conference Belongs to Members, so Why Are Police Allowed to Shut Activists Out?
Police have attempted to ban activists from Labour Party conference again this year, despite being sued for doing so in 2017. Chris Saltmarsh was targeted for his climate activism and argues the system must change to stop cops being able to veto party members.
Climate Strike: ‘I Don’t Want to Have Acid Rain Because I Hate Dying’
We asked protesters, from six to 60 plus, why they were striking for the planet.
Climate Campaigners Take on the Hostile Environment

On July 30th Reclaim The Power activists marched through the City of London and occupied a power station site as part of an ongoing week of action linking up climate justice and migrants’ rights campaigns.

Power Beyond Borders: Climate Activists Target the Hostile Environment
Inside the climate camp where people within the environmental justice movement are learning to work together with activists on the frontline of fighting for migrants’ rights.
In Pictures: Thousands of Children Skipped School for Another Youth Climate Strike
Photostory: Trexit wasn't the only good thing to happen yesterday. Tens of thousands of Young people took to the streets to demand action on climate breakdown.
Climate Emergency! Now What?

Last week the House of Commons made history by becoming the first parliament in the world to declare a ‘climate emergency’. But what can we do about it? Clare Hymer argues that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal is the way forward.

Extinction Rebellion: Arresting Climate Change?

After 96 arrests in 2 weeks #ExtinctionRebellion have got climate change in the headlines. But can this movement last? Founder Roger Hallam and Novara Media’s Clare Hymer join us to discuss.
Climate Breakdown, Melts in Meltdown

On this week’s episode of The Bastani Factor Aaron looks at some of the biggest stories of the week, including the Observer giving space to the most marginalised voices in Britain and the fact that the climate is very likely screwed.
Want to Save the Climate Justice Movement? Join a Union
The climate justice movement has for too long been confined to the fringes of political discourse because there’s been a clear split between climate and labour organising. This urgently needs to change, argues Chris Saltmarsh.
4 Reasons Heathrow Expansion Serves the Few, Not the Many
Plans for a third runway at Heathrow are being voted on by parliament in June. While the Tories are backing the proposal, Labour have prevaricated on taking a position. Here are four reasons Heathrow expansion only serves a wealthy elite - and why it’s high time Labour took a stand against it.
Divestment Is Now Mainstream. What Next for the Radical Climate Justice Movement?
Last week the University of Edinburgh joined universities and municipal governments across the globe in divesting from the fossil fuel industry. As divestment becomes mainstream, where does the radical climate justice movement go from here?
COP23 Is Over. What Did It Really Mean for Indigenous People?
Many have hailed COP23 as a milestone in terms of its inclusion of indigenous people in negotiations. However, grassroots indigenous groups see it very differently.
Climate and Capital: After COP23
James Butler is joined by Asad Rehman and Suzanne Dhaliwal to talk about climate change, global justice, and the aftermath of the latest conference in Bonn.
Climate Change Is Class War – and Fighting It Is a Workers’ Struggle
The climate justice movement is weaker than it should be because workers' struggles weren't embedded within it from the get go, argues Mika Minio-Paluello.
Germany Won’t Save the Environment
Norwegian Court Case Over Arctic Drilling Shows Where the Climate Movement Is Heading
A landmark Norwegian court case, if won, could have monumental implications for climate activism, setting an international precedent for climate lawsuits happening all over the world.  
Long Read: Refusing Survival: What Happens If We Don’t Save the World From Climate Change?
After decades of global negotiations and ‘last chances', the creeping feeling that it’s too late to stop catastrophic climate change is rapidly becoming common sense. So what do we do if we can’t save the world?
5 Reasons Climate Change is a Feminist Issue
From the murder of indigenous women fighting resource extraction to carbon footprint reduction initiatives that focus largely on the domestic sphere, climate change is a crisis that is fundamentally gendered. Here are five reasons climate change is a feminist issue.

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