Green Party co-leader calls for Lord Walney to be sacked
Just ahead of two days of legal arguments over the harsh sentencing of climate protesters, Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer greets protesters and calls for the sacking of ‘independent’ advisor Lord Walney.
Green Party of England and Wales
⚖️ Today’s decision by the Scottish Court of Session follows years of legal battles by the Weald Action Group, which culminated last year in a Supreme Court decision that Surrey Council was wrong to give planning approval to the Horse Hill site. In its Environmental Impact Assessment, the council failed to consider what is known as ‘Scope 3’ emissions – these are the emissions created by the end-use, the burning of the oil and gas.
The Supreme Court decision set a landmark legal precedent which led to the closing of the Whitehaven Coal mine project and three other onshore oil sites, as well as today’s huge win over Rosebank.
Now, the Norwegian energy giant Equinor, and its partner Ithaka will have to resubmit their plan in the next round of government consultation, and the new ruling will present a tough obstacle to any further exploration.
#StopRosebank
Free Political Prisoners – interview ahead of sentencing appeal
Interview with Paddy Frend from the Free Political Prisoners campaign, ahead of protests outside the High Court this week during the sentencing appeal of 16 climate protesters.
Never again – Jews remember Gaza on Holocaust Memorial Day
Jewish groups in London marked Holocaust Memorial Day with ceremonies and protests in solidarity with Palestinians, reminding us that ‘Never Again’ means never again for anyone.
👉 https://realmedia.press/never-again-holocaust-memorial-day
Connecting struggles – Kashmir, Palestine and climate
💡 Connecting struggles – Kashmir, Palestine and climate 🌏
Interview with Mirza from Kashmir who spoke at last week’s launch of The Surge:
“Despite being occupied for 75 years now, we feel that whatever we can do to support the Palestinians, we are there for them.”
Read more 👉
https://realmedia.press/connecting-struggles
The Surge – birth of a global grassroots intersectional movement
🪧 Rallies and events held in 30 cities across the world, and our report comes from the London rally, which assembled in Trafalgar Square on Saturday morning.
The Surge is all about connecting struggles and fighting back. Their message is that rascism, colonialism, inequality, climate & environmental collapse all have a common cause.
👉 https://realmedia.press/the-surge/
Statement on today's sabotage action from 'Shut The System'.
This morning, climate activists escalated with an unaccountable action to disrupt fossil fuel finance. Statement from 'Shut The System', voiced by an actor.
Full story 👉 https://realmedia.press/fossil-fuel-insurance-sabotage
#LloydsOfLondon
Youth Demand arrests over Blank Placard Protest at BBC
🪧 Three activists from Youth Demand defied the police ban on protest outside the BBC on Saturday afternoon by holding up blank placards near the UK state broadcaster’s HQ. All three were arrested under Public Order legislation.
👉 https://realmedia.press/silencing-the-streets
Anti-Zionist Jews protest weekly for expulsion of Israeli Ambassador
The Israeli ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotovely, is known for her uncompromising Zionist
position, with numerous utterances which demonstrate complicity in the war crimes that
multiple international agencies accuse Israel of committing. She claimed recently that there
is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and has defended the possibility of Israel killing as many as
600,000 civilians.
Ireland has already effectively expelled Hotovely’s counterpart after Israel was forced to
close down its embassy due to Ireland’s position on the occupation and bombing of Gaza.
Last year Member of Parliament Zarah Sultana called for the expulsion of Hotovely after the
ambassador claimed that the 1948 Nakba was “an Arab lie”, and that when challenged over
plans to destroy the whole of Gaza, responded, “Do you have another solution?”
In London, the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network began weekly protests outside
Hotovely’s residence more than a year ago. Police imposed conditions, moving the picket a
few minutes walk away, and Real Media filmed at their 62nd week of protest, where despite
icy temperatures, around a hundred Jewish people and allies, gathered for an open mic,
speeches and chanting.
Read more here 👉 https://realmedia.press/hotovely-picket
Women of Colour Global Womens Strike
London Renters Union march and rally
🪧 After a noisy march along Oxford Street on Saturday, the London Renters Union protested outside a major branch of Foxtons, piling removal boxes at their doors and leaving a letter of demands on their window.
Read more here 👉 https://realmedia.press/renters-union-march
#LondonRentersUnion #SocialHousing #RentersRights
Climate Choir tells the British Museum to Drop BP sponsorship
🎶 More than 100 singers from all around the country came to the British Museum on Saturday.
The Climate Choir hit a high G in their version of a classic, restyled to deliver their demand that the British Museum drop its bp sponsorship.
Read more 👉 https://realmedia.press/climate-choir-at-british-museum
#CultureTakesAction #ClimateAction #Flashmob #Strauss #BritishMuseum #FossilFree #DropBP #ArtNotOil #Decolonise
Govt Departments Blockaded By Workers For A Free Palestine
Business as usual was interrupted at government departments which license arms to Israel
Hundreds of peaceful protesters blockaded two government departments responsible for preparing arms licences to the Israeli state, disrupting staff access and calling for a complete embargo.
Read more 👉 https://realmedia.press/workers-palestine-blockade
Sisters Uncut London For a Free Palestine
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