Activism
The protestors battling to save Ryebank Fields
‘We wanted to send a signal‘ — Campaigners who’ve set up a protest camp in Ryebank Fields are calling for Manchester Metropolitan University to put an end to their plans to sell the land for development.
Written by: Ella Glover
Why climate justice means migrant justice
Climate takeover — It is morally reprehensible to have a conversation about climate justice without acknowledging the issues around race and migration, writes Yvonne Blake, the co-founder of MORE.
Written by: Yvonne Blake
The media must end its greenwashing of the Tories
Climate takeover — The UK media has a long history of failing to highlight the voices that really matter in the fight against the climate crisis – and this COP26 has been no different, writes Kimi Chaddah.
Written by: Kimi Chaddah
‘Net zero’ is not enough – we must end fossil fuels
Climate takeover — In an excerpt from her new book, Holly Jean Buck outlines the five main ideas which underpin the end of fossil fuel use.
Written by: Holly Jean Buck
‘It’s absolutely horrific’: Inside Britain’s sewage crisis
Climate takeover — In recent years, the thousands of discharges of raw sewage into England’s rivers, sometimes carried out illegally, have become impossible to ignore. Now, campaigners are calling on the government to place a legal duty on water companies not to pump waste into rivers.
Written by: Andrew Kersley
Photo highlights from the first week of COP26
Climate takeover — Photographer Ben Millar Cole has been on the streets of Glasgow this week capturing the colourful and diverse protests taking place around the UN conference.
Written by: Huck
COP26: the inhumane tactics police are using on activists
Climate takeover — Just days into the conference, some climate protestors report being forced into a police kettle for hours in the cold without toilet access.
Written by: Ben Smoke
Fight for the future: our best climate protest photos
Climate takeover — As part of our climate takeover to mark COP26, we're dipping into the archives and sharing some of our best photos capturing climate activism over the past few years.
Written by: Huck
There can be no eco justice without debt cancellation
Climate takeover — The communities on the frontline of climate chaos are being forced to shoulder the financial and ecological burden of a crisis that they did not create. Debt repayments must therefore be cancelled, argues Daniel Willis from Global Justice Now.
Written by: Daniel Willis
Why I occupied the Science Museum to demand eco justice
Izzy Warren, a 17-year-old campaigner with UK Student Climate Network, explains why she took part in a protest against the museum’s sponsorship deals with fossil fuel companies.
Written by: Izzy Warren