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People’s Assembly Attracts 200+ Gathering
Over 200 people gathered in Hastings Town Centre on Saturday 20 August for a People’s Assembly on the Cost of Living Crisis and the Climate Emergency. The Assembly was organised…
Local group campaigns in support of Climate Bill
The Climate and Ecological Emergency (CEE) Bill, which is due to have its second reading in Parliament on 29th October, has been drafted by scientists, legal experts, ecological economists and…
Fudging the Climate Issues
Well-established climate change campaigners Divest East Sussex (DES) designed a symbolic artefact this week to make a political point to East Sussex County Council (ESCC) – a giant fudge ;…
OPINION: We Need This Bill To Pass
By Richard Price Nearly 14,000 scientists recently warned that Earth’s vital signs are rapidly worsening. On 9th August, the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a press release to…
Residents Deliver “wake-up-call” UN Climate Report to Council
Members of local campaign group Divest East Sussex recently delivered the latest UN report on climate change to a meeting of East Sussex County Council (ESCC) and urged the ESCC…
Get involved, get active and change your world for the better
Sustainability on Sea is an environmental micro festival, focussed on Hastings, St Leonards and Ore. Running between 21st and 30th September, it aims to promote a sustainable future by encouraging…
Hastings Residents Join Global Day Of Action
Fossil fuel disinvestment no threat to pensions By Dave Young On 8th September climate change activists from Papa New Guinea to Panama called for a transition to a world without…
Campaigners Call On County Council To Divest Local Pensions From Fossil Fuels As Value Of Funds Divested Globally Passes $5 Trillion
Divest East Sussex Pension funds that fail to consider climate risk could face legal challenges say leading UK barristers. Campaigners from around East Sussex have hailed a new report, showing…