Tag archives for Extinction Rebellion
Assembly of Voices
“… When you really do allow all kinds of people to input their wants and needs, the same themes come to the fore over and over ; People like things…
Opinion: Daylight Robbery
GRACE LALLY There is something deeply cynical about councillors lamenting selling off public land or cutting services when they are the ones carrying it out. When Extinction Rebellion ran a…
How To Make a Difference in Your Workplace
ROBERT RALPH Ever wondered if anyone at work gives a hoot about the impact of the workplace on climate and environment? They probably do, but hey, we’re all beavering away…
A Journey Into Activism
JILL KAYE moved down from London to St. Leonards 16 years ago and loves living so close to the sea. She used to run a gardening business and then a…
What’s Spoiling Our Seas?
ROBERT RALPH Three speakers explain the challenges our coastline faces and explore some of the solutions. The Common Room (Opposite ESK) in Cambridge Road – TN34 1DJ. 15 April, 1600…
Bathers Going Through the Motions
BY PAUL MCLAUGHLIN Hundreds of environmental campaigners recently gathered in St Leonards for the unveiling of a mock Blue Plaque to highlight the continued dumping of raw sewage into the…
Less is More: a Bookbuster Review
Published by Penguin, RRP £, available from Bookbuster, Queens Rd Review by Richard Price Part One of Two We are in a period of history where we need some optimism…
Community round up
Relaunch of Hastings Dial-A-Ride Service Following the recent closure of Hastings Community Transport Ltd, CTLA (not an acronym) is pilotting a new community transport service for Hastings. The trial that…
XR demos target Council budget
Cllr Evans answers back The Hastings and St Leonards branch of Extinction Rebellion (XRHSL) has been out in force on the streets of Hastings to press anew its demand for…
The Long Road to Sustainability
On a recent road trip to Scotland, Kent Barker and Susan McFie were on the lookout for a changing environmental landscape and to see if the UK government’s carbon neutral…
XR on the Beach
In response to the G7 Summit taking place in Cornwall on the weekend of 11th to 13th June, the Hastings and St Leonards members of Extinction Rebellion (XRHSL) will be…
The Truth Behind Hastings Freedom Fighters
By Sue Layparvey There’s a new local group who call themselves the Hastings Freedom Fighters (HFF). They say that they are opposed to government restrictions imposed under coronavirus legislation. They…
People’s Opposition
We are seeing a rise in mass activism. Revolt is in the air, famers are driving their tractors through London, there are mass turnouts for Black Lives Matter and Extinction…
Government Greenwash
Kent Barker argues our environment and our health are being sacrificed as we move out of lockdown and out of the EU. Everyone seems to agree on one thing: virtually…
Shoes At The Water’s Edge
Last Saturday morning local members of the climate activist group Extinction Rebellion (XR) staged a demonstration at the far end of the pier in which an array of children’s shoes…
COMMENT
Extinction Rebellion Hastings and St. Leonards on Climate Change and Hastings Borough Council Ahead of the forthcoming Hastings Borough Council Strategy announcement on reducing carbon emissions, Extinction Rebellion Hastings and…
Hastings Youth Still Striking For Their Future
By Mima Bone Over 100 people gathered on Friday 29th November in Hastings town centre for the latest Global Climate Strike. Organised by UK Student Climate Network (UKSCN), this rally marked…
GE2019
As the General Election approaches, the hustings are bustling, sleigh-bells ring in the distance, and spectres of Christmas past, present and future loom long over the upcoming winter - the…
To Tell You The Truth, It’s Always Political
By Julia Kotziamani By defining themselves as ‘beyond politics’, the justice is missing from the Extinction Rebellion (XR) discourse surrounding global climate ; Some recent XR events have been fundamentally…
Message From A Prison Cell To October Rebels
By Roger Hallam, Co-founder of Extinction Rebellion I have been here for several weeks and may be here for some time longer. But please remember to do this: Take all…
Why I’ve Just Joined Extinction Rebellion
By Rod Webb Most people know how we put off what is really important in life, like spending more time with our friends and family, because we are too busy…
XR Rebels – More News
Extinction Rebellion (XR)’s local group in Hastings and St Leonard’s built a large traditional fishing boat and carried it down to the beach on Pirate ; PICTURE: David Bruce XR…
Bookbuster Book Review
This is Not a Drillan Extinction Rebellion Handbook Penguin paperback in stock at Bookbuster, £ by Tim Barton Here’s a topical book, right at the height (so far) of Extinction…
The Hour Glass Runs On
Merlin Betts and Alan Bolwell explore the impact of Extinction Rebellion Reclaim public spaces, rewild your gardens, rebel against bureaucratic mismanagement. The climate rebels encompass all sorts, not just radical…
Reclaim, Rewild, Rebel
Merlin Betts considers an Extinction Rebellion demonstration in Hastings town centre On Saturday 29th June, Extinction Rebellion Hastings & St Leonards gathered in Hastings' town centre by Caffè Nero. They…
The Council Has Made A Commitment To Becoming Carbon Neutral By 2030. What next?
By Julia Hinton Back in February – thanks in part to pressure from the Hastings Green Party and our open letter calling on the council to declare a climate emergency…
Might A Green New Deal Save The World?
Before Greta Thunberg and Extinction Rebellion dragged the British public and politicians kicking and screaming towards the realities of climate change a bold new rescue plan, the Green New Deal…
Civil Disobedience
Merlin Betts considers whether there are better and worse ways to change the world Extinction Rebellion are making waves here in the UK because they’ve disrupted traffic in Central London…