Mastodawn

Robert Sanscartier Sep 14, 2023

At least two dozen people were arrested after hundreds of climate protesters crowded the entrances to Citigroup's global headquarters in New York City Thursday morning.

The megabank's global headquarters in Tribeca were briefly shut down as activists blocked employees from getting into work

The crowd was part of ongoing protests during Climate Week & marked the second day of climate protests in Manhattan

https://6abc.com/climate-change-protest-citigroup-tribeca/13782568/

#pollution #ecology #environment #climate #ClimatStrike #NewYork

At least 24 people arrested at climate protest outside Citigroup global headquarters

The megabank's global headquarters were briefly shut down as activists blocked employees from getting into work.

6abc Philadelphia

Robert Sanscartier Jul 5, 2023

Extinction Rebellion activists block holes on 10 Spanish golf courses

Members of Extinction Rebellion (XR) Spain "sabotaged" the golf courses in six areas of the country, including Barcelona, Valencia, Madrid, Ibiza, Navarra and the Basque country

The group said maintaining golf courses in Spain uses more water than the cities of Barcelona and Madrid combined, claiming just one hole needs more than 100,000 litres a day

https://news.sky.com/story/extinction-rebellion-activists-block-holes-on-10-spanish-golf-courses-12915235

#environment #climate #ClimatStrike #XR #Spain

Extinction Rebellion activists block holes on 10 Spanish golf courses

Sky

Robert Sanscartier Jul 3, 2023

Protesters Rally at Wood HQ - GVS United Kingdom

https://www.globalvillagespace.com/uk/protesters-rally-at-wood-hq/

#ClimateEmergency #pollution #ecology #environment #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #climate #ClimatStrike #UK

Protesters Rally at Wood HQ

Cut The Ties campaigners seek to force a change in the way government loans are given to companies involved in fossil fuels…

GVS United Kingdom

Robert Sanscartier May 24, 2023

Climate activists take centre stage as French films warn of eco-catastrophe

Amid the film screenings and red carpets, activists have been carrying out direct action to denounce the use of private planes and mega-yachts during the festival

https://www.france24.com/en/culture/20230524-climate-activists-take-centre-stage-as-french-films-warn-of-eco-catastrophe

#ClimateEmergency #pollution #ecology #environment #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #Climate #ClimatStrike #Cannes #France

Climate activists take centre stage as French films warn of eco-catastrophe

The Cannes Film Festival has always showcased politically engaged films and this year is no different, with a particular focus on the climate crisis. Two French films have won plaudits for their exploration of the issue – “Acid”, portraying a world racked by toxic rain, and “The Animal Kingdom”, in which a mysterious epidemic transforms people into animals. Amid the film screenings and red carpets, activists have been carrying out direct action to denounce the use of private planes and mega-yachts during the festival.

France 24

Robert Sanscartier Apr 21, 2023

Oregon students ask Gov. Kotek to focus on climate in strike against fossil fuel corps

Now, students with the Portland Youth Climate Strike and Deschutes Youth Climate Coalition are calling on Gov. Kotek to follow Gov. Inslee’s lead. They marched and chanted from the Oregon Convention Center to Pioneer Courthouse Square at 11 a.m. on Friday

https://www.koin.com/news/environment/oregon-students-ask-gov-kotek-to-focus-on-climate-in-strike-against-fossil-fuel-corps/

#ClimateEmergency #ecology #environment #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #ClimateDiary #Climate #ClimatStrike #Oregon #USA #US

Robert Sanscartier Apr 18, 2023

Mothers hold hunger strike in protest over food poverty

The mothers undertook the hunger strike in unity and solidarity with the one in four mothers in the UK who are skipping meals to feed their children and other mothers globally whose children are suffering severe hunger and malnutrition as a result of the climate crisis

https://www.bude-today.co.uk/news/mums-hunger-strike-in-protest-over-food-poverty-606996

#ClimateEmergency #pollution #ecology #environment #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #ClimateDiary #Climate #ClimatStrike #Mother #UK

Mothers hold hunger strike in protest over food poverty

Local mother and grandmother Erika Curren, from Gunnislake Cornwall is one of a group of mothers who embarked on a six-day hunger strike outside 10 Downing Street on Mothers’ Day in order to demand decisive, co-ordinated action from the UK government on food poverty and the climate crisis.

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