Posts Tagged ‘activism’

COP15: The action starts now

Climate Justice Action events taking place this week at the Copenhagen summit

Loads of actions and demonstrations will be taking place this week and next in Copenhagen to protest against COP15 and to demand real effective solutions to the climate crisis…

Image courtesy …

Operation Bike Bloc: Designing the Resistance Machine!

The designing and building of the Bike Bloc prototypes in Bristol and what's in store for Copenhagen.

An interview with artist and activist John Jordan: Find out how the designing and building of the Bike Bloc prototypes went in Bristol last week, and what is in store for Copenhagen.

The 2009 Freedom To Create Prize Awards at the V&A

Artists activists earn major exposure with top creative expression awards

Illustration by Naif Al-Mutawa courtesy of PagetBaker Associates
What do you do when your freedom of expression has been seriously hampered? What happens when an artist has to muster all the …

Direct action! (And why we should do it)

You’re about to read a straightforward initiation plan that might not just change your life, but also (with a little help of your friends, and maybe the friends of your friends) our world.

Ghost Forest: Trafalgar Square au natural

Angela Palmer‘s ecological art is a wake-up call for those still absent from the Climate Change argument

Ghost Forest in Trafalgar Square is a well-timed art-installation taking place ahead of the UN conference on Climate Change from December 7 to 18, involving 11,000 delegates from 192 countries. …

Signs Of Revolt – Creative Resistance & Social Movements since Seattle

5 of the disobedient and mischievous activist groups you should check out and get involved with now…

Signs of Revolt is an exhibition celebrating the creative resistance of the past decade’s social movements. It’s an uplifting retrospective that marks the 10th anniversary of the protests that shut …

Squatting a school to reclaim it for the community

Community led action shaming the quick-fix money making council...

A group of Squatters have taken up residency in an iconic building, Royal Park Primary School in Hyde Park Leeds, with the purpose to reclaim the derelict school for the …

I wanna be in their gang

Andrea Crews, French Fashion Collective

This week Climate Camp 2009 swoops on London, aiming to pressure politicians ahead of the Copenhagen climate change summit in December. Climate Camp will achieve this by encouraging individuals …

Redesign the Royal Bank of Scotland for Sustainability

Open brief from Amelia's Magazine and PLATFORM, Closing date: 2nd Nov 2009

The Royal Bank of Scotland. RBS. Formally known with pride as the “oil and gas bank” due to their close alliance with the fossil fuel industries. What on earth would …

Camp for Climate Action

One week to go!

Image by Mia Overgaard
The Camp for Climate Action 2009 is almost upon us – now’s the time to gather ourselves and prepare to swoop. Convinced that the response to …

Climate Camp Cymru: Ffos-y-Fran mine action

Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, 13-16 August 2009

What would it be like to live just 37 metres from the gaping chasm of an opencast coal mine. Seems unimaginable eh? Surely it’s not possible? Who would choose to …

Yes Men partner with Richard Branson to save the planet

Green Park, London, 10 August 2009

Last week I attended the preview screening of The Yes Men Fix The World at the Odeon Panton in London’s West End. Narrated by Andy and Mike, the self-styled Yes …

Would You Say Yes To These Men?

London, Fim Premiere

Like trojan horses in thrift store suits, Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno are the corporate world’s bêtes noires, causing mayhem and creating chaos in the buttoned up business sector. Seeing …

Do You Want To?

the Do lectures

When did you last hear an amazing story? A tale of derring-do, or grand ambition, heights scaled, depths plumbed – simple stand-up human decency or quiet unassuming endurance or …

Vestas: a tale of life on the magic roundabout

Vestas, Isle of Wight, July-Aug 2009

Yesterday morning seven climate change activists from Workers Climate Action glued themselves together across the entrance to the Department of Energy and Climate Change. They were wearing black, green and …

Earth First! Summer Gathering : the Summer Preview Series

19th - 24th August 2009, Cumbria

From previous years, this looks set to be the one summer gathering any activist or aspiring campaigner needs to attend. A report of last year’s camp speaks warmly of …

Climate Camp does Glastonbury

Glastonbury Festival, June 2009

This year I spent a record six days at Glastonbury. On Tuesday we set off from London with a mission to “tat” along the way. Tatting is a favourite occupation …

A Resurgence Into A Better World

Cecil Sharpe House

A few weeks ago, Amelia and I attended a conference presented by Resurgence Magazine, a publication which promotes ecological sustainability, social justice and spiritual values. It was held on …

Brand New Hero

Bonfire Of The Brands, Neil Boorman

Way back in 2006, Neil Boorman lit a bonfire in Finsbury Square and burnt all of his branded possessions. Of course, there was a back story to this, rather than …