Gavin Thomson

How can we talk to people about climate solutions when faced with rising anti “net zero” narratives & climate denial? 🗣️

Join our next National Meeting with comms advisor Ralph Underhill – to learn practical skills with real world examples.

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This sounds amazing xxx

EU must back homes for people, not profit - Greenpeace European Unit The European Parliament’s plan to tackle the housing crisis risks loosening rules for property developers and speculators, at the expense of housing standards and nature, Greenpeace has warned.

The EU Parliament's vote on housing today failed to back enshrining housing as a human right, and also left the door open to cutting housing standards and nature protections to benefit developers and speculators

Housing policy must prioritise homes for people, not property as an investment

This is an illegal, unprovoked and brutal attack that shows once again that the USA and Israel are rogue states.

The UK must end our cosy relationship with the USA and our ongoing support for Israel.

Nadine Gordimer: “Living in South Africa’s Interregnum” James Lecture, October 14, 1982 Podcast Episode · New Books in African Studies · February 15 · 1h 9m

Great podcast ep from New Books In African Studies: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
"from the Vault, we revisit Nadine Gordimer’s James Lecture on the political landscape of South Africa, presented at the New York Institute for the Humanities on October 14, 1982." @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

BREAKING - WE HAVE WON!

Following a successful Judicial Review brought by Huda Ammori, and a sustained campaign of defiance by defend our juries leading to almost 3,000 ‘terror’ arrests, the ban on Palestine Action has been ruled unlawful in the courts.

Done! Thanks so much

Ali Smith: ‘Henry James had me running down the garden path shouting out loud’ The Scottish author on a masterclass from Toni Morrison, the brilliance of Simone de Beauvoir and the trim novel by Tove Jansson containing everything that really matters

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Twin Cities students walk out, decry ICE as surge continues Hundreds of Twin Cities high school students walked out of school Monday to protest federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota. Officials are increasingly concerned about high absenteeism in some sc...

People who aren't in Minnesota might not know that if you drive or walk past pretty much any school, there's going to be a group of people, parents and childless, standing guard to make sure the kids are safe from feds. It's pretty remarkable. And very disturbing. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Catch me on today's episode of @overunderpod.bsky.social w/ @carysafoko.bsky.social! Discussing Trump/Maduro/Venezuela, Keir Starmer, Shamima Begun & the AI bubble.

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Disabled charity chief condemns UK government as she rejects MBE Tressa Burke, chief executive officer of the Glasgow Disability Alliance, says the situation facing disabled people in the UK is

Disabled charity chief condemns UK government as she rejects MBE. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tressa Burke said: "The political choices made in the UK Budget have supercharged the inequalities and unfairness disabled people face."

Jobs If you're talented, passionate and want to change the world, then apply for a job with Friends of the Earth Scotland.

Job post: @foescot.bsky.social are hiring a Senior Transport Campaigner. foe.scot/jobs/

‘It is an identity’: The march of the Scottish ultras | The Observer

Best thing I've read on football in a while. @rorysmith.bsky.social on Ultras at Falkirk, football post-covid, and masculinity. observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Developing countries, especially China, led the clean energy charge but richer nations including US + EU relied more than before on planet-warming fossil fuels."

We found hope in worrisome times - Greenpeace International In times of such extremes, hope remains as one of the important possibilities for change, a declaration that all is not lost.

In times of such extremes, hope remains as one of the important possibilities for change, a declaration that all is not lost. www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

#WellbeingEconomy #ClimateCrisis #ActOnClimate

Map of 100 poems that mention, address, or center on Patrice Lumumba, written in the long aftermath of his assassination. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b6fa... < Fascinating project by Maya Charlton

I'll be on this 👇

Interesting-looking new study from the UK finding that being hit by an SUV (as compared to a regular car) "considerably" increases the risk of death for children, and even more so for young children doi.org/10.32866/001...

E-bike rebate and path funding return to transportation bill with luxury car tax A promise kept by Milwaukie House Rep Mark Gamba.

Oregon transport bill includes luxury car tax: bikeportland.org/2025/06/17/e...
"Oregon’s vehicle privilege tax was set at 0.5% in 2017. This amendment would raise it 1% for vehicles that sell for less than $75,000 and up to 4% for vehicles over that price."

📢🚫Disrupt the fossil fuels powering ongoing genocide and daily military violence in Palestine!

New president, same planet: A young Korean’s perspective on the climate crisis - Greenpeace International To make these ideas real, the power of citizens will become more important than ever. Great solutions have always been born out of great crises.

www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

Look out for the new set of Poems on the Underground on London Underground and Overground trains for 4 weeks from June 2nd with poems by Dr. Gboyega Odubanjo, Jeongrye Choi , Po Chu-i, Mosab Abu Toha, William Shakespeare and Anna Gilmore Heezen !

Poem of the Day: Daughter by Mosab Abu Toha

Support grows for Dutch call to review EU-Israel ties over Gaza aid French President Emmanuel Macron has said the prospect of suspending cooperation with Israel is an “open question” for the EU. #EuropeNews

"Belgium, Finland, France, Portugal and Sweden have all publicly backed the initiative put forward by Dutch Foreign Minister – whose government is considered a firm ally of Israel – in a letter to the EU’s foreign policy chief last week." www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

China first quarter emissions fell despite rising power demand BEIJING - Surging renewable energy meant China's carbon emissions fell in the first quarter of 2025 despite rapidly rising power demands, a key milestone in the country's energy transition, analysis f...

New wind, solar and nuclear capacity meant China’s CO2 emissions fell by 1% in the 12 months to March. China’s emissions have dipped before, but those reductions were driven by falling demand such as strict Covid lockdowns in 2022. www.bangkokpost.com/sustainabili...

Israel is set to consume two-thirds of the occupied West Bank Since the launch of Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip, dozens of Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank has been subjected to organised settler attacks.

An Israeli legal order on 'Area C' will consume two-thirds of the occupied West Bank. www.newarab.com/news/israel-...

This #EarthDay it's time to stand up for the world we want to see.

Billionaires, oligarchs, and corporations are using their wealth to silence dissent and roll back social and environmental progress, leaving the rest of us to face the consequences of the damage they are causing.

Enough is enough.

Erste Protest-Aktion gegen Porsche-Tunnel im Kapuzinerberg Der geplante Porsche-Tunnel im Salzburger Kapuzinerberg stößt Aktivistinnen und Aktivisten sauer auf. Im Rahmen einer Protestaktion wurden nun Plakate gegen das umstrittene Vorhaben gehisst.

Salzburg protests against plans for a private tunnel through Kapuzinerberg hill (€40,000 for the use). www.salzburg24.at/news/salzbur...

Greenpeace UK co-director Will McCallum explains why they turned the US embassy pond red.

The UK and US must STOP all arm sales to Israel.

Did you know? A tax on the super-rich could be a game changer in funding the transition to sustainable heating and cooling for homes. 🏠🌍💡 Let’s dive into how this could unlock a green future for all. 👇 #TaxTheSuperRich

Read more: greenpeace.at/uploads/2025...

Demand for second homes in Cornwall has 'fallen off a cliff' Estate agents say interest from buyers has been affected by new council tax rules.

Very early days but looks like the policy of doubling council tax on second homes in Cornwall is working

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