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The Olive Trees Resist
Tower Hamlets food justice activists stand in solidarity with the cause of Palestinian liberation.
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Climate Power Shifts
James Marriott spoke at Edinburgh Book Fair as part of the Revolutionary Feeling series
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Local government pensions fuelling climate crisis
£16 billion of the Local Government Pension Scheme is invested in the fossil fuel industry, according to new analysis by Platform and Friends of the Earth.
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Is your council fuelling the climate crisis?
Find out how much our local authority pensions are investing in fossil fuels and what you can do to push for divestment where you are.
25 Sep 2023 admin -
Of Oil & Water
The Oil Machine in Torrington, North Devon Cathy Slaughter is explaining a little about XR North Devon as people slowly drift into the foyer of The Plough Arts Centre in Torrington, North Devon. “There’s a good group of really active members and of course many more who are signed up on the Facebook page. We…
1 May 2023 james -
Strength in collective action
The Oil Machine in Dumfries A sudden burst of clapping from a couple at the back of the café and a ripple of laughter through the audience. This is the first response of the evening and the humour is ironic. It is in response to comments from the panel about the challenge of getting to…
1 May 2023 james -
Hospicing the Pipeline
The Oil Machine in Hawick Julie and I talked long. And we talked of death. We talked of the passing of fathers, and husbands, and friends. An idea grew between us through that conversation in her flat. Later we shared it with those sitting in The Cornucopia Room, gathered to watch a screening of The…
7 Mar 2023 james -
Gifts from the Sea
The Oil Machine in Cromarty The Stagecoach bus judders and swerves as it takes the bend past Braehead and Davidston, past the fields of stubble and grazing sheep. The driver knows these empty roads on The Black Isle intimately and is eager to reach the journey’s end. Suddenly, over the crest of the hill, Cromarty…
7 Feb 2023 james -
The Lie of the Land
The Oil Machine in Inverness The words of Sir David King, head of the Climate Crisis Advisory Group, haunt me. Speaking at the launch of The Oil Machine film, he explained his view on what has been taking place since 2019. “What we have experienced in the last three years is a series of extreme…
16 Nov 2022 james