Something for almost everyone in coming months:
- From Fossil Free UK – on divestment: “after the Paris climate deal, getting the solutions we need means building on our momentum and bringing the pressure home. It means building our power, demanding just climate solutions and breaking the ties between our public institutions and the fossil fuel companies hell-bent on continuing with business as usual. On 12-13th February people all around the country will be showing their love for the climate, and taking action in their communities to divest from fossil fuels”. Find out more and join in at http://gofossilfree.org/uk/show-the-love/
- Coming soon from The Climate Coalition … Show the Love this Valentine’s Day: 100% clean energy within a generation is 100% possible. Will you join in this Valentine’s Day and show the
love? Find out what you can do at http://fortheloveof.org.uk/show-the-love-green-hearts/ - From The Climate Coalition – for schools (teachers, parents, governors…): Michael Morpurgo’s Wishes for our World: a free English teaching resource for ages 9-11 (KS2): Wishes For Our World. The resource includes a beautiful set of activities to help children understand the issue of climate change in a new way, building on a touching letter by Michael Morpurgo, and an accompanying film with Jeremy Irons. It also includes an exciting letter writing competition. The winning child will receive a trip to see Michael Morpurgo’s latest play, an excerpt of their letter will be published in First News and they will receive a set of books signed by Michael Morpurgo. The resource will be launched alongside the film on 5th Feb, you’ll be able to download it here http://fortheloveof.org.uk/schools/
- The Climate Coalition to make switching to a renewable energy supplier easier: TCC will be working in February and March with with The Big Switch, making it as easy as possible for supporters to finally make that switch to a renewables energy provider.
- From Amnesty UK: Ashraf Fayadh, a Palestinian poet and artist who lives in Saudi Arabia, has been sentenced to death for ‘apostasy’. The Saudi Arabian authorities claim that his poetry has questioned religion and spread atheism. Ashraf has committed no crime. He is a prisoner of conscience. Ask the Saudi Arabian authorities to free him now at https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/free-ashraf-fayadh-saudi-arabia-palestinian-poetry-apostasy-execution