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Labour conference 2022 – what was it like on the ground?
You’ve probably seen the news by now – Labour Conference this year brought many wins for the climate movement. The party shaped their entire conference around building a “fairer, greener future”, including the announcement of an £8bn National Wealth fund for green investment and a new nationalised renewable energy company ‘GB Energy’ within their first […]
Supporting the GND means backing striking workers!
It’s gearing up to be the ‘summer of strikes’. From transport workers to post office workers to barristers, lots of big unions are talking about taking industrial action in the coming months. And as climate and social justice advocates, it’s our responsibility to show our solidarity with the union workers who are taking a stand […]
3 lessons from a weekend canvassing for the GND
On a baking hot day in June 2022 I found myself crammed into a corner on the sweaty floor of an over-crowded train, bound for Coventry. I was on my way to the Green New Deal Rising mass canvass. My nerves about the weekend of canvassing, training, staying in an unfamiliar place and meeting other […]
I went to a Rise Up – you should too!
In April, I headed to GND Rising’s Rise Up in Birmingham – one of the movement’s in-person meet-ups popping up in cities across the UK this year. It was my first time at a GND Rising’s event, and although I was nervous at first, it was a very chill and welcoming atmosphere. To begin with, […]
