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A social care worker fixing their face mask in a hospital.

Why we need green jobs for everyone

 Author: Micke Ahola In order to address the existential risk posed by climate change, we need to rapidly transform our economy. This means winding down high-carbon industries like fossil fuels and industrial agriculture, and investing in the growth of new ones like renewable energy and nature-friendly farming. As a transformation to a low-carbon economy will […] 9th December 2022

‘We are all leaders in this movement’

 Reflections from the 2022 cohort of the Green New Deal Rising Leadership Programme As we come to the end of this year’s GNDR leadership programme, here are some reflections on the experience from Pooja, Iman and Daniela – three of the incredible organisers on the Programme. Pooja’s reflections The second residential training weekend took place […] 7th November 2022
A group of GNDR volunteers holding up A3 posters which read 'Green New Deal Now'

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 […] 18th October 2022 / Milla
A crowd of public sector workers on strike march through Chapelfield Gardens in Norwich City Centre, holding union banners.

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 […] 26th July 2022 / Alex Vardill
A group of around 100 GND Rising volunteers, standing together and smiling up to the camera raising their hands at the GND Rising Mass Canvass weekender in Coventry.

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 […] 14th July 2022 / Tegan Tallullah
A group of GND Rising volunteers with a GND banner at the Birmingham Rise Up event

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, […] 13th June 2022 / Iman Khali Mohammed