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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

we’re just getting started

When GND Rising launched on the 5th of August, just over 4 months ago, we knew that the task facing this movement was huge. With a new IPCC report making it clearer than ever that time was running out to tackle the climate crisis, and COP26 on the horizon, we knew we had to act […] 16th December 2021

MP challenges are daunting, but I’m so glad I stepped up

GND Rising organiser Chloe McKinley tells us about her experience challenging her MP, Mhairi Black, and why she stepped up to fight for a Green New Deal. 30th November 2021 / Chloe McKinley, GND Rising organiser

5 things we learned at COP

At the beginning of November, Green New Deal Rising welcomed hundreds of young people to a warehouse in Glasgow. Here's what we learned 25th November 2021

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