‘Climate emergency’ declared
Protests prompt council to take action, reports James Cracknell Local activists from Extinction Rebellion (XR) have persuaded Waltham Forest...
Tag: climate change
Rebel for life
Environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion now has a group in Walthamstow, writes Jessica Townsend I first began to properly...
‘My homeland is lost paradise’
Island nation twinned with Waltham Forest suffers hurricane horror, reports Russell Hargrave A borough resident spent days fearing for...
Celebrating action on climate change
Darragh Martin attended an event to celebrate the campaign which helped end council’s investment in fossil fuel industry Those curious as...
Borough leading way in fight against fossil fuels
Divest Waltham Forest campaigner Rob Platts hopes a landmark victory inspires others around UK On 22nd September 2016 Waltham...
Divest movement grows
Divest Waltham Forest activist Rob Platts on last month’s demonstration against fossil fuel investments Campaigners from Divest Waltham Forest...
I don’t regret risking prison to defend the climate
Walthamstow solicitor Melanie Strickland was this week given a suspended sentence for her part in a protest at Heathrow...
The man with a mission
Sue Wheat talks to world-renowned climate change campaigner – and violinist – Aubrey Meyer Shifting career in your 40s...
Demanding climate justice in Paris
Sue Wheat travelled with friends from Waltham Forest to demand climate justice at the recent COP21 talks hosted by...
Join the divest movement
Rob Platts on why Waltham Forest Council should end its £24m investment in fossil fuels If you are interested...