Rebelling against extinction
In just a few short months dozens of concerned residents have come together to tackle the climate emergency, writes...
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School strikers demand action on climate
Council sets up commission in response to climate emergency but refuses to back down over tree felling, reports James...
Strike for our future
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Student activist Ummi Hoque from Walthamstow urges people to get involved in this month’s climate strike Time’s running out...
‘Climate emergency’ declared
Protests prompt council to take action, reports James Cracknell Local activists from Extinction Rebellion (XR) have persuaded Waltham Forest...
Rebel for life
Environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion now has a group in Walthamstow, writes Jessica Townsend I first began to properly...
Stansted 15 protesters vow to ‘fight on’
No immediate jail time for local campaigners who stopped deportation flight, reports James Cracknell Fifteen people who stopped a deportation flight from...
Why I stopped a deportation flight
Walthamstow resident and Stansted 15 protester Melanie Strickland on why she’ll keep fighting to help vulnerable deportees I was...
Hospitals should not be hostile
Terry Day, co-chair of Waltham Forest Save Our NHS, speaks out over ‘hostile environment’ policies The government has relentlessly...
Fighting for your rights
Dave Knight on a campaign group’s efforts to support vulnerable people Waltham Forest Stand Up For Your Rights is...
Pride in Waltham Forest
Aaron Kiely on why it’s time for Waltham Forest’s first Pride event Late last year there were two violent...