Blogs

Total lies to the students resisting the ultimate crime
“Thank you for your interest in our work”. That’s how Philippe Groueix, the man in charge of TotalEnergies’ East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), signed

Dan Edelstyn’s evening with Just Stop Oil
We hosted filmmaker Dan Edelstyn for a screening of his last documentary ‘Bank Job’. He wrote a touching blog about his experience

Civil Resistance as the Heart and Soul of Queer Existence- A call to Action
As another Pride month is coming to an end with London’s much-anticipated Pride Parade, it’s important to reflect on the responsibility that we as members

Time’s Up
Why we are in civil resistance Our system is killing us. The root of the wreckage we see around us is a broken democracy, not

Open letter to Good Morning Britain
Dear Daniel, Susanna, Richard, Ben and Charlotte, I was booked by your producer, Patrick, to appear in the Studio this morning for your discussion on

Grit!
The secret ingredient that makes nonviolence so powerful Just Stop Oil supporters have been accused of being ‘destructive’, but equally, of not being forceful enough.

Two words that change everything
When Just Stop Oil describes the Government as criminal, genocidal or guilty of mass murder, how do you feel? To some people, these words sound

Government in the dock
Morgan Trowland goes on trial today at Basildon Crown Court, charged with causing a Public Nuisance after scaling the QE2 bridge to demand no new

Out of their depth
If you’ve read Lord of the Rings, you’ll remember the hobbits living comfortably in the green, cosy Shire – oblivious to the gathering of the

This is not a climate crisis
The climate crisis is spoken about today by almost everyone – academics, scientists, civil society, activists, intellectuals and so on – as the greatest crisis

Beyond Lützerath: what next?
In their second post on the German village lost to coal, Lexy Ray shares how Lützerath captured people’s imagination and created a vision of how

The Last Days of Lützerath
In the first of a two-part series on Lützerath, Lexy Ray shares their deep connection with the village lost forever to a coalmine January 10th,

Defying the silence
It sounds like a dystopian sci-fi film: people too scared to speak or reach out to each other as flood waters pour through their communities

What is worth more: freedom or life?
The risk of prison couldn’t deter Phoebe – not when climate breakdown is bringing something infinitely worse My name is Phoebe Plummer, I’m 21 and

English Gulag: A delayed Christmas message from Roger Hallam
English Gulag Wandsworth, London, December 2022 About nine weeks ago, I did a 20-minute speech on the crisis. Just like the 100+ public talks I

When you feel love, you take risks
Louise shares the deep experience of love and grief which propelled her into action. My name is Louise Harris, I’m 24 years old, and just

Welcome to Wanno
Just Stop Oil supporter Jan Goodey is being held in Wandsworth Prison for taking part in last November’s M25 action. Here, Jan tells us what

None of us were born for this
After the Russian invasion in February, the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted a video showing the humanity of the soldiers fighting for their freedom. The

Are Just Stop Oil supporters actively considering slashing paintings or escalating their actions?
A young Just Stop Oil supporter was asked a hypothetical question about what might happen a few years down the line if there were no

A response to Grant Shapps
It’s hard to think of a government more misguided than the one that Grant Shapps is currently a member of, unless of course it’s the