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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 and close in on their homes.  But it’s not a movie – it’s reality in the making. Recently, as flooding got so bad swans swam through Worcester city centre, the […]

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 a social anthropology student from London. I was recently released from HMP Bronzefield after spending 28 days on remand there. It still feels surreal to say that: “I’ve been to

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 have done over the past year. Destroying sovereign states, creating billions of refugees, shitting on our children’s inheritance, and wiping out what’s left of the natural world justifies concrete acts

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 over a month ago, I spent eight days in Bronzefield prison for non-violently fighting for my life. I climbed up a gantry on the M25, the video of which I’m

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 it’s like in ‘Wanno’ and describes some of the obscene policies that pushed him to take action.   Banged up in Wandsworth D Wing is a tough regime. Lots of hecticness.

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 video shows soldiers in action, captioned with who they really are, in the peaceful, everyday life they should be living: ‘I’m a bus driver’; ‘I’m a younger brother’; ‘I’m a

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 government action on the climate crisis. Would things ever escalate in the future to the point that artworks could be slashed if nothing changed? His answer  “yes it may come

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 last one. The one that lasted weeks, that crashed the economy and put up bills for millions of already struggling families. Shapps is now serving as Secretary of State for

How do we act, when all the options open to us will result in harm. This piece seeks to acknowledge and accept this dilemma, that there maybe no clear resolution. Yet each one of us – if we are honest – must find the courage to make our choice on how to act, what action

A Q&A on soup throwing on Van Gogh Sunflowers Q: On Friday 14 October, two young Just Stop Oil supporters entered the National Gallery and threw a tin of tomato soup over one of Europe’s most famous and beloved paintings: Van Gogh’s Sunflowers.  The painting is unharmed –  the action was planned knowing it was