Author Archives: Bright Green Editors
Degrowth: Resource Guide
Image credit via pasa47 under CC BY Given the worsening climate emergency, many environmentalists on the left are talking about degrowth – a model of economic thinking which rejects the…
The USA and climate change: Resource guide
Joe Biden. Image credit via Gage Skidmore, Creative Commons. After four years of Trump, the benchmark for action on the climate and ecological crisis was low. As a result, many…
Tower Hamlets teachers strike against cuts to support for special educational needs
Banner from the 9th December rally. On the 9th December 2020, National Education Union (NEU) members from the London borough of Tower Hamlets went on strike against proposed cuts to…
Twitter suspends UK environmental justice group with no explanation
Reclaim the Power activists protesting at a mine. Image credit via Break Free From Fossil Fuels, Creative Commons. Reclaim the Power, a UK based environmental group, has found itself unceremoniously…
London security guard suspended for opposing outsourcing
The Francis Crick Institute. Image credits via yellow book, creative commons. Cetin Avsar, a trade union activist with United Voices of the World (UVW), had only spent three weeks working…
No more cops: Resource guide
Any struggle for environmental and social justice should be aimed at the abolition of police and prisons. Given the current fight against racist police violence in the wake of the…
The Oil Economy: A Resource Guide
Oil Rigs. Image credit via Carol Highsmith, rawpixel, Creative Commons. As if the world didn't feel chaotic enough, the oil price went negative. For those interested in how this happened,…
Against Rent: Resource Guide
A hand grasping money. Image credit via Liz West flickr, Creative Commons. In the midst of COVID-19, the housing crisis in the UK has come to the forefront. Only delaying…
Strikes: Resource Guide
Image credit via Nick Youngson, Creative Commons. With the Climate Strikes and UCU action marking the start of 2020, the role of strikes has come to the forefront of conversations…
Power Beyond Parliament: Resource guide
Protest sign saying no. Image credits via niekverlaan, Pixabay License. With the latest election result the Conservatives, with their terrible climate record, could be in power until 2024. That's four…