How we’re winning: Divesting from climate chaos at Queens University
As a Bruce Springsteen fanatic, I often find myself turning to the philosophical depths of his lyricism when my own words fail me. You can, therefore, understand why I find…
Our sin is the colour of our skin
Dedication of the Roma Holocaust Memorial on 24 October 2012 in Berlin. The event was attended by 2000 Roma from across Europe, the German government and Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo…
Wales Green Party prepares for Assembly breakthrough at AGM
Photo: Wales Green Party Attending this year’s Wales Green Party AGM in Cardiff last Saturday, it was clear that while this year the focus of the Wales Green Party has…
The good, the bad and the ugly: Global Green leaders discuss the Paris climate talks
Flood Wall St West, San Francisco Financial District, September 28, 2015. The mural reads: “Stop Climate Chaos Profiteers #FloodTheSystem”. Photo by Peg Hunter On Monday, the Global Greens hosted a…
Romania: #Colectiv, 13 Days after
Saturday, 7th November: commemoration in front of the Romanian Cultural Institute, London. Photo by Anca Rusu. It rains and it’s windy in London. Dozens of flower bouquets lean on the…
Divestment, occupation and an unapologetically radical student movement
Photo: Yali Rosa I’m an elected Sabbatical Officer at UEA and I recently participated in an occupation on my campus which was the culmination of a two year campaign calling…
Poland lurches to the right under Law and Justice Party
Beata Szydło, Poland's new Prime Minister. Photo by Piotr Drabik. In the October 25th Polish parliamentary elections, the right wing Law and Justice Party achieved the first majority seen since…
Who exactly were the “Green surge”?
The figures are frequently thrown around Green circles – 14,000 members at the start of 2014, 67,000 by the General Election this year. The ‘Green surge’ is fairly well documented,…
Eleven reasons why Egypt’s Sisi should not be welcome in Britain
Protest against Sisi's reent visit to London. Photo by Alisdare Hickson. I believe that Egyptian dictator Abdel Fattah El-Sisi should not have been welcomed to Downing Street by David Cameron,…
Sex workers from across the world make case for decriminalisation to Parliament
Photo: English Collective of Prostitutes On Tuesday 3 November, the English Collective of Prostitutes (ECP) held an evidence-gathering symposium in the House of Commons. The English Collective of Prostitutes has…