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Even with Stormont in crisis, we can still fight climate change
Photo credit: Fossil Free Northern Ireland Northern Ireland’s climate activists have suffered a lost decade. After the passing of the UK Climate Change Act in 2008, the other devolved…
Queen’s University Belfast students occupy for fossil fuel divestment
Queen’s University student activist group Fossil Free QUB are currently occupying the finance office at Queens University Belfast, stating that they will not leave until the university publicly commit to…
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…
Why students should campaign for fossil fuel divestment
Glasgow students campaigning for divestment from fossil fuels. In October 2014, Glasgow University became the first university in the UK to commit to fossil fuel divestment. Photo: Ric Lander. Students…
BREAKING: Glasgow students win Fossil Fuel Divestment
Climate Action Society in the quadrangle of Glasgow Uni, March 2014. Image: Ric Lander. After a relentless and inspiring campaign students at the University of Glasgow have won university divestment…