Posted by Jeni at 3.14pm on 19 August 2010
Friends of the Earth Scotland, SEAD, WDM , Platform London and People & Planet have published a new report detailing why the Royal Bank of Scotland should be transformed into a Green Investment Bank. Download the report Make it Happen: From Oyal Bank of Scotland to Royal Bank of Sustainability
Posted by Jeni at 2.27pm on 19 August 2010
The Camp for Climate Action is a grassroots movement taking direct action against the root causes of climate change, has today, started to swoop on Edinburgh. This years target is the Royal Bank of Scotland head quarters at Gogar Station road. Read the rest of Camp for Climate Action swoop in to Break the Banks! …
Posted by Rhian at 9.23pm on 12 August 2010
Just Do It is an exciting new feature-length documentary film that follows the mischievous and risky world of UK climate activists.
In early 2009, acclaimed documentary filmmaker Emily James began filming the clandestine activities of several groups of environmental civil disobedient activists in the UK. Allowed unprecedented access, her footage shows us the people behind the politics, providing the often overlooked human element to their story as we watch them take on the combined forces of global capitalism, run-away climate change and those pesky metropolitan police!
Posted by Rhian at 8.29pm on 12 August 2010
SEAD has signed up to work in partnership with the Robin Hood Tax Campaign.
The Robin Hood Campaign proposes a tiny tax on banks, hedge funds and other finance institutions that would raise billions to tackle poverty and climate change, at home and abroad.
Find out more about related Actions and Events at the Robin Hood Tax site.
Posted by Rhian at 5.09pm on 4 August 2010
Plenty to get your teeth into at the Edinburgh Festival of Politics this year, including ‘Solutions to the Crisis in News Media and Representative Democracy; The Importance of Civil Society Activity’ ‘Power of the People’ ‘The Science of Food or Who controls what you Eat’, ‘Climate Change – Spiritual Causes, Moral Consequences and Ethical Dilemmas’ and ‘Zero-Carbon Scotland of the Future’.
Most tickets are free and you can find out more information about these and other events at the Festival of Politics website.