Want to make a difference? People in Leeds are taking action all the time to make the world a just and sustainable place. Explore the latest actions for Leeds activists below to join in the fun.
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Tar sands produce 3-5 times the carbon emissions associated with crude oil production, bad news for a low carbon economy. On the 23rd of February, the EU will vote on the EU Fuel Quality Directive. This would effectively ban Tar Sands from the EU, but the UK is opposing it and is actively lobbying other [...]
The Plan: Date: 27th January Time: 10AM Location: To be disclosed, meet outside Leeds City Museum What? Responding to a national call to action by Fuel Poverty Action to warm ourselves up this winter! It’s January. It’s freezing. Christmas emptied the coffers and now the bills are starting to bite. As the Big Six energy [...]
Key details Date: Saturday 10th December Time: Meet at 12 midday Place: Leeds City Hall What’s this all about? As the UN climate change talks and COP are currently taking place in Durban, South Africa, one thing politicans never agree on is how to fill the $100 billion proposed to fill the climate fund. One [...]
On Tuesday 22nd November the the statistics for ‘excess winter deaths’ are being published. These are the stats that show how many more people died last winter as a direct result of being cold in their homes. We think it’s completely unacceptable that over 200 people die each day during the winter months from cold [...]
On Friday 11th November tents sprung into action and City Square in Leeds was occupied. Since then there has been a flurry of activity setting up and running the camp, sparking debate on capitalism and global change. This action joins Leeds with hundreds of cities all over the world who have taken up the occupation [...]
