For a report on this, including youtube footage of speeches, go to
http://greenleftblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/no-jobs-on-dead-planet.html
Self-help support vs ravages of 'welfare reform'. Never attend anywhere official alone!
This blog currently focuses on national policy matters that impact upon KUWG members.
Kilburn Unemployed Workers Group as a group focuses primarily on combating benefits injustices locally through advocacy in individuals' benefit claims, and demonstrations that emphasise that there is hope when we come together. We are more angry than frightened.
Showing posts with label climate change. Show all posts
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Thursday, 15 September 2016
Sunday, 17 July 2016
Blog comment about a 2015 blog post highlights relevance of that blog post to today
Last year this blog republished a blog post from Taxpayers Against Poverty's Revd Paul Nicolson, and today a blog post was received in response to that blog post.
It is very rare on this blog that comments are sourced directly via others' viewings of the blog; the vast majority of the published comments are actually 'post script' updates by the blog author/publisher; today's comment's sender details as 'Unemployed Tenant Guarantor Loans' seemed too much like an advertising source to be worthy of uploading as a comment on this blog however.
Looking again at that blog post, it seems that as the problems it points to have intensified rather than gone away, it is being republished below.
Guest blog post by Revd Paul Nicolson of Taxpayers Against Austerity
Republished from http://www.taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk/the-unfair-distribution-of-austerity-an-anti-austerity-marcher-attacks-a-free-market-fanatic/
It is very rare on this blog that comments are sourced directly via others' viewings of the blog; the vast majority of the published comments are actually 'post script' updates by the blog author/publisher; today's comment's sender details as 'Unemployed Tenant Guarantor Loans' seemed too much like an advertising source to be worthy of uploading as a comment on this blog however.
Looking again at that blog post, it seems that as the problems it points to have intensified rather than gone away, it is being republished below.
Unfair distribution of austerity
THE UNFAIR DISTRIBUTION OF AUSTERITY
an anti-austerity marcher attacks a free market fanatic
Guest blog post by Revd Paul Nicolson of Taxpayers Against Austerity
Republished from http://www.taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk/the-unfair-distribution-of-austerity-an-anti-austerity-marcher-attacks-a-free-market-fanatic/
Professor Philp Booth is the Director of the Institute of Economic Affairs. He is a free market fanatic who opposes regulation. He promoted the deregulation of lending, rents and the flow of cash in and out of the UK in the 1980s that led to the collapse of the banks in 2008 and a chaotic UK housing market. (1) The banks could not and cannot handle a free market fairly; greed takes over.
He now opposes the regulation needed to ensure that climate change does not hurt the poorest of the world even more than they are hurt now.
In an article about climate change in the The Tablet, the international catholic weekly, He wrote. “The marchers at the anti-austerity rally would only get half a cheer from the Pope. He might applaud their apparent concern for the poor, but the message from the encyclical was really one of austerity for ever, especially for the developed world.”
I was one of the marchers.
The Tablet published my reply on the 3rd July 2015;
“If the message of Pope Francis is “austerity for ever” as suggested by Philip Booth then the question becomes who for? The change in climate will, if left to the vagaries of the free market, make the poorest people ever poorer unless governments intervene to regulate fairly the current unfair distribution of austerity”
Rev Paul Nicolson
Rev Paul Nicolson
May I add now that the last five years has seen the tenants who claim housing benefit carry the burdens of austerity while the vast majority of home owners have not felt the slightest touch of it.
from the Rev Paul Nicolson
Taxpayers Against Poverty
No British citizen without an affordable home and an adequate income in work or unemployment.
93 Campbell Road, Tottenham, London N17 0BF, 0208 3765455, 07961 177889,
www.taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk, www.facebook.com/pages/Taxpayers-Against-Poverty/299911526728884, https://twitter.com/taxpayers_a_p
Notes
(1) http://z2k.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Memorandum-to-the-Prime-Minister-on-Unaffordable-Housing.pdf
Saturday, 4 July 2015
Unfair distribution of austerity
THE UNFAIR DISTRIBUTION OF AUSTERITY
an anti-austerity marcher attacks a free market fanatic
Guest blog post by Revd Paul Nicolson of Taxpayers Against Austerity
Republished from http://www.taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk/the-unfair-distribution-of-austerity-an-anti-austerity-marcher-attacks-a-free-market-fanatic/
Professor Philp Booth is the Director of the Institute of Economic Affairs. He is a free market fanatic who opposes regulation. He
promoted the deregulation of lending, rents and the flow of cash in and
out of the UK in the 1980s that led to the collapse of the banks in
2008 and a chaotic UK housing market. (1) The banks could not and cannot handle a free market fairly; greed takes over.
He
now opposes the regulation needed to ensure that climate change does
not hurt the poorest of the world even more than they are hurt now.
In
an article about climate change in the The Tablet, the international
catholic weekly, He wrote. “The marchers at the anti-austerity rally
would only get half a cheer from the Pope. He might applaud their
apparent concern for the poor, but the message from the encyclical was
really one of austerity for ever, especially for the developed world.”
I was one of the marchers.
The Tablet published my reply on the 3rd July 2015;
“If
the message of Pope Francis is “austerity for ever” as suggested by
Philip Booth then the question becomes who for? The change in climate
will, if left to the vagaries of the free market, make the poorest
people ever poorer unless governments intervene to regulate fairly the
current unfair distribution of austerity”
Rev Paul Nicolson
Rev Paul Nicolson
May
I add now that the last five years has seen the tenants who claim
housing benefit carry the burdens of austerity while the vast majority
of home owners have not felt the slightest touch of it.
from the Rev Paul Nicolson
Taxpayers Against Poverty
No British citizen without an affordable home and an adequate income in work or unemployment.
93 Campbell Road, Tottenham, London N17 0BF, 0208 3765455, 07961 177889,
www.taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk, www.facebook.com/pages/Taxpayers-Against-Poverty/299911526728884, https://twitter.com/taxpayers_a_p
Notes
(1) http://z2k.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Memorandum-to-the-Prime-Minister-on-Unaffordable-Housing.pdf
Wednesday, 8 April 2015
Holborn & St Pancras hustings for UK General Election 2015
Holborn & St Pancras
Review of Camden CAN (Climate Action Now) hustings for Holborn & St Pancras available at http://thegreenergood.co.uk/a-climate-debate-for-the-general-election/If you know of more hustings for Holborn & St Pancras, and/or where to find online videos of previous hustings for this constituency in this General Election, please let Dude Swheatie know.
- Wed 8 April, 6:30pm - 9:00pm: Camden Cyclists' Climate Change Hustings at Camden School for Girls, Sandall Road, NW5 2DB. Further details and location map
- Tuesday 14 April 6pm-8.30pm : Why Does My Vote Matter?
- Have a big issue you want to talk about with representatives from parties standing for election in the Borough of Camden?
- Join Women of Colour in the Global Strike in partnership with Stopwatch and representatives of groups based at the Crossroads Women's Centre on Tuesday 14 April. Focus: Black, Asian and/or Minority Ethnic people's issues
- Come and find out what local representatives will be doing to defend our multi-racial community.
- Add your voice, ask your questions. Issues include policing and crime; immigration and Islamophobia; women, children and young peoples’ experiences.
- Free, open to all. Refreshments 5.45pm for 6pm start.
- Please contact Isabelle Fathimani the KTCC Part Time Coordinator if you intend to come. Email: isabelle AT ktcc.org.uk; Tel: 020 7482 3212
- Venue: Kentish Town Community Centre, 17 Busby Place, NW5 2SP. Location map
Tuesday, 3 March 2015
Act on Climate Change
From Brent Fightback
BECAUSE THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER IMPORTANT MEETINGS TOMORROW EVENING, WEDNESDAY MARCH 4th, THERE WILL BE NO FIGHTBACK MEETING.
For a report on the Council's Budget setting meeting where all the cuts were agreed, see http://wembleymatters.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/butchery-at-civic-centre-as-labour.html?spref=fb and many bitter comments on the Brent Fightback Facebook page.
There
was a small protest outside the glittering Civic Centre and a few
Fightback supporters took the protest inside, but the butchery
continued.
One week to go! And we are free from one major worry, since the authorities, under considerable public pressure, have agreed to close roads for us after all! Many thanks to all who supported us on that, but keep your eye out if you are concerned about rights to protest - there is no guarantee that other protest marches in the future will facilitated in this way.
We're still looking for a few more stewards on the day - the best way to sign up is using the stewards volunteer form but if you have any problems with that, contact timetoact2015@gmail.com
The bloc map went up today, to help everyone find their friends and fellow campaigners on the day.
Still time to publicise the march - invite your friends to join up on Facebook, by email or help us get the final batch of flyers out. And check www.timetoact2015.org for updates
See you there!
Claire, Lindsay and all at the Campaign against Climate Change
Next
Tuesday, March 10th, there will be a London wide Rally in Defence of
the NHS. It's organised by London Keep Our NHS Public and Defend
London's NHS with local campaigners demanding a halt to any further cuts
to services at Charing X and Ealing Hospitals. BTUC and Brent Fightback
support this campaign. Here is part of their latest newsletter:
REQUEST FOR ACTION POINTS
Please
could local campaigns or groups let us know any campaigning activity
you are planning so that we can do a round up to publicise at the Rally
Please send through as soon as possible
LATEST NEWS ON LONDON NHS RALLY
Action to Defend London’s Health Service
Vote for the NHS
LONDON PUBLIC RALLY 10 MARCH 7.30pm
HAMMERSMITH TOWN HALL
Doors open 7pm for Exhibition and Stalls
Organised by London Keep Our NHS Public Coordinating Committee
Hosted by Save Our Hospitals (Hammersmith & Charing Cross)
Full list of supporters here: https://defendlondonsnhs.wordpress.com/add-your-support-here/
RALLY SPEAKERS
Dr Sandhu Ealing consultant
Andy Slaughter Labour Party MP
Dr Jillian Creasey Green Party Health Spokesperson
Dr Jackie Turner Save Our Surgeries Campaigner
Dr Louise Irvine NHS Action Party
Owen Jones columnist/campaigner
Collect your postcards
A London wide and North West London version are available.
Please email to arrange collection
Leaflet and Poster available here
Make a donation
Campaigns and organisations are asked to make donations towards the cost of the publicity (£15 per thousand)
Donations to Account No 90585518 Sort code 60 10 22 or cheques to London Keep Our NHS Public c/o 32 Savernake Road NW3 2JPS
Monday, 8 September 2014
London’s big day on climate, 21 September — Avaaz
From Emma Ruby Sachs — Avaaz
In just under
two weeks thousands of us will flood the streets of London as a part of
the biggest climate mobilisation in history -- Click to join the
People’s Climate March:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/event/climate/Peoples_Climate_March_London/?source=blast&cl=5759482900&v=44988
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Dear friends,
The last ice age happened in 6 months.
6 months for the planet to unleash a giant wall of ice across central
Europe and the Northern Hemisphere. This is what happens when we hit a
climate 'tipping point', and right now we're rushing towards 3 more of
these catastrophic reactions.
It's our "holy shit" climate moment according to a leading NASA scientist, and only a holy shit massive coordinated day of action response, right now, can change the future we're facing.
One agreement with common sense steps to end dirty energy can save us. That's why the UN has called an urgent climate meeting next month with all major world leaders — if we greet them on September 21st with the largest ever global climate mobilisation in history, we can break through the walls of mega coal, oil, and business that prevent even the best politicians from doing what is right.
There's no way to get around how big a task this is. But together, each small action will add up into a millions-strong movement that literally drowns out the opposition and gives our leaders the best reason to break free and build a hopeful, clean and green future. Click below to join in:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/event/climate/Peoples_Climate_March_London/?source=blast&cl=5759482900&v=44988
"Tipping points" are feedback loops, where climate change feeds back on itself and causes rapidly accelerating, catastrophic consequences. Right now, methane gas that is 25 times worse for global warming than CO2 is frozen into arctic ice. But as the ice melts, the gas escapes into the atmosphere, increasing global warming, and melting, and releasing more and more gas... everything starts to spin out of control. And that's just one example. These tipping points why scientists are yelling from the rooftops that we have to act now.
We actually have the tools and the plan we need to make sure we don't cross into a world where tipping points destroy us. And while it will take global cooperation on a bigger scale than ever before, our 38 million-strong movement already has real people power to help move leaders from every country to take the first steps. Recently, the United States and China announced serious new plans to curb their carbon pollution. Momentum is building ahead of next year's critical Paris climate summit where a deal could be inked, and next month we can take it up a notch further.
Taking to the streets in a record setting show of power and coordination is one of the most effective ways to create change -- from the anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa to civil rights in the US, it's sometimes been the only way. This is our chance to bring that power to the most important issue of our time: survival and a thriving future for our families, and their families and the generations of people to come. Click below to be a part of it all:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/event/climate/Peoples_Climate_March_London/?source=blast&cl=5759482900&v=44988
We know we can do this… and do it big. When our community was just 3 million people we held 3,000 actions on the same day to protect our planet. We're now 38 million strong, ten times the size! Imagine what we can achieve together now.
With so much hope for our future,
Emma, Iain, David, Lisa, Ricken, Jooyea, Diego, Michael and the rest of the Avaaz team
MORE INFORMATION
Global warming: it's a point of no return in West Antarctica. What happens next? (The Guardian)
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/17/climate-change-antarctica-glaciers-melting-global-warming-nasa
A Call to Arms: An Invitation to Demand Action on Climate Change (Rolling Stone)
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/a-call-to-arms-an-invitation-to-demand-action-on-climate-change-20140521
Mini ice age took hold of Europe in months (New Scientist)
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427344.800-mini-ice-age-took-hold-of-europe-in-months.html
Report: Prepare for climate tipping points (Politico)
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/12/national-research-council-report-climate-change-could-hit-tipping-points-environment-100615.html
Avaaz.org is a 38-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 18 countries on 6 continents and operates in 17 languages. Learn about some of Avaaz's biggest campaigns here, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
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Dear friends,
 The delicate balance of the planet's biosphere is tipping -- threatening all life on earth. It’s our "holy shit" climate moment according to a NASA scientist and we need a holy shit response to change the future. World leaders meet at the UN in less than 100 days -- we can push them to act by greeting them with the largest march against climate change in history, joining from right here in London:  |
It's our "holy shit" climate moment according to a leading NASA scientist, and only a holy shit massive coordinated day of action response, right now, can change the future we're facing.
One agreement with common sense steps to end dirty energy can save us. That's why the UN has called an urgent climate meeting next month with all major world leaders — if we greet them on September 21st with the largest ever global climate mobilisation in history, we can break through the walls of mega coal, oil, and business that prevent even the best politicians from doing what is right.
There's no way to get around how big a task this is. But together, each small action will add up into a millions-strong movement that literally drowns out the opposition and gives our leaders the best reason to break free and build a hopeful, clean and green future. Click below to join in:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/event/climate/Peoples_Climate_March_London/?source=blast&cl=5759482900&v=44988
"Tipping points" are feedback loops, where climate change feeds back on itself and causes rapidly accelerating, catastrophic consequences. Right now, methane gas that is 25 times worse for global warming than CO2 is frozen into arctic ice. But as the ice melts, the gas escapes into the atmosphere, increasing global warming, and melting, and releasing more and more gas... everything starts to spin out of control. And that's just one example. These tipping points why scientists are yelling from the rooftops that we have to act now.
We actually have the tools and the plan we need to make sure we don't cross into a world where tipping points destroy us. And while it will take global cooperation on a bigger scale than ever before, our 38 million-strong movement already has real people power to help move leaders from every country to take the first steps. Recently, the United States and China announced serious new plans to curb their carbon pollution. Momentum is building ahead of next year's critical Paris climate summit where a deal could be inked, and next month we can take it up a notch further.
Taking to the streets in a record setting show of power and coordination is one of the most effective ways to create change -- from the anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa to civil rights in the US, it's sometimes been the only way. This is our chance to bring that power to the most important issue of our time: survival and a thriving future for our families, and their families and the generations of people to come. Click below to be a part of it all:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/event/climate/Peoples_Climate_March_London/?source=blast&cl=5759482900&v=44988
We know we can do this… and do it big. When our community was just 3 million people we held 3,000 actions on the same day to protect our planet. We're now 38 million strong, ten times the size! Imagine what we can achieve together now.
With so much hope for our future,
Emma, Iain, David, Lisa, Ricken, Jooyea, Diego, Michael and the rest of the Avaaz team
MORE INFORMATION
Global warming: it's a point of no return in West Antarctica. What happens next? (The Guardian)
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/17/climate-change-antarctica-glaciers-melting-global-warming-nasa
A Call to Arms: An Invitation to Demand Action on Climate Change (Rolling Stone)
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/a-call-to-arms-an-invitation-to-demand-action-on-climate-change-20140521
Mini ice age took hold of Europe in months (New Scientist)
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427344.800-mini-ice-age-took-hold-of-europe-in-months.html
Report: Prepare for climate tipping points (Politico)
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/12/national-research-council-report-climate-change-could-hit-tipping-points-environment-100615.html
Avaaz.org is a 38-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 18 countries on 6 continents and operates in 17 languages. Learn about some of Avaaz's biggest campaigns here, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
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