War on Want

Take a glimpse at our recent Palestine Solidarity Dinner. We heard first-hand about the barriers facing Palestinian producers. Israel is stealing land, destroying olive groves, and building illegal settlements on Palestinian land. Take action: secure.waronwant.org/page/171098/...

Argentina’s far-right government blames Indigenous Mapuche communities for the wildfires that have devastated Patagonia in recent years. But judicial investigations have found no evidence to support this – despite officials suggesting links to “terrorism”. The real evidence points elsewhere. ⬇️

Israel is subjecting Palestinians to apartheid. Palestinians are treated differently in every aspect of daily life, subjected by Israel to a separate legal system – based on racial discrimination – and deprived of their human rights. How does this look in practice? ⬇️🧵

Scientists are warning that a major ocean current system critical to regulating Earth’s climate could be closer to collapse than previously thought. Global heating is destabilising the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Its collapse could be devastating.🧵

BP’s profits have more than doubled to $3.2bn (£2.4bn) this quarter. 💰 Yet instead of leading the transition away from fossil fuels, the UK government is keeping new oil and gas projects like Rosebank on the table. We need to end all fossil fuels – now.

📍We’re in Santa Marta, Colombia for the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels – a critical moment for action on climate. Watch our Head of Campaigns, Tyrone Scott, talk about what needs to happen here. ⬇️

New UK oil & gas fields like Rosebank won't deliver energy security. If approved, they’ll undermine the UK’s climate leadership – and risk driving further fossil fuel expansion globally. We need clean, affordable energy – not more fossil fuels. Take action: secure.waronwant.org/page/186583/...

Israel’s new death penalty law is apartheid in action: the same crime, but a different punishment based on your race. But that isn’t all Israel is doing. Here’s what you’ve missed. ⬇️🧵

“Enough of a system that puts endless profit before people.” Powerful words from War on Want’s Tyrone Scott at yesterday’s Together Alliance march against the far right. Solidarity over division. People over profit. Together, another future is possible.

We’re in London with hundreds of thousands of others, standing against the far right – and fighting for a future rooted in justice, solidarity & hope. The far right wants us to blame each other for inequality while corporations and billionaires profit. We reject their politics of division.

Shell and other fossil-fuel polluters have made billions from fuelling climate and ecosystem collapse. Now, they need to pay to fix it: https://secure.waronwant.org/page/188798/action/1?ea.tracking.id=Bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=WOW&utm_campaign=S25AX_25.03.26

Around International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the powerful women’s movements leading the struggle for justice around the world. Share our video highlighting the inspiring women and movements standing up for change. 🧡 #IWD26 #InternationalWomensDay #IWD

Rosebank oil field is expected to send over £200 million to the Delek Group – the majority shareholder in Rosebank and one of Israel’s biggest oil companies. There's still time for the UK government to #StopRosebank. Write to your MP now✍️: secure.waronwant.org/page/186583/...

🗣️ "We have to be honest with ourselves, the system isn't working." Our Senior Campaigner, Nuri, spoke at the UN last week, pushing for a new global tax system that ends corporate tax dodging. Take action for a fairer tax system today: secure.waronwant.org/page/156050/...

Israel is using JCB machines to destroy Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank and build illegal settlements. This is ethnic cleansing. As JCB is a UK corporation, the UK government has the power to stop this. Demand action: secure.waronwant.org/page/176039/... 📹Video footage from B'Tselem

📣 Big news from us... Feminist social justice campaigner Liz McKean has been appointed as War on Want’s new Executive Director. Hear from Liz ⬇️

Patagonia is burning, again – and it’s Indigenous peoples and other marginalised rural communities who are paying the price. But why is this happening, and who is responsible? ⬇️

“War is not inevitable.” – our Interim Director of Campaigns, Policy and Programmes, Fionna Smyth, speaking on BBC Sunday Morning Live. There are alternatives. We must invest in diplomacy, strengthen international institutions like the UN, and work towards other ways forward.

2025 was the third hottest year on record. From the LA fires to Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, the consequences are huge. The only way out is a just transition: away from fossil fuels and towards fairer, more equal societies. Take action: secure.waronwant.org/page/175504/...

In June, thousands of us formed a red line around UK Parliament to send a clear message to the UK government: genocide must be a red line. Israel’s ongoing genocide has killed more than 70,000 Palestinians. We will keep campaigning until the UK #StopsArmingIsrael.

Transforming food & agriculture is central to climate, social & ecological justice. 🌾 At last month’s People’s Summit – the people-led alternative running alongside #COP30 – we held our event ‘Transforming Food Systems for a Just & Equitable Transition.’🧵

The UK government's Autumn Budget failed to deliver a tax on the super-rich - but the UN Tax Convention (UNTC) could. The UNTC could stop tax dodging and tax the super-rich and big corporations around the world. Demand that the UK backs it: secure.waronwant.org/page/156050/...

The UK government's Autumn Budget was a disappointment. Despite a few positive changes, such as lifting the cap on welfare payments for families with more than two children, the Chancellor sided with corporate interests & the super-rich. We will not stop pushing for a #WealthTax on the super-rich.

HUGE NEWS: Our Senior Campaigner Leon Sealey-Huggins finally manages to track down Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband at the #COP30 climate talks to share our joint letter signed by 50+ orgs calling for a fair, just transition. Read the full letter here: bit.ly/3JOuXax

We’ve just taken over 12,000 of your signatures demanding a just transition at #COP30 and handed them directly to Energy Secretary Ed Miliband. The UK will hopefully listen to the voices of the people and back the Belém Action Mechanism, the pathway to fairer, more equal societies.

The time to act is now. The UK is blocking a just transition at the #COP30 climate talks in Belém, Brazil. We must apply the pressure, take action: climatejustice.uk/cop30/uk-don... @climatejusticeuk.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social @carladenyer.bsky.social

“I’m terrified of the future my kids face and the present they’re currently facing…we need no more delays, we need to deliver just transition, now.” Our Senior Campaigner Leon Sealey-Huggins speaking at the #cop30 climate talks in Belem, Brazil, today.👇

We're heading into week 2 of the #COP30 climate talks. Here's our Interim Executive Director, Liz McKean, sharing what you need to know. 🌍👇

Indigenous & grassroots voices are being sidelined at #COP30, but movements won’t be silent. At the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice we join their call: 🏭Global North must take responsibility for emissions 👩‍🌾Leaders must listen to the people 🌱We need a just transition away from fossil fuels

Today is the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice. We’re in Belém, Brazil at the #COP30 climate talks, with one message: From the Amazon to the world - end environmental racism and inequality. Climate justice now!

From Britain to Brazil, the extreme wealth of the super-rich is an international problem, that needs an international solution. Enter the #UNTaxConvention ⬇️ The UK government must back it. Demand action: secure.waronwant.org/page/156050/...

It’s day 2 at the UN Climate Summit #COP30. Our Senior Movement Building and Activism Officer Tyrone Scott shares we should be keeping our eyes on over the next two weeks. Keep an eye on our channels for more content.

The #COP30 climate talks in Belém, Brazil start today. We’re here calling for solutions to climate breakdown, poverty and inequality – alongside our partner organisations from the Global South. Watch our video to find out what they hope to achieve at COP.⬇️

We’re heading to the UN Climate Summit – #COP30 – next week. Both inside the negotiations – and outside at the People’s Summit (a global gathering of social & environmental movements, Indigenous peoples, workers, youth & community groups held alongside COP30) – we’ll be raising our demands.🧵

We strongly agree with @carladenyer.bsky.social on this one – the UN Climate Summit #COP30 must be about action, not just words. That’s why, at COP30 we’ll be calling for a truly just transition to fairer societies built on renewable energy, well-funded public services and equality. 🌍

“People are grappling with the fact that their land is being taken.” – Natasha van Hoff, People’s Alliance for the Right to Land, speaking at our conference 'Reclaiming Power: Organising for Just, Equitable and Ecological Transitions' held in Sri Lanka in May.

Toxic pesticides and fertilisers derived from fossil fuels are destroying the health of people and planet, yet agricultural demand for fossil fuels is only predicted to grow.🧵

The climate crisis can’t be solved by simply 'greening' an economy built on inequality and exploitation. In June, activists, trade unionists, community leaders and academics joined us in Sri Lanka to discuss what a truly just transition must look like. Watch the highlights. ⬇️

"We shouldn't really tolerate a gap this extreme...it's obscene." Labour MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social speaking at our fringe#LabourPartyConference event, ‘Billionaires for Breakfast’.

"They're extracting money from you, they're extracting money from everybody out there. We need to reduce extreme wealth – it has a very corrosive impact on society." Phil White from @patmillsuk.bsky.social speaking at our fringe #LabourPartyConference event, ‘Billionaires for Breakfast’.