War on Want
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📣 Big news from us... Feminist social justice campaigner Liz McKean has been appointed as War on Want’s new Executive Director. Hear from Liz ⬇️
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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.
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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
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
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. ⬇️🧵
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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/...
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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.’🧵
Friday Stats are in! Here's this week's good news 👇 @easyas-trial.bsky.social @coloprevent.bsky.social @kidtrial.bsky.social
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Jim Acosta with an idea for July 4th! I’m all in. This is how you handle a bully. Thanks @jimacosta.bsky.social 🙌🏾
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