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The breakdown of our climate and environment is a global problem. What we do in the next few years will determine the future of our world.
Friends of the Earth local action groups are part of the largest grassroots environmental campaigning network in the UK. They're made up of people just like you. We know the solutions and together we can make a real difference at a national and local level. The answer lies with us.
There's strength in numbers. Together, we can push for big national change on climate, nature and justice.
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Common Grounds Day of Action
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Community groups in action
Blackwater Valley Friends of the Earth, Stand Up To Racism and the Quakers organised a Unity Rally in Farnborough in support of refugees. It was an opportunity to talk to the community, welcome refugees and hand out symbolic flowers. They're a beacon of hope in difficult times.
Will you help Birmingham Friends of the Earth explore the theme of deforestation and its impacts on our natural world through creative means like writing or art? Your work can help the groups message: Keep Forests, Don't Deforest. Get involved.
Ealing Friends of the Earth had a great opportunity to meet with its MP Deirdre Costigan during a local festival, where the group shared its mission with a broader audience.
Congratulations to Lambeth Friends of the Earth for reforming the group. Lots of exciting stuff already in the mix, including campaign discussions, community mapping, river and tree campaign research and more.
South Bedfordshire Friends of the Earth met with the Mayor of Leighton-Linslade at a canal festival. Good to be getting the word out about our network and what we do.
Something a bit different! Brent Friends of the Earth organised an eco-pantomime. And the reviews are in: "This performance is a gem and the audience today at Cricklewood Library were fully absorbed." Find out more about how the show went.
The brilliant Hull and East Riding Friends of the Earth group was out at the weekend cleaning the beach at Bridlington and talking to people about our polluted waters. A pretty impressive haul of plastic collected.
An excellent West Midlands Summer Action Gathering. A great day reflecting on campaigning, recent events and talks by local activists and interesting topics including citizen science water testing, green energy advice work, setting up and running climate emergency centres.
Amazing work! Merton Friends of the Earth helped organise a protest against All England Tennis Development in Wimbledon Park. There are plans to cut down 800+ trees.
At the same time as the fantastic Whitehaven demo up in Cumbria, a team of campaigners joined South Lakes Action on Climate Change and Sarah Finch and Weald Action Group at the Royal Courts of Justice for the start of the hearing on the proposed coal mine.
Hillingdon Friends of the Earth organised a water hustings to highlight pollution and the Environmental Rights Act. 40 people attended, including 5 General Election candidates. They witnessed what appeared to be some illegal discharge into the river from a treatment plant.
Greening Steyning ran a great hustings event. At the event, the debate focussed on climate and environment issues. They had an audience of over 200 on the night, including many sixth form students.
Brilliant hustings turnout! Great hustings event in Haringey, organised by Tottenham and Wood Green Friends of the Earth with 80 people in attendance. Over in Merton, Merton Friends of the Earth's hustings event was attended by 8 candidates and 200 people in the audience.
A phenomenal turnout to the Restore Nature Now march, with estimates suggesting between 80k-100k people marched for nature. People's creativity and love for nature was on full show. Several local action groups supported the march, as well as coalition partners.
Groups have been working hard to get PPCs across the country to sign our United for Warm Homes pledge and commit to £6 billion a year for a street by street home insulation programme. Over 100 PPCs have pledged their support and more are signing everyday.
Great hustings event in Narberth organised by Pembrokeshire Friends of the Earth. Around 30 people came along, with lots of great questions to the candidates.
Huge hustings events in the Eastern region! Cambridge Friends of the Earth’s event attracted 350 people, while Fenland and West Norfolk Friends of the Earth had 230 attendees at its event, with and a host of local media coverage.
Brilliant hustings event arranged by Tewkesbury Friends of the Earth with 3 our of 5 candidates in attendance. The event had a specific focus on river water quality. The group’s been conducting weekly water tests for over a year, amassing am impressive body of evidence.
High Peak Green New Deal held a vigil with High Peak Stand Up to Racism to draw attention to refugees and asylum seekers for Refugee Week. Read about how it went.
A massive 120 people attended a hustings event organised by St Albans Friends of the Earth. It caught media attention to: a recording of the hustings was broadcast on local radio.
Learn from others
Local authorities are crucial to delivering the urgent action we need on climate and nature.
There are already some great initiatives underway across the UK, so we've compiled a suite of case studies to help inspire your local leaders to make a difference with the powers and resources they have available.
