We are losing our right to peaceful protest-here’s how you can take action
This post does not relate directly to veganic growing, but it does affect the future rights of groups like VON to express alternative views to the status quo, and to call for action by joining protests such as we did at COP26.
You have only a few days to make your voice heard before the House of Lords meets to make any amendments to the Policing Bill!
Add YOUR voice and join us in opposing these measures which curb our freedoms of speech by following the links below.
In March 2021, a collective outcry amongst environmentalists and human rights advocates echoed across the country after the UK government published its proposed Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) bill. The bill gives police extraordinary powers to crack down on the freedom to protest, criminalises Gypsy and Traveller communities’ way of life and threatens foreign nationals’ residency status. Recently, home secretary Priti Patel added further authoritarian amendments at short notice, leaving little time for parliamentary scrutiny. The bill is currently with the House of Lords after passing through the Commons. Protest-related clauses are to be debated on 10th January.
Rethinking Food and Agriculture, New Ways Forward.
Join Dr Laila Kassam and Tony Martin as they discuss her new book Rethinking Food and Agriculture which she co-authored with Amir Kassam.
The book highlights the urgent need to ‘rethink’ the food and agriculture system and highlights ‘new ways forward’, including alternative paradigms of agriculture, human nutrition and political economy that are more ethical, sustainable and just. Contributors include Robert Chambers, David Jenkins, Tony Juniper, Dr. Shireen Kassam, David Montgomery, Vandana Shiva and many others. It’s a wonderful contribution to the science and philosophy supporting the urgent need to transition to a non-violent vegan food system and restore a right relationship with ourselves, other species and nature.
We had a couple of technical hiccups with the Laila Kassam interview the other day so here’s the edited version. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeamkOT_Cyc
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