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Louise Romain

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Anthropologist, Campaigner for multi-species justice and Indigenous rights, Sound artist and Podcast producer of 'Circle of Voices'. ๐Ÿ“ Earthling based in Stroud, UK.

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Tomorrow at 7pm, sound artist and documentarist @louromain.bsky.social will be guiding you on a journey like no other... Offering a blend of performance, sound and ritual, she will create a unique experience bringing you to exotic Caribbean shores. Info& booking: www.tickettailor.com/events/circl...

22.05.2025 17:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2025 

For Real Hope and Real Change 

VOTE GREEN  TODAY 

Green Party 

Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2025 For Real Hope and Real Change VOTE GREEN TODAY Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Vote for real hope and real change.

Vote Green today.

01.05.2025 06:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 426 ๐Ÿ” 176 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22 ๐Ÿ“Œ 24
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Joycelyn Longdon - "Technology is ancient โ€“ indigenous communities have always been technological" Environmental justice technologist, researcher and educator Jocelyn Longdon on what our city can learn from indigenous wisdom and the environmental action of marginalised people.

๐ŸŸฃ New in @nowthenmag.bsky.social ๐ŸŸฃ "Technology is ancient โ€“ indigenous communities have always been technological"

Enviro justice technologist + researcher Jocelyn Longdon on how we can learn from indigenous wisdom and the climate action of marginalised people.

nowthenmagazine.com/articles/joy...

01.05.2025 09:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

I think this will give an incredible boost to @fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social, but also climate litigations cases like loss and damage @lossanddamage.bsky.social and climate reparations.

01.05.2025 10:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Carbon majors and the scientific case for climate liability - Nature A transparent and reproducible scientific framework is introduced to formalize how trillions in economic losses are attributable to the extreme heat caused by emissions from fossil fuel companies, whi...

Today's big news: A new scientific paper by Nature proves the direct correlation between #fossilfuel emissions and #climate damage, linking specific fossil fuel producers to trillions of dollars of climate damage.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

01.05.2025 10:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โญ๏ธOur new op-ed, written by CETIโ€™s founder David Gruber and Cรฉsar Rodrรญguez-Garavito, Founding Director of @nyulaw.bsky.socialโ€™s More-Than-Human Life Program is out now in #TIMEMagazine!๐Ÿ‹
Read here: bit.ly/3Yd083d

๐Ÿ“ธ: iStock byGettyImages

29.04.2025 13:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ONE WEEK TO GO until MPs debate whether to STOP MUSK - or allow overseas billionaires to pollute our politics.

MAKE SURE YOUR MP ATTENDS - email them now: www.writetothem.com

& send them @petergeoghegan.bsky.social's latest: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/labours-po...

bsky.app/profile/guys...

24.03.2025 10:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 96 ๐Ÿ” 40 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Ecological and climate collapse are two sides of the same coin. Neither can be successfully addressed without addressing the other.

25.03.2025 09:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 95 ๐Ÿ” 28 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This Thursday ๐Ÿ‘‡

Open to anyone with an interest in exploring #Polycrisis

25.03.2025 09:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Global Biodiversity Framework and the finance sector The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) was adopted by 196 Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity at COP15 in December 2022. It is a major milestone in the international...

๐ŸŒWhat role does the financial sector play in supporting nature? ๐Ÿงช

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework calls on banks, insurers & investors to:

๐Ÿ’ฐ Align financial flows with nature

๐Ÿ“Š Assess & disclose nature-related risks

www.unepfi.org/nature/gbf-f...
๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ UNEP

19.03.2025 10:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 34 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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22 March was #WorldWaterDay ๐Ÿ’ง

Together with the other nexus elements of health, food and climate, #biodiversity & water are closely & inextricably linked.๐Ÿ’ง๐ŸŒฑ

Read more about this and response options in the @ipbes.netย  #NexusAssessmentย 
https://www.ipbes.net/nexus-assessment

24.03.2025 08:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why protests like this arenโ€™t happening in the US or UK I cannot say, but they absolutely should be for exactly all the same reasons theyโ€™re happening in Serbia.

15.03.2025 23:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Greenland today. #greenland

15.03.2025 22:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A crowd with flags fills a street

A crowd with flags fills a street

Huge protests against Orban in Budapest.

15.03.2025 16:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 4571 ๐Ÿ” 840 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 79 ๐Ÿ“Œ 71
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'Wave of nationalism': Trump tariffs are good politics in Canada and Mexico President Trump's tariffs have caused an upswell in support for leaders in Canada and Mexico.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's approval ratings are at 85% โ€“ the highest of any Mexican president in the last three decades.

15.03.2025 14:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 126 ๐Ÿ” 25 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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BREAKING | Protesters in Los Angeles shut down traffic, joining the nationwide movement demanding the release of detained Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil.

16.03.2025 00:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 5176 ๐Ÿ” 1510 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 34 ๐Ÿ“Œ 52
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Lessons from history for a better future How can the lessons of the past help us navigate the turbulence of the present and future? Social philosopher Roman Krznaric explores why history isnโ€™t just a record of whatโ€™s gone wrong โ€” itโ€™s also f...

โ€œHistory offers us an antidote to the idea of an inevitable clash of civilizationsโ€ - of war, xenophobia, violence. But we need to look both to the future and the past right now as climate migration increases. #cordoba www.ted.com/talks/roman_... @kateraworth.bsky.social @romankrznaric.bsky.social

04.03.2025 13:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 43 ๐Ÿ” 22 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Afterwords: Pauline Oliveros airs tonight on BBC Radio 3 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Feat. Stephanie Loveless from @deeplistening.bsky.social, @irenerevell.bsky.social @drlcagray.bsky.social, Maria Chavez and Annea Lockwood

Produced by @listentosteve.bsky.social

๐Ÿ“ธ Paula Court

16.03.2025 09:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Comic by Stephen Collins for the Guardian. Script as follows:

Scene is a British WOODLAND by a RIVER. A NATURALIST is stood next to a cage, and TV NEWS REPORTERS are filming him and the cage. 

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NATURALIST:
And now It is my great honour 

 2
NATURALIST:
to reintroduce the first wild beaver 
back into Britain 

3
[Cut to the BEAVERโ€™S CAGE. Its door is open and the Beaver is leaned nonchalantly up against the opening, smoking a cigarette.]

4
BEAVER:
Well, well, well.

5
BEAVER:
Look who's come crawling back.

6 
BEAVER:
Got a rubbish ecosystem have ya? 

7
BEAVER:
Not happy with the *critical anti-flood infrastructure* engineered by the flippin *badgers*?

8
BEAVER:
I almost didn't recognise you without one of my ancestors on your headโ€ฆ

9
BEAVER:
First you wipe us outโ€ฆ now you ask us to come back and build dams for freeโ€ฆ
You actually expect me to be *pleased* donโ€™t ya? 

NATURALIST:
I'm so sorry Iโ€ฆIโ€ฆ

10
BEAVER:
โ€œOoh la la, the Brits have come crawling backโ€ฆโ€
Do I look like *Michel flippinโ€™ Barnier*?

11
NATURALIST:
I-if thereโ€™s some kind ofโ€ฆ *remuneration* we could offer I-Iโ€™m sureโ€ฆ

12
BEAVER [throwing cigarette to the ground]:
Unlimited pond weed, two tickets to Abba Voyage. 

NATURALIST:
Done.

[ends]

Comic by Stephen Collins for the Guardian. Script as follows: Scene is a British WOODLAND by a RIVER. A NATURALIST is stood next to a cage, and TV NEWS REPORTERS are filming him and the cage. 1 NATURALIST: And now It is my great honour 2 NATURALIST: to reintroduce the first wild beaver back into Britain 3 [Cut to the BEAVERโ€™S CAGE. Its door is open and the Beaver is leaned nonchalantly up against the opening, smoking a cigarette.] 4 BEAVER: Well, well, well. 5 BEAVER: Look who's come crawling back. 6 BEAVER: Got a rubbish ecosystem have ya? 7 BEAVER: Not happy with the *critical anti-flood infrastructure* engineered by the flippin *badgers*? 8 BEAVER: I almost didn't recognise you without one of my ancestors on your headโ€ฆ 9 BEAVER: First you wipe us outโ€ฆ now you ask us to come back and build dams for freeโ€ฆ You actually expect me to be *pleased* donโ€™t ya? NATURALIST: I'm so sorry Iโ€ฆIโ€ฆ 10 BEAVER: โ€œOoh la la, the Brits have come crawling backโ€ฆโ€ Do I look like *Michel flippinโ€™ Barnier*? 11 NATURALIST: I-if thereโ€™s some kind ofโ€ฆ *remuneration* we could offer I-Iโ€™m sureโ€ฆ 12 BEAVER [throwing cigarette to the ground]: Unlimited pond weed, two tickets to Abba Voyage. NATURALIST: Done. [ends]

beaver's return

16.03.2025 11:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 2062 ๐Ÿ” 611 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25 ๐Ÿ“Œ 36
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The right dominates the online media ecosystem, seeping into sports, comedy, and other supposedly nonpolitical spaces As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows and streamers, the influence of this media ecosystem becomes more prominent โ€” and Media Matters has found that the most popular of this conte...

NEW: As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows and streamers, our analysis found that this expanding media ecosystem is overwhelmingly right-leaning.

14.03.2025 14:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 882 ๐Ÿ” 459 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 80 ๐Ÿ“Œ 159

go.bsky.app/LjV86zg A work-in-progess starter pack for the IPBES stakeholder community

16.11.2024 13:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 465 ๐Ÿ” 169 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 50 ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
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The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit Americaโ€™s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...

Alright doomscroll friends, here's a thread to ๐Ÿ“Œ on safeguarding yourself.

First, a guide to protecting yourself from government surveillance as Donald Trump vows to go after his enemies and exploit Americaโ€™s digital surveillance machine to do so.

13.03.2025 13:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 1584 ๐Ÿ” 762 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 92 ๐Ÿ“Œ 62
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Climate misinformation and disinformation is rife. Could you spot fake content online? The spread of false information is one the biggest global risks, according to the World Economic Forum, and experts warn the proliferation of climate denialism could stall urgent action.

The spread of false information is one the biggest global risks to climate action.

09.03.2025 14:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 34 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Happy Womenโ€™s History Month and International Womenโ€™s Day! ๐ŸŒฟ

Today and everyday, we give gratitude, acknowledgement, and respect to the women and femmes for the gifts they provide our communities all across Turtle Island and beyond.

#Matriarchy #WomensHistoryMonth #InternationalWomensDay

08.03.2025 18:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 85 ๐Ÿ” 31 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Taking place during the #CBDCOP16, we discussed the need to understand #gender as a cross-cutting issue, and the challenges to uplift women's participation and ensure their rights, knowledge and lived experiences are integrated in policy and decision-making processes. #IWD2025 #AcceleratingAction

08.03.2025 16:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In honour of #InternationalWomensDay I'd like to share my recent #podcast series produced for the CBD Women's Caucus, a self-organised platform enabling #women & #girls worldwide to advocate for their rights in biodiversity decision-making processes at all levels.

๐ŸŽง open.spotify.com/show/1qrU6B5...

08.03.2025 16:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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MEDIA INDIGENA : Weekly Indigenous current affairs program: Storytelling on stolen land: Indigenous eyes on Canadian politics, Pt 2 (ep 359) On this episode: the back half of the all-Indigenous panel MI host/producer Rick Harp moderated at โ€œReimagining Political Journalism: Perils, Possibilities & What Comes Nextโ€โ€”convened last No...

๐Ÿ“ป NEW EPISODE: the back half of the all-Indigenous panel at โ€œReimagining Political Journalism: Perils, Possibilities & What Comes Nextโ€โ€”convened by Carleton Universityโ€™s School of Journalism and Communication, moderated by MI's @rickharp.bsky.social

๐Ÿ”Š HEAR: pod.fo/e/2b0b1b

23.02.2025 19:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
For millennia, the Karuk people in Northern California โ€Šhave managed their land and protected communities from wildfire in part by using controlled burns. Now, the tribe is working to train others in prescribed burns.

For millennia, the Karuk people in Northern California โ€Šhave managed their land and protected communities from wildfire in part by using controlled burns. Now, the tribe is working to train others in prescribed burns.

The Karuk Tribe in Northern California has a long history with fire.

In today's episode, โ€Šwhat can the government learn about fire management from Indigenous peoples?

Listen here ๐ŸŽง:

https://buff.ly/3WW4F9n

11.02.2025 14:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1672 ๐Ÿ” 314 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 42 ๐Ÿ“Œ 18
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Solar energy project offers power to the people in East Hampshire A new solar farm with a shared community ownership model is set to launch in East Hampshire, offering local residents the chance to invest in renewable energy.

โ˜€๏ธ Power to the people! โšก๏ธ

Exciting news from East Hampshire - a new solar farm with a shared community ownership model is launching soon!

Local residents can invest in renewable energy, own a piece of it & play a direct role in powering a greener future ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ™Œ

www.altonherald.com/news/communi...

11.02.2025 14:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Polycrisis Network Launch graphic, depicting firefighters silhouetted against forest fires, and an image of melting ice caps.

Polycrisis Network Launch graphic, depicting firefighters silhouetted against forest fires, and an image of melting ice caps.

The Polycrisis Network is a collective of people in and outside academia working together to understand the interconnection of crises in the world around us.

Join the network for their launch:
๐Ÿ“… Weds 26 Feb
๐Ÿ•ž 3.30 - 5pm
๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ @universityofleeds.bsky.social

Book here: www.eventbrite.com/e/polycrisis...

04.02.2025 12:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2