Frank Gresslin

Educational psychologists realise that “Silence is no longer tenable and incrementalism is not sufficient. The conditions of childhood are changing rapidly, and our profession must change with them.”

This speaks directly to this moment from a deeply spiritual point of view.

National PSC March London

Audi alteram partem - damn, I should have learned Latin, not French.

Americans are protesting the Trump administration. Do they work? : Consider This from NPR When you think of a successful protest movement, most Americans probably think of the American Civil Rights movement, and the March on Washington in 1963.Martin Luther King, Jr. standing behind a podi...

Erica Chenoweth on current US protests:
“A catalysing moment can snap people into action. There is a sense that once you break through, whatever was holding that person back, that barrier, whether it was fear or apathy or demoralisation, there is actually no going back.”
www.npr.org/2025/04/24/1...

The cover page for a discussion paper called "Questions, Answers, and Some Cautionary Updates Regarding the 3.5% Rule" by Erica Chenoweth. In the image, peaceful protesters can be seen in front of the US Capitol building.

Lately I've seen many references to the 3.5% rule. A few years ago I pulled together this Q&A on potential uses and misuses of this statistic. www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/defaul...

How Just Stop Oil was policed to extinction Climate activists may be going deeper underground.

"The movement is there and will find new ways to confront the government. ... Nobody is shutting up shop and calling it a day. We know morally that we have to continue."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Yes, Your Friends and Neighbors Want to Talk to You About Climate Change • The Revelator Really, they do — they just don’t think you want to talk about it. So stop being afraid of pushback, break the “climate silence,” and start a conversation.

Hmmmm.....??
"Yes, Your Friends and Neighbors Want to Talk to You About Climate Change" [...] "Really, they do — they just don’t think you want to talk about it. So stop being afraid of pushback, break the “climate silence,” and start a conversation."
therevelator.org/talk-about-c...

Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed

"Making people aware that their pro-climate view [...] could unlock a social tipping point" [...] “Worrying about climate change is something people are largely doing in the privacy of their own minds – we are locked in a self-fulfilling spiral of silence.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The reason why protest is essential to political change is that only when people *see* the scale of discontent do they realise they are not alone, and that the tide can turn.

indeed. Even those who once explored German history together now forcefully make the case for denial.

What do climate protests actually achieve? More than you think. The evidence is in: Protests can persuade people, and maybe even change how they vote, according to recent studies.

"A new review of 50 recent studies finds that protests tend to sway media coverage and public opinion toward the climate cause, without appearing to backfire, even when disruptive tactics are used."
grist.org/protest/clim...

The climate dissonance theory: Why we have not solved the climate crisis so far (in English)

Solidarity with jailed Environmentalists at the Royal Courts of Justice

Join us next Monday, Feb. 3 in the Psychology of Resistance virtual meeting series for a session with Dr. Eric Shuman and climate activists to discuss: "What do we know and what do we still need to know about the effects of disruptive collective action?" Registration and session info in🧵

How effective are climate protests at swaying policy — and what could make a difference? Why people take to the streets to march against global heating is relatively well documented. But it’s unclear why certain tactics work better than others in reaching the public and policymakers.

"what motivates some people to join protests while others do not? ..." [...] "What are the tipping points that transform individuals from sympathizers of a movement to activists within it?"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Maybe instead of criticising them we might learn that positive language does not work for everyone and that many are completely threatened by perceived financial burdens? Maybe a thing for M&M to run a campaign on the financial impact of business as usual? Time to use the scare card - not hopium?

From the Ashes | Dana Fisher From climate shocks to climate action

The Future of the 'Climate Movement'
www.planetcritical.com/p/from-the-a...

Screenshot from the Paper: "Untangling the differential drivers of protest participation: survey evidence from Extinction Rebellion’s arrestable and lawful actions (2019 and 2023)"

"XR’s arrestable 2019 protests, which had significant policy influence, successfully mobilised more strongly committed participants than its lawful 2023 protests." #ExtinctionRebellion #ClimateMovement
www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Andreas Malm on the new Climate Denial
#ClimateMovement

Climate change: How to talk to a denier Tips about how to engage with people who think climate change is a

"Whenever he drove me to school, I would give my own argument” vs. "I don't give credibility to people who are denying climate science, and I don't want to waste my energy on debunking more of their disinformation."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-t...

Genoss*innenbeitrag: Klassenkampf vs. Arschlochgesellschaft Von Lisa Pöttinger: "Jemanden als Arschloch bezeichnen mag zwar korrekt sein, hilft mir aber nicht, diese Person wieder auf die 'richtige' Seite zu ziehen..."

“We are quite an eccentric bunch, whose academic language puts many people off guard and makes them suspicious.” […] “So if, among other things, reactance leads to a shift to the right […] then we must resolve/reduce the reactance.”
steadyhq-com.translate.goog/de/friedlich...

“There are other options. The state of the world is more important to me than my career.” via @lisapoettinger.bsky.social
www-nd--aktuell-de.translate.goog/artikel/1187...

A man holding a megaphone is standing in front of a banner that reads: Free Palestine!

A group of men leading chants on Park Lane.

Two women leading chants on Piccadilly Circus.

Women holding a banner that reads: Globalise Students Revolution

National @pscupdates.bsky.social march London #21 #FreePalestine #Gaza #PSC

To End the Fossil Fuel Era, Activists in London Target the Insurance Industry - Inside Climate News Warning of coming floods, famine and riots, campaigners call on insurance companies to “Insure Our Survival” and stop enabling new oil, gas and coal development, joining a global movement.

“The weak spot of the fossil fuel industry is insurance” via @keertigopal.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org #ClimateMovement #ExtinctionRebellion
insideclimatenews.org/news/3011202...

Screenshot from a YouTube video called "Bonhoeffer‘s Theory of Stupidity". The caption reads: "...stupidity is perhaps less of a psychological than a sociological problem".

Interesting insight... "Stupidity is perhaps less of a psychological than a sociological problem" (from a YouTube video called "Bonhoeffer‘s Theory of Stupidity") e.g. less of an individual and more of a collective thing.

The emergence of Germany's decolonial climate movement Migrants and people of color in Germany are building an alternative to the mainstream white climate movement with decolonization at its core.

“the mainstream climate movement in Germany is ‘bourgeois,’ made up of liberal groups begging the government […] to change its policies.” via @wagingnv.bsky.social #climatemovement
wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/the-...

Help Swan Rebuild After Storm Bert Floods This weekend Storm Bert released its fury across the United Kingdom bringing heavy rain and 'unprecedented' flooding to the South West region and South Wales.

UK climate activist who has given so much to @extinctionrebellion.uk, HS2 rebellion, JSO and more - has Devon home ruined by floods. Help if you can:
chuffed.org/project/help...

Germany, Namibia genocide negotiation teams meet for last round %%title%% %%sep%% %%primary_category%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% %%sep%% The Presidency says Namibia and Germany will have the final round of negotiations for the 1904-1908 genocide reparations today.

Mind-boggling: Germany finalises a (heavily criticised) ‘reconciliation agreement’ with Namibia while standing steadfast with Israel.
www.namibian.com.na/germany-nami...

The Limits to Growth

On this day 53 years ago Dennis Meadows explained "The Limits to Growth" at a US Embassy event in London.

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