Come & join us on 22nd September in London for the first ever People's Walk For Wildlife
(Details - time, assembly place, etc. - will be publicised in due course).
chrispackham.co.uk/the-peoples-walk-for-wildlife"It’s up to all of us to protect our wildlife and ensure we live in a world where all life can flourish." -
@ChrisGPackham 
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Saturday 22nd September 2018
10am: Gather at Reformers Tree, Hyde Park
12 Noon: Information & Entertainment
1pm: Walk: Hyde Park Corner, Piccadilly, Pall Mall, Whitehall.
2pm: Finish at Richmond Terrace
https://chrispackham.co.uk/the-peoples-walk-for-wildlife
https://chrispackham.co.uk/a-peoples-manifesto-for-wildlife
From an article in The Guardian by Chris Packham:
It’s time to rouse ourselves from this complacent stupor, because we are presiding over an ecological apocalypse. But it is not too late. There is hope we can hold on to, and there is action we can take.
I’ve been organising the first People’s Walk for Wildlife, which takes place in London this Saturday from midday. Everyone is invited – foresters, reserve wardens, teachers, students, children, scientists, artists, bloggers, activists, volunteers, gardeners. We are going to sing songs, play birdsong from the missing birds and share our love of all species.
One farmer quoted in the manifesto argues that we must all rethink the way we live, shop, cook and eat “so that we wean ourselves off the damaging farming that has fed us cheaply, but at an appalling price to nature”. The manifesto is only a first draft. Some ideas will be criticised. Many of you will have other great ideas. Let’s share them, debate them, and take decisive steps to save the wildlife that enriches every single one of us.
https://theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/19/manifesto-for-wildlife-uk-countryside-species-biodiversity
It hasn't/won't work with anything. People getting together round a cause, feeding off each other's energy and then talking to others about it.
Let's all stay in silos and ignore anything outside our immediate area.
(Sounds fun, I'll be there if possible
How do you feel about the Charlton protests? Are they worthless as well?
What about the fact that our plant and animal species are literally going extinct?
How do you feel about the Charlton protests? Are they worthless as well?
No of course not, without them Roland would never have left... oh! hang on
"Nothing will ever change"
What about the fact that our plant and animal species are literally going extinct?
What of it?
It's hard to change the planet-wrecking agenda of the capitalists. But change comes with concerted effort. I'm hoping to make a difference by posting info on Charlton Life about this walk and the Manifesto - and other things that challenge injustice.
https://theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/22/hundreds-march-on-whitehall-to-call-for-end-to-war-on-wildlife
Here's a decent article by Kate Bradbury that was published yesterday:
https://standard.co.uk/comment/comment/make-more-of-your-urban-space-to-help-our-wildlife-a3942216.html
Wank for wildlife
https://twitter.com/LukeDrayPhoto
Two very good books which show how important nature is for the economy, health and well-being of the world are written by Tony Juniper, they are 'What nature does for Britain' and 'What has nature ever done for us?'.
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