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Some more good news to brighten up your Bluesky feed! It may not be until the 2030s, but we're counting down the days already 🤩
Eurostar vows to run direct trains from UK to Germany and Switzerland
Cross-Channel rail operator, which is trying to fend off rivals for its London depot space, regards early 2030s as feasible
www.theguardian.com
June 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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"It links back to everything. I feel like my relationship with nature has become more intense" 🌱

Maryam Jameela speaks to Mohammed Jamal, founder of Inner City Healers, about why he's inviting South Asian men from #Sheffield out into the Peak District to reconnect with their mental health.
Inner City Healers pave the way for Sheffield's South Asian men to connect with their mental health
Meet Mohammed Jamal, a Burngreave resident with an initiative to promote the healing nature of hiking.
nowthenmagazine.com
June 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Today, the FTAO team was at the Port of Antwerp with @fairtradebelgium.bsky.social & a delegation of cocoa producer representatives from Ghana & Côte d'Ivoire 🌍🍫

The visit was a fascinating look at a crucial stage of the supply chain: from ship to storage, including quality control & traceability.
May 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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On May 20, we co-hosted a conference on advancing #LivingIncomes and #LivingWages in agriculture supply chains with @fairtradeftao.bsky.social, Fairtrade International, and @eesc.bsky.social

Catch the aftermovie & stay tuned for next steps! 👇
youtu.be/lofA1MqwsYw
Aftermovie - Bridging Policy and Practice: Advancing Living Incomes and Living Wages in Agriculture
YouTube video by Fairtrade Belgium
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May 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Sustainable Workwear’s Gerard Whelan; and Rediscovery Centre colleagues at launch of new cotton clothing Fairtrade At Work campaign www.fairtrade.ie/get-involved...
April 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Senastiāo Selgado - He documented the lives of forgotten people all over the world and opened the eyes of comfortable people everywhere.
And then he went home to Brazil and imagined great forests to be re- born, he re-wilded the Amazon! Decades ago..
artreview.com/sebastiao-sa...
Sebastião Salgado, environmentalist photographer, 1944–2025
Salgado’s social and documentary photography offered a humanistic view of disadvantaged populations around the world
artreview.com
May 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
June 11, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The U.N. Expert on Palestine Who Captured the World’s Attention newrepublic.com/article/1914... via @newrepublic.com
The U.N. Expert on Palestine Who Captured the World’s Attention
AIPAC ​h​ates her. Social media loves her. Amid a bitter​ war, Francesca Albanese became an unlikely star.
newrepublic.com
February 20, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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In Israel, "there is a very, very impressive new generation of kids that have seen the horrors of the Gaza war and are saying that they will not take part in any of it," says journalist Haggai Matar, himself a former conscientious objector.
Haggai Matar on Conscientious Objectors in Israel & Netanyahu’s Crackdown on the Press
Extended interview with Israeli journalist and activist Haggai Matar, a former conscientious objector who now serves as executive director of +972 Magazine.
www.democracynow.org
December 6, 2024 at 7:45 PM
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"Italian operator Trenitalia, Swiss operator SBB and Czech company RegioJet come out on top, while Eurostar ranks last."

Is that because @eurostarnews.bsky.social is so UNNECESSARILY EXPENSIVE?!!
www.transportenvironment.org/articles/rai...
Mind the gap! Europe’s Rail Operators: a Comparative Ranking
Europe’s leading advocates for clean transport & energy
www.transportenvironment.org
December 9, 2024 at 2:36 PM
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"Indefensible": U.S. Continues Deporting Haitians Amid Political Instability, Massacres
U.S. Continues Deporting Haitians Amid Political Instability, Massacres
Nearly 200 Haitians in Port-au-Prince were killed over the weekend on the orders of a powerful gang leader who reportedly targeted elderly practitioners of voodoo because he blamed them for sickening...
www.democracynow.org
December 11, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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Israel’s former defense chief Yoav Gallant met with Biden’s Middle East envoy, Brett McGurk, at the White House on Tuesday. Their meeting came just weeks after the ICC issued an arrest warrant against Gallant for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Gaza. https://buff.ly/3ZvVJYT
December 11, 2024 at 5:30 PM
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Exciting to see the growth of rail travel in Spain! Let's hope we see more of this elsewhere too

"Thanks to the ‘open access’ liberalisation of the European rail network, increased competition among rail operators has led to improved services and reduced costs of tickets."
All aboard the train in Spain - article by me on how Spain is embracing the rail renaissance given the ‘open access’ liberalisation of the European rail network www.greentraveller.co.uk/post/all-abo...
All aboard the train in Spain
Train travel in Spain, including high speed networks and other long distance rail services
www.greentraveller.co.uk
November 20, 2024 at 3:57 PM
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In Sri Lanka, the leftist coalition of the new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won a landslide victory in snap parliamentary elections.
Sri Lanka’s New President Receives Mandate for Leftist Economic Agenda After Parliamentary Victory
In Sri Lanka, the leftist coalition of the new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won a landslide victory in snap parliamentary elections. Sri Lanka’s first leftist leader, a self-described…
www.democracynow.org
November 15, 2024 at 9:25 PM
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Facing tight restrictions on demonstrations, activists at the #COP29 U.N. climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, held a silent protest Saturday to demand the phase-out of fossil fuels, climate financing for the Global South, and a just transition to clean energy.

democracynow.org/cop29
November 16, 2024 at 7:43 PM
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Flight Free UK is now on Bluesky! Follow us for info and inspo for how (and why) to fly less.

Our website is packed full of stories about why people are choosing to stay grounded, as well as all you need to know about aviation emissions. Find out more at flightfree.co.uk
Flight Free UK
Fight climate change: make the pledge to be flight free in 2024
flightfree.co.uk
November 18, 2024 at 12:53 PM
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Live from #COP29: Climate Justice Activists Demand Action as Trump's Return Looms Over U.N. Summit
Live from COP29: Climate Justice Activists Demand Action
We are broadcasting live from COP29, the United Nations climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, where countries are shaping the world’s response to the climate crisis. Despite pledges at last year’s…
www.democracynow.org
November 18, 2024 at 5:05 PM
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Crackdown in Azerbaijan: COP29 Host Country Arrests Climate Activists & Journalists Ahead of Talks
COP29 Host Azerbaijan Arrests Climate Activists & Journalists
As we broadcast this week from the U.N. climate talks in Baku, human rights groups have warned of Azerbaijan’s escalating crackdown on civil society groups, government critics and the press. Since…
www.democracynow.org
November 18, 2024 at 7:15 PM