Cass Hebron
@casshebron.bsky.social
Hysterical radical. Media on inequality & economic transition at Oxfam International. Editor of The Green Fix.
She/her. Views my own. 🇧🇪♀️🍉🐌
https://thegreenfix.substack.com
She/her. Views my own. 🇧🇪♀️🍉🐌
https://thegreenfix.substack.com
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🚨 New from @desmog: Extreme Weather Events are the New Frontline of Online Climate Denial.
Social media posts by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones received 408 million views – more than emergency services and mainstream media combined.
Social media posts by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones received 408 million views – more than emergency services and mainstream media combined.
Extreme Weather Events are the New Frontline of Online Climate Denial – Report
Climate science deniers are flooding social media with false claims during extreme weather events, drowning out reliable information and putting lives at risk. A new report by the Center for…
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July 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🚨 New from @desmog: Extreme Weather Events are the New Frontline of Online Climate Denial.
Social media posts by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones received 408 million views – more than emergency services and mainstream media combined.
Social media posts by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones received 408 million views – more than emergency services and mainstream media combined.
Highly recommend this new report by @moreincommonuk.bsky.social to see what drives political opinions & polarisation.
And also I feel totally called out by the activist segment aka deepdive into my soul 👇
And also I feel totally called out by the activist segment aka deepdive into my soul 👇
Our report 'Shattered Britain' is our most comprehensive dive into British public opinion & attitudes yet. We identify the new fault lines of public opinion + how they create 7 new segments of Britain. Highlights in thread & read it all/take the quiz here t.co/BKGt22FZmP
July 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Highly recommend this new report by @moreincommonuk.bsky.social to see what drives political opinions & polarisation.
And also I feel totally called out by the activist segment aka deepdive into my soul 👇
And also I feel totally called out by the activist segment aka deepdive into my soul 👇
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UNRWA has food for the entire population for over three months — stockpiled and ready also in Al Arish, Egypt.
The supplies are available. The systems are in place.
Open the gates. Let UNRWA deliver.
1 million children are waiting.
The supplies are available. The systems are in place.
Open the gates. Let UNRWA deliver.
1 million children are waiting.
July 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
UNRWA has food for the entire population for over three months — stockpiled and ready also in Al Arish, Egypt.
The supplies are available. The systems are in place.
Open the gates. Let UNRWA deliver.
1 million children are waiting.
The supplies are available. The systems are in place.
Open the gates. Let UNRWA deliver.
1 million children are waiting.
🌱 Rest is not (always) resistance.
New essay on how capitalism leaces us co-opting social justice language to justify taking a break 👇
thegreenfix.substack.com/p/a-rough-id...
@thegreenfix.bsky.social
New essay on how capitalism leaces us co-opting social justice language to justify taking a break 👇
thegreenfix.substack.com/p/a-rough-id...
@thegreenfix.bsky.social
A Rough Idea: Rest is not resistance (on its own). But you should still take a summer break.
Taking a break doesn't need justification.
thegreenfix.substack.com
July 16, 2025 at 10:48 AM
🌱 Rest is not (always) resistance.
New essay on how capitalism leaces us co-opting social justice language to justify taking a break 👇
thegreenfix.substack.com/p/a-rough-id...
@thegreenfix.bsky.social
New essay on how capitalism leaces us co-opting social justice language to justify taking a break 👇
thegreenfix.substack.com/p/a-rough-id...
@thegreenfix.bsky.social
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🚨Applications close TOMORROW for the 5th cohort of the Online Master’s in Degrowth: Ecology, Economics & Policy at
@icta-uab.bsky.social
🕸️This year with a module on Degrowth and the Pluriverse by @sabrinafernandes.bsky.social, Ndongo Sylla, Bengi Akbulut and many more!
➡️ master.degrowth.org
@icta-uab.bsky.social
🕸️This year with a module on Degrowth and the Pluriverse by @sabrinafernandes.bsky.social, Ndongo Sylla, Bengi Akbulut and many more!
➡️ master.degrowth.org
July 14, 2025 at 7:46 AM
🚨Applications close TOMORROW for the 5th cohort of the Online Master’s in Degrowth: Ecology, Economics & Policy at
@icta-uab.bsky.social
🕸️This year with a module on Degrowth and the Pluriverse by @sabrinafernandes.bsky.social, Ndongo Sylla, Bengi Akbulut and many more!
➡️ master.degrowth.org
@icta-uab.bsky.social
🕸️This year with a module on Degrowth and the Pluriverse by @sabrinafernandes.bsky.social, Ndongo Sylla, Bengi Akbulut and many more!
➡️ master.degrowth.org
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💻From #FFD4, our EIC @casshebron.bsky.social reports on the hypocrisy of world leaders discussing the lack of progress in eradicating poverty while countries have repeatedly refused to #TaxtheSuperRich
Read more aboutthe results of the conference 👉 🔗 thegreenfix.substack.com/p/ffd
Read more aboutthe results of the conference 👉 🔗 thegreenfix.substack.com/p/ffd
July 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
💻From #FFD4, our EIC @casshebron.bsky.social reports on the hypocrisy of world leaders discussing the lack of progress in eradicating poverty while countries have repeatedly refused to #TaxtheSuperRich
Read more aboutthe results of the conference 👉 🔗 thegreenfix.substack.com/p/ffd
Read more aboutthe results of the conference 👉 🔗 thegreenfix.substack.com/p/ffd
Brussels folks! Join us tomorrow! 🌱
We have a perfect plan for your summer evening... a Climate picnic.
Join us for a relaxed outing to connect with climate and sustainability-minded people 🌿 🌼 🍻
📅 Wednesday 9 July, from 18:00
📍 Parc de Bruxelles
Register for FREE and get all the information 👉 www.eventbrite.be/e/brussels-c...
Join us for a relaxed outing to connect with climate and sustainability-minded people 🌿 🌼 🍻
📅 Wednesday 9 July, from 18:00
📍 Parc de Bruxelles
Register for FREE and get all the information 👉 www.eventbrite.be/e/brussels-c...
July 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Brussels folks! Join us tomorrow! 🌱
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🌍 Want to learn about Degrowth?
🚨1 week left to apply (!) for the 5th cohort of the Online Master’s in Degrowth: Ecology, Economics & Policy at @icta-uab.bsky.social
🗣This year with a course on global capitalism, inequality and growth by @jasonhickel.bsky.social
➡️ master.degrowth.org
🚨1 week left to apply (!) for the 5th cohort of the Online Master’s in Degrowth: Ecology, Economics & Policy at @icta-uab.bsky.social
🗣This year with a course on global capitalism, inequality and growth by @jasonhickel.bsky.social
➡️ master.degrowth.org
Master in Political Ecology & Online Master on Degrowth
master.degrowth.org
July 7, 2025 at 8:48 AM
🌍 Want to learn about Degrowth?
🚨1 week left to apply (!) for the 5th cohort of the Online Master’s in Degrowth: Ecology, Economics & Policy at @icta-uab.bsky.social
🗣This year with a course on global capitalism, inequality and growth by @jasonhickel.bsky.social
➡️ master.degrowth.org
🚨1 week left to apply (!) for the 5th cohort of the Online Master’s in Degrowth: Ecology, Economics & Policy at @icta-uab.bsky.social
🗣This year with a course on global capitalism, inequality and growth by @jasonhickel.bsky.social
➡️ master.degrowth.org
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REACTION: The #FFD4 showed the challenges remaining to meet the Sustainable Development Goals - but also the power of international cooperation.
👉 oxf.am/ffd-reaction
👉 oxf.am/ffd-reaction
July 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
REACTION: The #FFD4 showed the challenges remaining to meet the Sustainable Development Goals - but also the power of international cooperation.
👉 oxf.am/ffd-reaction
👉 oxf.am/ffd-reaction
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REACTION: Oxfam welcomes Brazil, Spain and South Africa’s new coalition to tax the super-rich, launched today at #FFD4.
Tackling extreme inequality is vital to fund development goals.
Now other countries must follow their lead.
👉 oxf.am/tax-rich-ffd
Tackling extreme inequality is vital to fund development goals.
Now other countries must follow their lead.
👉 oxf.am/tax-rich-ffd
July 1, 2025 at 8:47 AM
REACTION: Oxfam welcomes Brazil, Spain and South Africa’s new coalition to tax the super-rich, launched today at #FFD4.
Tackling extreme inequality is vital to fund development goals.
Now other countries must follow their lead.
👉 oxf.am/tax-rich-ffd
Tackling extreme inequality is vital to fund development goals.
Now other countries must follow their lead.
👉 oxf.am/tax-rich-ffd
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"The world doesn’t need more billionaires - it needs governments with the courage to stand up for ordinary people, to invest in public services, and to create a system that benefits all."
Oxfam's Amitabh Behar today as #FFD4 kicks off👇
www.context.news/socioeconomi...
Oxfam's Amitabh Behar today as #FFD4 kicks off👇
www.context.news/socioeconomi...
It’s time to start taxing the super-rich to finance development | Context by TRF
Inequality has reached obscene levels, but a major financing for development conference (FFD4) provides a chance for governments to change tack
www.context.news
June 30, 2025 at 10:45 AM
"The world doesn’t need more billionaires - it needs governments with the courage to stand up for ordinary people, to invest in public services, and to create a system that benefits all."
Oxfam's Amitabh Behar today as #FFD4 kicks off👇
www.context.news/socioeconomi...
Oxfam's Amitabh Behar today as #FFD4 kicks off👇
www.context.news/socioeconomi...
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"60% of low-income countries are on the brink of a debt crisis, according to a report launched this week by Oxfam."
Governments must address extreme inequality at #FFD4 to get global development goals on track.
In @elpais.com 👇
elpais.com/planeta-futu... @anacarbajosa.bsky.social
Governments must address extreme inequality at #FFD4 to get global development goals on track.
In @elpais.com 👇
elpais.com/planeta-futu... @anacarbajosa.bsky.social
La tormenta perfecta de deuda, recortes de ayuda y emergencia climática que asfixia al Sur Global
La IV Conferencia Internacional sobre Financiación para el Desarrollo de la ONU, que se celebra desde este domingo en Sevilla, busca soluciones para alcanzar los objetivos de desarrollo en un mundo en...
elpais.com
June 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
"60% of low-income countries are on the brink of a debt crisis, according to a report launched this week by Oxfam."
Governments must address extreme inequality at #FFD4 to get global development goals on track.
In @elpais.com 👇
elpais.com/planeta-futu... @anacarbajosa.bsky.social
Governments must address extreme inequality at #FFD4 to get global development goals on track.
In @elpais.com 👇
elpais.com/planeta-futu... @anacarbajosa.bsky.social
🔔TONIGHT in Seville: Amitabh Behar, Executive Director of @oxfaminternational.bsky.social will speak following a free screening of Tax Wars.
Reach out to arrange Oxfam interviews or quotes.
Details here 👉 cicus.us.es/taxwars/
#FFD4 @icrict.bsky.social @xjusticiafiscal.bsky.social
Reach out to arrange Oxfam interviews or quotes.
Details here 👉 cicus.us.es/taxwars/
#FFD4 @icrict.bsky.social @xjusticiafiscal.bsky.social
🚨 ¡FALTAN 48 HORAS para la #FFD4 en Sevilla! 🚨
💡 Las multinacionales y los ultrarricos evitan pagar impuestos… mientras el resto cargamos con la factura
#QuePaguenLosQueMásTienen #ImpuestosJustos #QuePaguenEllos
Con @xjusticiafiscal.bsky.social @icrict.bsky.social
¡vente! cicus.us.es/taxwars/ 👇
💡 Las multinacionales y los ultrarricos evitan pagar impuestos… mientras el resto cargamos con la factura
#QuePaguenLosQueMásTienen #ImpuestosJustos #QuePaguenEllos
Con @xjusticiafiscal.bsky.social @icrict.bsky.social
¡vente! cicus.us.es/taxwars/ 👇
June 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🔔TONIGHT in Seville: Amitabh Behar, Executive Director of @oxfaminternational.bsky.social will speak following a free screening of Tax Wars.
Reach out to arrange Oxfam interviews or quotes.
Details here 👉 cicus.us.es/taxwars/
#FFD4 @icrict.bsky.social @xjusticiafiscal.bsky.social
Reach out to arrange Oxfam interviews or quotes.
Details here 👉 cicus.us.es/taxwars/
#FFD4 @icrict.bsky.social @xjusticiafiscal.bsky.social
Btw it is madness to me to hold a UN conference in Seville in July...
Negotiating in temperatures of 42 degrees and still world leaders favour corporate profit over fulfilling their pledges in development finance & climate resilience.
#FFD4 #TaxTheSuperRich
Negotiating in temperatures of 42 degrees and still world leaders favour corporate profit over fulfilling their pledges in development finance & climate resilience.
#FFD4 #TaxTheSuperRich
June 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Btw it is madness to me to hold a UN conference in Seville in July...
Negotiating in temperatures of 42 degrees and still world leaders favour corporate profit over fulfilling their pledges in development finance & climate resilience.
#FFD4 #TaxTheSuperRich
Negotiating in temperatures of 42 degrees and still world leaders favour corporate profit over fulfilling their pledges in development finance & climate resilience.
#FFD4 #TaxTheSuperRich
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NEW: 40 ex-world leaders rebuke “narrow unilateralism” and call for nations to urgently join forces to combat inequality.
Open letter organised by @clubdemadrid.bsky.social @oxfaminternational.bsky.social & People's Medicine Alliance.
www.theguardian.com/business/202... #FFD4
Open letter organised by @clubdemadrid.bsky.social @oxfaminternational.bsky.social & People's Medicine Alliance.
www.theguardian.com/business/202... #FFD4
Ex-world leaders call for ‘powerful shift’ as they warn of extreme inequality
Former leaders urge current state heads to work together to end poverty amid potential of first trillionaires emerging
www.theguardian.com
June 27, 2025 at 7:42 AM
NEW: 40 ex-world leaders rebuke “narrow unilateralism” and call for nations to urgently join forces to combat inequality.
Open letter organised by @clubdemadrid.bsky.social @oxfaminternational.bsky.social & People's Medicine Alliance.
www.theguardian.com/business/202... #FFD4
Open letter organised by @clubdemadrid.bsky.social @oxfaminternational.bsky.social & People's Medicine Alliance.
www.theguardian.com/business/202... #FFD4
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PRESS RELEASE: New wealth of top 1% surges by over $33.9 trillion since 2015 – enough to end poverty 22 times over.
New Oxfam research shows global development “abysmally off track” ahead of #FFD4.
👉https://oxf.am/ffd-brief-2025
New Oxfam research shows global development “abysmally off track” ahead of #FFD4.
👉https://oxf.am/ffd-brief-2025
June 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
PRESS RELEASE: New wealth of top 1% surges by over $33.9 trillion since 2015 – enough to end poverty 22 times over.
New Oxfam research shows global development “abysmally off track” ahead of #FFD4.
👉https://oxf.am/ffd-brief-2025
New Oxfam research shows global development “abysmally off track” ahead of #FFD4.
👉https://oxf.am/ffd-brief-2025
Calling development, aid & tax journos!
Oxfam & Club de Madrid are hosting a high-level panel on financing development in an era of inequality during the #FFD4.
⏰ 1 July at 19h CEST
📌 Seville, Spain
🛜 Livestreaming available
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/financing-...
#JournoRequest
Oxfam & Club de Madrid are hosting a high-level panel on financing development in an era of inequality during the #FFD4.
⏰ 1 July at 19h CEST
📌 Seville, Spain
🛜 Livestreaming available
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/financing-...
#JournoRequest
June 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Calling development, aid & tax journos!
Oxfam & Club de Madrid are hosting a high-level panel on financing development in an era of inequality during the #FFD4.
⏰ 1 July at 19h CEST
📌 Seville, Spain
🛜 Livestreaming available
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/financing-...
#JournoRequest
Oxfam & Club de Madrid are hosting a high-level panel on financing development in an era of inequality during the #FFD4.
⏰ 1 July at 19h CEST
📌 Seville, Spain
🛜 Livestreaming available
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/financing-...
#JournoRequest
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Hi! Journos covering the #FFD4 in Seville and topics in aid, debt, economic inequality: I & @oxfaminternational.bsky.social will be on the ground, organising events & spokespeople available for interviews. DM to be added to our media list.
#JournoRequest #FinancingForDevelopment
#JournoRequest #FinancingForDevelopment
June 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Hi! Journos covering the #FFD4 in Seville and topics in aid, debt, economic inequality: I & @oxfaminternational.bsky.social will be on the ground, organising events & spokespeople available for interviews. DM to be added to our media list.
#JournoRequest #FinancingForDevelopment
#JournoRequest #FinancingForDevelopment
📣 NGO workers are on strike in Belgium today against the right wing Arizona government.
Here's @thegreenfix.bsky.social with all you need to know 👇
open.substack.com/pub/thegreen...
Here's @thegreenfix.bsky.social with all you need to know 👇
open.substack.com/pub/thegreen...
NGO workers in Brussels are on strike as we speak - it's kind of a big deal
Hearing from organisers of the NGO protests against the new right wing government
open.substack.com
June 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
📣 NGO workers are on strike in Belgium today against the right wing Arizona government.
Here's @thegreenfix.bsky.social with all you need to know 👇
open.substack.com/pub/thegreen...
Here's @thegreenfix.bsky.social with all you need to know 👇
open.substack.com/pub/thegreen...
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Who should pay for climate damage? We think it should be the firms that profit from it. @ashfaqkhalfan.bsky.social explains @oxfaminternational.bsky.social's call for a permanent tax on the profits of fossil fuel firms. #MakeRichPollutersPay
views-voices.oxfam.org.uk/2025/06/who-...
views-voices.oxfam.org.uk/2025/06/who-...
Who should pay for climate damage? We think it should be the firms that profit from it - Views & Voices
Oxfam is calling for a permanent tax on the profits of fossil fuel firms. Such a tax, says Ashfaq Khalfan, could raise $400bn in its first year, vital funds that could not only support those suffering...
views-voices.oxfam.org.uk
June 23, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Who should pay for climate damage? We think it should be the firms that profit from it. @ashfaqkhalfan.bsky.social explains @oxfaminternational.bsky.social's call for a permanent tax on the profits of fossil fuel firms. #MakeRichPollutersPay
views-voices.oxfam.org.uk/2025/06/who-...
views-voices.oxfam.org.uk/2025/06/who-...
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🛢️ 8 personnes sur 10 veulent taxer les multinationales fossiles pour financer les pertes et dommages causés par la crise climatique.
💰 Pendant qu’elles engrangent des milliards, le Sud global subit les dégâts qu'elles causent!
📢 Il est temps de les faire payer.
www.lalibre.be/dernieres-de...
💰 Pendant qu’elles engrangent des milliards, le Sud global subit les dégâts qu'elles causent!
📢 Il est temps de les faire payer.
www.lalibre.be/dernieres-de...
Climat - Greenpeace et Oxfam plaident pour l'imposition des entreprises de combustibles fossiles
Les organisations Greenpeace International et Oxfam International plaident pour que les gouvernements des quatre coins du monde appliquent une taxe sur les bénéfices des géants du pétrole, du gaz et d...
www.lalibre.be
June 20, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🛢️ 8 personnes sur 10 veulent taxer les multinationales fossiles pour financer les pertes et dommages causés par la crise climatique.
💰 Pendant qu’elles engrangent des milliards, le Sud global subit les dégâts qu'elles causent!
📢 Il est temps de les faire payer.
www.lalibre.be/dernieres-de...
💰 Pendant qu’elles engrangent des milliards, le Sud global subit les dégâts qu'elles causent!
📢 Il est temps de les faire payer.
www.lalibre.be/dernieres-de...
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Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the Hague to show their discontent at NATO's climbing defence spending and a possible war with Iran, just days before the Dutch city hosts the decisive alliance summit.
#EuropeNews
#EuropeNews
Hundreds take to the street in the Hague to demonstrate against NATO
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the Hague to show their discontent at NATO's climbing defence spending and a possible war with Iran, just days before the Dutch city hosts the decisive alliance summit.
l.euronews.com
June 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the Hague to show their discontent at NATO's climbing defence spending and a possible war with Iran, just days before the Dutch city hosts the decisive alliance summit.
#EuropeNews
#EuropeNews
Join us next week! Boardgames while the world unravels into political chaos outside 🎉✨
Join us for a night of climate conversations and board games! 🎲🌱
Together with Team for the Planet, we'll discuss the realities of trying to navigate sustainability and ethics in day-to-day life. Plus, we'll provide a selection of boardgames!
Register here 👉 lu.ma/v9na766b
Together with Team for the Planet, we'll discuss the realities of trying to navigate sustainability and ethics in day-to-day life. Plus, we'll provide a selection of boardgames!
Register here 👉 lu.ma/v9na766b
June 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Join us next week! Boardgames while the world unravels into political chaos outside 🎉✨
Reposted by Cass Hebron
PRESS RELEASE: 8 out of 10 people support taxing oil and gas corporations to pay for climate damages, global survey by @greenpeace.org and @oxfaminternational.bsky.social finds.
Study launched today as governments meet for #JuneClimateMeetings #SB62.
👉https://oxf.am/polluters-profit-tax
Study launched today as governments meet for #JuneClimateMeetings #SB62.
👉https://oxf.am/polluters-profit-tax
June 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
PRESS RELEASE: 8 out of 10 people support taxing oil and gas corporations to pay for climate damages, global survey by @greenpeace.org and @oxfaminternational.bsky.social finds.
Study launched today as governments meet for #JuneClimateMeetings #SB62.
👉https://oxf.am/polluters-profit-tax
Study launched today as governments meet for #JuneClimateMeetings #SB62.
👉https://oxf.am/polluters-profit-tax
Slightly too unfiltered thoughts from a very frantic work month 👀
thegreenfix.substack.com/p/working-in...
thegreenfix.substack.com/p/working-in...
June 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Slightly too unfiltered thoughts from a very frantic work month 👀
thegreenfix.substack.com/p/working-in...
thegreenfix.substack.com/p/working-in...