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Gail Freeman
@gfreeman.bsky.social
Environment 🌳 Social justice 💪
Director of Development at Global Action Plan
20 years working for environment not-for-profits
Lifelong indie kid now living in suburban London
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Remember this one. In five years, or ten, or twenty. When we're a weird, dirty, backward nation that still sets fire to stuff, and places like China and India start to ask us why.
May 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
👩‍💻It's Safer Internet Day 👨‍💻
When young people fall for online scams the message they receive from institutions is clear: it’s not our concern, it’s your fault. But why aren’t tech platforms being held accountable for enabling scammers?

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Flipping the Script: Why Young People Shouldn’t Blame Themselves for Online Scams
Ali Body, Global Action Plan’s Head of Insights, Impact and Research – and a parent herself -shares her reflections following recent conversations with young people impacted by online scams.
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February 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
It’s
#CleanAirNight! 🌖
Want to get involved? Learn and share the facts about wood burning to protect your health and your family⬇️

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Clean Air Night
Did you know that lighting fires in our homes is the largest source of harmful small particle air pollution in the UK? If you didn’t, you’re not alone! Wood burning harms our health and the environmen...
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January 22, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🪵🔥Burning wood is the most polluting way to heat your home. Join this webinar on Monday 13th January with @globalactionplan.bsky.social to find out what we can do to protect public health. globalactionplan.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Watch our young Good Life Schools changemakers from Ysgol Maes y Gwendraeth in Carmarthenshire on BBC iPlayer 📺

This #BlackFriday we're proud to announce that our #GoodLifeSchools programme - challenging the relentless pressure on young people to consume - has officially launched in Wales.
November 30, 2024 at 10:26 AM
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The Department for Education's Curriculum and Assessment Review call for evidence closes tomorrow, 22nd November.

Parents, students and citizens can respond too (not just teachers).

Get your voice heard in shaping the curriculum of the future.

▶️ consult.education.gov.uk/curriculum-a...
November 21, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Using log burners and open fires harms your health. Save the date for #CleanAirNight 2025 🔥
 
We launched Clean Air Night in 2024 to shine a light on the uncomfortable truth about wood burning. www.actionforcleanair.org.uk/campaigns/cl...
November 22, 2024 at 2:26 PM
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Calling Education Peeps:
EVENT: 6.30pm November 27th:
Climate on the Brink - with Prof. Kevin Anderson and @globalactionplan.bsky.social. In person at University of Derby.
Climate on the Brink - with Prof. Kevin Anderson
Eventbrite - Climate on the Brink - with Prof. Kevin Anderson - Wednesday, 27 November 2024 at University of Derby, Derby, England. Find event and ticket information.
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November 18, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Calling Education Peeps:
EVENT: 6.30pm November 27th:
Climate on the Brink - with Prof. Kevin Anderson and @globalactionplan.bsky.social. In person at University of Derby.
Climate on the Brink - with Prof. Kevin Anderson
Eventbrite - Climate on the Brink - with Prof. Kevin Anderson - Wednesday, 27 November 2024 at University of Derby, Derby, England. Find event and ticket information.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 18, 2024 at 8:08 PM
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In the Age of Misinformation, let's remember these headlines after the Titanic sank.

During wireless chatter, someone asked: "Are the Titanic passengers safe?” An answer came: "The ship is being towed to Halifax and everyone is ok." That 2nd transmission didnt refer to the Titanic, hence the error.
November 15, 2024 at 12:02 PM
Pop will Eat Itself @ The Islington Academy 4.10.24
October 6, 2024 at 8:39 PM
First day at secondary school. Teacher says ‘get your phones out of your bags, so you can take a picture of your new timetable’. One kid in the class has no phone. Not into teacher blaming but this sucks.
September 3, 2024 at 6:55 PM