Short version: please sign the petition at https://tinyurl.com/rbnature and share it! We are lucky to live in a borough which has some of the nicest green open spaces in London and where it is not unusual to see butterflies, bats and dragonflies. Sadly nature enthusiasts in Redbridge have seen with their own eyes the declineContinue reading “Petition to LB Redbridge to declare a Nature Emergency”
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Urgent petitions for May 2025
For many people, signing a petition is the only form of political activism they have time for. Sharing a petition can be a crucial first step in getting people to think about and engage with a vital issue, and in fact give them hope that there are realistic positive changes out there to be made.Continue reading “Urgent petitions for May 2025”
Why so quiet?
There’s a climate and ecological emergency. So why aren’t we talking about it more? Do we not know how to discuss our worries, or what to do? Are we afraid of being judged? Are we pushing it away hoping someone else will take responsibility – and in that case who? One of WCA’s activist membersContinue reading “Why so quiet?”
WCA response to Independent Water Commission call for evidence April 2025
Response ID ANON-XXU5-KQX5-3 Submitted to Independent Water Commission – Call for Evidence Submitted on 2025-04-20 15:10:33 About you 1 Would you like your response to be confidential? 3 Do you consent to being contacted by the Independent Water Commission about your response? Yes 4 If you consented above, please provide your… email address. Email: wansteadclimateaction@gmail.comContinue reading “WCA response to Independent Water Commission call for evidence April 2025”
International Women’s Day
And the climate crisis
Minutes of meeting at The Bull 3 Feb 2025.
Present Kathy, Diane, Sue, Eamon, Marian, RoseMary, Cedric, Paul Apologies for absence Karen, Deep, Carole, Patience, Anne Smith Paul Kaufman was outside the High Court again on Monday, combining the efforts the We Own It campaign, Boycott Thames Water and other water campaigners. Thames Water are still trying to get a £3bn bailout loan towardsContinue reading “Minutes of meeting at The Bull 3 Feb 2025.”
Report of Q&A with Cllr Jo Blackman 3.12.24
The following is a record of the WCA monthly public event held at The Bull on 3 December with Cllr Jo Blackman, a councillor for Wanstead and the Lead Councillor on the environment for the London Borough of Redbridge. Every effort has been made to ensure that this record is as accurate and as detailedContinue reading “Report of Q&A with Cllr Jo Blackman 3.12.24”
WCA November meeting. The Bull. Mon 4.11.24. Draft minutes
Minutes of WCA meeting 4/11/24 Present [Recorded separately] Apologies for absence. [Recorded separately] Joining FOE We have now had what this would mean clarified. We do not have to lose our identity as Wanstead Climate Action in any way. We get public liability insurance, support and materials to run Local FOE campaigns if we choose.Continue reading “WCA November meeting. The Bull. Mon 4.11.24. Draft minutes”
Engaging with our MP
Four representatives of Wanstead Climate Action took part in the first meeting between the group and the newly elected MP for Wanstead and Woodford, Calvin Bailey. The meeting took place in the MP’s constituency office in early October 2024. Calvin Bailey was only able to provide a 20 minute slot out of his busy schedule.Continue reading “Engaging with our MP”
‘Power-full’ Event
During the Wanstead Fringe (September 24), WCA organised an event called ‘Power-full: How to future proof your home (and your life)’ about all things Retrofit. Two speakers from the Home Energy Action Lab did a Q&A. Also Dan Edelstyn from the Power Station group came to update us on his (successful) campaign to get solarContinue reading “‘Power-full’ Event”
