Today, Monday 14 November, there were protests at more than 100 branches of Barclays Bank across the UK. Campaigners were highlighting Barclays’ investment in fossil fuels (oil, coal and gas). HOT’s Erica Smith witnessed the protest at the Hastings branch in the pedestrian area opposite Queens Arcade.
Should climate change polluters pay compensation for the damaging effects of the pollution they cause? Members of Bexhill and Hastings Global Justice Now group think so, and recently held a Walk of Witness to urge action by the government on behalf of poorer countries facing huge bills due to climate change, as they report.
On Saturday 6 November, local grandparents will be staging a peaceful march along the seafront in Hastings. They want to express their deep concern for the environment and the legacy they are leaving behind for their children and grandchildren.
This week, East Sussex County Council was accused of failing to address climate crisis two years after declaring a Climate Emergency. HOT’s Erica Smith was one of many Hastings residents who donned a two-year old’s birthday party hat and took the train to Lewes to add her voice to the protest.
Women from Hastings and the environs came together during lockdown to create a banner protesting against the effects of climate change.
On Saturday 11 July, Extinction Rebellion Hastings and St Leonards (XRHSL) temporarily installed 1,200 pairs of children’s shoes on Hastings Pier, in a performance installation entitled GONE. Erica Smith went to witness the fleeting installation.
On Saturday morning, 11 July, Extinction Rebellion Hastings and St Leonards will temporarily install 1,000 pairs of children’s shoes on Hastings Pier, in a performance installation entitled GONE. Erica Smith checks in with XR’s Felix Lozano to find out more about the installation.
When unstoppable utility meets administrative fixity, something’s got to give. Bernard McGinley, who also took the photos, looks at the Planning Committee’s recent decision to approve the installation of solar panels on the roof of a listed church in Ore against the advice of planners.
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