Last year 15 people grounded a deportation charter flight for 10 hours at Stansted Airport to prevent it taking off. On 10th December 2018, the 15 were found guilty of a terrorism "aviation offence", namely that they "placed the safety of an airport in a likelihood of danger".…
Today, 132 civil society organisations from around the world sent an open letter to National Representations to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The letter comes just ahead of the 215th session of the ICAO Council to be held from 29th of October to 16th of November, in Montreal, Canada.…
Through the efforts of Pacific islanders who are national delegates, the UN's Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has invited the global public to provide new ideas for international policy to tame climate change. Some of the submissions may become part of deliberations at the upcoming "conference of the parties"…
A big step in taming climate change is the objective Contact: Mira Kapfinger, coordinator of Stay Grounded Mail: info@stay-grounded.org Phone: 0043/6801451307 Photos for free use: https://www.flickr.com/gp/164860673@N04/EfNB56 October 23rd, 2018 - Stay Grounded, a new global network of about 80 organisations working to curb the commercial aviation sector's unrestrained expansion,…
130 organisations demand reduction of air travel – 27 actions around the world 27 actions conducted around the world to protest aviation expansion „Trains, not planes“: Stay Grounded Network meeting concludes action weeks 130 organisations have signed a position paper with 13 steps for a just transport system Contact: Mira…
Protest against Greenwashing of aviation Yesterday, October 3d, two activists from Stay Grounded intervened in the opening of the European Aviation Summit in Vienna, discrediting the speach by EU Transport commissioner Violeta Bulc about the supposedly green future of aviation. The summit is taking place on the 3d and 4th…
1st-12th October - 2 weeks of protest events to be held around the world Contact: Magdalena Heuwieser & Mira Kapfinger / coordinators of Stay Grounded Mail: info@stay-grounded.org Phone: 0043/6503773102 1st October 2018 - This week marks the official launch of Stay Grounded, a global network of organisations and activist groups…
Contact: Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson – 0921-897-0239 09/30/2018: Bulakan, Bulacan – Calling it as one of the biggest environmental disasters to hit Manila Bay, the activist fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA-Pilipinas) said the Bulacan Aerotropolis Project will kill both the marine ecosystem and…
In October 2018, the Stay Grounded Network meeting as well as the Back on Track network meeting, took place together in Vienna and started with a public panel discussion. Representatives of a British trade union, of the civil society networks Stay Grounded and Back on Track, as well as of…
The aviation industry has announced its intention to become greener in the future. This report examines the different climate strategies. Do they deliver on their promises? Is carbon-neutral growth a realistic goal? The report “The Illusion of Green Flying” was originally published by Finance & Trade Watch, currently hosting the…