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In this section you find current information about the aviation industry and campaigns to counter aviation. You can see all articles of one category by clicking on the yellow button with the category’s name.
“Touristification is death to our culture” – Statement from the Maya community centre U kúuchil k Ch’i’ibalo’on
We are Mayans who inhabit the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, people who love our land, our culture and our identity as indigenous people; we carry within us the memory of a people with great wisdom. Our ancestors taught us respect for Mother Earth, gratitude for life...
What the Stay Grounded network achieved in 2025
2025 was a year of turmoil and continuing crisis as we witnessed more extreme weather events, fascism gaining ground, and the continuing genocide in Gaza. In this moment, the Stay Grounded network decided to come together, take stock, and create strategies to resist...
Press Release: Mayan group tours Europe to share their work
A Mayan organisation is travelling to three countries in Europe to spread knowledge of their community work and take part in a range of events. The U kúuchil K Ch’i’ibalo’on Community Centre, a member of the Stay on Earth network, will visit Spain, Germany and Sweden...
Against fossil imperialism: Venezuela is not plunder and Abya Yala is not a sacrifice zone
Translation from the original Spanish statement by Espejos del Sur Global, which Stay Grounded signed. For more than 500 years, the Global North has sought to turn Abya Yala (Latin America) and the Global South into a sacrifice zone for capitalism. First, colonial...
“We need to change the direction of travel.” – groups take action across 13 European cities to demand more night trains
On the evening of 12 December, supporters of several groups for just mobility – including Stay Grounded, Back on Track and ATERRA – gathered at train stations across 13 European cities, staging “Pyjama Parties for Night Trains”. From Lisbon to Vienna, and in cities...
UK government paying mere lip service to climate reduction targets
In the UK the government is throwing its full weight behind airport expansion using the narrative of 'economic growth' to justify it while claiming that the climate impact can be addressed through false solutions. It's a trend we're seeing across the world as airport...
A question of equity: Organising for health and climate justice at King County International Airport
Continuing the struggles against commercialisation, expropriation and environmental racism, community organising and coalition building successfully halted expansion plans for King County International airport in Seattle, US. However, efforts continue to put care for...
Mayan activists denounce ecocide and ethnocide caused by Maya Train
Not all grounded travel is just. The Maya Train is a railway loop created by the Mexican government that connects Mayan archaeological sites and seaside resorts in the Yucatan peninsular. Indigenous communities have been resisting the devastating project for years...
Travel and leisure could be utopian – take a look
The tourism and travel industries have created a destructive duo, one that jeopardises the way of life for local communities and destroys the environment to create profit for a few. But travel and leisure time could look so different if we recreate these systems with...
‘Let us sleep!’ – Actions in 12 countries to ban night flights
On 13 September, groups in 12 countries raised their voices to say NO to night flights at airports. From their harmful effects on health to their destructive climate impacts, night flights are an unnecessary nuisance that falls hardest on already marginalised...