Activists from all over Europe and beyond are meeting in Lille, France. Actions to tackle air traffic are planned - the first on 8 October. Lille/Vienna/Montreal, 27 September 2022 – Starting today, the UN body for civil aviation is meeting in Montreal, Canada,...
Action Against Expansion of LEJ Airport Leipzig!
Transformation not Expansion! Transform LEJ recently protested against the expansion of Halle/Leipzig Airport Leipzig – On July 29, 2022 the new action and protest alliance Transform LEJ held a vigil in front of the state directorate, for opposing the expansion...
Engaging aviation workers and trade unions
Climate campaigners are coalescing around an agenda of no expansion of airports and the need for a long-term reduction of aviation. However, not all of these campaigns have incorporated worker perspectives to better understand the impact on jobs and changes to local...
“Bullshit Flights”: A debate on legitimate air traffic
By now, it is well known that flying is bad for the climate. What’s not clear enough is that it is mostly a problem of inequality: flying is essentially a luxury activity, and in many cases downright obscene. Analogous to the concept of bullshit jobs [1] – jobs...
World Social Forum – The struggle for climate justice and the degrowth of aviation – experiences from the Stay Grounded Network
January 29th 2021 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (UTC/GMT, Greenich Mean Time) language: English Links and Information: – Event website – Additional information and registration on the website: www.wsf2021.net – Participation via zoom:...
