Airport Extractivist Model Tourism: Peoples’ Voices!

by Mira Kapfinger | Aug 9, 2022 | Members, Stay Grounded activities

Governments and corporations promote airports as a sign of progress and with promises of ‘development’. In reality, the construction of airports and associated infrastructure drives people off their land, destroys livelihoods, plunders water and fertile soil and...

Panel at Climate Justice Week in Dominican Republic: Airport Extractivist Model and Tourism

by Daniela | Jul 18, 2022

20. July: 13:15 – 15:00 (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) // 19:15 – 21:00 (CEST) This panel will be in Spanish with no translation. Governments and corporations promote airports as a sign of progress and with promises of ‘development’. In reality, the...

Release: Just Transition of Aviation Discussion Paper

by Magdalena Heuwieser | Feb 8, 2021 | Press Release

London/Vienna – 8th of February 2021: Today, the UK trade union PCS and the global network Stay Grounded published together a paper entitled “A Rapid and Just Transition of Aviation – Shifting towards Climate-Just Mobility”. Tahir Latif, PCS Aviation Group...

World Social Forum – The struggle for climate justice and the degrowth of aviation – experiences from the Stay Grounded Network

by Anne | Jan 26, 2021

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:...

Sail to the COP – a grounded sailing story

by Michaela | Sep 15, 2020 | Grounded Stories

“We woke up with dolphins and flying fish around the ship. But far more importantly, it was the most unique opportunity to form a community, unlike anything else I have experienced.”  Rosa Hofgärtner from ExPlane shares the adventurous journey she, together with...