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Ban Night Flights at Airports: 200+ groups come together for the end of night flights at airports and actions take place at 10 countries
Over 200 organisations are calling for a ban on night flights, pointing to their severe health and climate impacts. As part of the International Day of Action, groups in 10 countries took creative action to demand an end to sleepless nights caused by airport noise.
Red line at Barcelona airport to protest its expansion
A group of activists drew a red line in a symbolic action at Terminal 1 of Barcelona El Prat Airport to show their rejection of the proposed expansion of this and other airports. The international conference of the Stay Grounded network, ‘Beyond aviation,...
International conference against aviation and tourism takes place in Barcelona
More than 180 international activists will meet from 3rd-6th July at a conference in Barcelona for the reduction of tourism and aviation The conference comes less than a month after the Catalan regional government approved the expansion of Barcelona's El Prat airport...
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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...