Feb 73 minStriking TipsFirst time strikes and seasoned veterans, gather round. With a whole year of strikes coming up to usher in a new decade, we're not pulling any punches for ou...
Jan 242 minRESOURCE: Posters and PlacardsProtest signs are a staple of any major demonstration. Here in Leicester we have a track record of brilliant signs and costumes at our strikes, all demonstra...
Jan 202 minThe HopeThis is a piece written by Yasmin specially for our blog. You can find her on Instagram at @carpe.ipsum Everyone already knows about the 2 °C threshold and h...
Jan 34 minThe Climate ElectionThis speech was delivered at the November Climate Strike by Imran Mulla. In 1929, shortly after the Wall Street Crash, the United States of America fell into...
Sep 26, 20192 minWhy We Must Fight for Drastic Climate ActionThe following is the speech delivered by Kareena Birla at the September General Strike. Hi, I'm Kareena! I have been campaigning for action on climate change...
Sep 25, 20194 minIntroducing the Green New DealThe following is the speech delivered by Imran Mulla at the September General Strike. We hear a lot about the horrific scale of damage that the climate crisi...
Sep 25, 20194 minIt's TimeThe poem delivered by Erica Lees-Smith at the September General Strike. Tick tock I don’t know about you But I’ve already started counting down to The year-c...
Sep 25, 20193 minOur Path to VictoryThe following is the speech delivered by Anika Goddard at the September General Strike. Today, we stand on the brink of an immense victory. It is a victory t...
Sep 25, 20192 minUnite in RebellionThe following is the speech delivered by Lucia Guzy-Kirkden at the September General Strike. At this moment, across the globe, adults and children are unitin...
Aug 2, 20196 minNEW RESOURCE: Combatting Criticism As climate protesters, we face criticism on a regular basis. Here at Climate Strike Leicester, we think it's critical that our protesters know how to respond...
Jul 1, 20193 minWho's Really Responsible for the Climate Crisis?The following is the speech delivered by Imran Mulla at the June Climate Strike. There is a dangerous narrative surrounding the climate crisis, a narrative t...
Jul 1, 20193 min2050: A Hollow PromiseThe following is the speech delivered by Lucia Guzy-Kirkden at the June Climate Strike. This month's strike occurs in the wake of what many herald as a big m...
Jun 23, 20192 minAnnouncement: Plans for the SummerFrom Joseph Faire. As was announced at the June strike, we have made the decision to not formally organise strikes on the planned dates in July and August. T...
Jun 16, 20193 minMeaningful Change Must Come from GovernmentBy Kate Pruden. On a planet which is home to 7.7 billion people, our impact as individuals often seems negligible. Endeavouring to drive less frequently and ...
Jun 6, 20194 minUniting Against the Climate CrisisThe following is the speech delivered by Erica Lees-Smith at the May climate strike. Being part of this movement, seeing Leicester’s young people making a st...
Jun 6, 20192 minThe Individual v. IndustryThe following is the speech delivered by Lucia Guzy-Kirkden at the May climate strike. Climate change is not only an environmental catastrophe, but a moral c...
May 17, 20194 minWho on Earth are We Striking for?By Imran Mulla. Our climate strikes have proved incredibly successful. Last month Greta Thunberg met with senior politicians, and the government has now decl...
Apr 22, 20192 minWhy the Young Will Not Stop FightingThe following is a speech delivered by Lucia Guzy-Kirkden at the April strike. At this moment, across the globe, the young are uniting to do what our governm...
Apr 22, 20193 minWhy We are StrikingThe following is a speech delivered by Imran Mulla at the April strike. We are faced with death. It is no exaggeration to say this; many scientists have esti...
Apr 22, 20192 minWhy the Climate Crisis is a Personal CrisisThis is a speech delivered by Lucia Guzy-Kirkden to members of the public. A few days ago, I was in town, distributing leaflets to passers-by around the City...