Top 5 ways to help planet Earth this week

  This year, UNISON’s Green week runs from 15-22 September to coincide with two major global mobilisations Fridays for the Future – a youth led protest about the threat posed by climate change (15 September) – and Fight Fossil Fuels which demands ‘a rapid, just and equitable’ end to fossil fuels (15-17 September). Here are five ways you can still get involved… 1. Read this If you don’t know where to start with Green Week, read this feature where two UNISON green activists explain why the week is so important and why UNISON takes the issue so seriously. The Earth will continue … But we won’t 2. Sign this If that article inspired you to take action, your first port of call is to sign UNISON’s petition to tax oil and gas giants. The fuelers of climate change are regularly in the news this year for making record profits and paying out billions to their shareholders. With people struggling to pay their energy bills, UNISON believes it’s time they paid more of a fair share. Sign the petition 3. Go to one (or both) of these Once you’ve done that, here are two webinars you can sign up to: How to have conversations about climate change that matter – Larger Us  Register here – Thursday 21 September 12:30-1:30pm UNISON has teamed up with Larger Us – which works to build broader coalitions for change – to deliver free online training to anyone who wants to up their game when it comes to climate conver...
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