A BIG thank you to @veganfishcake.bsky.social #HeatonsSouth #Stockport for completing the @mcrfoe.bsky.social Questions for election candidates.

See www.manchesterfoe.org.uk/le2026-quest...

#LocalElections2026 @stockportgreens.bsky.social y.social

What matters most in our community? I just voted for what matters most in my community. Why don't you do the same?

Your council has the power to make our community fairer, better & healthier

We’ve identified 10 priorities we think could make a real difference locally, based on research & on what councils have power to change

What do you hope for in our local area? actionnetwork.org/forms/what-m...

Woman who won legal case over greenhouse emissions awarded top environmental prize Sarah Finch is among six recipients of the Goldman Environmental prize, awarded to honour grassroots activists around the world

Sarah Finch brought forward a historic legal challenge on behalf of Weald Action Group against oil drilling in Surrey. We were proud to intervene in support of the case.

It was one of the most significant legal breakthroughs this century in the fight against the climate crisis. shorturl.at/9aO9X

A BIG thank you to @samsterby.com #OldMoat #Manchester for completing the @mcrfoe.bsky.social Questions for election candidates.

See www.manchesterfoe.org.uk/le2026-quest...

#LocalElections2026 @mcrgreenparty.bsky.social

Some crackin' events coming up next week

Our calendar promotes events organised by @foemcr
& other groups across GM relevant to our campaigns on biodiversity, climate change, just transition, nature, sustainable transport, waste & resources

👇
manchesterfoe.org.uk/events/

Greater Manchester has local elections on Thursday 7th May.

Want to vote?

Make sure you are registered.

Deadline to register is Monday 20th April

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A BIG thank you to @iaindonaldson.bsky.social #HopwoodHall for completing the @mcrfoe.bsky.social Questions for election candidates.

See www.manchesterfoe.org.uk/le2026-quest...

#LocalElections2026 @rochdalelibdems.bsky.social

A BIG thank you to @davebarter.bsky.social #SaddleworthWest & #Lees for completing the @mcrfoe.bsky.social l Questions for election candidates.

See www.manchesterfoe.org.uk/le2026-quest...

#LocalElections2026

A BIG thank you to
@briancandeland.bsky.social #Cheetham for completing the @mcrfoe.bsky.social Questions for election candidates.

See www.manchesterfoe.org.uk/le2026-quest...

#LocalElections2026 @mcrgreenparty.bsky.social

Hi #Manchester political parties, please ask your #LocalElections2026 candidates to answer our environment questions.

See manchesterfoe.org.uk/le2026-quest...

Thank you. #LE2026

@mcrgreenparty.bsky.social @manchesterlabour.bsky.social @mcrlibdems.uk

Resisting the debt and climate crisis Join us in conversation with Zambian debt and climate activist Precious Kalombwana in Manchester on Tuesday 21st April. The debt crisis is combining with the climate emergency to push Zambian communit...

Join @debtjustice.bsky.social in conversation with Zambian debt & climate activist Precious Kalombwana in Manchester (6.45pm, Tues 21 April)

Precious will be joined by Wiz Baines (Debt Justice) & Linda Walker (Greater Manchester Climate Justice Coalition)

act.debtjustice.org.uk/life-debt-co...

Hope starts in our communities across the UK | Friends of the Earth We've had enough of hate and division. Real change starts with hope. And it starts with you. Help inspire action where you live — order your free Hope Starts Here poster and spread the word.

For more details of the Hope starts here campaign see:
friendsoftheearth.uk/hope-starts-...

Join us for our next Campaigns meeting and a Hope Starts Here ‘safari’ (6pm, Tues 14 April)

Before the meeting we will be doing a “safari” around the city centre in search of the Hope Starts Here billboards that feature our Ali!

More details: manchesterfoe.org.uk/events/event...

Call on ‘Co-op Live’ Manchester to end their sponsorship agreement with Barclays Bank Please support our call on ‘Co-op Live’ Manchester to end their sponsorship agreement with Barclays Bank as a ‘founding partner’ of the venue. According to ActionAid International: Barclays is Europ...

I just signed a @mcrfoe.bsky.social petition: Call on ‘Co-op Live’ Manchester to end their sponsorship agreement with Barclays Bank.

Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...

Hope starts in our communities across the UK | Friends of the Earth We've had enough of hate and division. Real change starts with hope. And it starts with you. Help inspire action where you live — order your free Hope Starts Here poster and spread the word.

For more details of the Hope starts here campaign see:
friendsoftheearth.uk/hope-starts-...

Hope starts in our communities across the UK | Friends of the Earth We've had enough of hate and division. Real change starts with hope. And it starts with you. Help inspire action where you live — order your free Hope Starts Here poster and spread the word.

For more details of the Hope starts here campaign see:
friendsoftheearth.uk/hope-starts-...

Join us for our next Campaigns meeting and a Hope Starts Here ‘safari’ (6pm, Tues 14 April)

Before the meeting we will be doing a “safari” around the city centre in search of the Hope Starts Here billboards that feature our Ali!

More details:
www.manchesterfoe.org.uk/events/event...

Is your organisation, campaign or community group organising a hustings for #LocalElections2026 candidates in #GreaterManchester ?

Send us the details and we will help promote via our events calendar...

See 👇
manchesterfoe.org.uk/events/ #LE2026

Greater Manchester has local elections on Thursday 7th May.

Want to vote? Make sure you are registered.

Deadline to register is Monday 20th April
👇
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Stop tainted timber destroying forests, homes and wildlife Take action Our investigation has uncovered a disturbing truth: “sustainable” timber from Malaysia can’t be trusted. Certification schemes are failing, so timber linked to forest destruction, wildlife...

Add your name now to help stop tainted timber and defend forests, wildlife and Indigenous people at risk.
action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/sto...

Sustainable wood? How Malaysia's tainted timber could be reaching the UK | Friends of the Earth Unsustainable wood marked sustainable is making its way into the UK supply.

Sustainable wood?

How Malaysia's tainted timber could be reaching the UK

What if you found out that the wood in your home might have forced Indigenous people from their lands and destroyed the last remaining habitats of endangered animals?

See 👇
friendsoftheearth.uk/nature/susta...

What matters most in our community? I just voted for what matters most in my community. Why don't you do the same?

Your council has the power to make our community fairer, better & healthier

We’ve identified 10 priorities we think could make a real difference locally, based on research & on what councils have power to change

What do you hope for in our local area? actionnetwork.org/forms/what-m...

Register to vote All you need to register to vote is 5 minutes and your National Insurance number.

Greater Manchester has local elections on Thursday 7th May.

Want to vote? Make sure you are registered.

Deadline to register is Monday 20th April

electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-e...

Hope starts in our communities across the UK | Friends of the Earth People with power tell us our society is broken. They say some of us aren’t welcome. Then cut funding for communities and climate solutions. They want us divided and distracted. But hate, division and...

We just ordered a free Hope Starts Here poster from @friends-earth.bsky.social.

Had enough of hate & division?

Let’s spread hope & unity in our communities.

Order yours here: foe.uk/xt2g3 #hopestartshere

Is your organisation, campaign or community group organising a hustings for #LocalElections2026 candidates in #GreaterManchester ?

Send us the details and we will help promote via our events calendar...

See 👇
manchesterfoe.org.uk/events/ #LE2026

Register to vote All you need to register to vote is 5 minutes and your National Insurance number.

Greater Manchester has local elections on Thursday 7th May.

Want to vote? Make sure you are registered.

Deadline to register is Monday 20th April
www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-e...

What matters most in our community? I just voted for what matters most in my community. Why don't you do the same?

Your council has the power to make our community fairer, better & healthier

We’ve identified 10 priorities we think could make a real difference locally, based on research & on what councils have power to change

What do you hope for in our local area?
actionnetwork.org/forms/what-m...

April Social Cycle Ride – Wilmslow Rd, Parks & Didsbury (6pm, Thurs 2nd April) - the Blossom Ride

Our second social cycle of 2026 will start at Central Library – leaving at 6.15pm

The pace is leisurely. All very welcome, and bring friends and a bike!
www.manchesterfoe.org.uk/events/event...

April Social Cycle Ride – Wilmslow Rd, Parks & Didsbury (6pm, Thurs 2nd April) - the Blossom Ride

Our second social cycle of 2026 will start at Central Library – leaving at 6.15pm

The pace is leisurely. All very welcome, and bring friends and a bike!
manchesterfoe.org.uk/events/event...

Reaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’ Climate change committee finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefits

Achieving the UK’s net zero target by 2050 will cost less than a single oil shock and bring health and economic benefits while insulating the country against future costs, the government’s climate advisers have forecast.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...