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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivist</span></a> faces expulsion from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Austria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Austria</span></a> after ban</p><p>AFP Apr 7, 2025, Updated Apr 8, 2025 </p><p>"Austria has banned a German climate activist for two years, she said on Monday, adding she would fight the decision, which could see her expelled from the Alpine EU member.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AnjaWindl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnjaWindl</span></a>, who has been living in Austria for seven years, became known for her <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a>, including glueing herself on streets to stop <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traffic</span></a> with the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LastGeneration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LastGeneration</span></a> group.</p><p>"In a decision Windl received last week, the Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum issued the two-year ban, giving her one month to leave the country.<br>"The ban was issued after the German activist was found to pose a 'danger for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicOrder</span></a> and security', according to the decision seen by AFP.</p><p>" 'This is highly problematic from a democratic perspective,' Windl, a 28-year-old psychology <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/student" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>student</span></a>, told AFP, adding she would appeal the ban.</p><p>" 'We are moving toward civilisational <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/collapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>collapse</span></a>, and instead of holding those responsible accountable, it is those who have peacefully advocated for the preservation of our livelihoods" who are targeted, she said.</p><p>"Her lawyer, Ralf Niederhammer, said he did not know of any other political activist being banned from Austria. Windl faces no criminal charges, he added."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://homenewshere.com/national/news/article_5a9945d1-17ed-57c3-9d7a-9152ee80d9b5.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">homenewshere.com/national/news</span><span class="invisible">/article_5a9945d1-17ed-57c3-9d7a-9152ee80d9b5.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrafficInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrafficInterference</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GermanyPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GermanyPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GermanAntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GermanAntiProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StudentProtesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StudentProtesters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCatastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCatastrophe</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversalSuicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalSuicide</span></a>": An imprisoned <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivist</span></a> on why the fight for the planet still matters</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JustStopOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustStopOil</span></a> cofounder Roger Hallam spoke with Salon about overcoming climate despair and taking action</p><p>By Matthew Rozsa<br>Staff Writer<br>October 24, 2024</p><p>"Many people don’t need something as dramatic as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HurricaneMilton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HurricaneMilton</span></a> to tell them our climate is spiraling out of control. It’s evident everywhere, from the U.K. recently reporting its second worst <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/harvest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harvest</span></a> on record to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Antarctica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antarctica</span></a> turning green to the U.S. spending $150 billion a year on climate change-related <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtremeWeather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeWeather</span></a> events.</p><p>"But this isn’t some mysterious crisis. We know <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> companies are responsible for the emissions heating the globe. But instead of fixing it, these corporations have lied to the public, bribed politicians and sowed distrust in science. Meanwhile, governments are giving more money than ever to fossil fuel companies via subsidies, with a record $7 trillion cashed out to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOil</span></a> in 2022.</p><p>"Some climate activist groups would like to bring your attention to this issue. But they are often arrested and get the book thrown at them when they demonstrate. Climate activist Roger Hallam knows this all too well, as he serves a five-year prison sentence for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlockingTraffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlockingTraffic</span></a> — and, as he explained to Salon, his plight is a warning to Americans who vote for politicians that deny climate science.</p><p>"Hallam, who described himself as a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliticalPrisoner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalPrisoner</span></a>, was incarcerated for his role in leading and participating in an anti-climate change demonstration in November 2022. For four days, Hallam and more than three dozen other activists climbed a gantry and thereby blocked traffic in London’s critically important <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/M25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>M25</span></a> motorway."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.salon.com/2024/10/24/universal-suicide-an-imprisoned-climate-activist-on-why-the-fight-for-the-planet-still-matters/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">salon.com/2024/10/24/universal</span><span class="invisible">-suicide-an-imprisoned-climate-activist-on-why-the-fight-for-the-planet-still-matters/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExxonKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExxonKnew</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateEmergency</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EarthDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarthDefenders</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilDisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilDisobedience</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Activism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateNecessityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateNecessityDefense</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatocracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a></p>
SubtleBlade ⚔️<p>Judge throws out case against <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ClimateActivist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivist</span></a> who held sign on <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/JurorsRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JurorsRights</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/TrudiWarner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrudiWarner</span></a> was accused of contempt for holding placard reminding jurors of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RightToAcquitBasedOnConscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToAcquitBasedOnConscience</span></a><br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/22/judge-throws-out-case-against-uk-climate-activist-trudi-warner-sign-jurors-rights" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">24/apr/22/judge-throws-out-case-against-uk-climate-activist-trudi-warner-sign-jurors-rights</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ToryPoliciesInAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToryPoliciesInAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a></p>
Anna F<p>Hi I’m Anna (she/her), a <a href="https://climatejustice.rocks/tags/ClimateActivist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivist</span></a> with <a href="https://climatejustice.rocks/tags/ParentsForFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParentsForFuture</span></a> feeling a bit burnt out with <a href="https://climatejustice.rocks/tags/ClimateAnxiety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateAnxiety</span></a> and very glad to be here in this welcoming space. I’m interested in <a href="https://climatejustice.rocks/tags/ClimateScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateScience</span></a> but also <a href="https://climatejustice.rocks/tags/Plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plants</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.rocks/tags/Ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ecology</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.rocks/tags/Philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philosophy</span></a> and <a href="https://climatejustice.rocks/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a>. I find a lot of comfort in <a href="https://climatejustice.rocks/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> especially with my kids. I work as a <a href="https://climatejustice.rocks/tags/LandscapeArchitect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandscapeArchitect</span></a>, love the ideas in <a href="https://climatejustice.rocks/tags/SolarPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunk</span></a> and <a href="https://climatejustice.rocks/tags/Degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Degrowth</span></a> and want to help create a greener, fairer future.</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.rocks/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Introduction</span></a> 💚🌳</p>
Jake Rayson<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Introduction</span></a> I'm Jake Rayson, a wildlife &amp; <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ForestGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForestGarden</span></a> designer and a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ClimateActivist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivist</span></a>, because of the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NatureEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureEmergency</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateEmergency</span></a> and because I like gardens &amp; design. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Landscaping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Landscaping</span></a> with <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NativePlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativePlants</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Wildflowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildflowers</span></a> where possible, as co-evolved with <a href="https://mas.to/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a>. Create edible *ecosystems*</p><p>Ex-web designer, bit geeky. Build <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ClimateResilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateResilience</span></a> with <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CommunityAssembies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityAssembies</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ClimateJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateJustice</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ResistanceIsFertile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistanceIsFertile</span></a> <br>✊ 🌳 💚</p>