August 2026 news
August 28, 2026
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| Love and Rage, London 12-14th SeptemberWorcestershire Rebels will be travelling to London for the weekend of Love and Rage.Sat 12 & Sun 13 Sept – join us for conversation, creativity and a big Community Assembly focused on water at our weekend venue – location to be announced at the Open Call – see below. For those who haven’t seen the details yet Saturday morning will start at 10.30 with a talk from Rupert Read: after some other talks and workshops the afternoon will focus on a community assembly on water. Later, Worcestershire Rebels will be joining with others for creative outreach including Planet Medics, the Burning Ballroom and (joy of joys) the Dancing Pipes. On Sunday Malvern Rebels will be presenting an ‘Art to Imagine a Better Future’ workshop and a talk about our Earth Vigil – do come and support us if you can. Mon 14 Sept – we take to the streets for our banging creative ‘Cacerolazo’ and inclusive ‘Earth Love’ actions.There will be a final Open Call to provide full details and reveal the location onTues 1 Sept, 19:00-20:00 More details about Love & Rage: https://xrb.link/N6xC8H8HR7 |
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| People’s Emergency Briefing News We’ve had another successful screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing at St Andrews Church on 15th August, with good attendance and follow up discussions. We’ve had several people join our organising group after having attended the screenings and have seen several other screenings planned by people who have attended – all very encouraging. We were delighted to see that the petition has now passed the 100,000 signatures threshold which means that it will be debated in parliament. However, do sign if you haven’t yet and please do keep sharing – the more signatures, the more our MPs and government see that this is a matter of importance: Sign the parliamentary petition: National Emergency Briefing. Only 0.4% of the voting population of West Worcestershire have signed – our constituency is running low in the ratings. As a matter of local pride let’s get that percentage higher! More screenings planned for the autumn: see ‘upcoming events’ for information. A very good video explaining the screening is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44gvU1LopMY Contact our local group to find out more about getting involved locally: nebmalvernhills@gmail.com Parliamentary debate On Thursday next week (3rd Sept), MPs will debate the suppressed Joint Intelligence Committee report ‘Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse and National Security’ in Westminster Hall. Our friends and allies at The Climate Coalition, The Climate Majority Project, and Zero Hour are asking everyone to email their MP and ensure they attend this vital debate. We are calling on the government to release the report, written by MI5 and MI6 and suppressed by Number 10, in full. We also call on the government to release the suppressed 2024 Defra Futures food security report, which warns of the risk of ‘catastrophic failure of UK food systems by 2030’ without urgent action. This 9 minute ITN report on the suppressed report, featuring NEB experts Angela Francis and Lt General Richard Nugee, is well worth watching. ITN reports having seen extracts from the full report, including warnings such as the risk of mass mortality events.We strongly believe that the public has a right to know about threats that affect them. Only then can the nation both prepare and start taking commensurate action to cut emissions. It’s time to start treating people as adults. National resilience depends on an informed population. Nature security assessment debate briefing WriteToThem – Email your Councillor, MP, MSP, MS, MLA or London Assembly Member for free |
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| Upcoming Events |
| Here are the upcoming events from XR Malvern plus some other related events you may find interesting. New to XR Malvern or haven’t caught up with us for a while? You are very welcome to come along to one of our ‘main meetings’ to find out more about us. Or, if a less formal session is more your style, come along and meet us at the vigil at the top of Church Street every Saturday 12-1pm and/or for an after-vigil cuppa – see below for details. |
| XR Malvern Group Main Meeting Thursday 3rd September 7-9pm at the Quaker Meeting House, Orchard Road WR14 3DA. Continued planning for actions and events during the coming year and looking ahead to ‘Love and Rage’ in London and a Midlands regional action in November. Malvern Green Space Sharing Hub Rodway Hall (scout hut), Redland Rd, Malvern WR14 1LY.Saturday 5th September 11am – 3pm. Seed/plant sharing, light lunch (vegan), activities for children and adults: Fashion show workshop and Lego Club, preloved clothes, surplus food, sewing help and repairs. Love and Rage, London12th-14th September – see above for more details XR Malvern Group Main Meeting Thursday 17th September 7-9pm at the Quaker Meeting House, Orchard Road WR14 3DA. People’s Emergency Briefing Saturday 19th September, 7-9pm St Matthias Church, 46 Church Road, Malvern WR14 1LXIf you haven’t managed to attend a screening so far – now’s your chance!Tickets are free but please book a space: https://buytickets.at/nebmalvernhills/2352313 People’s Emergency BriefingUpton Baptist Church Old Street, Upton, WR8 0HN Wed 30 Sep 7:00 for 7:30-9.30pm https://www.tickettailor.com/events/southmalvernparishenvironmentalgroups/2316984 Malvern Green Space Sustainable Fashion show Saturday 10th October 7-9pm at The Cube, Albert Road North, Malvern WR14 2YF An evening of fun, fashion and creativity – reduce, reuse, reinvent, recycle – with a surprise theatrical sketch from XR Malvern! Refreshments and fully stocked bar. Tickets £7 (free for low/unwaged) available from www.malverncube.com |