Top sites for armchair activists

1. Friends of the Earth Press for Change This site allows you to get involved with campaigns run by Friends of the Earth.  The simplest type of action available is to send an email to a politician, business or organisation.  A template message is usually provided and all you need to do is enter a few details [...]

Slow Sunday - Bake Bread to Save the Planet

Resurgence Slow Sunday (www.resurgence.org) is a campaign from readers and supporters of the international environmental magazine Resurgence. The aim is to encourage people to take part in small acts of defiance for the environment within their own communities.   In our recent past, Sunday was a day of rest – a day of reflection. We aim to [...]

Eat the Change

The Soil Association’s Organic Food Fortnight runs from 6 - 12 September 2008.  As part of this, volunteers from Bristol, Brighton and Canterbury are challenging people from the UK to Eat The Change and only eat local, organic food, free from plastic packaging - for a whole week. So far 117 people have made the [...]

Oil Addiction Video

I just saw this funky video over at No Impact Man which explains the connections between the rising population, and increases in the price of oil and food.  If you’ve got 4 minutes to spare it’s worth a look. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Frekindled.co.uk%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D111'; addthis_title = 'Oil+Addiction+Video'; addthis_pub [...]

Featured Green Crafter: Sneddonia

I have just discovered another wonderful etsy shop, Sneddonia.  The shop belongs to Jennifer, who makes gorgeous beaded metal jewellery and suncatchers.  Many of her pieces feature repurposed materials, and several of her pieces have a very decadent gothic feel.  If you take a look at her blog Sneddonia Designs you can also see her artwork, [...]