{"id":15681,"date":"2018-07-13T13:09:19","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T12:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=15681"},"modified":"2020-11-12T12:58:37","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T12:58:37","slug":"unite-branch-le524-climate-change-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=15681","title":{"rendered":"Unite against Trump&#8217;s &#8216;climate chaos&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Members of a Unite branch in London, many of whom\u00c2\u00a0are green charity activists, protested against US President Donald Trump&#8217;s stance on climate change last night (July 12) ahead of today&#8217;s march (July 13) protesting Trump&#8217;s wider politics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15682\" src=\"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/trump-protest1-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"trump protest1\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/trump-protest1-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/trump-protest1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/trump-protest1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/trump-protest1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Unite members (pictured above) of branch LE524 &#8212; activists of\u00c2\u00a0Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Farm Africa, Energy Saving Trust, Renewable Energy Association, The Climate Group, and Carbon Disclosure Project, among others &#8212; dropped a banner that read &#8220;Unite Against Trump&#8217;s Climate Chaos: Fight for Climate Justice and Jobs&#8221; off Lambeth Bridge near Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15684\" src=\"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/trump-protest-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"trump protest 3\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/trump-protest-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/trump-protest-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/trump-protest-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Unite members in the charity and non-profit sector were joined by a Unite Community Camden branch in solidarity against Trump, who is a self-professed climate change denier.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Unite LE524 branch organiser Tracey Bent said that last night&#8217;s banner drop was a way to shine a spotlight on climate change and environmental issues ahead of the march tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We wanted to highlight Trump&#8217;s dangerous attitude towards climate change,&#8221; she said. &#8220;He&#8217;s called it a &#8216;con job&#8217;; under his watch climate change is no longer listed as\u00c2\u00a0a threat to national security; and he&#8217;s withdrawn America from the Paris [climate change] Agreement.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15683\" src=\"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/trump-protest2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"trump protest2\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/trump-protest2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/trump-protest2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/trump-protest2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Last night&#8217;s banner drop was also a way to develop our branch identity,&#8221; Bent added. &#8220;It was really great to see the diversity at the heart of our branch and Unite Community, which were a great help &#8212; we had young, old, gay, a woman in hijab, people from all walks of life really, joining together to say no to the hate and ignorance that Trump represents.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Watch footage from last night&#8217;s event, where Unite rep at Friends of the Earth Aaron Kiely explains the motivation behind the banner drop, in the video below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dsOqeHtNfa0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And watch out for branch LE524 who will be joining today&#8217;s march against Trump. 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