Month: January 2020

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Doomsday Clock: 100 Seconds to Midnight

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has announced that the Doomsday Clock has moved 20 seconds closer to midnight. There are now just 100 seconds remaining on the clock until humanity is destroyed by a self-made catastrophe.

Both climate change and nuclear weapons pose existential threats to the future of humanity and, so far, world leaders have seemed unwilling to take serious action. However, if we are to step back from the precipice, this must quickly change. As former Irish President and Bulletin Elder, Mary Robinson said:

“We ask world leaders to join us in 2020 as we work to pull humanity back from the brink. The Doomsday Clock now stands at 100 seconds to midnight, the most dangerous situation that humanity has ever faced. Now is the time to come together – to unite and to act.”

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A Statue for Sylvia Pankhurst

Although the name of Sylvia Pankhurst is synonymous with women’s right to vote, she does not feature on the existing suffragette memorial.

A group of campaigners, with the support of Islington Council, is determined to change this by raising a statue of her. But they need to raise £50,000 to cast the statue in bronze and to prepare the plinth. Money is also needed to pay for delivery to Clerkenwell Green and to organise a massive public launch, ensuring that Sylvia Pankhurst’s life and work is properly acknowledged and appreciated.

You can make a donation and find out more about the campaign at Just Giving.