How & why are white working class people delegitimised in broader society? & how did 'white working class' turn into a racist dogwhistle? Listen to @wccalliance.bsky.social's new podcast ep with Dr. Chris Shaw, hosted by our friends at @gndmedia.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjxr...

WCCA - Who's afraid of the white working class? Part One

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And the analysis begins! We'll using the qualitative software NVivo and I've forgotten how damn slow NVivo is.

The Working Class Climate Alliance@wccalliance.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We have launched our survey on classism in the climate movement! Open to working class people & those from working class backgrounds aged 18+, based in the United Kingdom, & currently involved in the movement or have been in the past. 👉 Take the survey: tinyurl.com/tny7y7ff

💥 Join @wccalliance.bsky.social for our monthly reading group session on Monday November 16th at 6pm - 7:30pm GMT, where we'll be reading about how fascist groups turn workers against each other. All are welcome, register via eventbrite 👇 www.eventbrite.com/e/wcca-readi...

WCCA Reading Group Series: How Fascism Turns Workers Against Each Other

Join the Working Class Climate Alliance for our monthly reading group session.

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**New Ep from @wccalliance.bsky.social ** 'Who's afraid of the white working class - Part One' With Dr Chris Shaw Give it a 'like' and a 'Share' youtu.be/yjxrjGC2qOY

WCCA - Who's afraid of the white working class?

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1/2 Looking forward to speaking at the Communicate conference on Thursday 18th November in London. I'll be talking about @wccalliance.bsky.social's climate communications toolkit & how it can be used to engage with the working class. events.humanitix.com/communicate-...

Communicate 2026: London

Communicate is the UK’s leading conference for environmental communicators, taking place annually since 2004.

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2/2 The full video of our discussion with Ketan Joshi about the use of AI on the workforce, and whether it's fair for under resourced organisations to be using it 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=BufB...

WCCA & Ketan Joshi

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1/2 💥 For our first podcast episode, hosted by our friends at GND Media @gndmedia.bsky.social, we spoke to Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co about the use of AI on the workforce, and whether it's fair for under resourced organisations to be using it. Link to the full episode on YouTube in second post 👇

Join us for our monthly reading group discussion on Monday October 19th 6pm-7.30pm BST. We will read Umberto Eco’s Ur-Fascism, and discuss how and why fascism creates a sense of purpose and belonging. All are welcome! 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reschedule...

Rescheduled: WCCA Reading Group Series: How Fascism Sells Belonging

Join the Working Class Climate Alliance for our monthly reading group session.

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I had such a fantastic time chatting with Emma, who has been opening my eyes on class + climate for a long time. Such a legend, go have a listen! GND media are the best ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Will share clips and more this week!

GND Media@gndmedia.bsky.social · last mo.

**NEW EPISODE** First episode from @wccalliance.bsky.social , with @emma-river-roberts.bsky.social & @ketanjoshi.co 'How A.I affects Education & the Climate Sector' Give it a like and share! www.youtube.com/watch?v=BufB...

**NEW EPISODE** First episode from @wccalliance.bsky.social , with @emma-river-roberts.bsky.social & @ketanjoshi.co 'How A.I affects Education & the Climate Sector' Give it a like and share! www.youtube.com/watch?v=BufB...

WCCA & Ketan Joshi

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@wccalliance.bsky.social is now a part of the GND family. Check out this short podcast to find how who they are! New monthly episodes from them coming soon... youtu.be/qKGuFugr3Xk

WCCA & GND Media

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“The estimate of 451,000 people is such a large number that it can be numbing, but it is made up of parents and children, grandparents and neighbours, people going to work, caring for families, and living their lives.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Huge El Niño projected to cause 450,000 deaths in next six months

New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis

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We have launched our survey on classism in the climate movement! Open to working class people & those from working class backgrounds aged 18+, based in the United Kingdom, & currently involved in the movement or have been in the past. 👉 Take the survey: tinyurl.com/tny7y7ff

1/3 I'll be starting fieldwork next month for my Anthropology PhD, and I'd love any tips from other social scientists on what you think I should know. I have experience in qualitative research but participant observation is completely new to me!

A step in the right direction for disadvantaged white working class people. It is vital that we stop treating the phrase 'white working class' as a racist dog whistle, and start using it for its true purpose... which is to refer to a category of people! www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...

Ministers to put white working-class people in UK at heart of new equalities unit

Bridget Phillipson to announce creation of unit which will make class a key part of its equalities agenda

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"If a working-class politics is to be remade, it must be based on forms of economic and political power that are organised and wielded by workers themselves." tribunemag.co.uk/2026/09/the-...

Return of the Working Class?

The rhetoric of class politics is everywhere, but only workers can make it a reality.

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1/3 Some positive news about the Heat Strike campaign, that @wccalliance.bsky.social is a part of. After taking industrial action last month over dangerously hot working conditions, bus drivers have secured air con in all Arriva London North buses by May 2027. www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/...

1/3 Lime bikes are great in theory, not always so great in practice. I've lost count of the times I've seen them strewn across London pavements, taking up most of the space and being an absolute pain to try and walk around in busy areas.

**NEW EPISODE** Interview with @paulpowlesland.bsky.social on his life, work & activism. Please like AND share. For info on Paul's work - See the comment section www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjTx...

Interview with Paul Powlesland

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Hear a clip from our latest episode with @paulpowlesland.bsky.social, on Paul being threatened with legal action for cleaning up a River. Full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjTx...

Starbucks is discontinuing a blending powder containing a form of silica that was used for a number of drinks after baristas reported coughing and falling ill, and @sbworkersunited.org organized a campaign around the issue.

"And this is why white supremacy has to be understood as larger than racism alone. It normalized a world in which someone else could always be made to pay."

Emma River-Roberts@emma-river-roberts.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Climate change is exposing the physical limits of white supremacy’s arrangement... There is NO ELSEWHERE & the sacrifice zone is now planetary." Anita Naidu @proximitydeclined.bsky.social writing for @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social www.counterpunch.org/2026/08/20/t...

"Climate change is exposing the physical limits of white supremacy’s arrangement... There is NO ELSEWHERE & the sacrifice zone is now planetary." Anita Naidu @proximitydeclined.bsky.social writing for @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social www.counterpunch.org/2026/08/20/t...

There Is No Elsewhere: A World Burning

British Columbia, Canada is my home and once again, it’s burning. More than 100 fires were burning across the province as B.C. declared a state of emergency.

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🚨 BREAKING: Shell officially LOSES its 5-year legal battle against South Africa's Wild Coast communities. The Constitutional Court has ruled that the oil company CANNOT conduct offshore seismic testing in the region. Today, justice has prevailed.⁣

Andy Burnham is waging war on disposable barbecues whilst giving the green light to constructing giant data centres in the UK. Next he'll be reminding us to keep using paper straws.

⏱️ 1 week to go... ⏱️ We'll be speaking at a webinar on 1pm CEST 29th July hosted by the European Work Time Network, about the hidden labour of free time and the class politics of working time reduction. All are welcome! my.weezevent.com/free-time-is...

1/2 The expansion of imperialism. How is this being funded? By using the £400 million that was planned to be given (as grants) to Global South countries to tackle climate change. These will now be given as loans. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...

Andy Burnham says £2 bus fare cap in England being paid for by 're-prioritising' money

Speaking on a visit to Bath, the new PM also says there is currently "no commitment" to increasing the tax-free personal allowance threshold.

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Almost a year after this article was written and things haven't gotten better. They've gotten much worse. "As temperatures rise, so will the urgency to challenge a system that deems some people unworthy of safety." wccalliance.org/heat-and-ine...

Heat and Inequality: No Shade for the Poor - The Working Class Climate Alliance

Photo credit: Felix Marquez/AP Photo 5th August 2025 Extreme heat has become a regular feature of life in many parts of the planet, but the way it is felt depends on who you are and where you live. Pe...

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"Not only do working class people often feel disconnected from climate messaging, they also feel disconnected from the very messengers themselves. Countering this requires handing working class communities real power over the decisions that shape their lives,and the platform to speak for themselves"

The Working Class Climate Alliance@wccalliance.bsky.social · 5mo ago

How can climate campaigners effectively respond to the growing wave of resistance to environmental policies, while building genuine alliances with the working class? We've created a climate communications toolkit as a way to help. Check it out 👇🍃 wccalliance.org/climate-comm...

How can climate campaigners effectively respond to the growing wave of resistance to environmental policies, while building genuine alliances with the working class? We've created a climate communications toolkit as a way to help. Check it out 👇🍃 wccalliance.org/climate-comm...

Climate in Common: A Communications Toolkit for Working Class Engagement - The Working Class Climate Alliance

24th June 2026 How can climate campaigners effectively respond to the growing wave of resistance to environmental policies, while building genuine alliances with the working class? Opponents of climat...

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