PLATFORM BRINGS workers AND communities TOGETHER TO CREATE NEW, LIBERATORY SYSTEMS THAT TACKLE INJUSTICE AND CLIMATE BREAKDOWN.
Our History
Established in Cambridge in 1983, Platform was initially a radical theatre group that united art and politics to effect real change. We moved to London in 1986 and made London the focal point of our work.
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Platform is recruiting!
Platform is looking for a Communications Manager Communications Manager is a new role in Platform. You will lead our organisation’s comms across all platforms including digital and press, helping us develop sharp messaging, a strong online presence and effective communication systems. You will work closely with project staff to create effective project comms and will…
8 Dec 2021 emma -
Oxfordshire Pension Fund Begins Fossil Fuel Divestment
Oxford, UK: A year after Oxford University decided to divest from fossil fuels, the Oxfordshire local government pension fund has begun excluding fossil fuel investments from their own fund. On 10th September, the administering committee for the scheme, worth approximately £3 billion and with around 65,000 members, voted to move the full value of the…
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We are recruiting for new trustees at Platform!
Platform is a research and advocacy organisation with a focus on energy system change. Our current campaigns focus on the social, economic and environmental impacts of the global oil industry. The organisation is led by the staff in a distributed leadership model where the direction and strategy are decided collectively. We self-manage issues through a…
16 Jun 2021 Platform -
Quote: UKEF End Fossil Fuel Funding
Platform has spent years analysing the impacts of UKEF fossil fuel financing. We said this in response to the news that UKEF is ending their support for fossil fuel projects: At last the UK government is stopping finance for the most polluting and harmful projects around the world. But we know that the UK Government…
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25 Years On – Healing Separation, Mobilising Desire
Next month marks 25 years since the murder of Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni 9. Across Nigeria and the wider environmental justice movement, the legacy and story of the lives lost in the defense of the land and communities could not be more poignant. Now more than ever we are witnessing how police brutality and…
5 Nov 2020 Platform -
Lloyds of London Laggard on Climate Action
This piece is a guest post by the brilliant by Suzanne Dhaliwal, Director of No Tar Sands. If any other outlet would like to host this piece on their website as well, we’d be delighted to share it with your audience. Please contact us at Robert@platformlondon.org, for original photos, graphics, and text. —————————- Reopening of…
1 Sep 2020 Kennedy -
Crises, North Sea Oil and Covid-19
Last month I spoke on behalf of Platform at an online event on the theme of ‘People Over Profit and Covid-19’ organised by our collaborators Kate and Ryan at Friends of the Earth Scotland. It was a really engaging event with two other speakers followed by breakout groups and a wider discussion afterwards. I looked…
17 Jun 2020 Ben -
PRESS RELEASE: Blow to big business and investors in the carbon economy as court of appeal rules Heathrow third runway illegal
27.02.2020 For immediate release For further information and media requests: Contact: Kennedy Walker E: kennedy@platformlondon.org Plans for a third runway at Heathrow airport have been ruled illegal as not in line with the government’s climate change commitments. This comes after charity, Plan B and others brought the challenge. The ruling is a world first to…
27 Feb 2020 Kennedy