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Published: 5:22 PM May 26, 2021    A climate protester dressed in baby garb smears a black oily substance on the steps of Hackney Town Hall. - Credit: Divest Hackney Hackney residents marched across the borough over the weekend and drenched the Town Hall steps in black liquid, calling for an end to its investments in fossil fuels.  The protest on May 22, organised by Extinction Rebellion (XR) and supported by grassroots group Divest Hackney, saw large numbers of people march for the climate, urging the Hackney Council Pension Fund to fully divest from fossil fuels.  Local XR campaigne...

Chiara Wilkinson Published: 2:00 PM April 6, 2021    Updated: 4:53 PM April 6, 2021 Climate campaigners gathered at Hackney Town Hall to call on the council to divest from fossil fuels. - Credit: XR Hackney Extinction Rebellion (XR) campaigners rallied outside Hackney Town Hall against council investment in fossil fuel companies.  The protest held on April 1 comes as a response to a report published in February by Divest Hackney about council investments in fossil fuels. This was despite the authority's climate emergency declaration in 2019, which set out measures to deliver net zer...