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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world: indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead

"Compassionate Campaigning: Gathering Momentum" will support a grassroots collective of local citizens, enabling them to challenge and influence urgent environmental issues. With compassion as a core value, recognising the interconnectedness of people and nature, this project will provide a platform for shared voice, skills development and the support of a regional network.

13/10/2026

If you care about protecting our rivers and holding environmental damage to account, please watch and share Faughan.

An estimated 635,000 tonnes of waste were illegally deposited at Mobuoy, beside the River Faughan in Derry, Northern Ireland.

Faughan follows the river and the people connected to it as the scale of one of Europe’s largest illegal dumping scandals is revealed.

Moving through memory, fishing, landscape and community, the film examines the environmental risks surrounding Mobuoy and the continuing questions of regulation and accountability.

The River Faughan is an important source of drinking water for Derry and the surrounding area.

A film by Eamon Kerrigan

Filmed in Derry.

An estimated 635,000 tonnes of waste were illegally deposited at Mo...

05/10/2026

🗣️Data Centres & AI Public Meeting: This Thursday 8th October 7pm Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin. Meet Our Speakers.

Our panel brings together voices from community, academia, law, campaigning, the arts and the trade union movement:

-Pat Brodie, Assistant Professor & Author
-Dean Blackwood, Environmental Campaigner and Former Planner
-Ann-Louise Bresnahan, Member of Save the Moat, Environmental Campaigner & Artist
-Maeve O’Neill, Health and Social Care Worker, Trade Unionist & Climate Justice Campaigner
-Narayan Toolan, Earth Advocate & NY Attorney, Co-founder of the Society for Earth Law
-Pádraig Mac Niocáill, Save Lough Neagh Campaigner, Environmental Activist & Artist

📅 Thursday 8th October, 7pm
📍 Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin, 37 Great James Street, Derry, BT48 7DF

Everyone is welcome. Bring your questions, bring a friend, and please spread the word 👇🏻

30/09/2026

March for clean water.Film made by Ravenhill Films

25/09/2026

See you all tomorrow 💧

22/09/2026

📚 A big thank you to Jenni at Little Acorns Bookstore (Derry) for helping us spread the word about our upcoming public meeting on Data Centres & AI.

📍 An Cultúrlann, Derry
🗓️ Wednesday 8 October
⏰ 7pm

We spoke to Jenni about the growing concern around Big Tech companies and also the enormous quantities of books and other written material being acquired for AI training.

Independent booksellers have raised the alarm about large orders being placed by big tech to rip apart and extract the information for AI training, with these wonderful books then being dumped.

We all need to be asking what kind of infrastructure AI requires, who owns it, who profits from it, what resources it consumes, and what impact it has on all of our communities.

If you are concerned about where AI and the rapid expansion of data centres are taking us, come along and hear the discussion.

Wednesday 8th October 7pm at An Cultúrlann, Derry.

Please share and help us get the word out. 📚
Poster: Creates by Leo Boyd

14/09/2026

🗣️AI/Data Centres Public Meeting - Thursday 8th October, 7pm–9pm at An Cultúrlann, Derry.

Come along to learn more about the data centres proposed at Foyle Port and the plans across the North, the wider threats posed by AI, and the NI Executive’s AI Strategy, which is currently open for consultation. We also have a great selection of speakers lined up, with more details to be announced soon.

For this meeting, it felt important to us to commission an artist to design the poster, especially given the impact AI is already having on artists and the wider creative industries. A huge thank you to Leo Boyd Prints for creating such a powerful and thoughtful image. It draws on people’s nostalgia and love for the countryside/nature, setting the warmth of the cottage against the massive, monstrous presence of a huge factory. The contrast of this piece highlights how these developments threaten nature, communities, and the ways of life as we know them.

❗️Please share widely, and come along if you can. Everyone is welcome.

11/09/2026

Thank you to Far and Wild and the fantastic Butterlope Farm for having us join you all today. It was lovely connecting with the folks from the University of Minnesota. They are on a two week trip to Ireland, facilitated by Far & Wild. We are all facing so much throughout the world, with so many communities, each with their own stories. That's why connection is so important. We also brought along the Declaration for the Sperrins, Na Speiríní, from The Environmental Gathering in June. It was great to see new signatures added today ⛰️

11/09/2026

Absolutely brilliant turnout yesterday as people stood up against AI and toxic Data Centres. The protest was organised because the Artificial Intelligence Collaboration Centre (AICC) held its “AI and Our Society” public forum at the Guildhall. We were shocked by the heavy police presence at our protest.

Thank you to Save Lough Neagh for attending and speaking about the crisis affecting the lough, where 40% of our drinking water comes from. Thank you also for highlighting the threats that AI and data centres pose to our water.

Thank you to the Honor the Earth Indigenous delegation and activists for attending our protest and sharing their knowledge and lived experiences of AI and toxic data centres.

As for the public forum itself, it was extremely disappointing. The organisers failed to properly address the very real issues we are all facing. Do not let anyone gaslight you into thinking this is your fault. People need to push back against this huge threat to us all.

Thank you to Councillor Paul Gallagher and Cllr Shaun Harkin for attending our protest and also asking hard questions in the forum. Real representatives for the people.
Two things are coming up. First, the March for Clean Water at Stormont is on Saturday 26th September at 2pm. There is a bus going from Derry, so please PM us or Save Lough Neagh for more details.

Please also join us for our Public Meeting on data centres and AI on 8th October at An Cultúrlann, Derry from 7–9pm. We have some fantastic speakers lined up, and they will be announced soon.

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