{"id":37113,"date":"2021-05-20T10:45:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T09:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=37113"},"modified":"2021-05-20T10:45:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T09:45:35","slug":"watch-environmental-activists-stage-demonstration-at-sheffield-council-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/05\/20\/watch-environmental-activists-stage-demonstration-at-sheffield-council-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Environmental activists stage demonstration at Sheffield Council meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Green campaigners yesterday protested for Sheffield Council to act now on the climate and nature emergencies.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extinction Rebellion, Friends of the Earth, Green New Deal South Yorkshire and Sheffield Greenpeace joined forces at Ponds Forge as councillors arrived for their first meeting since the elections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the floods in November 2019, Sheffield City Region Mayor Dan Jarvis declared a climate emergency. 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