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The National
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The National
Mick Lynch to join Scottish rock band at Edinburgh show
Glasgow's The Tenementals, a group of academics, artists, and musicians who tell the city's radical history and untold stories through song, will be joined by special guests at their Portobello Town Hall gig on May 3. Mick Lynch, former Secretary-General of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), will deliver May Day Greetings, which will mark International Workers' Day. Lynch, who received extensive attention whilst leading the RMT in a series of strikes in 2022-23, appeared alongside The Tenementals at The Revelator Wall of Death in the former Barclay Curle shipyard in March 2023. READ MORE: Scottish refugee charity hits out at Glasgow's call for asylum seeker pause The former union leader was keen on the Glasgow band playing one of their songs, which references the famous figurehead of the Clyde shipyard workers, Jimmy Reid. Gladman, who will feature in the forthcoming BBC Scotland sketch show Good for Her, will also appear on the evening alongside Scottish Poetry Library Young Makar, Leah Sinforiani. Singer and founder of The Tenementals, David Archibald, said he is 'delighted' that Lynch will be joining them to deliver the speech. 'When we performed alongside Mick Lynch in The Revelator Wall of Death, it was an unforgettable event,' he said. (Image: The Tenementals) 'We had only played two gigs previously when Stephen Skrynka, who had built the wall of death with a group of volunteers, approached us about appearing alongside Mick in The Revelator. 'He was keen on us singing 'Universal Alienation (We're Not Rats)', a song which references Jimmy Reid, the trade unionist famous for being the figurehead of the Clyde shipyard workers when they organised the world-famous work in on the yards in 1971. 'We were honoured and delighted to do so. The Revelator is relatively small, so we had to keep secret the fact that Mick was appearing, but there was an extraordinary buzz about the place when it dawned on the attendees who was going to be speaking. It was, in anyone's book, a special night. 'After the event, we kept in touch and explored future collaborations.' Archibald, who is also a professor of political cinema at the University of Glasgow, added: 'We are delighted now that Mick will deliver May Day Greetings to our event. It promises to be another extraordinary event.' The National previously told how the band is best described as Leonard Cohen meets The Clash, and that the eight-piece aims to breathe fresh life into the city's past. The Tenementals aim to retell Glasgow's 'radical history' through punchy riffs and self-proclaimed 'banging' lyrics. The band's back catalogue includes songs about the statue on the Clyde dedicated to the people who fought in Spain during the Spanish Civil War, the 1820 radical republic uprisings, and the famous trade union activist Jim Reid, and a plethora of some of the most important working-class stories from the city. Click here for tickets and more information for the show on May 3.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Researchers sound alarm on hidden crisis endangering health of coastal communities: 'Extremely pathogenic'
Our overheating planet is contributing to a rising threat to coastlines around the world that has not received much attention despite the harmful impacts it can have on human health. Sea levels have risen more rapidly in recent decades. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projects a rise of 1.4 to 2.8 feet by 2100, with a jump of as much as 6.6 feet possible. Rising water levels are forecast to worsen storm surges. The combination of our warming world fueling stronger storms and rising sea levels raises the risk of unhealthy impacts along the world's coastlines as septic tanks, pit latrines, and treatment plants become more vulnerable to being inundated by water. "Today many tropical coastal communities on the frontlines of climate change find themselves battling not just erosion and flooding, but also crumbling sanitation systems," wrote Amelia Wenger and Tanvi Oza in an op-ed in the Center for Biological Diversity's The Revelator, an independent journalism platform that focuses on environmental issues. "Sea-level rise and storm surges, especially in rural and low-resource areas, bring saltwater pouring into inland spaces, where it corrodes pipes, damages pit latrines, and floods freshwater aquifers with sewage-laden salty water," added Wenger, the water pollution program lead with the Global Marine Program at the Wildlife Conservation Society, and Oza, the former technical lead for climate change at WaterAid Australia. "Any type of floodwater that has sewage in it is extremely pathogenic," said Natalie Exum, an assistant professor in environmental health and engineering, per the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. "The most immediate risk is gastrointestinal." It's easy to get sick from exposure, she explains, adding that after a flood, the heavily inundated areas see more acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI)-related emergency room visits." Contaminants can flow into rivers close to water treatment plants, making them vulnerable to flooding. During the summer of 2022, torrential rain in Jackson, Mississippi, left more than 150,000 of the city's residents without safe drinking water for weeks, prompting a state of emergency. "In response to these challenges, a growing alliance of international organizations, global research institutions, and practitioners in the fields of water, sanitation, and conservation have formed the Climate Resilient Sanitation Coalition," wrote Wenger and Oza. "The Coalition has partnered with the Green Climate Fund, the world's largest climate fund, to develop step-by-step advice on designing sanitation systems that can withstand climate impacts," they added. We can help by talking to friends and family about critical climate issues, donating money to climate causes, and supporting policymakers who fight for the future of our planet. Do you worry about air pollution in and around your home? Yes — always Yes — often Yes — sometimes No — never Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
