Oisin is running for the Seanad (and there's a public hustings in Trinity tomorrow)

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You may have heard already that our Director, Oisín Coghlan, is standing in the Seanad elections for the Trinity College panel.

Oisin is standing as an independent candidate, independent of any political party and indeed independent of Friends of the Earth. But we're delighted that voters on the TCD panel now have the choice of voting for someone who would put climate action at the top their agenda.

OCYTvid1Oisin himself says of his run:

"I've been badgering politicians from the sidelines for years and I thought it was time to put my money were my mouth is. I'm running to push climate action, social justice and global solidarity up the political agenda."

You can watch his 90 second You Tube video here. And you can find out more about his Seanad run on his campaign website, www.oisincoghlan.com, his Facebook page and his Twitter feed.

There's a free public hustings in Trinity tomorrow evening at 6.30pm if you want to see the full line up of candidates. Book your place here. And please do forward this email to anyone you know who might be interested in the Seanad elections.

We wish Oisín the very best with his campaign. He's taken some leave but the rest of the team continue to carry out our campaigns and activities with passion and commitment.

Yours sincerely,

Dr Cara Augustenborg
Chair of the Board
Friends of the Earth

P.S. Just to say too - we're delighted with the amazing response to our community energy appeal! I'm really looking forward to hearing Naomi Klein speak in Dublin and I hope to see some of you there. Everyone who makes a donation by April 14th will be entered into a draw for one of three pairs of tickets.