Tamsin Omond (born 19 November 1984) is a trans British author, environmental activist and journalist known for scaling the roof of the House of Commons in 2012 and whose latest book, Healing Strategies for Humankind, was published in 2021.
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The Making of an Activist
When Tamsin Omond left university they had no idea that within a year they would be up on the roofs of Parliament, breaking the law for their beliefs about climate change. Rush! The Making of a Climate Activist is a candid account of this journey from directionless student to her involvment in churc... Read more
Published: 2009
Pages: 180
Paperback: 9780714531465
ePub: 9780714522401
When Tamsin Omond left university they had no idea that within a year they would be up on the roofs of Parliament, breaking the law for their beliefs about climate change. Rush! The Making of a Climate Activist is a candid account of this journey from directionless student to her involvment in church-led community service volunteering to 'bad girl' icon of the green movement.
By documenting the nitty gritty of what it meant to commit to progressive causes at the beginning of the 21st Century, the book is both inspiring reading as well as insight into the processes of grassroots-led political action.