Want to talk about the climate crisis with George Monbiot or discuss tumultuous recent political events with Polly Toynbee, Owen Jones or Marina Hyde? Or talk food and drink with Felicity Cloake, beauty with Sali Hughes, or movies with Peter Bradshaw?
A team of Guardian and Observer journalists will be taking calls and donations at our annual charity telethon this Saturday. The cause is the climate emergency and we’re raising money for four charities that plant and protect trees, forests and woodlands.
The charities – Woodland Trust, Trees for Life, Trees for Cities and Global Greengrants Fund UK – promote environmental and social justice through natural climate solutions, from safeguarding the Amazon rainforest to rewilding parts of the Scottish Highlands to planting trees in Britain’s towns, cities and countryside.
Readers have told us why they felt compelled to give this year: because the climate crisis is the most important issue affecting the planet, governments are failing to act and future generations must be safeguarded – and because they love trees.
As one reader put it: “No trees. No future. No-brainer.”
We’ve already raised more than £300,000, but we want to raise a lot more, and with your help, we can. You can call (+44) 0203-353 4368 between 10am and 6pm (GMT) on Saturday 21 December to make a donation by credit or debit card, and have a chat with our journalists.
Others on hand to take calls include the Guardian’s editor-in-chief, Katharine Viner, political sketch writer John Crace, the columnists Gary Younge, Zoe Williams, Jonathan Freedland and Tim Dowling, and the daily podcast presenter, Anushka Asthana.
If you don’t have time to call on Saturday, you can donate online here or send a cheque (payable to the Guardian and Observer charity appeal 2019) to: The Guardian and Observer charity appeal 2019, Charities Trust, Suite 20-22, Century Building, Tower Street, Liverpool, L3 4BJ.
