XR Unchained: September Rebellion Day 1

September 02, 2020 by XR Newsletter

AIRPORT ACTIONS

30 AUG | Farnborough

XR South East’s die-in temporarily closed both entrances to Europe’s premier private jet airport. As one rebel put it “we cannot sit back and let a tiny, privileged elite cause so much wanton damage to our environment because of their champagne lifestyles”.

29 AUG | Gatwick

A Mad Hatter’s Tea Party at Gatwick Airport highlights the bonkers craziness of the people in charge and the unconditional bailouts to the aviation industry by the UK government

29 AUG | Dundee & Glasgow, Scotland

XR rebels in Glasgow and Dundee rang the Climate Alarm at their city airports urging air travel workers to be retrained in exchange for bailouts

1 SEP | Cardiff

XR Cardiff marched to Cardiff Bay in support of the CEE Bill, calling on rebels to write to their MPs to secure their support.

Climbers in Cardiff dropped a banner covering five storeys with the famous words: ‘If Not You, Who? If Not Now, When?’

1 SEP | St Peter’s Square, Manchester

XR rebels spreading the message to the good people of Manchester at the start of the Northern Rebellion

31 August | XR Faith Bridge Vigil, London

Fazeela Mubarak of XR Muslims gives a beautiful speech at the Opening Ceremony of the XR Faith Bridge Vigil that will be taking place throughout this Rebellion

1 SEP | Buckingham Palace, London

Former Archbishop Dr Rowan Williams marched with Christian Climate Action from Buckingham Palace to Parliament Square.

1 SEP | Smithfield Market. Waterloo Bridge, London

XR rebels from Animal Rebellion sign their banner. A transition to a just and sustainable plant-based food system is the path to combat the detrimental effects of climate change.