Darren Pitman, 48, construction worker from Waterlooville - Extinction Rebellion UK

Darren Pitman, 48, construction worker from Waterlooville

Darren was arrested twice on the 18th and 20th April 2019 at Oxford Circus during the 2019 April Rebellion, both times under Section 14 of the Public Order Act. He pleaded guilty at City of London Magistrates’ Court on 23rd August 2019 and received a six month conditional discharge and £105 court costs.

“Business as usual will kill us all. I’ve been very concerned about climate change for thirty years, and in the last five years I had given up hope. XR gave me an opportunity to do something that just might help.”

Photo credit: Gareth Morris

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