News: Arts & Culture

Parables of Nutmegs and Genocide: An Interview With Amitav Ghosh

February 16, 2022 by Extinction Rebellion

The much-feted author talks and writes about colonialism and its legacy in the present day omicrisis.

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Top Writers Come Out In Support of Tufton Three

October 22, 2021 by Extinction Rebellion

A group of high-profile writers and veteran green campaigners have come out in support of the Tufton Three by making videos to wish the three well in their court case on Thursday 28th October as part of the campaign Denial on Trial. A compilation video of the statements will be launched just before the…

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Issue Four of The Hourglass launches Comix Rebel & ‘Funny Page’ – here’s how you can get involved.

January 02, 2020 by Extinction Rebellion

Phone: +44(0)7584222659 | Email: comixrebel@rebellion.earth / hourglass@rebellion.earth | Website: hourglass.news The Hourglass newspaper is bringing back the traditional ‘funny page’ Issue four of the newspaper will launch the new artistic collaboration ‘Comix Rebel’ Released on 10th Jan, this issue will see in climate reporting in 2020 with comic creators uniting to address the…

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History Corner – How An Environmental Newsletter Toppled a Dictatorship & Unified Europe

December 17, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

The Peaceful Revolution of 1989 | East Germany This year saw the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. This iconic event is often seen as part of a broader world history – the dissolution of the USSR, the opening up of Eastern Europe, the end of the Cold War.

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Contra la Extinción, Somos Rebelión! COP25

December 14, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Raquel and Sergio stood with their hands glued to the inside of Zara’s display window kissing silently and smiling, with adrenaline, fear and love coursing between their lips. The cameras and curious eyes of hundreds of Christmas shoppers watched their intimacy from the other side of the glass, attracted by the rebels outside who were…

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Madrid and London: Extinction Rebellion Artists Join Forces to Raise Awareness About the Climate Emergency

December 10, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Enjambre Sonoro (Sound Swarm).  Collective Enmedio and Filastine in collaboration with Extinction Rebellion. Photo: Lorenzo Belenguer 2 – 13 December 2019 – COP25 Madrid: Conference United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 30 November -11 December 2019 – Election Rebellion: Twelve Days of Crisis Artists from Madrid performed Enjambre Sonoro (Sound Swarm). A participatory…

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Creative Rebellion: Arts and Culture Highlights from International Rebellion London

October 21, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Email Arts & Culture Media Coordinator: Lorenzo.Belenguer.XR@protonmail.com  Phone Arts & Culture Media Coordinator: +447731425077 Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Media Assets | Crowd Funder  | What emergency? | Extinction Rebellion in Numbers |This Is Not A Drill: An Extinction Rebellion Handbook#EverybodyNow  #ExtinctionRebellion…

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The last cries of an imperilled Amazon

August 22, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Text and images by Victor Chaix. Victor recently returned from Brazil, and is currently an active member of XR Paris. The largest forest on earth, home to nature’s most astonishing biodiversity and complexity, is under serious threat. To the despair of local communities and Brazilian activists, a resurgent form of colonialism and an…

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Friday 9th – Sunday 11 August: Extinction Rebellion brings performance to life at Boomtown Fair with real-world narrative

August 09, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Email: press@risingup.org.ukLondon, Central: +44(0)7549766448 / +44(0)7561098449 Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Media Assets | Crowd Funder What emergency? | Extinction Rebellion in Numbers The latest instalment of Boomtown’s ongoing narrative: “Chapter 11: A Radical City” includes a surprising key role for…

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