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Extinction Rebellion targets Vanguard – and wins!

July 05, 2022 by Extinction Rebellion

June was a huge success for Extinction Rebellion groups standing up to corporate lies and greenwash in the investment industry. On the first day of the investment giant, Vanguard Asset Managements UK 'Sustainable Life' roadshow, XR disrupted the conference in Glasgow, resulting in Vanguard cancelling the whole UK tour and moving it online. Concerned over further humiliation, company heads even admitted in an online meeting after the action that XR was the reason they had decided to move online.

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September 10th – Update from the Rebellion Design Team

June 27, 2022 by Extinction Rebellion

We’re committed to building a mass movement of 3.5% of the population - because when huge numbers of people take sustained nonviolent civil disobedience together, they become impossible for the government to ignore. Aiming for this success means a movement-wide pivot of energy towards mass mobilisation, (which we are well on our way to), and a change of tactics to introduce a different model for how we do ‘Rebellion’.

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We’ve got a plan, it’s called Project 3.5

June 27, 2022 by Extinction Rebellion

Watch this short video from the Project 3.5 team to hear about how just 3.5% of us working together in 2022 could turn things around on the climate and ecological emergency. 

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Tufton Climate Denialist Group’s Oil and Gas Funding Revelation vindicates XR

May 05, 2022 by Extinction Rebellion

Yesterday the Guardian and Open Democracy showed a direct connection between the arch-denialist group the Global Warming Policy Foundation and big oil funders in the United States.

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First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they legislate against you…

April 29, 2022 by Extinction Rebellion

Statement from XRUK offering some perspective on the PCSC Bill and other repressive legislation which has just been passed by the House of Lords and received ‘Royal Assent’ yesterday. 

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Where do we find the courage to step up? 

April 21, 2022 by Extinction Rebellion

Activism often appears to be the territory of an intrepid and rebellious minority, but what if we look at the challenges posed by the climate crisis as issues that demand care and responsibility? Who then is able to view the fight for a livable planet as their work? 

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Scientists glued at BEIS entrance

April 20, 2022 by Extinction Rebellion

At 11am on Wednesday 13 April, a group of scientists pasted scientific papers and glued themselves across the entrance to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in an act of civil disobedience to highlight the clear scientific evidence that the UK Government is ignoring. This protest was organised by “Scientists…

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Change is now: Support for civil resistance is growing

April 20, 2022 by Extinction Rebellion

As the gravity of the climate crisis becomes more apparent, support for those who are putting their freedom on the line to speak up is growing. In this review of media commentary we look at some articles which have voiced support for the Rebellion over the last few weeks.

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Shell are climate criminals

April 13, 2022 by Extinction Rebellion

Around 1:30 PM today (Wednesday 13 April) people started glueing themselves to points around Shell’s London HQ, including the welcome desk, despite the heavy presence of police officers at the location. Police are protecting the real criminals.

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