News: Newsletter

Announcements #1: “What’s the point?”

September 19, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Dear rebels, “What’s the point of me studying science, when all you do is ignore it?” “What’s the point of training to be an athlete, when I won’t have clean air to breathe?” “What’s the point of studying history, when all of humanity is heading towards…

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October 7th is coming: Get Ready for Rebellion

September 08, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

A Rebel in NYC climbed the 12+ storey Unisphere to hang a banner over Brazil on the map, highlighting the crisis in the Amazon. Dear rebels, As you may know, the international newsletter team is taking a break for a couple of issues to make sure we’re in top shape for the…

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Northern Rebellion: a rebel write-up

September 08, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

We’ve come to the end of our four-day Northern Rebellion. What an extraordinary experience. My first time at anything like this. These are  some of my personal recollections from those four days. Now, almost immediately we are into the preparation for International Rebellion London.  We occupied one of Manchester’s most polluted roads and…

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A Movement of Movements for the October Rebellion

August 29, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Queries and Contact: alliance@rebellion.earth Memorandum of Understanding for interested groups Extinction Rebellion has introduced a Movement of Movements strategy as a crucial part of the International Rebellion in October and beyond. This approach will see a range of groups – often putting aside their differences – to take to…

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Newsletter 28 – Murder in the Amazon

August 23, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Rebels all over the world watch heartbroken as fires devastate the Amazon. Known to many as ‘the lungs of the Earth’, the rainforest is a vital organ of our living planet whose health hangs in the balance. The record-breaking fires are casting a shadow on over half the area…

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History Corner – Peterloo

August 23, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

August 16th saw the 200th anniversary of the notorious Peterloo Massacre of 1819 in which mounted cavalry charged into a peaceful crowd of 60,000-80,000 people in Manchester, killing 11-15 and wounding up to 700. They had assembled to demand parliamentary reform and to protest against the poverty and inequality afflicting the…

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XR Unchained

August 23, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Welcome to XR Unchained! As much as we’d love to squeeze every action we hear about into the email, it simply can’t be done! XR Unchained will be a new source of rebel actions, celebrating the efforts of XR from all corners of the world. If you want to see your…

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Newsletter 27: Crikey! Disobedience down under!

August 08, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

(Sign up to the newsletter here) Welcome to our 27th newsletter! Congratulations, you made it through the hottest month ever recorded. You know there’s something wrong when it’s 35°C (95°F) in Sweden, just north of the Arctic Circle, and there are wildfires in Siberia. Glaciers are…

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Newsletter 27: Crikey! Disobedience down under!

August 07, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Congratulations, you made it through the hottest month ever recorded. You know there’s something wrong when it’s 35°C (95°F) in Sweden, just north of the Arctic Circle, and there are wildfires in Siberia. Glaciers are melting so fast they are being described as ‘roaring’, and there was even…

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