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Newsletter 27: History Corner

August 07, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

With a right-wing think tank now beginning to use the ‘t’ word to describe XR, now might be a good time to look at a period in the early 00s known as the ‘Green Scare’, when environmental activists in the US were routinely referred to as ‘domestic extremists’ and ‘terrorists’ and treated as…

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Newsletter 27: Global XR Actions

August 07, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Hell hath no fury like a bank swarmed 25 JUL | Lausanne, Switzerland XR Switzerland saw its first arrests after a hefty police response to an action outside a bank in the city of Lausanne. Around fifty rebels swarmed the road outside the Crédit Suisse HQ, whose heavy fossil fuel investments make it…

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Newsletter 26: Take an ice-cold sip of Rebellion

July 25, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

(You can sign up to the newsletter here) Welcome to our 26th newsletter! The heat just keeps on rising. This week has seen record-breaking temperatures in the UK , across mainland Europe and North America, and “unprecedented” wildfires around the Arctic circle. A…

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Newsletter 26: More news

July 25, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Real Climate critique of the recent report on the climate benefits of mass tree planting. It seems the effect would be more like ⅕-⅓ of carbon sequestration over 50-100 years rather than the stated ⅔ and ‘this proportion will decrease if emissions continue to grow’. In other words it’s still worth doing (sensitively…

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Newsletter 26: UK local actions

July 24, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Four rebels arrested at XR Manchester Pension Fund action 19 JUL | GMPF, Manchester A crowd of 60 rebels gathered outside the Greater Manchester Pension Fund to demand that it withdraw its billions from fossil fuel investments. The GMPF is the biggest and dirtiest of its kind in the UK with 10% of…

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The Summer of our Discontent

July 22, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Summer Uprising special The boats are back! In April, our beloved pink boat caused quite a stir in Oxford Circus. This time, rebels summoned not one but FIVE beautiful bright boats to sail us into the Summer Uprising in FIVE UK cities: Bristol, Leeds, London, Cardiff and Glasgow. And what…

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Newsletter 25: Love in the time of teargas

July 10, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

(Sign up for this newsletter here) Welcome to our 25th newsletter! Our movement, which bravely faces up to the loss of so much, is no stranger to trauma – nor to tears. Nonetheless, the efforts of French police to elicit both of these from rebels last…

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Exploring XR: Northern Ireland

July 10, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

This week, we caught up with XR Northern Ireland, a relatively new group set up during the International Rebellion of April 2019. Here is a snapshot of XRNI’s experiences so far: their enthusiasm, creativity, deep concern for the environment and love for fellow human beings, all coloured by the intensity of NI politics…

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Newsletter 25: UK local actions

July 10, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Carmen’s Carbon Procession + Royal Opera House die-in 2 JUL | London Rebels from across London converged for a day of coordinated ‘Carmen’ inspired actions — the latest Royal Opera House production to be sponsored by BP. The day started with a sombre, flag-filled procession through central London, led by an imperious…

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