July 12/14: East London Uprising launches series of summer protests around the UK

July 09, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Email: press.xrhackney@gmail.comPhone: +44(0)7561098449  What emergency? | Extinction Rebellion in Numbers East London Uprising event details: https://www.facebook.com/events/469408947155093/  Three day East London Uprising to take place in locations across East London.The Uprising will be the first of a series of regional summer protests taking place throughout July.Highlights will include Children’s and People’s Assemblies, a skeleton…

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Extinction Rebellion welcomes Pride in London’s Declaration of a Climate Emergency, #NoPrideInEcocide

July 06, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Email: press@risingup.org.uk, Phone: +44(0)7479234522 Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Media Assets What emergency? | Extinction Rebellion in Numbers Pride in our planet – No pride in ecocide On this morning of Pride in London, XR LGBTIQ welcomes that Pride in London has declared a Climate Emergency. [1] In declaring an Emergency they…

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Today 11:30am: Extinction Rebellion UK to hold peaceful protest at French Embassy in solidarity with XR France

July 05, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram |Media Assets What emergency? | Extinction Rebellion in Numbers Today 11:30am: Extinction Rebellion UK to hold protest in solidarity with Extinction Rebellion France outside French Embassy in LondonProtest comes in response to police deploying tear gas on French Extinction Rebellion activists…

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CLIMATE CHANGE AND WHY WE SHOULD PANIC

July 02, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Video animation, voiced by Keira Knightley. Email: press@risingup.org.uk  Phone: +44(0)7811183633 | +44(0)7944894190 | +44(0)7986671716 | +44(0)7561098449 Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Video/Photos British Academy Film Award and Academy Award nominee, Keira Knightley, OBE, has come out in support of Extinction Rebellion. Keira has lent her voice…

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Tuesday 2 July, London: The Rebellion Against Big Oil Continues

July 01, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Email: press@risingup.org.uk Phone: +44(0)7780602722 | +44(0)7811183633 | +44(0)7944894190 | +44(0)7986671716 | +44(0)7561098449 Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Video/Photos From 12pm on 2 July, as Climate Action Week gets underway in London, members of Extinction Rebellion Arts and Culture will conduct a silent procession starting  at Ebury Bridge,…

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Greenpeace tells Glastonbury Festival to ‘join the rebellion’ as 1,000s create the largest ever human Extinction Symbol

June 27, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Email: press@risingup.org.uk Phone: +44(0)7804 743 058 | +44(0)7904 735 749 | +44(0)7479 234 522 |  Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Video/Photos Today, thousands of people came together at Glastonbury Festival to create the largest ever human Extinction SymbolHuge crowds held a procession through the festival, joined by…

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Today: Extinction Rebellion, Greenpeace and Wisdom Keepers stage Extinction Procession through Glastonbury Festival

June 27, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Email: press@risingup.org.uk Phone: +44(0)7804 743 058 | +44(0)7904 735 749 | +44(0)7479 234 522 Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Video/Photos Today at 4pm, Extinction Rebellion will come together in creative resistance with Greenpeace and Wisdom Keepers to stage an Extinction Procession through the Glastonbury Festival siteThe…

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More than 1,000 doctors endorse nonviolent direct action to treat the cancer of climate change

June 27, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Signatories include eminent public health doctors, past presidents of Medical Royal Colleges and the editor of the British Medical JournalExtinction Rebellion says increasing numbers of doctors are coming forward as they see a public health emergency on the horizonLetter contrasts with recent calls by Met Deputy Assistant Commissioner calling on all 1,130 arrested during peaceful…

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Response to Select Committees announcing a Citizens’ Assembly – have we achieved our third demand?

June 20, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Email: press@risingup.org.uk Phone: +44(0)7811183633 | +44(0)7944894190 | +44(0)7986671716 | +44(0)7561098449 Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Video/Photos Today, six select committees of the House of Commons have today announced plans to hold a Citizens’ Assembly on combating the climate emergency and achieving the pathway to net zero…

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BREAKING: EXTINCTION REBELLION PEACEFULLY DISRUPT CANNES LIONS FESTIVAL, CALLING ON THE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY TO TELL THE TRUTH

June 19, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Email: press@risingup.org.uk Phone: +44(0)7811183633 | +44(0)7944894190 | +44(0)7986671716 | +44(0)7561098449 Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Video/Photos Extinction Rebellion France and UK join forces to disrupt Cannes Lions FestivalRebels kick off a day of action by dropping banner overlooking the Festival ‘Palace’ reading ‘TELL THE TRUTH’ and blocking the main entrance to the festival where 14…

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