COP failure is a crime against humanity. The media must hold world leaders to account

November 01, 2021 by Extinction Rebellion

This morning, COP26 begins in Glasgow. It’s primary goal is to limit average global temperature increases to 1.5˚C above pre-industrial levels. Nothing on the table in the run up to COP26 has resembled a compassionate and functional response to the crisis. The Climate and Ecological Emergency is a Crime Against Humanity perpetrated by the rich and powerful, and the COP process is systematically corrupted by vested interests – national, corporate and financial.

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Tufton 3 Trial Verdict: Guilty of criminal damage

October 28, 2021 by Extinction Rebellion

The Tufton Street 3 have been found guilty of criminal damage during an action outside the home of climate deniers The Global Warming Policy Foundation (now renamed Net Zero Watch).

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PEOPLE WANT CHANGE: Extinction Rebellion trespass on ExxonMobil Oil Refinery and demand an end to news fossil fuel investments

October 28, 2021 by Extinction Rebellion

BREAKING: Extinction Rebellion have broken into ExxonMobil’s Fawley Oil terminal in Hampshire this morning, just three days before the COP26 Climate Summit, to demand that the Government listens to the people and stops all new fossil fuel investments.

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BREAKING: ‘Boris can take the train to COP!’ – Extinction Rebellion blockades UK’s largest private airport

October 02, 2021 by Extinction Rebellion

Email: press@extinctionrebellion.ukPhone: +447791 737093 / +447472 019248​​​​​Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Media Assets | Donate#PrivateFlightsCostTheEarth # StopPrivateFlightsNow #ExtinctionRebellion Farnborough airport has been barricaded this morning by Extinction Rebellion who are locked to a stretch limousine, fuel barrels and a giant steel tripod in call for polluter elite to…

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BREAKING: UK jails Paralympian for climate protest ahead of COP26

September 24, 2021 by Extinction Rebellion

Email: press@extinctionrebellion.ukPhone: +447986671716 / +447561098449Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Media Assets | Donate#ActNow #ClimateEmergency #ExtinctionRebellion This morning, gold medal paralympic winner, James Brown, was sentenced to a 12 month prison sentence by a judge at Southwark Crown Court. James is registered blind and will serve at least 6 months.

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We are nature defending itself: The Impossible Rebellion draws to a close as the World looks ahead to COP26

September 04, 2021 by Extinction Rebellion

The Impossible Rebellion will close today with thousands marching for nature in central London. Starting in Trafalgar Square at 1pm, Extinction Rebellion is marching with our allies to shout loud and clear that we must Stop the Harm to nature and begin its urgent repair. The march will conclude at Hyde Park at 4pm.

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Doctors forcibly removed outside JP Morgan offices as they stage die in to demand they end fossil fuel investments

September 03, 2021 by Extinction Rebellion

This morning, sixty doctors, nurses, midwives and other healthcare workers delivered an urgent public health message to the world’s biggest fossil fuel funder JP Morgan. Four held a banner saying  ‘End Fossil Fuel Funding’, others chalk-sprayed ‘CODE RED’ on the walls and the rest staged a ‘die in’ in front of the doors to symbolise the deaths caused by fossil fuel funding. Several doctors were forcibly removed quickly and aggressively by security.

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‘Arrested for caring’ – over 50 people break police bail to call on the Bank of England to step up

September 02, 2021 by Extinction Rebellion

conditions in an act of mass civil disobedience. They pledged to stay sitting in the road outside the Bank of England until the governor of the bank and the Prime Minister of the UK declare an end to all new fossil fuel funding in line with Extinction Rebellion’s immediate demand. Those breaking police bail carried placards reading ‘arrested on suspicion of acting on the climate emergency’, ‘arrested for wanting a future for our children’ and ‘arrested for caring’.

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IN CASE OF CLIMATE EMERGENCY, BREAK GLASS: Extinction Rebellion women break windows at ‘World’s worst bank’ JP Morgan

September 01, 2021 by Extinction Rebellion

At 7am this morning, 8 women lined up at the European office of JP Morgan at Embankment and carefully broke 2 windows with hammers and chisels. Wearing all black, the women used painted hammers with words such as LIFE, LOVE and CARE on them to break glass at the ‘World’s worst bank’. Before doing so they stuck stickers to the windows that read ‘In case of climate emergency, break glass’. Care was taken to make sure no one inside or nearby the building was put at risk of harm

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STOP MAKING IT WORSE: Extinction Rebellion will get off the streets when Government and the City of London stop pouring petrol on the fire

August 31, 2021 by Extinction Rebellion

It is the 9th day of the Impossible Rebellion and Extinction Rebellion is taking our immediate demand to stop all new investment in fossil fuels to the doorsteps of the Government and the City of London.

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