The moment of truth arrives – International Rebellion begins

October 07, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Email: press@risingup.org.uk National Office Phone: +44(0)7986671716 / +44(0)7561098449 / +44(0)7804743058 / +44(0)77391 86640 / +44(0)7479234522Bristol/Wales (We Are All Crew): +44(0)07722062502 / +44(0)7495297625North England (Rewilding North): +44(0)7794718962 South West England (Global Food Justice): +44(0)7711898499 / +44(0)7778267833East of England and Midlands (Love Rebellion): +44(0)7548691855 / +44(0)7877769492South East (Beyond Politics): +44(0)7857445653Scotland/North East/Cumbria (Power in Truth): +44(0)7904591052 / +44(0)7507888837London…

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The Rebellion Will Be Regenerative – Get ready for the largest regenerative movement of civil disobedience in history.

October 06, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Email: press@risingup.org.uk Phone: +44(0)7747732995 /+44(0)7986671716 / +44(0)7561098449 / +44(0)7804743058 / +44(0)77391 86640 / +44(0)7479234522 Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Media Assets | Crowd Funder  | New – What emergency? | Extinction Rebellion in Numbers |This Is Not A Drill: An Extinction Rebellion Handbook. #EverybodyNow  #ExtinctionRebellion Thousands…

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#EverybodyNow: London’s Rebellion on track to be FIVE times bigger than April

October 04, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

The International Rebellion will return to the streets of London on Monday because we are in a Climate & Ecological Emergency, and we need your help to make sure the world knows about what’s happening.  To flag, there will be an opening ceremony this Sunday, 5pm at Marble Arch. Please join us. Some key…

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EXtRa! EXtRa! Read all about it! Extinction Rebellion is launching a newspaper! Get your Hourglass here!

September 24, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Launching today is Extinction Rebellion-supported independent newspaper The HourglassPrinted on recycled paper with a distribution of over 110K papers, The Hourglass will be distributed around the UK by Rebels from Extinction Rebellion’s regional groups across the UK who believe in telling the truth through the pressAiming to reach people who are not necessarily on social…

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Farmers and animal activists help form unlikely alliance to preserve and protect life on Earth

September 10, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Email: press@risingup.org.uk Phone: +44(0)7811183633, +44(0)7986671716, +44(0)7561098449 Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Media Assets They are joined by doctors, scientists, faith groups, global justice groups and peace groups to form a ‘Rebel Alliance’Groups to come together to converge on the streets of London from 7 October 2019, as part of the…

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Today 4 September, 10am: Extinction Rebellion Joins Peace Groups to Disrupt World’s Largest Arms Fair

September 04, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Email: press@risingup.org.ukPhone: Office +44(0)7780 602722; +44(0)7479 234522Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Media Assets Extinction Rebellion joins with peace groups to disrupt and shut down the Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair this weekAn Extinction Rebellion boat will be used to stop equipment entering the ExCeL…

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Response to the report of the Committee on Climate Change

July 10, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Email: press@risingup.org.uk, Phone: +44(0)7549766448 Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Media Assets | Crowd Funder What emergency? | Extinction Rebellion in Numbers Extinction Rebellion welcomes the Committee on Climate Change’s report today, and its call upon the Government to prove it is serious about meeting its 2050 target, as another important – albeit small –…

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Extinction Rebellion Follow-up Meeting with Michael Gove and Nadhim Zahawi

June 26, 2019 by XR UK Video

Three members of Extinction Rebellion today met Michael Gove, UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for a follow-up meeting. They were joined by Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families, Nadhim Zahawi. The group discussed the government’s 2050 target for net zero greenhouse gas emissions and the proposed…

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STATEMENT FROM EXTINCTION REBELLION: PHILIP HAMMOND’S LETTER TO THERESA MAY

June 07, 2019 by XR UK Video

We cannot go on talking about the price of transitioning to a carbon free economy in solely monetary terms. We need to talk about the true cost of inaction on the climate and ecological emergency: whether our children get to live into old age. Isn’t protecting them worth everything we’ve got? Isn’t life on…

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STATEMENT FROM EXTINCTION REBELLION

May 31, 2019 by XR UK Video

Extinction Rebellion is fully committed to nonviolence and will not take action that would put airline passengers at risk. Reports to the contrary are the result of a misconstrued interpretation of a document circulated within the movement asking for feedback. In the face of climate and ecological collapse we continue to build a peaceful…

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