News: Press

DAY 4: Meet the humans of Extinction Rebellion

October 10, 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)7479234522Numbers for local groups are at the bottom of this release Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Media Assets | Crowd Funder  | What emergency? | Extinction Rebellion in Numbers…

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Extinction Rebellion: We are scared

October 10, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Email: press@risingup.org.ukPhone: +447459055152 / +447495726404 / +447944894190 / +447561098449Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Media Assets | Crowdfunder  | What emergency? | |This Is Not A Drill: An Extinction Rebellion Handbook#EverybodyNow #TheTimeIsNow #ExtinctionRebellion “So kiss me and smile for meTell…

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DAY 3: Westminster under pressure as breastfeeding mums and lawyers join the Rebellion. Enter stage left the Queen.

October 09, 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)7479234522 Bristol/Wales (We Are All Crew): +44(0)07722062502 / +44(0)7495297625 North England (Rewilding North): +44(0)7794718962  South West England (Global Food Justice): +44(0)7711898499 / +44(0)7778267833 East of England and Midlands (Love Rebellion): +44(0)7548691855 / +44(0)7877769492…

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Thursday 10 – Saturday 12 October: Extinction Rebellion to shut down London City Airport for three days

October 09, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Email: press@organise.earthPhone: +447459055152 / +447495726404 / +447944894190 / +447561098449/ +447944894190Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Media Assets | Crowdfunder  | What emergency? | |This Is Not A Drill: An Extinction Rebellion Handbook#EverybodyNow #TheTimeIsNow #ExtinctionRebellion Extinction Rebellion to peacefully occupy and shut down London…

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Extinction Rebellion police and prison guide

October 08, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Are you thinking of getting involved in protest actions and wonder what might happen if you are charged with committing a crime? Today Extinction Rebellion UK releases a new no-nonsense guide to help you understand what to expect when you are arrested and charged, and how having a criminal record might affect you.

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Extinction Rebellion: ‘Gov depts – What’s the plan?’, People’s Assembly in Parl, Reforesting Parl Sq

October 08, 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)7479234522 Bristol/Wales (We Are All Crew): +44(0)07722062502 / +44(0)7495297625 North England (Rewilding North): +44(0)7794718962  South West England (Global Food Justice): +44(0)7711898499 / +44(0)7778267833 East of England and Midlands (Love Rebellion): +44(0)7548691855 / +44(0)7877769492…

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Boris Johnson, we know you love us.

October 08, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Boris Johnson’s depiction of us as “uncooperative crusties” makes us smile. It’s not the Boris Johnson we know. He cried last week when Extinction Rebellion Activists sang to him in Chequers. You can read about it here. He comes from a family of committed environmentalists. His father came out in…

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Extinction Rebellion Trials and Hearings This Week (7th to 11th October)

October 08, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

20 Extinction Rebellion defendants on trial this week  Three trials for Section 14 offences during the April Rebellion; the trial of the Petroleum 9, for trespass and criminal damage in February, to hear a verdict on Thursday  The Amazonia 6 to attend a preliminary hearing at Southwark Crown Court charged with trespass and criminal damage exceeding…

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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)7857445653…

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