UK Newsletter 15: This system is Toxic
Racism and oppression are toxic symptoms of a poisoned system: they can have no place in the world we need to build.
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XR Unchained 14
6 MAY | Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece Every night since May 6, rebels and other environmental activists have held a socially distanced vigil outside the Greek parliament building. They are demanding the withdrawal of a new law, the so-called ‘Modernization of the Environmental Legislation’, which XR Hellas (Greece) says “effectively withdraws environmental regulations so…
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An Impossible Ending, As Nightingales Return to Berkeley Square
In a poetic end to a life-changing two weeks, Sam Lee, of Nest Collective, summoned the nightingale back to its former London home
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In Pictures: Taking the Stock Exchange
The last day of the April Rebellion saw a series of audacious actions throughout the City of London. First time activist Sian Vaughan donned a Robocop outfit to help disrupt the London Stock Exchange.
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Act Now: XR’s Second Demand, a Year On
Although the government now accepts there is a climate and ecological emergency it still refuses to take radical action. It's a political choice, as recent events have proved. By Sarah Lunnon of XR's Political Circle
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April Stories: A Reverend’s Easter arrest
For Reverend Sue Parfitt, being arrested on Maundy Thursday had a special poignancy. In her own passive surrender to the authorities, she found a unique sense of empowerment.
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‘The Time is Now’: Etienne Stott on His Arrest on Waterloo Bridge
I am very proud to have won the Olympics in London 2012. But it stands equal to my part in the April Rebellion in 2019
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The Government Has Failed Us: Voices from The Stand
More than 1,000 people were charged with criminal offences after being arrested during the April Rebellion. Many read out statements in court which explained why they did what they did. Part Four in a series of videos featuring the voices of arrestees reading excerpts from those statements.
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Photo Story: Parliament Square – BEYOND POLITICS
The battle for Parliament Square was not won and lost overnight. As dedicated rebels were eventually cleared from roadblocks and traffic would be opened up again, a rescue party in the form of bikes, samba bands or extinction marches would swoop in and shut it down again shortly after in a dramatic turn of events.
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We Act in Peace: Voices From the Stand
More than 1,000 people were charged with criminal offences after being arrested during the April Rebellion. Many read out statements in court which explained why they did what they did. Part Three in a series of videos featuring the voices of arrestees reading excerpts from those statements.
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