Lessons from Lockdown: XR Youth, One Year On
As the UK goes into its fourth week of lockdown as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Talia Woodin reflects on what it means for XR Youth's work as activists
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Shutting Down the DLR: Cathy Eastburn’s Story
Exactly a year ago I glued myself to the top of a DLR train at Canary Wharf Station, holding a banner saying “Climate Emergency”. It was Day 3 of the April Rebellion. I did this as I was, and still am, absolutely terrified about my children’s future, and the lack of government action to…
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The Emergency, A Year On: The Climate Catastrophes No-one Saw Coming
In the year since XR took to the streets for the first International Rebellion, a series of climate catastrophes have accelerated the emergency in ways not even the science had predicted. By Wolfgang Knorr of Lund University
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Photo Story: Marble Arch – THIS IS AN EMERGENCY
A selection of images from the Marble Arch site, which saw giant feasts, group trainings, a speech from Greta Thunberg to an enormous crowd, secret gigs from Massive Attack, a grand piano in the road, a Banksy, and an abundance of speeches and live performances.
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Illustrated Podcast: Claiming the Streets
To celebrate the April Anniversary, we have re-released this special commemorative podcast. Hear from the people who were there and feel as if you were too, with the experience enriched by photos from the Rebellion.
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Telling the Truth, A Year On
Jon Fuller, from XR's Media Tell the Truth team, on what has changed in the media's reporting of the climate and ecological crisis - and how far we still have to go.
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Photo story: Oxford Circus – TELL THE TRUTH
The Oxford Circus site was one of vibrance, music, joy, laughter and resilience. Of course, everyone remembers the good ship ‘Tell the Truth’ - or Berta Cáceres, as she was officially named after the murdered Honduran activist - but there were so many other stories unravelling within that square that it would be impossible to tell them all. The images below capture some of the best bits of that extraordinary week. Enjoy!
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UK Newsletter #13 Rebellion Revisited: One Year On
The April Rebellion Remembered. Bring back our boats with the origami boat challenge, stop the bailout of polluters and take part in one of the many other upcoming online actions and events
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UK Newsletter #12: Livin’ La Vida Lockdown
(Sign up to the newsletter here) Dear rebels, We have entered our second week of lockdown, and the threat of coronavirus still overshadows so much of our lives. It would be easy to imagine a movement built on actions of mass civil disobedience to falter under such strained conditions and to slip into despondency.
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#AloneTogether – Regenerative Rebellion in the Time of Coronavirus
AloneTogether This is a world-changing moment. As coronavirus takes hold of our day to day lives, the way we organise and support each other will change. We will lose much we hold dear. This calls for an evolution – not a shelving – of our rebellion. This is a time to remember what we are…
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