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Extinction Rebellion Target Institutions Funding Ecological Destruction in City of London

October 14, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Extinction Rebellion this morning are disrupting the system bankrolling the environmental crisis. The day started at 7am at Bank Junction when they blocked routes that financial district workers take to work.

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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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Lawyers for Extinction Rebellion Declare Rebellion

October 09, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Email: lawyersforxr@gmail.comTwitter: @XRLawyersMedia assets available herePhoto credits: Izzy Romilly / @izzyromilly Lawyers for Extinction Rebellion make Declaration of Rebellion in outside the Royal Courts of Justice, the historic centre of the UK’s legal sector Eminent lawyers and environmetnal activists speak in support of Extinction Rebellion Lawyers then took to…

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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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XR Unchained: Aaaand we’re off! International

October 08, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Kiwi Kick-Off 7 OCT | Wellington, New Zealand  Aotearoa rebels kicked off the International Rebellion by shutting down their capital, Wellington. Rising early, they seized and held the Ministry of Business, Innovation  & Employment (AKA Ministry for Oil, Gas and Minerals) all day, blocking all entrances with glued hands and “climate crime…

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UPDATE 5.45pm: 11 sites, a wedding and a hearse

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)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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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.

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Uni Dropouts: A message from XR Youth

October 06, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Across the UK, many University students have decided to step out of mainstream education to work full within the climate movement.

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Statement from Extinction Rebellion Liberation

October 05, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Extinction Rebellion Liberation (XR Liberation) is a group of Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists who have assembled with the goal of addressing oppression within XR, and using the platform XR has created to work with those addressing oppression in wider society. XR Liberation is among a number of groups in Extinction Rebellion each addressing different areas of these very complex issues.

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