Ruth Jarman, 56, a mother of three from Hampshire who works for a small Christian charity, was found guilty last week after standing trial at Hendon Magistrates Court. She was given a 12 months conditional discharge and a total of £640 costs. Film-maker Peter Armstrong recorded this video of Ruth’s day in court. The…
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Article and pictures by Victor Chaix In the wake of the international Youth Strike for Climate on September 20th which brought millions of teenagers and adults alike to the streets in record-breaking numbers all over the world, a special Marche pour le Climat [Climate March] was organized in Paris and all over France…
Read full post30 Extinction Rebellion defendants are on trial this week across LondonSix trials are for public order offences during the April Rebellion; one trial is for offences under the Police ActThe Shell 7 will attend a preliminary hearing at Southwark Crown Court charged with criminal damage to the oil major’s HQ A further 50 people are expected…
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by Greenjacker The 2009 book The Spirit Level (published by Allen Lane), written by epidemiologists Richard G. Wilson and Kate Pickett, demonstrated the “pernicious effects that inequality has on societies: eroding trust, increasing anxiety and illness, (and) encouraging excessive consumption”. These effects have factored heavily in the development of the climate and extinction…
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Sign up to receive the newsletter here. This week, we reflect on the legacy we are leaving behind. ‘You have stolen my dreams and my childhood’ Greta declares at the UN climate summit in New York, ‘and yet I am one of the lucky ones.’ The audience cheer, but her face stays stony,…
Read full postEmail: press@risingup.org.ukPhone: +44(0)7986671716 / +44(0)7561098449 / +44(0)7804743058 / +44(0)7811183633 Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Media Assets | Crowd Funder | What emergency? | Extinction Rebellion in Numbers |This Is Not A Drill: An Extinction Rebellion Handbook. #EverybodyNow #TheTimeIsNow #ExtinctionRebellion “We stand now where two…
Read full postEmail: xr_brightonpress@protonmail.com / press@risingup.org.uk Phone: +44(0)7951 788 855 +44(0)7811 183633 Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Media Assets Extinction Rebellion calls on Labour leadership to make climate and ecological emergency the number one issue at this year’s conference Lightship sounds an alternative shipping forecast warning of the future and denouncing government’s 2050 net-zero emissions target Event marks the start of a pop-up…
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A Rebel in NYC climbed the 12+ storey Unisphere to hang a banner over Brazil on the map, highlighting the crisis in the Amazon. Dear rebels, As you may know, the international newsletter team is taking a break for a couple of issues to make sure we’re in top shape for the October Rebellion. However,…
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We’ve come to the end of our four-day Northern Rebellion. What an extraordinary experience. My first time at anything like this. These are some of my personal recollections from those four days. Now, almost immediately we are into the preparation for International Rebellion London. We occupied one of Manchester’s most polluted roads and shopping streets…
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Written by susieq From a gentle sloping valley in Charente, the sweet sound of peaceful rebels filled the air, a magic flute, gentle guitars and the unifying force of collective song. As I lay in my tent listening I was filled with a sense of hope. The XR France summer camp (17-25 August) was…
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