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Essential Rebellion Info – Ready or Not, here we come!

October 04, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

(Sign up here!) Illustration by Janice Chang The UK’s rebellion in April launched Extinction Rebellion onto the world stage. We brought London to a halt, captured imaginations, and put humanity’s survival on the national agenda. Now we’re back – with more experience, more resources, and five times the…

Video: Ruth Jarman’s Day in Court

October 02, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

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…

In Paris, the Climate March converges with other movements

September 30, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

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…

Extinction Rebellion trials and hearings this week (30 September to 4 October)

September 30, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

30 Extinction Rebellion defendants are on trial this week across London Six trials are for public order offences during the April Rebellion; one trial is for offences under the Police Act The Shell 7 will attend a preliminary hearing at Southwark Crown Court charged with criminal damage to the oil major’s HQ A further 50…

Ecology & Equity: towards a class conscious climate justice movement

September 29, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

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…

Announcements #2 The season of change begins!

September 27, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

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…

The International Rebellion Continues: From 7 October Extinction Rebellion UK to shutdown Westminster for at least two weeks

September 23, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Extinction Rebellion to sound climate alarm at Labour Party Conference with lightship and alternative shipping forecast

September 22, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Email: 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 …

October 7th is coming: Get Ready for Rebellion

September 08, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

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…

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