News: XR Writers

Op-ed: Skills for the future

March 06, 2023 by Extinction Rebellion

Author: Tom Hardy. “There can be no greater measure of a society’s sustainability than the investments it makes in the wellbeing of its children.” – Catherine Russell, UNICEF We talk about stranded assets when talking of the future of fossil fuels. But what could be more important an asset, and one potentially more stranded, than our…

Extinction Rebellion Podcast Episode 17 – No More Lies, with Zadie Smith, George Monbiot, and Jay Griffiths and more at Tufton Street

November 24, 2020 by Extinction Rebellion

Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Podomatic Live on all platforms NOW Where is the heart of climate denial in the UK? Who are the main individuals & organisations coming between the people and the policy progress we need to address the climate & ecological emergency?…

No More Lies | 55 Tufton St.

September 06, 2020 by Extinction Rebellion

George Monbiot | 55 Tufton Street | Writers Rebel

September 03, 2020 by Extinction Rebellion

Climate veteran George Monbiot calls out the Tufton think tanks for their tactics of denial and confusion over the climate science standing in front of their ‘heart of darkness’.

Margaret Atwood | Writers Rebel

September 02, 2020 by Extinction Rebellion

Stephen Fry | Writers Rebel

August 25, 2020 by Extinction Rebellion

Stephen Fry has called for people to stand up and support the Extinction Rebellion group Writers Rebel as they launch new action targeting lobby groups, think tanks, and climate science deniers.

History Corner – How An Environmental Newsletter Toppled a Dictatorship & Unified Europe

December 17, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

The Peaceful Revolution of 1989 | East Germany This year saw the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. This iconic event is often seen as part of a broader world history – the dissolution of the USSR, the opening up of Eastern Europe, the end of the Cold War.

Contra la Extinción, Somos Rebelión! COP25

December 14, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Raquel and Sergio stood with their hands glued to the inside of Zara’s display window kissing silently and smiling, with adrenaline, fear and love coursing between their lips. The cameras and curious eyes of hundreds of Christmas shoppers watched their intimacy from the other side of the glass, attracted by the rebels outside who were…

Climate Striking in Russia – Experiences of an Environmental Activist

November 27, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

In this issue of Exploring XR, we hear from Arshak, a young violinist who began making headlines with his solo protests in Moscow’s Pushkin Square back in the Spring of 2019.  Dubbed by some ‘Russia’s answer to Greta Thunberg’, the Fridays For Future (FFF) activist is currently awaiting his trial for his FFF…