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XR UK 2022 STRATEGY TOUR: MANCHESTER

XR’s 2022 Strategy Tour: Manchester Join us in the Friends’ Meeting House from 6pm to 9pm for the XR 2022 Strategy Tour. Three and a half years ago we started the biggest Civil Resistance movement in Britain since the Suffragettes. Some say it’s the most successful start-up in history,… Read More

XR UK 2022 STRATEGY TOUR: SHEFFIELD

XR’s 2022 Strategy Tour: Sheffield Join us in Sheffield Quaker Meeting House from 2pm to 5pm for the XR 2022 Strategy Tour. Three and a half years ago we started the biggest Civil Resistance movement in Britain since the Suffragettes. Some say it’s the most successful start-up in history,… Read More

Health and Safety over profit – Drax Power Station in court

Social media pack: bit.ly/draxcourtsm The Health and Safety Executive is taking Drax Power Station to court on 30th November. Drax is accused of exposing employees to wood dust at its Selby plant, thereby risking their “health, safety and welfare at work”. This comes soon after Drax was fined $2.5… Read More

Welcome to Extinction Rebellion (Tues, 7pm)

REGISTER HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvduGvrDgpEtEdQ_6Fy-cZwI06b0M26O57 Based in the North of England? Sign up to one of the Northern welcome sessions! https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqf-Ggqj4tGdTVGtqnXUNfxXRdAOwSWY-i Stuck at home because of Covid? Want to do something that makes a difference to the biggest crisis humankind currently faces? Then join this introductory session where you can… Read More

Free the Truth

The mainstream media is failing in its most fundamental duty: to reliably inform the public on the greatest issues of our time. The news is the lens through which we understand the world around us. This lens has become dirty – corrupted by greed, political bias and corporate advertising –… Read More

Northern Rebellion – We Want To Live

Get all the latest updates about the rebellion… UK-wide: https://t.me/rebellionbroadcast Northern rebellion: https://t.me/northernrebellion2020 —————————————————————— Last year XR put the climate crisis in the headlines and brought thousands of ordinary people onto the streets in acts of civil disobedience and direct action – grandparents, doctors, scientists,… Read More

End the train of destruction

ℹ️ http://tiny.cc/trainofdestruction ℹ️ Social media guide to take action online: https://bit.ly/31PkmSE 📧 endthetrainofdestruction@gmail.com 📧 Join the protest against Drax Power Station’s burning of trees, coal and planned HUGE gas expantion. Activists will be lining the train line from Liverpool – where Drax imports trees from North America… Read More

The Age of Stupid Film Screening and Q&A w/ Director & Producer

Film screening of The Age of Stupid and Q&A with director & producer on the power of film to catalyse direct climate & social justice action XR Islington and XR Sheffield present a special screening of climate change hybrid documentary ‘The Age of Stupid’ followed by a Q&A with the… Read More

Virtual Pub Quiz

We’re hosting a weekly virtual pub quiz! Whilst COVID-19 may mean that we can’t meet face-to-face, our community must remain as strong as ever in this challenging time. To this end, we’ll be hosting a series of online social gatherings so we can chat, whilst abiding by all government guidelines. Read More

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