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UPDATE: Extinction Rebellion activists stop DLR in Canary Wharf – ‘Business as Usual = Death’

April 25, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Email: press@risingup.org.uk Phone: +447305700176, +447804743058, +447802865819; +447944894190; +447561098449; +447549766448; +447904735749; +447986671716; +447918165046; +447479234522 Website: https://rebellion.earth/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExtinctionRebellion/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExtinctionR  #ExtinctionRebellion Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/extinctionrebellion/ Photos/videos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1m1v7Cs8JFkDM1gHp45OF-NwwhLzPZJO8 NEW – What emergency? https://rebellion.earth/the-truth/the-emergency/   At 7.30am today, 5 people climbed on top…

Update #7 – To Parliament, and Beyond

April 25, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

We’ve created wonders. We’ve made history. We’re just getting started. The London Rebellion, after ten unbelievable days, will relinquish its final location on Thursday. We’ll be coming back to a different world. At a monumental people’s assembly on Monday, rebels from across the UK came together to discuss how we’d move forward.

Power, Decision Making & Strategy within XR | Dr Gail Bradbrook

April 23, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Update #6 – A New Phase Begins

April 22, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Days 6 and 7 of International Rebellion (Sat 20 – Sun 21 Apr) As spring now spreads its (record-breaking) warmth across the global north, London’s International Rebellion is entering a new phase of its own. After leaving four of five locations in good order, rebels will meet at Marble Arch on Monday…

Extinction​ Rebellion: International Action Highlights

April 21, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

France Rebels blockading Flagship H&M store in Paris – tipping tons of discarded H&M clothing outside the entrance. YouTube video: Massive NVDA with multiple groups – blockading multiple sites inc. The Ministry of Agriculture and Ecological Transition at La Defense, as well as Total, EDF and Societe Generale.  Norway APRIL 15…

Update #5 – Police turn Pirates: The Pink Boat is Lost!

April 20, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Friday 19th Apr – Day 5 of International Rebellion It was a sad day for London’s Rebellion, as the beloved pink boat was lost amid a stormy sea of police- men and women. The neverending party was at last put on hold… for a few hours at least, until we retook Oxford Circus…

Extinction Rebellion Podcast Special 3.0

April 20, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Podomatic How do Extinction Rebellion families feel about the future? Our third podlet, Green Futures, is live on all platforms now. This is the third of our XR podlets, mini podcasts from the International Rebellion. With thanks to…

‘We need solutions now!’ | Javier Bardem

April 19, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

International Rebellion Update #4 – Business As Usual?

April 19, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Thursday 18th April – Day 4 of the mother of all protests and we have managed to garner over 500 arrests, £250,000 in crowdfunding, and a whole heap of headlines. And on the ground, dare I say it, this is all starting to feel like business as usual. Dancing like gangbusters around the big…