Extinction Rebellion's co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime.
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Dear Rebels, It’s been a few months since we all came together for The Big One in Westminster. We certainly haven’t been sitting still since then, and exciting things are in the making! We’ve forged alliances and friendships with other movements, organisations and groups, and are looking to build more connections with our community assemblies…
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Guest author: Rebecca Lester Rebecca came to speak at The Big One about her experience being a member of the citizens’ assembly for the People’s Plan for Nature. It was an initiative from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), the National Trust, and the WWF. The…
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Extinction Rebellion has successfully shifted public opinion on the climate and ecological emergency in the last four years, but we know that transforming the political system, social culture, and economy is necessary for a sustainable and equitable future. The Big One was the start of this strategy, but as we move into the summer and…
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WELCOME TO THE BIG ONE Good morning wonderful people. Pickets have already begun! Get down to Abingdon Street nice and early (from 8am) to help the set-up crew. Waterproofs at the ready. 🎪 Welcome & Info Hub Come along to pick up flyers, volunteer and donate to XRUK. South-east corner of Parliament Sq. 9am-6pm…
Read full postXR & London Marathon. Extinction Rebellion has no plan to disrupt the London Marathon, an event where many run in memory of loved ones or for sustainability charities and social movements like Extinction Rebellion. XR have publicly acknowledged its goal of keeping the climate crisis and government inaction at the top of the agenda –…
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The list of supporters for The Big One is getting bigger! Find out who is coming, plus some further details on what to expect at The Big One as plans are starting to firm up. Read all about Peoples Pickets, Earth Day plans and activities around global justice and reparations.
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On the day that the IPCC issued its "survival guide for humanity"Â Extinction Rebellion revealed the first tranche of organisations that have committed to joining us outside parliament in April. The groups include trades unions as well as national organisations campaigning on the environment, international development, peace, social justice and defending our public services.
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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…
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Today vicars and other Christians protested outside the Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle offices of Ward Hadaway, lawyers for West Cumbria Mining Limited, and the London headquarters of Javelin Global Commodities, which has an exclusive marketing and offtake agreement with West Cumbria Mining. They are calling on both companies to “cut the ties” with the proposed new coal mine in Cumbria.
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