A year ago today we took to the streets and made the impossible possible. Join us for five days of looking back to our achievements and forward to our future.
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This week Extinction Rebellion celebrates the anniversary of the April Rebellion that took place across 11 days starting on 15th April 2019. A Rebellion which saw XR grow from a colourful group of fringe activists who occupied 5 bridges into a household name and player on the world stage.
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In a poetic end to a life-changing two weeks, Sam Lee, of Nest Collective, summoned the nightingale back to its former London home
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The last day of the April Rebellion saw a series of audacious actions throughout the City of London. First time activist Sian Vaughan donned a Robocop outfit to help disrupt the London Stock Exchange.
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Although the government now accepts there is a climate and ecological emergency it still refuses to take radical action. It's a political choice, as recent events have proved. By Sarah Lunnon of XR's Political Circle
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More than 1,000 people were charged with criminal offences after being arrested during the April Rebellion. Many read out statements in court which explained why they did what they did. Part Five in a series of videos featuring the voices of arrestees reading excerpts from those statements
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For Reverend Sue Parfitt, being arrested on Maundy Thursday had a special poignancy. In her own passive surrender to the authorities, she found a unique sense of empowerment.
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Striving for a fairer society that puts people and planet before profit is both necessary and a moral duty. By Extinction Rebellion co-founder Clare Farrell.
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London's temporary Garden Bridge was horticulture as protest, the gentlest of non-violent civil disobedience. By Mak Gilchrist, Founder of The Edible Bus Stop.
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I am very proud to have won the Olympics in London 2012. But it stands equal to my part in the April Rebellion in 2019
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