April Stories: A Reverend’s Easter arrest
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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We Have Seen What’s Possible and There’s No Going Back
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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Photo Story: The Trees on Waterloo Bridge
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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‘The Time is Now’: Etienne Stott on His Arrest on Waterloo Bridge
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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The Government Has Failed Us: Voices from The Stand
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 Four in a series of videos featuring the voices of arrestees reading excerpts from those statements.
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To Go Beyond Politics We Must Trust the People
A year on from the April Rebellion, are we any closer to XR's Third Demand for a Citizen's Assembly on Climate and Ecological Justice?
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Photo Story: Parliament Square – BEYOND POLITICS
The battle for Parliament Square was not won and lost overnight. As dedicated rebels were eventually cleared from roadblocks and traffic would be opened up again, a rescue party in the form of bikes, samba bands or extinction marches would swoop in and shut it down again shortly after in a dramatic turn of events.
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We Act in Peace: Voices From the Stand
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 Three in a series of videos featuring the voices of arrestees reading excerpts from those statements.
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Lessons from Lockdown: XR Youth, One Year On
As the UK goes into its fourth week of lockdown as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Talia Woodin reflects on what it means for XR Youth's work as activists
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Shutting Down the DLR: Cathy Eastburn’s Story
Exactly a year ago I glued myself to the top of a DLR train at Canary Wharf Station, holding a banner saying “Climate Emergency”. It was Day 3 of the April Rebellion. I did this as I was, and still am, absolutely terrified about my children’s future, and the lack of government action to…
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