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. đȘ 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. âThere can be no greater measure of a societyâs sustainability than the investments it makes in the wellbeing of its children.â – 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 âcut the tiesâ with the proposed new coal mine in Cumbria.
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Brian Eno, David Gilmour, Nick Hornby, A L Kennedy, Robert Macfarlane, Ben Okri, Chris Packham, Helen Pankhurst, Miranda Richardson, Sir Simon Schama, Kamila Shamsie, Lemn Sissay, Ali Smith, Juliet Stevenson and Dame Emma Thompson are among those who have signed a letter which begins: âWe are writing in solidarity with all those in the UK who have recently been imprisoned for taking part in nonviolent protests.â
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âPolitical questions are far too serious to be left to the politicians.â – Hannah Arendt The beginning – East Belgium’s permanent citizens’ assembly German speaking East Belgium was the first to launch a permanent citizensâ assembly that sits alongside Parliament, in a move to increase trust between politicians and people. The bĂŒrgerdialog,…
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