According to the latest figures from the Climate Emergency Network, 265 district, county, unitary and metropolitan councils in the UK have declared a climate emergency, out of a total of 408. With most of the authorities declaring across eight months in 2019, the UK represents one of the fastest-growing environmental movements in recent history.
Read full postDear Readers, We’re back in the ’20s but the ‘roaring’ aspect of the decade isn’t so great; literal fires have been raging across Australia, killing over half a billion animals, while flooding in Jakarta in Indonesia has left tens of thousands of people homeless. Meanwhile, world leaders deny the new climate reality, and…
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For decades, the fashion industry has been built on a ‘take-make-dispose’ model. According to The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), a charity that works with businesses, communities and the UK government to improve resource efficiency, around 300,000 tonnes of clothing ends up in household bins every year, with around 20% of this going to…
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What people are saying, “We don’t have any time to waste, the science is absolutely clear, we have to listen to the science.” | “It wasn’t until I got involved in XR that I realized we can actually make a difference.” | “The hope is that we can just have a better society.”…
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CNN. Extinction Rebellion’s meteoric rise has left many people — including some of its founders — wondering how they managed it, and whether the movement can maintain the momentum. Source: CNN…
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Broadcast on Russia Today | 23 December 2019…
Read full postThe restorative process for bringing accountability to Roger Hallam’s comments in Die Zeit and Der Spiegel concerning the Holocaust is progressing. This is an update in the spirit of transparency. There were serious and far reaching impacts of Roger Hallam’s comments and the restorative process aims to address these impacts in a way which lives…
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“There are 16 sites in the Colne Valley that we’re trying our very, very best to cover but we need more people than what we’ve got”…
Read full postYou’ve probably heard this is the time of year to pause. If you’re anything like me you might find this difficult. You might even not be pausing, just swapping one kind of busy-ness and pressure for another. This year has been hard. Next year will be hard. This is an opportunity for two weeks of…
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Dearest rebels, welcome to the last XR Newsletter of the year – and indeed, the decade. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for everything you do. Whether you are a donor, volunteer, brave arrestable or quiet supporter, rest assured you are vital to the movement and XR would not exist without…
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