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Michael Eavis – The Man Who Built A World

November 01, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

As action heroes go, Michael Eavis is one of the most amiable, non-threatening, well- loved you could find. The Somerset dairy farmer who went to Bath Blues Festival in 1970 and loved the music so much he decided to set up his own festival on his family…

FASHION SPECIAL What’s wrong with our clothes?

November 01, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

We are drowning in clothes, producing more than ever and using them for much shorter amounts of time. While fashion companies send ‘surplus’ garments to incineration and consumers send tonnes of discarded clothes to landfill every year, most of us still do not consider the land, water, pesticides, chemicals, emissions and human…

KEYSTONE PIPELINE OIL LEAK IS WORSE THAN FEARED

November 01, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

In October 2019 a major oil pipeline suffered a leak that covered half an acre of wetland in North Dakota, USA, in crude oil. The pipeline carries oil from Alberta, Canada, to southern Texas. This is its second largest spill in two years. Latest news indicates…

Global Declaration of Planetwide Rebellion

November 01, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Our demands

November 01, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

CARE OF THE GUARD

November 01, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Lyrics by PSYCHADELEPHANT To be a brave strutter through the mind clutter We divine for the line while we earn our bread and butter Stuck in the rhythm of inhibition Just listen to the tales that they spin to distract your intuitions Challenge the grind, search and…

GIRL BAND – ELECTRIC BALLROOM IN CAMDEN, 5TH NOVEMBER 2019

November 01, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Dubliners Girl Band dropped in to Camden’s Electric Ballroom on Bonfire Night for a sold-out show on their first tour for two and a half years. They arrived on the music scene in 2015 with their remarkable debut album Holding Hands with Jamie, and I was lucky enough to see them perform one of…

Amanda Palmer – SOLO PIANO TOUR AT THE CORN EXCHANGE IN CAMBRIDGE, 20TH OCTOBER 2019

November 01, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Amanda Palmer took her solo piano tour There Will Be No Intermission to Cambridge on 20th October, performing a show for almost 4 hours with an intermission. This wasn’t so much a gig as a performance; part stand-up comedy, and part intimate confessional, interspersed with songs from both her solo career and her…

YOUR QUESTIONS AND THOUGHTS

November 01, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Hi Readers, Thank you for your many letters offering support and suggestions for The Hourglass newspaper. Here’s a selection of some of the comments you’ve sent in. Greetings you wonderful people. My name is Terry, and I’m 77. For health reasons I’m unable to…