Boston Green Docks 27 SEP | Boston, USA Washington DC wasn’t the only American city where rebels were making their demands known last Friday. Hundreds of protesters blocked a bridge in Boston’s seaport section during the afternoon rush hour and held it for over three hours, demanding urgent action from a local and federal…
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Ruth Jarman, 56, a mother of three from Hampshire who works for a small Christian charity, was found guilty last week after standing trial at Hendon Magistrates Court. She was given a 12 months conditional discharge and a total of £640 costs. Film-maker Peter Armstrong recorded this video of Ruth’s day in court. The…
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Extinction Rebellion’s Ruth Jarman was on trial last Monday at Hendon Magistrates Court. The 56-year old mother of three from Hampshire, and member of Christian Climate Action (CCA), gives her account of the trial – from cross-examining a policeman to breaking down in tears. Watch Peter Armstrong’s video of the day here.
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“Personally, I don’t want to leave this planet knowing that I did nothing to address the undeniable climate emergency and ecological crisis that engulfs us all… or threatens to.”Michael C. Hall is an American actor , best known for his roles as Dexter Morgan in the Showtime series “Dexter” and as David Fisher in…
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In this video, Linda Doyle, a member of XR UK's national citizens' assembly working group describes why citizens' assemblies are essential to giving the UK public the opportunity to respond and getting the radical change we need to address the climate and ecological emergency.
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Across the UK, many University students have decided to step out of mainstream education to work full within the climate movement.
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As physicians, we have a special responsibility to safeguard health and alleviate suffering. Working to rapidly curtail greenhouse gas emissions is now essential to our healing mission.
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Because we wanted to say THANK YOU to all our amazing arrestees, the Extinction Rebellion art blockers printed up this special edition pink patch which we’ll be handing out at court. If you’d like to claim yours, please get in touch via zoe.blackler@protonmail.com and we’ll find a way to get it to you. Photographs by…
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NASA engineer David Burns has proposed a fuel-free engine that could propel spacecraft at “almost the speed of light”. It is said to violate the fundamental laws of physics, but he is confident that it is worth a try. Archaeologists at a church in Dingwall discovered a 1,200-year- old Pictish standing stone with beastly…
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Much of the criticism surrounding the Extinction Rebellion movement is that they scare children and make them fear for their lives, but it’s no different to children seeing death and war on the news everyday. The moment something is presented to the public that requires people to be proactive and change their own lifestyles, there’s…
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