Extinction Rebellion to sound climate alarm at Labour Party Conference with lightship and alternative shipping forecast

September 22, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Email: xr_brightonpress@protonmail.com / press@risingup.org.uk Phone: +44(0)7951 788 855 +44(0)7811 183633 Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Media Assets Extinction Rebellion calls on Labour leadership to make climate and ecological emergency the number one issue at this year’s conference Lightship sounds an alternative shipping forecast warning of the future and denouncing government’s 2050 net-zero emissions target Event marks the start of a pop-up…

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Calling All Performers: ‘The stage is yours! Are u ready to play your part?’

September 20, 2019 by XR UK Video

This is the biggest gig of our lives. You are invited! Sign up now and take to the stage! Starting at 10am October 7th, our biggest rebellion yet takes to the streets to shut down Westminster.

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Announcements #1: “What’s the point?”

September 19, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

Dear rebels, “What’s the point of me studying science, when all you do is ignore it?” “What’s the point of training to be an athlete, when I won’t have clean air to breathe?” “What’s the point of studying history, when all of humanity is heading towards becoming history?” See what…

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George Monbiot ‘We need to create the biggest movement that has ever been…’

September 17, 2019 by XR UK Video

“Business as usual, politics as usual is not going to get us out of this horrendous mess. We need system change.”, George Monbiot.

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Our Children’s blood | XR Hamburg | 14 September 2019

September 14, 2019 by XR UK Video

Extinction Rebellion Germany…

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‘If not you, then who? If not now, then when?’ Global Climate Strike India

September 12, 2019 by XR UK Video

This timely, moving and XR aligned call to action rebroadcast courtesy of Jhatkaa. https://jhatkaa.org/

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Dr. Gail Bradbrook | Strategy Based in an Ecology of Theories of Change

September 12, 2019 by XR UK Video

Filmed in London, September 2019 by Jamie Lowe…

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October 7th is coming: Get Ready for Rebellion

September 08, 2019 by Rebel Writers

A Rebel in NYC climbed the 12+ storey Unisphere to hang a banner over Brazil on the map, highlighting the crisis in the Amazon. Dear rebels, As you may know, the international newsletter team is taking a break for a couple of issues to make sure we’re in top shape for the October Rebellion. However,…

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Northern Rebellion: a rebel write-up

September 08, 2019 by Rebel Writers

We’ve come to the end of our four-day Northern Rebellion. What an extraordinary experience. My first time at anything like this. These are  some of my personal recollections from those four days. Now, almost immediately we are into the preparation for International Rebellion London.  We occupied one of Manchester’s most polluted roads and shopping streets…

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XR France Summer Camp: a rebel write-up

September 08, 2019 by Rebel Writers

Written by susieq From a gentle sloping valley in Charente, the sweet sound of peaceful rebels filled the air, a magic flute, gentle guitars and the unifying force of collective song. As I lay in my tent listening I was filled with a sense of hope. The XR France summer camp (17-25 August) was…

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