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Join the Global Climate Strike

Over a year has passed since Greta Thunberg began striking from school for the lack of governmental action on the climate crisis. In that time, different groups have mobilised 1.6 million students across the world to strike for the same cause. #FridaysForFutures has become a globally active movement, bringing a powerful youth energy to the…

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This is an Emergency (German)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct-EDG7yWMg It’s time to act. Become active in the fight against climate collapse and mass extinction. Today, otherwise there is no tomorrow.

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XR’s Zion Lights weighs in on, “Does protest work?”

Zion Lights, long time environmental activist, author and science communicator shares her views with well known BBC TV presenter Phillipa Thomas and other guests in this lively discussion on the topic of "Does Protest Work". Video (aired August 2019) courtesy of BBC World News.

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Kurikindi, Amazon Shaman at Womad 2019

"In the rainforest we can feel what has happened with the time", Kurikindi explained, "… sometimes summer feels like winter and winter feels like summer, something is happening to the planet." Kurikindi

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A Movement of Movements for the October Rebellion

Queries and Contact: alliance@rebellion.earth Memorandum of Understanding for interested groups Extinction Rebellion has introduced a Movement of Movements strategy as a crucial part of the International Rebellion in October and beyond. This approach will see a range of groups – often putting aside their differences – to take to the streets together…

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The Deliberate Rebellion

In the UK, Extinction Rebellion’s third demand is that government must create and be led by the decisions of a citizens’ assembly on climate and ecological justice.

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Extinction Rebellion meet with the BBC

Good news! Begun in December 2018 XR’s actions calling on the BBC to “Tell the Truth” about the climate crisis have achieved an initial positive outcome. In July 2019 Sir Tony Hall (Director General of the BBC) met with XR’s Jon, Gail, Donnachadh, Daze and Ronan. Jon remarked, “… I feel very encouraged by this…

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