National treasure, actor and comedian Stephen Fry has made a statement in defence of Extinction Rebellion. He is calling the British public to support the movement. This video comes as Europe experiences record-breaking temperatures, which increase the risk of forest fires this summer across the continent. Stephen Fry in defence of…
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We’re committed to building a mass movement of 3.5% of the population - because when huge numbers of people take sustained nonviolent civil disobedience together, they become impossible for the government to ignore. Aiming for this success means a movement-wide pivot of energy towards mass mobilisation, (which we are well on our way to), and a change of tactics to introduce a different model for how we do ‘Rebellion’.
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Watch this short video from the Project 3.5 team to hear about how just 3.5% of us working together in 2022 could turn things around on the climate and ecological emergency.
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The strategy team has identified four key areas of work to take forward over the coming weeks and months, and we wanted to tell you a bit about what we’re looking at for each of these areas. In order to ensure that our work is well informed and serves the movement’s need for a strategy…
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researchers, to develop the deep work that is needed to foster greater understanding of climate justice both inside and out of XR.
Read full postMonday May 23rd 2022 Dear Charity Commissioners, Main complaint I am writing on behalf of the undersigned to call for a re-examination of the case for divesting the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) of its charitable status in light of the Open Democracy, Guardian and Independent revelations that, contrary to the…
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Dear XRUK, Strategy team here, we wanted to send you love and gratitude for your hard efforts in the recent rebellion in London. An update from us, we have elected a replacement IC from Political Circle and we have refreshed the team to replace some people who have decided to take time off to recover…
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Yesterday the Guardian and Open Democracy showed a direct connection between the arch-denialist group the Global Warming Policy Foundation and big oil funders in the United States.
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Statement from XRUK offering some perspective on the PCSC Bill and other repressive legislation which has just been passed by the House of Lords and received ‘Royal Assent’ yesterday.
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A week on from the Rebellion and there’s been time to reflect on all that we’ve achieved and begin asking what next?So much has happened since actions demanding an immediate end to all new fossil fuel projects kicked off on April 1st. Extinction Rebellion and supporters of the Just Stop Oil coalition blockaded…
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