XR & London Marathon. Extinction Rebellion has no plan to disrupt the London Marathon, an event where many run in memory of loved ones or for sustainability charities and social movements like Extinction Rebellion. XR have publicly acknowledged its goal of keeping the climate crisis and government inaction at the top of the agenda –…
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The list of supporters for The Big One is getting bigger! Find out who is coming, plus some further details on what to expect at The Big One as plans are starting to firm up. Read all about Peoples Pickets, Earth Day plans and activities around global justice and reparations.
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On the day that the IPCC issued its "survival guide for humanity" Extinction Rebellion revealed the first tranche of organisations that have committed to joining us outside parliament in April. The groups include trades unions as well as national organisations campaigning on the environment, international development, peace, social justice and defending our public services.
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Author: Tom Hardy. “There can be no greater measure of a society’s sustainability than the investments it makes in the wellbeing of its children.” – Catherine Russell, UNICEF We talk about stranded assets when talking of the future of fossil fuels. But what could be more important an asset, and one potentially more stranded, than our…
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Today vicars and other Christians protested outside the Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle offices of Ward Hadaway, lawyers for West Cumbria Mining Limited, and the London headquarters of Javelin Global Commodities, which has an exclusive marketing and offtake agreement with West Cumbria Mining. They are calling on both companies to “cut the ties” with the proposed new coal mine in Cumbria.
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Brian Eno, David Gilmour, Nick Hornby, A L Kennedy, Robert Macfarlane, Ben Okri, Chris Packham, Helen Pankhurst, Miranda Richardson, Sir Simon Schama, Kamila Shamsie, Lemn Sissay, Ali Smith, Juliet Stevenson and Dame Emma Thompson are among those who have signed a letter which begins: ‘We are writing in solidarity with all those in the UK who have recently been imprisoned for taking part in nonviolent protests.’
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‘Political questions are far too serious to be left to the politicians.’ – Hannah Arendt The beginning – East Belgium’s permanent citizens’ assembly German speaking East Belgium was the first to launch a permanent citizens’ assembly that sits alongside Parliament, in a move to increase trust between politicians and people.
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As we ring in the new year, we make a controversial resolution to temporarily shift away from public disruption as a primary tactic. We recognise and celebrate the power of disruption to raise the alarm and believe that constantly evolving tactics is a necessary approach.
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In Ireland, citizens’ assemblies are very much part of the political landscape. They are seen as legitimate by both politicians and the people. The result of the referendum that followed the Citizens’ Assembly on the Amendment of the Constitution (Abortion:2017), confirms how accurately a citizens’ assembly can reflect the position of the population as a…
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On 14 November Extinction Rebellion groups across the UK carried out a day of peaceful, non-violent direct action to put pressure on Barclays Bank to stop investing in fossil fuels. Hundreds of groups occupied, painted, sprayed and flyposted branches.
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