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Extinction Rebellion disrupt Africa Oil Conference in Mayfair
On Tuesday May 17 at around 8am, a coalition of groups including Extinction Rebellion Africa, Sustaining the Wild Coast, StopEACOP, Africans Rising, The Green Connection, Oceans Not Oil, Jubilee for Climate, 350.org and Greenpeace disrupted the Africa Energies Summit, a high-level conference attended by oil executives and African heads of state, who will also meet for "top-level networking".
XR celebrate success of Lloyd’s Blockade as two insurers cut ties with Canadian pipeline
On the 12th April 2022, more than 60 people from Extinction Rebellion blocked the entrances at Lloyd’s of London headquarters, preventing staff from entering the building. In the month since then it’s been announced that two insurers Aspen Insurance and Arch Insurance, both of which operate inside the Lloyd’s marketplace, have committed not to renew their insurance of the Trans Mountain Pipeline.
Extinction Rebellion announces plans to bring millions onto the streets in September
In response to the Public Order Bill tabled in the Queen's Speech yesterday, Extinction Rebellion has announced plans to bring millions of people onto the streets from the 10th of September this year.
BREAKING: ‘End Fossil Fuels Now!’ Extinction Rebellion disrupt Barclays and Standard Chartered AGMs
At 11 AM on Wednesday May 4th, Members of Extinction Rebellion, and sister movement Money Rebellion, disrupted the annual general meetings of Barclays and Standard Chartered, demanding both banks stop financing fossil fuels.
‘End Fossil Fuels Now!’ Extinction Rebellion disrupts HSBC AGM
At around 11:30 AM on Friday April 29 members Money Rebellion, a group within Extinction Rebellion specifically targeting financial institutions, disrupted HSBC’s Annual General Meeting in central London to demand that the banking and financial services giant stop investing in new fossil fuel projects immediately.
Unify to Survive: Carnival for Climate Justice comes to Shepherd’s Bush Green
Spearheaded by Extinction Rebellion’s affinity group of BIPOC people, XR Unify, the family-friendly event will feature a march, live music, dancing, food stalls, arts activities and more from 12:30pm on 23rd April.
PICTURE STORY: XR experiments with new tactics during its Spring 2022 Rebellion – highlights with multimedia links
During its Spring Rebellion, XR has experimented with a decisive shift in tactics, with a move away from the use of large infrastructure and a renewed focus on people power and nonviolent civil resistance with innovative targeted actions including the shut-down of Lloyd’s of London, abseilers on Tower Bridge, and the infiltration of Shell
BREAKING: Extinction Rebellion occupies oil tanker in Central London as it prepares to take to the streets in mass push for an end to fossil fuels
This morning Extinction Rebellion occupied an oil tanker off Bayswater Road in London. Three people - including Olympian Etienne Stott - have climbed on top with a banner that reads “END FOSSIL FILTH”. Several people are surrounding it and holding banners that read “END FOSSIL FUELS NOW”.
Scientist Emma Smart on hunger strike after being refused bail
A scientist who was arrested for raising the alarm on climate change went on hunger strike yesterday evening after being denied bail by police. She is also refusing water. Emma Smart, an ecologist, was detained yesterday during a protest with 24 fellow scientists at the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in London on Wednesday. Instead of being released on bail she is being held at Charing Cross Police Station waiting for a court hearing on Saturday.
BREAKING: Extinction Rebellion infiltrates London HQ of oil giant Shell, glues on to reception desk
Extinction Rebellion has occupied the London Headquarters of oil giant Shell to demand a meeting with CEO Ben Van Beurden. 3 people have glued themselves to the reception desk and others are glued on in the entrance outside. Outside the building, members of XR’s whistleblowing platform TruthTeller used placards to invite named employers to share insider information about the company’s planet-damaging activities.
Extinction Rebellion Statement on the UK Fuel Shortage
As petrol pumps around the country begin to run dry, the government has a choice: continue destroying life on Earth by doubling down on oil and gas and supporting corporate interest over people’s lives, or honour the UK’s Paris commitments and change course.
Insure Climate Justice: Extinction Rebellion Blockade Iconic Lloyd’s of London HQ
Today at 7am, more than 60 people from Extinction Rebellion blocked the entrances at Lloyd's of London headquarters (1 Lyme St, London, UK), preventing staff from entering the building. The action aims to close the London based insurance and reinsurance giant for the day. Extinction Rebellion is demanding that Lloyd's of London stop insuring fossil fuels projects, and highlighted the Trans Mountain Pipeline extension in Canada, which they believe is being insured through the Lloyd's marketplace.