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BREAKING: CAUGHT IN THE ACT – Police arrest women making art in Extinction Rebellion warehouse raid
As we speak, around 40 police officers are raiding the Extinction Rebellion art factory in London, with 4 women arrested so far. The women were ‘caught in the act’ creating art for Extinction Rebellion’s Free the Press march on Sunda
Dear Daily Telegraph, here are the results of our free fact check of your recent article!
On Saturday the Telegraph published a piece by their associate editor Gordon Rayner about Extinction Rebellion’s upcoming Free the Press actions. The headline read: ‘For the silent majority, police failure to come down hard on Extinction Rebellion will be a surrender to mob rule’. The trouble is, despite conflated media spin and a number of falsehoods, the article seemed to make it past the Telegraph’s fact checking process. Don’t worry, we’ve done it for you!
‘Racing to extinction’ – Extinction Rebellion delivers respectful requests to the Queen at Royal Ascot
On Saturday June 19th, the final day of Royal Ascot, four women from Extinction Rebellion entered the racecourse with a banner reading ‘Racing to extinction.’ They glued themselves to their banner and chained themselves to the fence before the Queen, requesting that she use her influence to tackle the climate and ecological emergency.
DAY 3: Extinction Rebellion declares G7 a flop
On the final day of the G7 summit, Extinction Rebellion calls for ‘All hands on deck' as the G7 proves to be yet another failed opportunity for change. All sections of society must work towards creating a better world that lives in harmony with nature and respects all people.
DAY 2: “G is for Greenwashing” – Extinction Rebellion demand G7 governments stop funding fossil fuels
The theme for Day Two of the Extinction Rebellion G7 summit actions is ‘Greenwash'. Its purpose: to expose rich countries and their banking systems which talk about 'green growth' while continuing to prop up carbon polluting companies and initiatives.
When the sea dies, we die! Ocean Rebellion reports mass stranding of mermaids at the G7 in Cornwall
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DAY ONE: ‘Sound the Alarm’ – Extinction Rebellion demand G7 take action on climate finance, or risk the failure of COP26
On June 12, the first day of the G7 Summit in St. Ives, Extinction Rebellion UK (XR) will be sounding the alarm for climate justice and highlighting the disastrous consequences of the G7’s broken promises for people in the global south already experiencing the effects of climate and ecological collapse.
‘You’re burning our children’s future’ – Ocean Rebellion stages fiery action on the shores of the Cornish coastal resort Marazion
At the crack of dawn this morning, members of Ocean Rebellion staged a theatrical action on the shores of the Cornish coastal resort Marazion with the iconic St Michael’s Mount in the background.
‘We’re drowning in promises!’ Extinction Rebellion announces plan of action for Cornwall G7 Summit
Today, Extinction Rebellion revealed their plans for the G7 Summit in Cornwall (11 - 13 June.) The series of protests - to be held across the UK in the run up to, and during the summit - will be focused on the failure of G7 nations to respect the global climate commitments they made in Paris in 2015, and to urge the leaders meeting at Carbis Bay in Cornwall to act immediately to address the Climate and Ecological Emergency.
WHO Director General meets Extinction Rebellion Doctors after Geneva protest
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the WHO today met with Doctors For Extinction Rebellion, who called on health authorities worldwide to prioritise climate and biodiversity loss as a health priority, outside the World Health Assembly in Geneva.
BREAKING: Scientists disrupt opening day of Shell sponsored ‘Our Future Planet’ exhibition at the Science Museum
At 10:30 AM on Wednesday 19th May, a group of scientists from Extinction Rebellion locked themselves to a mechanical tree in the Science Museum, the centerpiece of the Shell sponsored Our Future Planet exhibition. The group, who used bicycle cables and D-locks to lock themselves inside the exhibit on the opening day, explained that the decision by the Science Museum Group to continue to accept Shell sponsorship gives legitimacy to the fossil fuel giant’s planetary destruction. The group took great care not to damage the exhibit and to respect safety regulations.
‘How many bankers were arrested yesterday?’ – XR Co-founder released under investigation for fraud and conspiracy to cause criminal damage
Extinction Rebellion co-founder Dr. Gail Bradbrook was arrested at her home in Stroud at around 5:30 AM on Tuesday, 11 May, and released under investigation later the same day. She was arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police for conspiracy to cause criminal damage following a Suffragettes-inspired window-breaking at her local Barclays branch, and fraud in relation to the Repair Harm debt strike, which donates Barclaycard debt as reparations to those tending to the effects of climate devastation. Both protests are Money Rebellion actions to spotlight Barclay’s deadly investments in environmentally destructive industries.