To Go Beyond Politics We Must Trust the People
A year on from the April Rebellion, are we any closer to XR's Third Demand for a Citizen's Assembly on Climate and Ecological Justice?
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Photo Story: Parliament Square – BEYOND POLITICS
The battle for Parliament Square was not won and lost overnight. As dedicated rebels were eventually cleared from roadblocks and traffic would be opened up again, a rescue party in the form of bikes, samba bands or extinction marches would swoop in and shut it down again shortly after in a dramatic turn of events.
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We Act in Peace: Voices From the Stand
More than 1,000 people were charged with criminal offences after being arrested during the April Rebellion. Many read out statements in court which explained why they did what they did. Part Three in a series of videos featuring the voices of arrestees reading excerpts from those statements.
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Lessons from Lockdown: XR Youth, One Year On
As the UK goes into its fourth week of lockdown as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Talia Woodin reflects on what it means for XR Youth's work as activists
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Shutting Down the DLR: Cathy Eastburn’s Story
Exactly a year ago I glued myself to the top of a DLR train at Canary Wharf Station, holding a banner saying “Climate Emergency”. It was Day 3 of the April Rebellion. I did this as I was, and still am, absolutely terrified about my children’s future, and the lack of government action to…
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Humans of XR : XR YOUTH
During the April rebellion, thousands of young activists joined XR on the streets of London to protest the governments lack of action on the climate crisis. As the generation that will be most affected by climate change, they brought love, rage, and everything in between to the rebellion. Below are 6 of these XR Youth rebels (for people born after 1990, with a focus on youth empowerment and climate justice) who share their stories from April.
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We Were Doing Our Duty: Voices From the Stand
More than 1,000 people were charged with criminal offences after being arrested during the April Rebellion. Many read out statements in court which explained why they did what they did. Part Two in a series of videos featuring the voices of arrestees reading excerpts from those statements.
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The Emergency, A Year On: The Climate Catastrophes No-one Saw Coming
In the year since XR took to the streets for the first International Rebellion, a series of climate catastrophes have accelerated the emergency in ways not even the science had predicted. By Wolfgang Knorr of Lund University
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Photo Story: Marble Arch – THIS IS AN EMERGENCY
A selection of images from the Marble Arch site, which saw giant feasts, group trainings, a speech from Greta Thunberg to an enormous crowd, secret gigs from Massive Attack, a grand piano in the road, a Banksy, and an abundance of speeches and live performances.
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Tonight, Thursday 6.30pm: April Anniversary Livestream Part 2
Join us at 6.30 tonight for our second webinar looking back on the April Rebellion and forward to the future. With George Marshall, Rupert Read, Sarah Lunnon, Sarah Zaltash and Liam Norton and Clare Farrell.
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