Extinction Rebellion
Billionaires gather at Davos - the rich gloat as planet burns
“Without treating this as a real crisis we cannot solve it,” was the rallying cry from school climate strike leader Greta Thunberg to world leaders this week.
Rebel against Prevent
The state is so worried about Extinction Rebellion (XR) it has included the direct action group in its Prevent strategy.
‘Hell on earth’ as fires sweep Australia
The bushfires that don't go out are raising a horrifying vision of a country that could be made uninhabitable by climate chaos
Wave of protests in Madrid to pile pressure on climate talks
The streets of Madrid were filled with defiant scenes last week as thousands of climate campaigners protested outside United Nations (UN) climate talks.
Why Roger Hallam was wrong about the Holocaust
Hallam downplayed the Holocaust as “just another fuckery in human history” and “almost a normal event”.
Victory for Extinction Rebellion as court rules that police ban on protest was ‘illegal’
06 November 2019Extinction Rebellion (XR) was vindicated in the High Court on Wednesday as judges ruled that a police order banning its International Rebellion was unlawful.
Whose streets? Our streets! Why it matters to fight for control of our space to resist
22 October 2019As disruption flares up around the globe, Simon Basketter looks at how the architecture of cities, institutions and the system is designed to dampen dissent—but how these can face a radical challenge from below
What actually makes a person middle class?
22 October 2019Tomáš Tengely-Evans argues that being middle class isn’t about your lifestyle, accent, or whether you do a manual job
Climate round-up: ‘Saladarity’ with animal protesters and demo for ‘educational revolution’
22 October 2019Activists from the “Learning Rebellion” group marched to the Department for Education on Monday.
Celebrate the rebellion, and build the climate movement
22 October 2019Two weeks of action by Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists has brought the issue of climate change onto the streets and into the headlines.
Extinction Rebellion activists show determination with new disruptive protest
18 October 2019Thousands of Extinction Rebellion protesters brought traffic in central London to a standstill for several hours
Don’t use XR tube action to attack the climate rebels
17 October 2019Protests are often disruptive—does anyone think that the protests in Hong Kong or Ecuador or Catalonia recently weren’t?
Extinction Rebellion activists defy police ban on protests
16 October 2019Activists took to the streets despite a police crackdown
Celebrate the climate movement - and join it
15 October 2019The International Rebellion has brought together tens of thousands of people across the globe to demand climate justice.
‘Build on climate strikes’ say education workers
15 October 2019Over 250 education workers, students and activists joined the Climate emergency—educating for the future conference in London last Saturday.
Protests around the world for the planet
15 October 2019From Germany to India, the US to New Zealand, people from around the world took action in unity to demand climate justice.
Extinction Rebellion targets the City financiers
14 October 2019Hundreds of rebels occupied the junction outside Bank underground station—under the shadow of the Bank of England
Extinction Rebellion—a carnival of resistance on London’s streets
13 October 2019Rebels from the Extinction Rebellion took over some of the most famous streets in London in a bid to force action on climate change.
Tens of thousands of people join big Extinction Rebellion march
12 October 2019March organisers Extinction Rebellion said 30,000 people marched
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