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Extinction Rebellion and The Poor People’s Campaign Ought to get Married

June 14, 2024 by Phil Wilson

Perhaps XR and the Poor People’s Campaign ought to get married. It may not be a perfect marriage – few are – but, rather, a marriage of convenience. I’d rent a tux and be there enthusiastically in time for the vows.

Jury acquits Extinction Rebellion for Treasury Fire Engine action and Crown drops remaining trials after Judge suggests ‘not in public interest’

October 31, 2023 by Extinction Rebellion Staff

The Crown has today dropped the last remaining case in the Treasury Fire Engine Trial after the jury acquitted five of the six defendants of conspiracy to commit criminal damage to His Majesty’s Treasury building by a majority verdict at Southwark Crown Court earlier this month.

The Former Extinction Rebellion Campaigners Rallying A Climate Majority

May 12, 2023 by Rupert Read

Above all then, we seek to connect people with offers to participate and take action; channelling the undercurrent of citizen energy we believe is already forming tomorrow’s climate majority.

My speech at Extinction Rebellion’s ‘The Big One’

May 17, 2023May 11, 2023 by Rob Hopkins

So let’s make our story one that nurtures and kindles a deep deep longing for the future, whether we have a time machine or not.

Extinction Rebellion scientists: why we glued ourselves to a government department

May 5, 2022 by Charlie Gardner

Our understanding of our planetary peril obliges us to take action to sound the alarm, even if it means risking our civil liberties. And we are not alone.

The Rebellion Hypothesis: Extinction Rebellion and Civil Disobedience (Part VII of Eco Civilisation)

April 22, 2022 by Samuel Alexander

Can civil disobedience ever be justified in a democracy? How does Extinction Rebellion relate to other social movements in history that have also practiced civil disobedience to advance social progress?

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April 27, 2021 by Resilience

Extinction Rebellion is showing Britain what real democracy could look like

September 22, 2020 by George Monbiot

Through his incompetence, callousness and greed for power, Johnson has done us two favours: exposing the shallowness of our theatrical democracy, and creating a potential coalition ranging from hospital porters to supreme court judges. Now we must decide how to mobilise it.

If democracy looks doomed, Extinction Rebellion may have an answer

September 2, 2020 by John Harris

At the heart of a new climate emergency bill lies a simple idea to cut through Westminster groupthink: a citizens’ assembly.

Extinction Rebellion: Insights from the Inside

July 15, 2020July 7, 2020 by Rupert Read

If there is one thing a virus cannot kill, it is a rebellion. Nevertheless, there is no way to begin this collection of essays on Extinction Rebellion, at this time, other than by acknowledging the remarkable, mind-bending moment at which these words are written.

Extinction Rebellion: ‘Terror Threat’ is a Wake-Up Call for How the State Treats Environmental Activism

May 20, 2021January 16, 2020 by Marc Hudson

Extinction Rebellion was once criticised by other activists for “love bombing the cops”, but now it has found itself labelled a terror threat. In a guide sent to teachers by counter-terrorism police, the non-violent group’s logo and activities were described to help them spot students who may be involved.

Has Extinction Rebellion Got the Right Tactics

January 7, 2020 by Chay Harwood

All agree we need to take action for climate change, but some environmentalists find the Extinction Rebellion’s tactics difficult to get behind. Environmental campaigners Chay Harwood and Marc Hudson provide the arguments for and against them.