Three Extinction Rebellion activists who disrupted a London train during rush hour were acquitted by a jury Friday. The three defendants, who said they were motivated by their Christian faith, did not deny their actions. Instead, they argued that their protest was lawful under the Human Rights Act.
One week into Extinction Rebellion‘s planned two weeks of International Rebellion to demand action on the climate crisis, the London police have banned the group from the city. The Metropolitan Police made the announcement Monday evening, and immediately began to clear the protest encampments from Trafalgar Square, which had previously been designated as a legitimate […]
Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion (XR) blocked roads around Berlin’s Victory Column near the Brandenburg Gate early on Monday morning as the first wave of demonstrations in a day of “civil disobedience” got underway in the German capital. The climate movement delivered a series of tweets documenting proceedings in Berlin. XR said: “The sun is […]
By Jessica Corbett British pop rock band The 1975 released the first track of their forthcoming album Wednesday, which features Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg delivering an instrumental-backed speech about the global climate emergency. “We are right now in the beginning of a climate and ecological crisis. And we need to call it what […]
By Jeremy Deaton New York police recently arrested 66 protestors who rallied outside The New York Times building to compel the newspaper to make climate change a front-page issue. The demonstrators belonged to Extinction Rebellion, a movement born in the United Kingdom that is committed to nonviolent resistance. In addition to protesting outside of The […]
Six Extinction Rebellion protesters were arrested as they blocked off corporations in the UK. The group had increased their actions to week-long nationwide protests. Hundreds of protesters obstructed the entrance to the London Concrete site beginning on Tuesday. They sported banners outside the company entrance including one saying “The air that we grieve.” London Concrete […]
By Andrea Germanos French riot police tear-gassed climate protesters in Paris on Friday as the county sweltered under record heat. Activists with Extinction Rebellion (XR) were occupying a bridge over the Seine to demand the French government declare a climate emergency and take necessary action to avert planetary catastrophe. “We need to civilly disrupt because, […]
Seventy Extinction Rebellion protesters were arrested outside The New York Times building Saturday as they demanded the paper improve its coverage of the climate crisis, Reuters reported. Protesters briefly blocked traffic on Manhattan’s Eighth Avenue, between the Times building and the busy Port Authority Bus Terminal, The Guardian reported. Demonstrators staged a die-in on the […]
By Irene Banos Ruiz Alarming headlines regarding the climate crisis often overshadow positive actions taken by citizens around the world, but that doesn’t mean they’re not happening. They are, and sometimes with considerable success. DW looks at some civil society victories. Blocking Fossil Fuels Despite scientific warnings, governments and companies continue to green light fossil […]
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