House of Commons lobby targeted by Extinction Rebellion to protest against UK’s role in violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo

February 20, 2024 by Extinction Rebellion

What are the dangerous and shadowy links between the UK Government’s Rwanda flights and a heartbreaking war over resources in Africa that is also fuelling the climate crisis and destroying vital ecosystems? Today Extinction Rebellion activists answered that complex question as they staged a protest in the House of Commons pretending to hold guns to their heads and unfurling a banner saying: ‘STOP FUNDING RWANDA WAR IN D.R. CONGO.’

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Extreme flooding 2024: XR UK’s position

January 16, 2024 by Extinction Rebellion

Recent UK floods have made it clear the authorities and their client media currently have no intention of saving us from the worst impacts of the climate and ecological crisis.

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XR UK on COP 28: ‘Our hopes were low – but COP went lower’

December 14, 2023 by Extinction Rebellion

We never had high hopes for COP 28. So we are sadly unsurprised at the wholly inadequate outcome of the conference now that it’s done. According to the delegates, and most notably the oil tycoon Sultan Al Jaber, the world will ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels in energy systems. But who is…

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Climate activists demand insurers Chubb and AIG rule out underwriting fossil fuel projects in Africa

November 10, 2023 by Extinction Rebellion

A coalition of activists took a “RISKOMETER” to the doors of Chubb and AIG Insurers today (10th November) to demonstrate the hazards of insuring oil and gas projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) jeopardising company reputations, people and the planet.

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Extinction Rebellion UK Statement on Palestine

November 03, 2023 by Extinction Rebellion

Extinction Rebellion UK's statement on Palestine. In Extinction Rebellion we believe in nonviolence: standing against violence in the name of justice.

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Cancel Global South debt and deliver $7.9 trillion in climate reparations NOW

October 12, 2023 by Extinction Rebellion

Climate justice campaigners demand urgent cancellation of Global South's crippling debt repayments, which are just a fraction of the $7.9 trillion in climate reparations owed to it by the Global North

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Extinction Rebellion disrupts pipeline engineer’s offices to demand East African Crude Oil Pipeline boycott

March 06, 2023 by Extinction Rebellion

At 08:30 this morning, Extinction Rebellion disrupted the offices of petro-engineering multinational firm Worley in Brentford, Middlesex, demanding they drop their client EACOP. Worley will be laying the controversial 900-mile cross-border East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), which is set to displace over 100,000 people, harm the natural environment and increase CO2 emissions by 34 million tonnes a year.

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Environmental Justice Commission invites citizens to the table

July 26, 2021 by Extinction Rebellion

From its very beginning Extinction Rebellion’s Third Demand for a Citizens’ Assembly on Climate and Ecological Justice has called for the voices of citizens, people with different life experiences, to be party to decision making. Having brought it to the forefront, many have joined this call to revive democracy. A call…

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The Truth About Zane – Best of Rebel Radio (2)

July 01, 2020 by Extinction Rebellion Podcast

Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Podomatic Live on all platforms NOW Welcome back to our new podcast series, The Best of Rebel Radio. In this episode, we’re re-sharing an incredibly important story about the first person in the UK to officially die from climate change. 7-year-old Zane Gbangbola died after flood…

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Extinction Rebellion Podcast Episode 8 – Global Justice is Climate Justice

April 06, 2020 by Extinction Rebellion Podcast

Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Podomatic Live on all platforms NOW Jessica and Marijn speak to Rosanna Wiseman and Cameron Joshi from Global Justice Now about colonialism, capitalism and making Extinction Rebellion more inclusive.  Plus, get a glimpse of what it’s like to be part of Extinction Rebellion globally with our…

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