defence speech Archives - Writers Rebel https://writersrebel.com/tag/defence-speech/ Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:53:46 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.7 https://i0.wp.com/writersrebel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/index-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 defence speech Archives - Writers Rebel https://writersrebel.com/tag/defence-speech/ 32 32 184391167 What I said to the jury who found me guiltyZappi Taylor https://writersrebel.com/what-i-said-to-the-jury-who-found-me-guilty/ Wed, 28 Jul 2021 14:35:47 +0000 https://writersrebel.com/?p=3330   On 22nd July, three rebels were convicted of taking action at the Brazilian Embassy against the ecocidal and genocidal regime of President Bolsonaro. Possible sentences range from a community order to 18 months in prison.  This is the address given by one of the rebels, 24 year old Zappi Taylor, to the jury.   [...]

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Read: Iggy Fox’s Defence StatementIggy Fox https://writersrebel.com/fox-defence-statement/ Fri, 23 Jul 2021 07:06:59 +0000 http://writersrebel.com/?p=1173   The wildlife biologist and campaigner Raphael Coleman, known in XR as Iggy Fox, joined Extinction Rebellion as part of the Media and Messaging team in 2018. He was active in XR Youth, a beloved member of the Snowflakes affinity group, and the force behind XR’s iconic Paint The Streets campaigns. When still a zoology student, he [...]

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Long Read: Regina vs MeJay Griffiths https://writersrebel.com/read-regina-vs-me/ Thu, 11 Jun 2020 08:00:41 +0000 http://writersrebel.com/?p=1110 Nine months later, and for the first time in my life, I am on trial, for breaching a ‘Section 14’ order intended to clear rebels off the streets.  In the dock, I take the oath to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Telling the truth because other people haven’t. The [...]

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