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HOPE IS A VERBDillon Creedon

Dillon Creedon — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 07:00:47 +0000

I was surprised at my emotions upon arrival at my first XR march. As the sun warmed my skin, I looked at the faces around me: I saw smiles, I heard chanting, and I sensed solidarity. So why do I feel sad? I wondered. I couldn’t escape emotions of guilt, shame and loneliness, feelings [...]

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HOW DOLPHINS AND WHALES CAN TEACH US TO SURVIVE Rupert Read and Joe Eastoe

Rupert Read and Joe Eastoe — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 08:00:19 +0000

Who are you? You go to work, hang out with friends, care for your family. You may have a favourite meal or song or movie or memory. You read certain books, purchase a specific newspaper, have your own affiliations, and vote in a certain way. You are you in a way no one else [...]

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Does Throwing Food Help?Diana McCaulay

Diana McCaulay — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 08:00:50 +0000

Recently two women threw a can of soup onto the glass protecting Vincent Van Gogh’s Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers in London’s National Gallery, and then glued their palms to the wall. Watching the YouTube video, I’m struck by how young they are. Their hands shake as they apply the glue to their palms, and [...]

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One Foot in Front of the Other: Walking for Climate and Ecological Justice Helena Smith

Helena Smith — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 07:49:53 +0000

In July 2021, I read about an Extinction Rebellion group which was planning to walk from London to Glasgow for the COP summit. Much like the historic Camino to Santiago in Spain, the walk was intended to symbolise a path for meditation and growth, and also to connect, not just with nature but [...]

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A Citizen’s ArrestCarsten Jensen

Carsten Jensen — Thu, 12 May 2022 07:00:18 +0000

“What if I got to jail?” I thought, when Extinction Rebellion Denmark asked me to speak at the opening of its week of protest. Because this is the point we’ve reached: the point where states come down more heavily on climate protest than on tax evasion. When he was jailed for his role in [...]

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The Joyful Environmentalist: how to practice without preaching | Isobel Losada

Katie Percival — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 12:41:34 +0000

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Read: Iggy Fox’s Defence StatementIggy Fox

Iggy Fox — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 07:06:59 +0000

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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Can’t you hear the future weeping? #PaintTheLand PerformanceDamon Albarn and Mirabella Okri

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:49:31 +0000

Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz joined Mirabella Okri and the Capital Children’s Choir to delivered a reflective performance at Writers Rebel’s Paint the Land launch 25.06.21. Watch it here. #PaintTheLand was launched with the help of Booker prize-winning writer Ben Okri and artist-activists Ackroyd & Harvey. Okri’s message to world governments, “Can’t you hear [...]

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Simon Bramwell’s #PaintTheLand launch speechSimon Bramwell

Simon Bramwell — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:43:49 +0000

XR Co-founder, Simon Bramwell, delivered an urgent and powerful speech at Writers Rebel’s Paint the Land launch on 25.06.21. Within his speech, Bramwell reminds us why action is necessary and how art can be a powerful agent in this change. #PaintTheLand was launched with the help of Booker prize-winning writer Ben Okri and artist-activists Ackroyd [...]

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