'Like mosquitoes': Extinction Rebellion plans surprises for City of London

Activists from international climate action group Extinction Rebellion hold a banner reading"how many more deaths?" after dumping manure outside the UN Climate Change Conference COP25 at the 'IFEMA - Feria de Madrid' exhibition centre, in Madrid, on Dec 14, 2019.

"The economic system is acting like a cancer on humanity," Bradbrook said."The regulatory system, the accountants, the legal firms support the metastasizing of this cancer."Banks such as Barclays, a major financier of oil and gas projects, accountants such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, and media companies such as News Corp could be among companies Extinction Rebellion would disrupt in a"rolling" wave of actions starting on May 23, Bradbrook said.

On Monday, Extinction Rebellion activists invaded asset manager BlackRock's Paris offices, the latest in a series of protests in London, New York and other centres urging investors to stop financing fossil fuels.After launching in late 2018, Extinction Rebellion has emerged as a highly visible force in a growing global climate movement, staging numerous colourful acts of civil disobedience.

Although noted for stunts such as dragging a pink boat into Oxford Circus or sending nude protesters into parliament, the movement is also piloting new forms of participatory decision-making.

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