Extinction Rebellion activists will stand in next month's European elections

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Extinction Rebellion protestors block a road outside the Tate Gallery where Burberry held a show to protest impact of the fashion industry on the environment.Extinction Rebellion co-founder Clare Farrell told The Independent: “The industry has a greenhouse gas footprint the size of Russia. "Young people protesting recently are not going to thank grown ups for using up that carbon budget on throwaway clothing.

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Source: The Telegraph - 🏆 41. / 63 Read more »

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Source: Daily Express - 🏆 26. / 68 Read more »

Change UK: ‘we’re the natural home of the remain alliance’New party says it has received more than 1,000 applications to stand in Europe elections from defectors from other parties ChangeUK : Who? This is balls they're willing to split the remain vote because they want to form a party. The answer to UK problems isn't more 'centrism', giving a handful of Blairites & actual Tories a vote is akin to asking Joseph Fritzel to babysit. These are the types who fucked us all.
Source: The Guardian - 🏆 84. / 53 Read more »

Extinction Rebellion protesters to stand in European electionsNine candidates will stand under Climate Emergency Independents banner Overrun politicians! Hopefully split the Green vote. Great idea further split the greens 🤪
Source: The Guardian - 🏆 84. / 53 Read more »

Police reclaim Oxford Circus as Extinction Rebellion activists cut freeEco-warriors calling themselves 'the arrestables' had chained themselves together in the middle of the central London junction Extinction Rebellion...how not to win friends and influence people.🤬
Source: The Mirror - 🏆 136. / 51 Read more »

Extinction Rebellion: Activists glued to Treasury after London Stock Exchange and Square Mile protestsWearing LED signs reading: 'Climate emergency', 'Tell the truth' and 'You can't eat money', five Extinction Rebellion activists glued themselves to the London Stock Exchange as part of a planned day of protest against the finance industry Oh Good on them You can't eat liberty, consent or reason either.
Source: The Telegraph - 🏆 41. / 63 Read more »

Extinction Rebellion activists to target financial district for final 'swarming' protest‘We know we have disrupted your lives. We do not do this lightly,’ says group ahead of last day of action That area will bring the police out in force. The City of London police.. No idea what they are doing. Financial sector has probably done more for the environment than these muppets. How do they think wind and solar farms get built? From financing structures put in place and funded by the city Cops gotta Cop 'change peaceful protest to lawful protest'
Source: The Independent - 🏆 80. / 59 Read more »

Teenage activist Greta Thunberg tells Extinction Rebellion protesters: 'We are the ones making a difference''For way too long the politicians and people in power have got away with not doing anything at all' awwwwww EFF OFF until they are removed She is just another puppet of the financial institutions seeking to delay justice for as long as possible.
Source: The Independent - 🏆 80. / 59 Read more »

Police accused of 'brutal' treatment of Extinction Rebellion activists after officers filmed dragging protestersPolice accused of 'brutal' treatment of ExtinctionRebellion activists after officers filmed dragging protesters Not brutal enough The Zairians in the French capital treat governments with brutal regimes after their return and follow the existing time factor working in updating the pages and seeking to extract the campus and its census So metpoliceuk have decided not to ensure the safety of peaceful protesters? Or are these the actions of officers that have lost their temper?
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Labour endorses Extinction Rebellion activists after week of protestShadow health secretary pledges to make climate change a central policy focus Hopefully the other political parties will follow this lead. There will be an 'Extinction rebellion' in USA before there is a right wing insurrection PeoplePower is making a difference. Labour is doing the right thing by endorsing ExtinctionRebellionLondon we need to see actions now from MPs and not just lip service ClimateCrisis
Source: The Guardian - 🏆 84. / 53 Read more »

Extinction Rebellion: Police chief tells activists to protest lawfully or go homeMetropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick has condemned the 'miserable disruption' inflicted on Londoners by Extinction Rebellion - telling demonstrators to protest lawfully or go home. Looks like that’s all the metpoliceuk can do, what a country we live in 🙄... Cut their Utilities off I say ! Off with the Utilities ! The police should go home, they're useless. GO HOME........AND HAVE A F*****G BATH
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