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about 1 year ago
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XR South West welcome you to reconnect and re-energise on a beautiful green, accessible site near Bath
buytickets.at/extinctionre...
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South west XR presents - Protestival! - save the date Relax, reconnect, regenerate and reignite your campaigning energy Weekend camping just outside of Bath 29th and 30th May Ticket details to follow
22 days ago
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Extinction Rebellion UK
3 months ago
7 years after XR first called for urgent climate action, a rapid transition away from fossil fuels, and citizen-led decision-making, none of those demands has been met. While we’ve been failed by this in power who’ve approving new fossil fuel projects while restricting climate protest.
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Extinction Rebellion UK
3 months ago
🚨Whitehall flooded with darkness today as XRUK say A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE
#TheNationalEmergencyBriefing
warned of climate threat to our food security and infrastructure yet
#Labour
have reopened the door on
#Rosebank
. 💚1.5 is dead but humanity is not. Will you walk with us and rebel for life?
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If you sign one letter this month, make it this one
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7...
4 months ago
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Extinction Rebellion Wimborne
5 months ago
Yes, you read that right, climate related food shortages and economic collapse and government covering up the risk
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Today members of XR took action in Bath to highlight our captured media in Morrisons, Waitrose, and Sainsbury's join the
#MediaRevolution
... and check out
#coverstory
mediarevolution.org
5 months ago
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XR Islington
5 months ago
It's
#MediaLiberationDay
today! It's time to say
#byebyementicide
and join the
#MediaRevolution
mediarevolution.org/news/cover-s...
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@XRBristol
5 months ago
Ten months ago, a court ruled the government decision to approve the Rosebank oil field was unlawful for failing to consider combustion emissions caused by burning Rosebank’s oil and gas.
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Decision time: Tell Keir to #StopRosebank
This is the moment we've been building towards: it's final decision time for the UK Government. Equinor is trying to get the new Rosebank oil field re-approved. It's up to us all to convince the Gover...
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/the-government-wants-to-hear-from-you-on-equinors-application-for-rosebank
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@XRBristol
5 months ago
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Extinction Rebellion Global
5 months ago
21 people are reported dead after heavy rains caused a mudslide in western
#Kenya
The changing climate is a lived reality for Kenyans, it’s been estimated that over 70% of natural disasters in the country are attributable to extreme climatic events.
www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-11...
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EXPLAINER: What you need to know about Mudslides
Mudslides occur when intense rainfall or flooding oversaturates the ground, causing a fluid-like flow of mud, rocks
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-11-01-explainer-what-you-need-to-know-about-mudslides
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Bathing water bid aims to improve water quality of River Avon
Several groups are part of an application for official bathing water status in Salisbury.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20z7w6prpno
6 months ago
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Extinction Rebellion BCP
6 months ago
🌍✊ XR BCP Monthly Meeting – November ✊🌍 “Courage is contagious. Once one person stands up, others stand up too.” – Greta Thunberg 📅 Thurs 13 Nov | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 The Branksome Crafthouse, Bournemouth Join us to plan bold, creative actions for 2025 💥 New faces always welcome – come find your people 💚
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novaramedia.com/2025/08/22/t...
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The National Gallery Spent Just £150 Retouching Van Gogh Frame After Just Stop Oil ‘Souping’ | Novara Media
Anna Holland and Phoebe Plummer were jailed last year after being found guilty of causing between £8,000 and £10,000 worth of damage. Yet emails between gallery staff show the amount actually spent on...
https://novaramedia.com/2025/08/22/the-national-gallery-only-spent-150-retouching-van-gogh-frame-after-just-stop-oil-souping/
7 months ago
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Defend Our Juries
8 months ago
BREAKING: Met Police arrest 50 of 600-700 ‘terrorist supporters’ before the 2pm chime. “We will keep going. Our numbers are already growing for the next wave of action in September.” Read here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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9 August - arrests RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE Met Police arrest only a fraction of 600-700 ‘terrorist supporters’ UPDATE: As at 3pm Met Police claiming to have made 150 arrests To date police had claimed only to have arrested ...
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13yM1JtMYSxyxcI8ftWpKiJPx3geoJGm1lrM_9LzIatU/edit?usp=sharing
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Media Revolution
8 months ago
The media is broken and it’s breaking us. Owned by billionaires, wired for division, built to distract. But around the world, rebels & reformers are rising. This is the
#MediaRevolution
🌀 Join the countdown to 5 Nov: Media Liberation Day. 🔗
mediarevolution.org
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Extinction Rebellion Wimborne
8 months ago
6 September, National day of action to stop Rosebank
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Extinction Rebellion Wimborne
8 months ago
🌱 Pink Rebels Deliver! XR Wimborne handed in postcards to Dorset Council urging a ban on glyphosate spraying. The public has spoken, now we demand a clear end date. Thanks to all who took part. The fight for a pesticide-free Dorset continues! 🌻🐝
#BanGlyphosate
#DorsetCouncil
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George Monbiot
8 months ago
When they don't have a case, they lie.
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Defend Our Juries
9 months ago
83-year-old Reverend Sue Parfitt was arrested on Saturday under the Terrorism Act after allegedly supporting a proscribed group. In 2024, Sue spoke at our action in support of climate activists, stating her intention to continue to “interfere” in matters of global importance.
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9 months ago
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Extinction Rebellion BCP
9 months ago
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Sign the Petition
STOP PET PESTICIDES POLLUTING OUR RIVERS
https://chng.it/Hjck5Ptbb8
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Extinction Rebellion Wimborne
9 months ago
Canford Incinerator Defeated By People Power‼️ Cllr Sidaway: “I could not ignore the weight of feeling from local residents. That alone is not a valid planning reason for me to refuse it, but it certainly was an influence on my decision.”
dorsetview.co.uk/canford-wast...
#StopCanfordIncinerator
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Canford waste incinerator proposal rejected by council
BCP Council has refused to grant planning permission to a waste incinerator in Canford Magna. At a committee meeting on Thursday 12 June...
https://dorsetview.co.uk/canford-waste-incinerator-proposal-rejected-by-council/
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@XRBristol
10 months ago
rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/books/insure...
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www.planetf1.com/news/canadia...
edition.cnn.com/2025/05/29/w...
"Canada wildfires force province’s largest evacuation in ‘living memory’", .......but, dont worry, cos the F1 is still on.....
#cognitivedisonance
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Major Canadian Grand Prix update after wildfire smoke spreads
The F1 2025 Canadian Grand Prix is expected to go ahead as planned despite thick wildfire smoke spreading across Montreal.
https://www.planetf1.com/news/canadian-grand-prix-latest-update-montreal-smoke-wildfire
10 months ago
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actionnetwork.org/forms/the-st...
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The Stop Burning Trees Election Pledge
Stop Burning Trees and Biofuelwatch are asking prospective parliamentary candidates for the 2024 UK General Election to sign the following pledge to call for an end to subsidies for tree burning in UK...
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/the-stop-burning-trees-election-pledge
11 months ago
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yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environ...
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UK scientists stage historic climate protest at parliament
Chris Packham joins over 150 British experts rallying in London to demand urgent, science-based climate policy
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environment/uk-scientists-stage-historic-climate-protest-at-parliament/
11 months ago
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Extinction Rebellion UK
11 months ago
🚨 BREAKING: XR disrupt Europe’s top insurance conference in Manchester We've crashed
#BIBA2025
with 1 message: Stop insuring climate collapse
#InsureOurSurvival
A new report reveals 33 UK insurance firms still back
#fossilfuels
& just 5 invest over $6.5billion into climate-wrecking projects Why⁉️
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XR Salisbury
11 months ago
What a treat - Pete The Temp in Salisbury 🤩. Check out ‘Don’t Watch The News (Be The News)’ if you don’t know him…
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Extinction Rebellion Wimborne
11 months ago
“Canford incinerator would be a step backwards in Dorset's climate responsibilities if approved”
#stopcanfordincinerator
#wimborneminster
#wimborne
#CleanAirForAll
stouravonmagazine.co.uk/extinction-r...
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Extinction Rebellion protestors rally against proposed Canford incinerator | The New Stour And Avon Magazine | In Print & Online
PROTESTORS gathered outside the Hamworthy Club in Canford Magna last week to voice their opposition against a proposed incinerator. Members of the Extinction Rebellion Wimborne Pink Rebels held placar...
https://stouravonmagazine.co.uk/extinction-rebellion-protestors-rally-against-proposed-canford-incinerator/
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Extinction Rebellion UK
11 months ago
Get your tickets here:
wegottickets.com/event/656492
Gonna be soooo good 💚
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@XRBristol
11 months ago
Video from Bristol's April 2025 Floody Hell Howden action.
youtube.com/watch?v=cKDT...
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Insure Our Survival - Floody Hell Howden
YouTube video by Richard Baxter
https://youtube.com/watch?v=cKDTyHy6pk0&feature=shared
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Extinction Rebellion UK
11 months ago
Brits: Sunbathing in May. Majorca: Buried in hail like it’s mid-January. From UK droughts to Spanish snowstorms - this isn’t "just weather." It’s climate breakdown in real time. 🔥 Join the Heat Strike Zoom call on May 26. ‼️Because when the heat hits, we strike.
#ClimateCrisis
#HeatStrike
#ActNow
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Strike While It's Hot! Extinction Rebellion this summer
> Monday, 26th May > 7-8.30pm > You'll be sent the Zoom link after registering. > Register for the event to be sent the Zoom recording. We have already experienced the hottest 1st May on...
https://actionnetwork.org/events/strike-while-its-hot-extinction-rebellion-this-summer?source=XRsocials
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Lakenheath Alliance for Peace
11 months ago
We believe that three people have been arrested on 'Boobs Block Base!' / 'Break The Chain' action out side 'RAF' Lakenheath this morning.
#WelfareNotWarfare
#RAFLakenheath
#NoUSnukes
#NuclearBan
#NuclearWeapons
#NoToNATO
#XR
#XRPeace
#Peace
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Extinction Rebellion Wimborne
11 months ago
Write to your Dorset Councillor and ask them to demand a timetable for ending its use. Find your Councillor
moderngov.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/mgFindMember...
The Pesticide Action Network provides a framework for a 3 year phase out
www.pan-uk.org/site/wp-cont...
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Extinction Rebellion UK
12 months ago
Lakenheath Peace Camp is bringing prace together to say: DISARM FOR A LIVABLE PLANET Watch here to see a short clip of the choir:
youtu.be/7krlW0xViSk?...
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Choir Day at Lakenheath
YouTube video by Zoe Broughton
https://youtu.be/7krlW0xViSk?si=4QRrVKllYv0KEjpD
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Extinction Rebellion Wimborne
12 months ago
“Active Hope for Earth Day” Wimborne, 22 April
#EarthDay
#EarthDay2025
#Wimborne
#StopCanfordIncinerator
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@XRBristol
12 months ago
In Photos: Extinction Rebellion protest Howden
www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
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In Photos: Extinction Rebellion protest Howden
Their protest incorporated live performance, singing and samba drumming
https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/in-photos-extinction-rebellion-protest-howden/
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Extinction Rebellion UK
12 months ago
☮️#Lakenheath Peace Camp Happening Now☮️ While governments stockpile bombs and bring US nukes back to UK soil, we choose life, peace, and a livable planet. 🌳 Climate Justice = Peace Justice 🤍 It starts HERE 📍RAF Lakenheath | IP27 9PS Join us. Share the truth. Be part of the resistance.
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Extinction Rebellion UK
12 months ago
Yet, on landing Lauren Sánchez said “protect this planet we're on”. The irony isn’t lost that her fiancée is Jeff Bezos, owner of Blue Origin and Amazon, a company responsible for treating their workers so badly they pee in bottles on shift, and more climate destruction than almost any other.
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@XRBristol
12 months ago
"The insurance sector is a canary in the coalmine when it comes to climate impacts"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer
Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/03/climate-crisis-on-track-to-destroy-capitalism-warns-allianz-insurer
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Extinction Rebellion Wimborne
12 months ago
"Incinerators are disastrous for human health and the environment and there are much better and healthier ways of dealing with waste”
#StopCanfordIncinerator
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2506136...
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Protestors call for Bournemouth incinerator plans to be scrapped
This was the loudest protest so far, reflecting the increasing opposition to the proposed incinerator site.
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/25061367.bournemouth-protest-proposed-canford-incinerator/
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Extinction Rebellion UK
12 months ago
❌DON’T PLAY GAMES WITH OUR CHILDREN’S FUTURE❌ BP CEO Auchincloss has cut £4bn, abandoning its target to reduce oil & gas production. “Sooner or later, oil companies will be held accountable for climate damage costs” said Mark Van Baal “in reality, BP never made a serious effort to transition.”
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Extinction Rebellion Wimborne
about 1 year ago
PERENCO’S POOLE HARBOUR OIL SPILL 🛢️ Poole Harbour remains under huge threat from Perenco’s operation of Wytch Farm’s decrepit oil field. Today we marked the anniversary of the 2023 oil spill.
#PerencoOut
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@XRBristol
about 1 year ago
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Extinction Rebellion BCP
about 1 year ago
🌍 “The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” – Robert Swan 🌍 Whether you’re a seasoned activist or just curious about getting involved, you’re warmly invited to the Extinction Rebellion Bournemouth Christchurch & Poole monthly meeting ✊
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRXQ...
Well done XR Wimborne
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What have Extinction Rebellion Wimborne been up to?
YouTube video by Extinction Rebellion Wimborne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRXQOMkAedE
about 1 year ago
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From defend our juries (
defendourjuries.org
): "On Thursday, 27th March, we will take action all around the country to remind judges of their responsibility to let jurors make decisions based on their conscience. " Join this signal chat for the Bristol silent sit:
signal.group#CjQKIHRAoHcy...
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Signal Messenger Group
Follow this link to join a group on Signal Messenger.
https://signal.group/#CjQKIDiwxvVfHLk_IfvZb-dFAK6iFOYtHyDNoBGibTKxMYFhEhCCTQeJYXXEHFUPTnQoPLXJ
about 1 year ago
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@XRBristol
about 1 year ago
From Insurance Times. 17 Mar 2025
www.insurancetimes.co.uk/news/extinct...
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Extinction Rebellion targets Howden in protest ahead of Six Nations match
'I would like to see rugby dissociate from fossil fuels and support a sustainable future,' says protester
https://www.insurancetimes.co.uk/news/extinction-rebellion-targets-howden-in-protest-ahead-of-six-nations-match/1454705.article
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LAKENHEATH PEACE CAMP ~ CALL-OUT FOR SUPPORT CREW 📆 14–26 April 🕊 XRUK is supporting the Peace Camp Join a friendly support crew:
xrb.link/wT0r3jvt3Y9
Stewards, Wellbeing, First aid, De-escalation and Sustenance More info:https://xrb.link/F7zF2v04Q
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Lakenheath Crew Signup
XR UK is a member group of Lakenheath Alliance for Peace Crew needed to support the Peace Camp and actions 14th-26th April. If you can only make one day then please support us on Saturday 26th Apri...
https://xrb.link/wT0r3jvt3Y9
about 1 year ago
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