Extinction Rebellion, COVID-19 and the far-right
Image Credit: Creative Commons: Julia Hawkins I’m afraid to report that an Extinction Rebellion (XR) group are allegedly at it again. Yesterday evening XR East Midlands tweeted a series of…
Breaking the law to change the law
Image Credit: Creative Commons: Julia Hawkins Last week, I appeared in court to plead not guilty to aggravated trespass, having been arrested as part of the Extinction Rebellion protests. As…
Young Greens launch “most ambitious” election campaign ever
The UK has entered the throes of a General Election. And the Young Greens - the youth and student wing of the Green Party of England & Wales - have…
How to be a climate activist with your money
From Greta Thunberg to Extinction Rebellion, over the past couple of years, it’s been difficult to avoid news stories about climate change. For every activist taking part in the protests,…
I was arrested fighting for the right to protest – a fight that matters to us all
On the evening of Monday October 14 I was arrested in Trafalgar Square, while defending the right of Extinction Rebellion to peaceful assembly and public protest. I happened to be…
Two top-flight Green Party politicians arrested
With Extinction Rebellion still undertaking mass civil disobedience across London, the number of people arrested has been increasing. Among those arrested are two top-flight Green Party politicians. On Monday, one…
Extinction Rebellion needs to shed its fear of politics
Extinction Rebellion (XR), along with the school strikes movement, has done game-changing work in putting the issue of climate change on the political agenda. For the first time it feels…
Greens and Extinction Rebellion
Image Credit: Creative Commons: Julia Hawkins A couple of months ago, I had the pleasure of chairing the workshop at the Spring Conference of the Green Party of England and…
Renewable energy company becomes first business to declare a climate emergency
Image credit: Creative Commons, Tom Corser On May 20, Ecotricity became the first UK company to declare a climate emergency through a Facebook post by its founder Vince Dale. The…
My weekend with Extinction Rebellion
Image Credit: Creative Commons: Julia Hawkins This passing bank holiday weekend, I felt it was important to attend the protests launched by Extinction Rebellion in the name of preserving our…