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Extinction Rebellion take to streets in cities around the world to urge people and governments to declare a climate and ecological emergency, and act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Here’s what you need to know and how you can get involved.
This week, tens of thousands of activists frustrated by the inaction of governments in the face of climate catastrophe will stage a global rebellion in more than 49 countries to ‘raise the alarm about the Climate and Ecological Emergency that could signal the extinction of the human race if we don’t act’.
The International Rebellion, organised by Extinction Rebellion, will see groups of activists in at least 80 cities, disrupt ‘business as usual’ to call upon their governments to take decisive action on the climate and ecological emergency. “Ordinary citizens – terrified by the threat we all face to our future – will risk arrest and imprisonment by blocking bridges, roads, harbours and transport systems. Die-ins, cry-ins, funerals, banner drops, ‘blood’ spilling, art and theatre will be part of a festival of global protest,” said organisers.
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