XR UK nationwide banner drop
Video by joshnicoll.com XR Bath hung three huge banners calling for the UK Govt to build back green as part of a UK-wide mass banner drop across the A46 and the London Road roundabout. Photo Credit: Jamie Bellinger
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Exxon and their LIES
Rebels protested at the Esso Garage on London Road to highlight Exxon Mobil’s decades-long campaign of lies. See here for more info. (https://xrbath.org.uk/2020/08/25/esso-continues-decades-of-climate-denial/) This action got the front page of the Bath Chronicle. More press coverage here : https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/pictures-show-extinction-rebellion-action-4464893
Health alert slapped on petrol pumps for Doctors for XR
Bath rebels kicked off the Autumn XR Rebellion by joining the Doctors for XR national campaign alerting motorists to the health risks of fossil fuel pollution. They slapped stickers on petrol pumps throughout Bath and the local area, including Bradford on Avon, Midsomer Norton and Paulton. https://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/18694622.staff-texaco-petrol-stations-bradford-avon-quickly-removed-extinction-rebellion-health-warning-stickers-petrol-pumps/ https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/pictures-show-extinction-rebellion-action-4464893)
Ways to get involved in the rebellion
Dear fellow XR Bath rebels The temperature outside is boiling and the BBC are now saying that weather like this can be attributed to human-created climate change. Meanwhile the Northern Hemisphere’s last fully intact ice sheet collapsed in two days last week. We are in an emergency….and the feelings of frustration, anger and loss can …
Bath Rebellion 2020 plans
Our plans for the rebellion We invite everyone who is sick of the lies, injustice, inequality & harm, to join us we want to live! Crisis does not have to mean collapse Fri 28 – Mon 31 August The call has gone out from Extinction Rebellion UK for… ❤ Fri 28th Aug: Mass banner drop …
We Want To Live!
2020 has been a year of unprecedented events. We are now at an intersection of global crises. Climate breakdown, Covid-19, racial injustice – all are symptoms of a toxic system that is ravaging life on this planet – a system built on economic inequality, extraction, the destruction of nature, and exploitation. We cannot carry on …
We’re up shit creek – video
Hanging three huge banners from Pulteney Bridge on 16th July took huge amounts of planning and preparation. This short film gives a glimpse of the efforts required beforehand, not to mention the many hours put in by rebels on the day itself – an incredible team achievement! https://youtu.be/8FCUalFQweQ Film: Zac Star Thomas zacstarthomas.com Featuring photos …
Honk for the planet!
Bath XR were out on Sunday for their eleventh and final “Build Back Better, Build Back Green” action, including a local focus on cycling and air pollution. Inviting motorists to “honk if you agree” hopefully nudged some towards a bit of reflection on some of the issues raised. Those taking part were rewarded with all manner …
Historic bridge sends warning to the world
Photos: Jamie Bellinger www.jamie.photo We’re up shit creek! BATH XR PROTESTS LACK OF GOVERNMENT PROGRESS ON CLIMATE CHANGE TARGETS Bath woke up this morning to find three giant pink banners strung across the river Avon at the World Heritage site of Pulteney Bridge, displaying CLIMATE CRISIS, WE’RE UP SH*T CREEK and BUILD BACK GREEN. The …
Greta Thunberg at Bristol climate strike
The climate strike in Bristol on 28th February 2020. Supporting the youth climate strikers with Greta Thunberg in attendance. This is what community looks like! Estimates say that over 30,000 marched in the pouring rain for climate justice. Greta Thunberg has warned world leaders she will “not be silenced when the world is on fire”. …