Newsletter – MARCH 2021
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Announcements
Emergency on Planet Earth
XR Scientists recently published a free book Emergency on Planet Earth (EPE) online. It gives comprehensive coverage of the science behind the climate and ecological emergency, and has been thoroughly reviewed by a team of scientific experts, from both within the XR Scientists community, and also independent of it. Lead author of EPE is Dr Emily …
The Climate & Ecological Emergency (CEE) Bill
Help us make the CEE Bill law! Short on time? Want to make a difference? This button is for you: Take me tothe actions What is the CEE Bill? We know we are in an emergency and that the government isn’t doing enough. The goal of our recent action at Pulteney Bridge was to highlight that …
Social Justice Working Group Formed
Bath XR has recently formed a working group for social justice, and the mandate for this group can be found below. For information about the link between climate justice and social justice, see here. If you would like to get involved, or for further information, please contact social.justice@xrbath.org.uk. Mandate Preamble This working group has the …
Newsletter – 1 August 2020
In the newsletter for early August – gearing up for Rebellion, the formation of a new social justice working group, appeal made to Facebook about the ‘unpublishing’ of the XR Bath page (again!) and much more. If it isn’t displaying below, you can also download the PDF. testing
XR Bath appeals Facebook move to ‘unpublish’ page
Not for the first time, the XR Bath Facebook page has been ‘unpublished’ by Facebook without any warning, making the page unreachable to all of our followers on the platform. The justification given by Facebook is that the page is “similar to one that we’ve previously removed for violating our Community Standards.” Going by this …
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Newsletter – July 2020
The Newsletter for July is here. It’s been a long time since the last one, so it’s quite long! If it isn’t displaying below, you can also download the PDF.
Black Lives Matter
Extinction Rebellion Bath stands together in solidarity with Black Lives Matter to actively challenge racism, systems of oppression and to demand social justice. We add our voices to all those who are protesting for an end to the racial injustice still persisting in the UK, USA and worldwide. We fully support Black Lives Matter and …
Coronavirus update
Due to Covid-19, as of March 15, we are recommending that Bath XR does not meet in person, until further notice. This is based on the scientific advice for reducing the spread of the virus. Whether or not individual working groups choose to meet in person is up to the individuals concerned. Guidelines recommend washing …