A group of Bath rebels are supporting the protest against this development of 37 houses on a geologically rare tufa field and ecosystem where protected slow worms were recently killed. See this website for more information: https://tufafield.ddns.net/
A group of Bath rebels protested outside Bath’s Guildhall in solidarity with actions taking place worldwide organised by the school strike movement, Fridays for Future. Dressed in black and holding placards, they held a silent vigil outside the Guildhall as a sombre reminder that whilst we live in the midst of a pandemic, the climate …
Photo: Josh Nicoll joshnicoll.com Save the Min garden! On Saturday 19th September, Extinction Rebellion Bath held a socially distanced protest in the City Centre, regarding the planning application for the redevelopment of the historic Royal Mineral Water Hospital. The current proposals include the construction of a very large, four storey extension in the open space …
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 …
Photo: Mark Ramsay In this interview on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme, Justin Webb conflated opinion about the appropriate measures to take in dealing with the climate and ecological emergency (CEE), with the overwhelming scientific evidence that a CEE exists. As a reminder, the UK Parliament declared a climate and environment emergency in 2019. THAT …
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On Saturday 5th September, Extinction Rebellion blocked the print works of News Corp, resulting in a number of newspapers being unavailable to buy that day. Shops across the UK were affected, including in and around Bath. For a comprehensive explanation of the reasons behind this action, please see this article by Extinction Rebellion UK: We …
A group of 13 Bath rebels headed for London and another group headed for Cardiff to participate in actions throughout the city. In London eight Bath rebels were arrested, having previously decided to take that step to register their protest at the Government’s lack of action. Others played an equally important part through marching, occupying …
Video by joshnicoll.com Barclays and HSBC in Southgate were targeted with a powerful walking exhibition of photographs, “Drowning World”. More info on Gideon Mendel’s work. (https://xrbath.org.uk/2020/08/18/gideon-mendels-drowning-world-photo-gallery/)
This video by Josh Nicoll (website, Instagram) captures the two actions carried out in Bath on Friday 28th August: the banner drop on the A46, and the Esso garage action on London Road.
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