A human artwork from XR France Welcome to our 22nd newsletter! This week saw some inspiring non-XR actions from the Youth Climate Strike and Greenpeace, and there are more to come, with exciting plans shaping up from Ende G and the Vienna climate camp. These actions are met by XR with support and solidarity. The […]
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Newsletter 22 – Get ready for a Civil Summer!A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=jRTDQ2qFkBY
from Greenpeace that shines a light on BP’s climate crimes.
XR Hackney Families Against Glyphosate
17 MAY | Hackney Town Hall, London, UK
On Monday 20th May, families gathered in Hackney to demand their local council stop using the toxic weed killer glyphosate. Glyphosate is the most widely sold and most used pesticide in the world, but
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=Q_s8Vo00Xug
The author and co-founder of the
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v=FgBwuyf9vgk
from the
Earth At Risk conference is well worth watching for the at-times breathtaking clarity of her analysis, especially on the need for revolutionary change:
‘Indeed it’s not going to be easy. We can’t conjure this movement out of thin air and it won’t be exactly what we want or we think we need. It will emerge from our current reality, flawed, chaotic and largely unpredictable. It’s not going to follow any formula but we’re not flying completely blind either. Worldwide we have a rich history of resistance and revolutionary theory to draw from.’ (watch from around 34:45)
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