A large crowd demonstrated in London on Saturday (04.16.2022) at the call of the environmental movement Extinction Rebellion to demand the immediate cessation of new infrastructure linked to fossil fuels and to alert about the climate emergency, causing major disturbances.
According to the Twitter account of the movement in the United Kingdom, in the afternoon “thousands” of protesters “occupied” the Marble Arch neighborhood of the British capital during a sit-in, near Hyde Park. Some protesters tied themselves to the roof of a limousine.
In the morning, militants from the group settled in a tanker truck, blocking it on a street near Hyde Park.
“I am aware that my actions will cause the anger of many people, but I am willing to be held accountable,” said Etienne Stott, quoted in the text. “But our government should also be held accountable for its decisions,” he added. According to the police, six people were arrested.
For a week now, the movement has carried out a series of actions calling for an end to fossil fuels.
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Protests also in Paris
Also, in the center of the French capital, about a hundred Extinction Rebellion activists set up a “great agora” to denounce the “inaction” of governments in the face of climate change.
The activists blocked about 300 meters of the Bonne-Nouvelle and Ss boulevards with cement to prevent an eventual evacuation, a participant explained to laint-Denis around 09:45 with barricades made of hay and organized sit-ins at the ends and in the adjacent streets. . Many of them tied themselves to past AFP recipients.
In the front line in front of the riot police, a dozen people sat in a meditative position.
A few hours later the situation was relaxed with the appearance of pianos, hammocks and rudimentary toilets and the activists relaxed in the sun while others tried to mark some dance steps in the center of the occupied area, in front of the imposing gate of Saint-Denis built in 1672.
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“Extinction Rebellion”: save the climate with creative protests
Let’s save mother Earth!
A protest action with a London background. Since April 15, “Extinction Rebellion” environmentalists have called for a week of protests. The largest began on April 18 in the British capital.
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“Extinction Rebellion”: save the climate with creative protests
creative protest
Extinction Rebellion, a group founded in the UK in 2018, wants to lead climate change protests that are creative and free of violence. We humans are the cause of our risk of mass extinction, protesters say. Against this they want to rebel.
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“Extinction Rebellion”: save the climate with creative protests
actual protest?
Well, okay, maybe it wasn’t really Meghan and Harry who took part in the sit-in protest on London’s Waterloo Bridge. This couple from the British royal family is now expecting offspring. And what message did the protesters put in his mouth? “Thank you, ‘Extinction Rebellion,’ for the future of our babies.”
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“Extinction Rebellion”: save the climate with creative protests
glued to a train
The demonstrators used many methods to make their protests as loud as possible. This young man was probably one of the most original: on April 17 he glued himself to a commuter train at Canary Wharf station in London with super glue.
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“Extinction Rebellion”: save the climate with creative protests
Naked around the planet
But without a doubt the protest action with the greatest global resonance was this: on April 1, in the middle of one of the key debates on “Brexit”, several activists showed themselves half-naked in front of visitors who were observing the debate in the Lower House . The goal: to try to prevent “Brexit” from diverting the attention that the climate change challenge should receive.
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“Extinction Rebellion”: save the climate with creative protests
world protests
“Extinction Rebellion” has its roots in London, but environmental activists are also carrying out protests in other big cities around the world, like this rally on the Oberbaumbrücke in Berlin, probably the most iconic bridge in the German capital.
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“Extinction Rebellion”: save the climate with creative protests
Street blockades in New York
New York also hosted peaceful protests in this week of actions. The message is direct and clear: whoever does nothing to stop climate change is complicit in mass murder.
