George Monbiot "It's time to be scientifically realistic" | Extinction Rebellion

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"You can't negotiate with Science. You can't wish away the laws of thermodynamics. The science tells us the limits within which we ought to live. Now 50 years ago the Situationists https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situati... who were so active in the street protest then coined the slogan 'be realistic, demand the impossible'. 

Let's repurpose it, 'be scientifically realistic, demand the politically impossible." , George Monbiot https://www.Monbiot.com/ 

The Rebellion will take place across the globe from 7th October. 

Sign up for London here https://Rebellion.earth/international... 

Worldwide actions are planned in other major cities. 

See if your city is listed https://Rebellion.earth/international... or, if your city is not listed, then please visit our global site https://Rebellion.Global/ to get in touch with your local group. If not now, when? ...... If not you, who? Everybody now! 

 Join the rebellion: https://Rebellion.Earth/ International: https://Rebellion.Global/ #EverybodyNow 1. #TellTheTruth 2. #ActNow 3. #BeyondPolitics World Map of Extinction Rebellion Groups: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/fr/map/... Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExtinctionR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExtinctionRe... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ExtinctionR...

In Brussels, 70,000 Protesters Demand Action On Climate: BCNN1

At least 70,000 people braved cold and rain in Brussels to demand the Belgian government and the European Union increase their efforts to fight climate change Sunday, the Belgian capital’s fourth climate rally in two months to attract at least 10,000 participants.


The event was described as Belgium’s biggest climate march ever, with police estimating slightly bigger crowds than a similar demonstration last month. Trains from across the nation were so clogged thousands of people didn’t make the march in time.

Some 35,000 schoolchildren and students in Belgium skipped classes Thursday to take their demands for urgent action to prevent global warming to the streets.

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London Climate Protests / Video

Guardian News

Published on Nov 21, 2018

Activists from the Extinction Rebellion campaign group blocked traffic on Lambeth Bridge and Vauxhall Bridge in an attempt to bring London to a standstill during the morning rush hour. The protest is part of a campaign of civil disobedience to try to force governments to treat the threats of climate change and extinction as a crisis. 

The Guardian: Thousands block five London bridges to protest over climate crisis – video

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People have descended on central London for ‘a day of rebellion’ in protest over the looming climate crisis. They began massing on five bridges over the River Thames from 10am on Saturday. By 11.30am organisers said all five target bridges had been occupied.

• Thousands gather to block London bridges in climate rebellion