On 29th February 2024 as part of the global ‘Insure Our Future’ actions, rebels from Cumbria, Tyneside and Teesside took part in a mock funeral march to the Middlesbrough offices of major insurance company AXA. The march was followed by a die-in which clearly made the link between the devastating ...
Bright and early on a breezy Tuesday morning, a small group of local rebels headed to the newly named Glasshouse on the Newcastle-Gateshead Quayside, previously known as the Sage. These activists were demonstrating outside the Museums Association Conference 2023 on 7 November in protest at the fossil fuel sponsorship ...
On 3 November, 2023, Extinction Rebellion UK released this statement about Palestine – “In Extinction Rebellion we believe in nonviolence: standing against violence in the name of justice. We are horrified by the atrocities committed on October 7th, and the rapidly escalating violence and humanitarian crisis inflicted on the people ...
At 11am on Saturday 7 October 2023, rebels from XR local groups across the region joined Stop Rosebank campaigners and other climate activists at the Newcastle Civic Centre, Barras Bridge, Newcastle to voice their unwavering resistance against the Rosebank Oil Field. On Wednesday 27 September, the UK Government gave permission ...
Judy has gained a lot of experience in community education in her working life. She also is deeply concerned by what she sees going on around the world right now. Together with her friend Sue, she’s starting holding Climate Conversations and is excited to see this develop. They’re both trained ...
During the recent protest outside Barclays Bank in Newcastle, several people commented on how good the script was that was read out as the health professionals examined the bodies on the ground and pronounced them dead. We thought it would be good to share the script here for any other ...
Health professional and rebels from Tyneside XR protested outside Barclays Bank on Northumberland Street, Newcastle, on Saturday 30 September to highlight how fossil fuel investment affects health. Across the UK, local XR groups took to the streets to highlight local issues on this, the last Saturday of the month. Watch ...
On a beautiful sunny afternoon at the Coast, a group of women gathered to join with women across the world in a Mothers’ Rebellion Circle. The sky was blue; the breeze gentle and cool; the many passers by were intrigued by this circle of women with painted placards sitting on ...
Tony had been to other London Rebellions organised by Extinction Rebellion over the years – but not one like this. Not one where Extinction Rebellion would be building bridges with other organisations to draw together a gathering on 100,000 people from across the country. Not one where Extinction Rebellion would ...
From Friday 21st April to Monday 24th April, thousands came together in Central London for The Big One. Many individuals from across the North East and Cumbria travelled down to join in with the weekend’s activities, some from XR, some from other organisations, some individuals who’d never been to anything ...
