Five cities see climate change protests
The Extinction Rebellion group have protested in five cites in the UK
The Extinction Rebellion group disrupted London with 11 days of protests in April that it cast as the biggest act of civil disobedience in recent British history. Iconic locations were blocked, the Shell building defaced, trains stopped and Goldman Sachs targeted.
“This emergency mobilisation of ordinary citizens, driven to action by the threat of climate breakdown and ecological collapse, will demand the government take immediate action to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gases to net zero by 2025,” the group said.
It said it was holding protests in Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds and London. In each city, a large boat with the words “ACT NOW!” will be unveiled.
Bristol said it had closed Bristol Bridge due to the protests and South Wales Police said roads in Cardiff city centre were blocked. Outside the Royal Courts of Justice in central London, activists parked a blue boat and sat on the road doing yoga.
“Through a host of non-violent protests, communities around the UK will be coming together to stage a series of creative acts of civil-disobedience – blocking specific locations, bridges and roads – while also holding talks, workshops, trainings, family friendly activities, peoples’ assemblies and more,” Extinction Rebellion said.
Extinction Rebellion wants non-violent civil disobedience to force governments to cut carbon emissions and avert a climate crisis it says will bring starvation and social collapse.
Published: by Radio NewsHub