The current crisis has highlighted many shortcomings of the system we live in. However, we can live the lockdown also as a chance to stop and reflect on alternative ways of doing things, even in our activism. Our own rebel Mikaela Loach took part in this conversation and ...

In this post, we list learning recommendations from XR Scotland activists. If we are able, we can use this increased spare time to further educate ourselves on climate change and other related issues so that we are all better informed and can argue more strongly for climate action in the ...

Emma Thompson stars in new short film about Extinction Rebellion, released today to mark the anniversary of the UK becoming the first country in the world to declare a climate emergency. Words have not been matched by actions, however. As the virus crisis is showing too, our governments are still ...

 Hello friends, Like everyone else, we have been trying to take some time just to pause, reflect, and prioritise the care of our families and loved ones during these past few scary weeks. We want now to reach out to our communities across Scotland and elsewhere to let you ...

Art Prompt #1 All creative hands on deck! For the first weekly prompt in our series, we are encouraging rebels to create their own purple boats in honour of Extinction Rebellion Scotland’s beloved Amal Gous – who has taken part in and been the focal point of some ...

Every week a prompt will be announced on our social media pages to suggest a theme to create art around. This could be about the world indoors, out with our homes or the world we hope to see come to pass. Should the artist agree, the art shall be ...

A year on from the 2019 International Rebellion: What’s changed?  This month marks a year since Extinction Rebellion Scotland joined the Rebellion in London, part of the International Rebellion which rocked capital cities across the globe. This was the biggest direct action seen in the UK for decades and led ...

The Ecological Regeneration working group from Extinction Rebellion Stirling have compiled a list of things we can do in and around our homes to support wildlife during these interesting times. They hope it can inspire people! PDF for download ...

The following is from an XR Scotland rebel who was present at the protest, one year ago today, at North Bridge, Edinburgh. “The night before the action, we stayed up into the wee hours making banners. I was very proud of our yellow one listing the three demands. Its ...

On the first day of the rebellion, we held the educational, family friendly Festival of Climate Reality. Rebels gathered for a day of learning and community building in Edinburgh. The program of talks, workshops, discussion spaces and art projects can be seen here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/190FYneKm4JxHYFFYYp67N4n4YCsIiSFT/view?usp=sharing ...