At 5pm, a group of around 30 activists sat down in the middle of the main hall and held a peaceful People’s Assembly focusing on the damage done to the world by the fossil fuel industry and paths to transition away from it immediately. XR Scotland occupy National Museum ...
Guy Bowen interrupted a Glasgow City Council meeting today at 1.45pm to demand that council members declare a Climate Emergency. The Council Environment, Sustainability and Carbon Reduction City Policy Committee has been meeting since mid-2017 to discuss the establishment of a Climate Emergency Working Group. Guy Bowen ...
#AsThePlanetBurns #BurnsDayCitizensAssembly #ScottishCitizensAssembly www.facebook.com/xrscotland www.facebook.com/xredinburgh www.twitter.com/scotlandxr www.instagram.com/xrscotland We are facing an unprecedented global emergency. Our governments have failed to protect us. 2018’s IPCC Report warned that there are ...
– TOMORROW (Friday 21st December) Extinction Rebellion will stage a day of peaceful protests at BBC locations in London, Manchester, Bristol, Glasgow, Birmingham and Sheffield to highlight the pivotal role the BBC needs to play in facing the ecological and climate emergency– Extinction Rebellion sends letter to BBC’s Director ...
As London’s mayor Sadiq Khan declares a climate emergency this morning (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/dec/11/london-mayor-sadiq-khan-city-climate-emergency) Extinction Rebellion Glasgow calls on Glasgow City Council to declare a Climate Emergency, in line with councils in Bristol, London and other cities around the world. All Glasgow City Councillors this ...
On Friday 7th December 2018, Extinction Rebellion Glasgow activists interrupted a talk by John McDonnell and Richard Leonard to protest the Labour Party’s inaction on climate change.At 6pm, seven Extinction Rebellion Glasgow activists entered the meeting being held at the Unite offices on West Regent Street, Glasgow. As the ...
Saturday 24th November 2018, 1pm @ Scottish Parliament, Holyrood, Edinburgh We are facing an unprecedented global emergency. The government has failed to protect us. To survive, it’s going to take everything we’ve got. This requires a global effort but it must begin in wealthy countries such as Scotland.
