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  • XR COP26 Network Needs You!

    Who are we? We are a network of rebels from around the world who want to make COP26 the biggest and most successful COP ever.   This means we have to start now!   What are we trying to achieve?  We aim to bring together XR national ...

  • WE SMELL SHITE

    BREAKING: “We can definitely smell shite”: Extinction Rebellion Scotland dumps manure at BP offices in Dyce, Aberdeen to call out BP’s newest green PR spin for what it is: a load of bullshit. Extinction Rebellion Scotland have today dumped mounds of manure outside the Dyce offices ...

  • FLOODLINES ON LEITH

    FLOODLINES ON LEITH: Extinction Rebellion Edinburgh take action to highlight the real threat of flooding to Leith due to rising sea levels – caused by climate change. Press Release, 9am, 17th October 2020 1.30pm, Scottish Government’s Victoria Quay Building, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ. Extinction Rebellion Edinburgh will demonstrate outside Scottish ...

  • MAKE THE CONNECTIONS: FINANCE

    PRESS RELEASE 16TH OCTOBER 2020 Extinction Rebellion Scotland take action against the finance sector this weekend with actions in Inverness, Dundee and Glasgow.  These actions mark week two of #MakeTheConnections, a campaign of direct action highlighting the collusion between Government, Fossil Fuels and Finance in putting people before profit, wilfully ...

  • Scottish Rebels – take action with us!

    Plans and ideas from meetings held by the 2020 Rebellion planning group August 2020 till the end of October 2020 Extinction Rebellion Scotland has decided to take its own action in Scotland focused on Scotland’s own political and social situation. Actions will be organised locally but will coordinate with actions ...

  • Aberdeenshire Tragedy and Climate & Ecological Crisis

    Yesterday’s heartbreaking tragedy in Aberdeenshire exposes the dire reality that climate and ecological breakdown is happening right now in Scotland. Climate change isn’t something far off in the future, it is happening right now – and is taking lives in this country, today. Three people have now died because of ...

  • Scotland affected by flooding

    After some of the hottest days on record, we are seeing flooding across Scotland – causing delays to some schools opening and affecting the lives of many. Heavier rainfall and extremes of temperature and weather has been linked directly to the Climate Crisis by Scientists. As always, these will affect ...