XR Scotland Strategy – National Process – Who are we and what do we want to be? In the spirit of our value of reflecting and learning, we are holding two reflection sessions nationally. In Session A on 26 Aug, we will respond to a series of questions about ourselves ...

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 ...

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 ...

XR Glasgow rebels are joining Critical Mass’s first monthly ride around Glasgow since lockdown on Friday 31 July.

As Highland Council approve Space Hub Sutherland, Extinction Rebellion Scotland supports Protect the Mhoine, the local group campaigning against the development in light of the climate and ecological emergency. Yesterday, despite over 400 objections and with shaky evidence of mass job creation [1], the Highland Council’s Planning Committee approved ...

The ongoing police violence against people protesting the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor – all black people murdered by the police – has drawn world wide attention to the struggle for black lives in the USA, as well as closer to home. It is important that ...

We’re part of a new campaign to Build Back Better. As we begin to recover from the devastating impacts of coronavirus, we have a chance to transform our society for the better. Coronavirus has reminded us what is really important – looking after each other and our communities, our health ...

We stand in love, rage and solidarity with the grieving brothers and sisters of George Floyd, who was brutally murdered last week by a white police officer. We demand justice. We stand in solidarity with those who have since risen up in the United States against our cruel, racist system ...

The ongoing Covid-19 crisis made clear how crucial it is to listen to science and act immediately when an emergency threatens so many human lives. Scientists have been warning the world of the deadly effects of the ecological and climate crisis for decades. Politicians have now no excuses to ...

The following piece is written by an XR Scotland rebel, Marco T and republished from Bella Caledonia. The corporate food regime that dominates global food production is actively undermining our resilience to systemic crises and increasing the risks of pandemic. Coronavirus poses a serious threat to global food ...