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 ...

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 ...