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  • ‘Corona Virus and Climate Change a double crisis’

    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 ...

  • Learning During Lockdown

    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 ...

  • Extinction Video

    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 ...

  • First Weekly Art Prompt

    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 ...

  • Weekly Art Prompt 📷 🎨

    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 ...

  • Tips for supporting wildlife during lockdown.

    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 ...