Extinction Rebellion

[Gramsci]

Another arrest

 

[Gramsci]

Police have backed off for the moment.

Protestors lining the bridge.

 

[Gramsci]

 

[Flavour]

how many people on the bridge?

 

[Gramsci]

More photos of arrest. And people have chained them selves to the underside of the truck.

 

[TopCat]

Protester glued to DLR Train at Canary Wharf. Two on the roof as well. Suited and booted.

 

[Treacle Toes]

Saw BTP at London Bridge this morning in twos on the platforms trying to look busy. Clearly on watch for protestors.

 

[TopCat]

If this spreads to the Underground it will be unprecedented.

 

[Gramsci]

how many people on the bridge?

In all about 50. But it never was that busy in morning. People turn up later.

The police have moved them from ends of the bridge.

The police are now milling around the site.

Trying to be "friendly"

 

[Treacle Toes]

 

[Spymaster]

Protester glued to DLR Train at Canary Wharf. Two on the roof as well.

Dickheads.

 

[TopCat]

Dickheads.

I would not kick them out of bed to get to you.

 

[Spymaster]

I would not kick them out of bed to get to you.

I find that reassuring.

 

[Pickman's model]

I find that reassuring.

TopCat's just going to make sure he sleeps on the side nearest the door so he doesn't have to eject them

 

[chilango]

Interesting stuff.

I've not been a fan of XR or its strategy thus far, but we'll see where they go after this.

 

[Flavour]

tough one, public transport. the media won't give them much more coverage if they block it, and they will mainly inconvenience normal people. but i do love those individualist anarchist communiques that proudly boast of throwing a spanner in the wheels of capital flows by spray-painting over a traffic light in the suburbs or whatever. if XR had some funny communiques i might be more sympathetic to them.

 

[Miss-Shelf]

it's not a perfect movement...but it's doing something to get climate catastrophe being talked about
we've all got to ask ourselves what are *we* doing to get the conversation going and to force change?

 

[Miss-Shelf]

it's not a perfect movement...but it's doing something to get climate catastrophe being talked about
we've all got to ask ourselves what are *we* doing to get the conversation going and to force change?

also, there are loads of groups from all over England [and a few Welsh and Scottish groups ] but proportionally, Londoners are really unrepresented... why is that? Are people just turning up for a couple of hours to take photos and listen to a band and going again, do you think?

Lots of these groups who've travelled have taken a few days [or more] off work - can you take a day or two and do an overnight shift at the road blocks or to help in kitchens, cycle delivery between sites , cycling water back to sites [very appreciated], helping in the kitchen, doing a well being shift [day or night] legal observing/stewarding - so many ways to help with little risk of arrest

Also, well away from the risk of arrest, people are needed all over london to go to police stations to provide support to people after they've been arrested

If you've got a few hours, can you join the phone banking from home

This afternoon, there's a freelance office space being set up in marble arch - come from your office with your laptop [if you can]

parliament square site would appreciate people and music in the evening

Home - Extinction Rebellion

 

[chilango]

As relevant as ever. This is worth reading when thinking about XR.

 

[chilango]

it's not a perfect movement...but it's doing something to get climate catastrophe being talked about
we've all got to ask ourselves what are *we* doing to get the conversation going and to force change?

Tbf some of us have more than put our shift in and been doing stuff on this for decades.

Doesn't mean we're going to go and get ourselves arrested on purpose though.

 

[Threshers_Flail]

it's not a perfect movement...but it's doing something to get climate catastrophe being talked about
we've all got to ask ourselves what are *we* doing to get the conversation going and to force change?

This, yet not sure how great a tactic asking people to get arrested is, especially if those people are from BAME backgrounds or suffer from MH issues. They are way too friendly with the police, seems naive.

 

[maomao]

I'm enjoying London grinding to a halt. Makes my job harder but less my fault when it goes wrong. Had an upset customer moaning 'when will they learn that marching doesn't work'. Not impressed when I told her it wasnt a march.

 

[Miss-Shelf]

This, yet not sure how great a tactic asking people to get arrested is, especially if those people are from BAME backgrounds or suffer from MH issues. They are way too friendly with the police, seems naive.

there is a stated and voiced policy of people needing to risk assess own capacity for arrest and acknowledgement that BAME and people with MH problems [for different reasons] will be impacted with a greater adverse effect from arrest.

I think where people are in affinity groups eg three or four people who will look out for one or two arrest able people then there is a support structure[one to observe & report on aresst , one to support &report on aresst] . Outside of affinity groups are legal observers and well being who can try to do that for people not in a group.

Some arrests [eg obstruction of public highway] are obviously lower risk. I guess it's the multiple arrests and higher risk arrests [the DLR today] which are hard from every angle

 

[Miss-Shelf]

Tbf some of us have more than put our shift in and been doing stuff on this for decades.

Doesn't mean we're going to go and get ourselves arrested on purpose though.

I agree with both points. I know there's many on here in that position
There's many, however, who could do more to act [in a variety of ways] to combat climate catastrophe beyond just criticising XR

 

[chilango]

I agree with both points. I know there's many on here in that position
There's many, however, who could do more to act [in a variety of ways] to combat climate catastrophe beyond just criticising XR

Yep. But I'm not sure that's a useful road to travel.

 

[Brainaddict]

As relevant as ever. This is worth reading when thinking about XR.

It's a bit long. Do you have a précis?

 

[chilango]

It's a bit long. Do you have a précis?

No. It's not that long. It's worth reading in full .

 

[editor]

I liked this

A modest Extinction Rebellion statement on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton

 

[Gramsci]

Lot of people at Waterloo bridge now. A lot of families with children. More press doing intervews. Less Police presence. Good atmosphere now. Some gardening going on.

 

[Crispy]

It's a really good logo
I mean it: Not used for anything else, drawable by a child, memorable, has meaning
Up there with CND