Extinction Rebellion

[tom Hardy]

Whay hasn't anyone locked themselves to the railings at Buckingham Palace? That would cause a proper shit show and be seen around the world. Ditto, Kensington Palace, Downing Street ...

Looks like these lot are missing a few pages from their copy of 'kettling for dummies'.

The call then went out for rebels to kettle the police...worked a treat!

 

[LDC]

The Mail names some of the 'leaders'

Good to see it wasn't a phase with Tamsin, Plane Stupid, etc.

I fucking hate that Tamsin, everytime she talks I want to puke.

 

[MrSpikey]

the doughnut of Babylon

Typical central London - full of bloody torusts.

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

This evening the roads around Waterloo have seen quite a few supercars and fast bikes. Perfectly indicative of the mindset of petrol heads in general (to come and rev around a climate change protest) but I do like fancy cars and bikes so I've been having a great time.

Hope they don't gather en mass in some group dickhead ritual...

 

[editor]

Yes.


Attenborough climate show a 'call to arms'

 

[spanglechick]

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Heathrow airport protest: Police stop Extinction Rebellion activists blocking road

Sky News interviewed a couple of teens at the Heathrow protest, sobbing, it was very moving, they played the PR card brilliantly.

I teach three of the kids in that pic. So proud.

 

[Balbi]

Motorists upset by climate change protests will be a lot more annoyed by real climate change, say protesters

Quality headline here in Aotearoa

 

[cupid_stunt]

The BBC News report just now made me laugh... the cops had finally freed the boat, turned it around, attached it to a truck to tow it away, thought they had a clear path & were ready to go.

But, protesters took to the back streets, and hundreds suddenly reappeared in their planned path & sat down.

It's like a real life version of whack a mole.

Nice report from the Guardian...

Five hours later, however, the tables had turned as hundreds of activist reinforcements swarmed into side roads and blocked the end of Regent Street. The police were surrounded. As officers attached the Berta Cáceres [boaty mcpinkyboatface] to a lorry, the crowd chanted: “We have more boats.”

By 7pm police had managed to move the boat just two streets away, only to find themselves pinned in by more rows of demonstrators singing the Beatles’ All You Need Is Love. After much obstruction the vessel was eventually driven away up Regent Street followed by jogging uniformed officers.

So, basically protesters kettled the police around boaty mcpinkyboatface, whilst chanting “We have more boats.”

As on previous days, the mood was largely respectful on both sides, but video later emerged of activists being dragged roughly across the concrete near Regent Street.

Oh, that's not good news, sounds like they are going to get a little more heavy handed with the protesters, especially perhaps with less live TV reporting over the weekend, hardly surprising I suppose.

The Metropolitan police has admitted that it is overstretched and officers said additional forces were called in from Wales and other regions to prevent Heathrow from becoming a target, but fears proved exaggerated. A group of 15 youth activists staged a two-hour peaceful protest at a road junction close to the airport.

It does make me wonder if the threat to Heathrow was just that, with no intention of major action, just grab the headlines, get the media over there, and let the youngsters get the message across.

Extinction Rebellion day five centres on tussle for control of Oxford Circus

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Just seen that video of plod dragging two folk, no idea whether it’s actually this protest myself

 

[cupid_stunt]

Some footage of protesters being dragged roughly.

EDIT - I'll remove that, as it's the same as Mr.Bishie has just posted above...

In response to the video, a Metropolitan Police spokesperson told The Independent: "Protesters have been told to leave Oxford Street and go to Marble Arch. Some demonstrators have decided not to go to Marble Arch and obstructed officers in the course of their duties. The response by officers has been proportionate in order to facilitate their removal."
Police accused of 'brutal' treatment of Extinction Rebellion activists after officers filmed dragging protesters

This is the dramatic moment police officers dragged two climate change protesters along the street as they cleared Oxford Circus last night.

In the clip, an officer can be seen pulling an unmoving blonde demonstrator along the ground towards the edge of the police cordon.

The policeman falls over, sending his hat flying, before a second officer steps in to help. Together, the pair half-drag and half-lift the unresisting woman towards the crowd, as a second protester is pulled along as well.

The video was filmed today as police dismantled and removed the bright pink wooden boat, which has become the symbol of the five-day climate protests, from the centre of the road.
Dramatic moment police DRAG two climate change protesters along the street | Daily Mail Online

Sky News reporting live from Oxford Street, said it remained blocked by protesters last night, and they are now constructing a stage to replace the boat.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Here's a video of one female protester being pushed over by one cunt.

https://videos.dailymail.co.uk/vide...14408025/1024x576_MP4_8308625091014408025.mp4

 

[cupid_stunt]

Nice piece in the FT, in support of the campaign...

Climate change protesters are telling us the deadly truth - The writer, a former head of the Downing Street Policy Unit, is a senior fellow at Harvard University

ETA: The direct link above doesn't seem to work, because of the paywall, but if you google 'Climate change protesters are telling us the deadly truth' and use the google link you should be able to read it.

The furious reaction to this week’s climate change demonstrations in Amsterdam, Paris and other cities is in marked contrast to what I’ve observed on the streets of central London this week. “Sorry for the inconvenience” said the young bearded men at Marble Arch, where protesters closed the junction. Further south, one chauffeur-driven executive leaned out of his stationary car window to tell cameras that “climate change matters”.

Attempts to portray this movement as a bunch of angry, self-indulgent hippies don’t capture the reality. I met grandmothers who have never marched before, and commuters who decided to join in. On Oxford Street, one placard summed up the mood of regretful determination. “I apologise” it read “but I don’t know what else to do”. That echoes what many of us feel, as we watch our societies distract themselves with everything except the looming climate emergency.

 

[Sprocket.]

Yes.


Attenborough climate show a 'call to arms'

‘Who’s he, Attenborough? He’s only a broadcaster’

Richard Maddeley. Twat!

 

[pug]

Nice piece in the FT, in support of the campaign...

Climate change protesters are telling us the deadly truth - The writer, a former head of the Downing Street Policy Unit, is a senior fellow at Harvard University

ETA: The direct link above doesn't seem to work, because of the paywall, but if you google 'Climate change protesters are telling us the deadly truth' and use the google link you should be able to read it.

aye, well nice.

The green movement lost years of progress when it went red. In campaigning for things like social housing, world government and the minimum wage, it blurred its message and alienated much of its potential audience. It also enabled successive US presidents to claim that climate change was a pinko conspiracy. When the old movement campaigned against clean nuclear power, it made green prophets like James Lovelock despair.

I hope the campaigners will soon start to make pledges about what they, and we, can do as individuals.

 

[cupid_stunt]

aye, well nice.

Well, except that bit obviously, but overall very positive piece on this specific issue, considering the readership it's aimed at.

 

[Spymaster]

‘Who’s he, Attenborough? He’s only a broadcaster’

Richard Maddeley. Twat!

Who's he, Maddeley? He's only a shoplifter.

 

[Sprocket.]

Who's he, Maddeley? He's only a shoplifter.

And a twat!

 

[Sprocket.]

Who's he, Maddeley? He's only a shoplifter.

Spymaster, please don’t take revenge but he also made the posh, fragrant lady cry by his tirade against the protest and Attenborough whilst interviewing her.

Although she is a miner’s daughter from South Elmsall about ten miles from here, so I assumed the tears were caused by passionate and righteous anger.

 

[Doctor Carrot]

The green movement lost years of progress when it went red. In campaigning for things like social housing, world government and the minimum wage, it blurred its message and alienated much of its potential audience. It also enabled successive US presidents to claim that climate change was a pinko conspiracy. When the old movement campaigned against clean nuclear power, it made green prophets like James Lovelock despair.

For me it was more the perception of its perpetual finger waving at people for eating meat, driving cars, taking flights and so on. Couple that with them being a bunch of tye dyed hippies and it put me and I suspect many others, off. Even though we've all known for some time about climate change.

I don't feel that at all with this protest. I've always thought marching was largely pointless and that blocking streets and keeping them blocked was how to get noticed and look what this has achieved. This feels different to me. I've never been more behind a protest than I am this one. Climate change for me has always been a thing that's happening but something that's somewhere off in the future, won't affect me and will probably get sorted out before the worst affects of it take hold. This protest has got me reading and talking about climate change more than I have before and it's changed my mind about it being somewhere off in the future.

I think recently experiencing the first death of someone close to me in my life, someone young and who chose to end it themselves has really sharpened my focus on the precarious preciousness of it all and that it's probably worth saving. I hope this goes on into next week when I'll be in London so I can get down there and show my support.

 

[Spymaster]

Spymaster, please don’t take revenge but he also made the posh, fragrant lady cry by his tirade against the protest and Attenborough whilst interviewing her.

Although she is a miner’s daughter from South Elmsall about ten miles from here, so I assumed the tears were caused by passionate and righteous anger.

Fucking piss-head should stick to walking out of supermarkets and forgetting to pay for the champagne and whisky in his shopping trolley.

We've all done it, haven't we? You get out to the car park "Oh look! I've forgotten to pay for five bottles of booze. Completely forgot about them".

Wanker.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Climate change for me has always been a thing that's happening but something that's somewhere off in the future, won't affect me and will probably get sorted out before the worst affects of it take hold. This protest has got me reading and talking about climate change more than I have before and it's changed my mind about it being somewhere off in the future.

This, pretty much. But the message I am seeing is that it's too late to stop driving, taking flights, eating meat etc. Yes those things need to happen, but as a result of a total change in the way the global economy works, which will see a considerable change in lifestyles for everyone. It is the rich that need to heed this message and XR having so many Tamsins and so on with them may just persuade the rich to pay some attention. Probably not though.

 

[tommers]

I was talking to my neighbour yesterday and she is going to go down today with her toddler.

I'm thinking about maybe going tomorrow with my kids.

That Attenborough programme was definitely a wake up call. I was also "this is a problem but it'll be sorted" but now I think it won't. I think most people realise that this is a problem that isn't going to go away and protests like this are necessary. Fair play to them for doing it and for planning it so well.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Sky is reporting something odd - earlier there was very few protesters at Oxford Circus, when shedloads of cops turned-up, and everyone was expecting to be removed. Instead the cops stood around for a few hours, just watching as more protesters started to arrive. The cops have now withdrawn & told the protesters there will be no arrests today.

 

[treelover]

According to Stanford University’s Doug McAdam, the climate change movement has historically been a failure when compared with other movements. Climate activists have struggled to engage politicians, been unable to build influential organisations, and failed to connect with the wider public.

Extinction Rebellion’s call for “ecological justice” will appeal to people on the left, but it will miss out those in the centre and alienate folks on the right. If the rebels want to reach out, they could instead talk about “preserving the purity of nature” or “saving our national natural heritage”. Their tactics are also likely to push away many potential supporters. Acts of civil disobedience such as occupying bridges, guerrilla gardening and protest puppetry may appeal to seasoned activists, but are a turnoff for thousands of potential supporters who might walk past such occupations. If the rebels want to reach out, they should use social rituals which other groups are familiar with – instead of glueing themselves to DLR trains, they might hold tea parties at local fetes.

The Extinction Rebels have got their tactics badly wrong. Here’s why | André Spicer

A Business Studies Professor disagrees with the nature of the protest.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

There is a circle of people and a few folk locked on to each other - a smattering of cops but they aren't doing anything.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

A Business Studies Professor disagrees with the nature of the protest.

"Hold tea parties at local fetes" lol

 

[Sprocket.]

"Hold tea parties at local fetes" lol

That you can drive to in your Range Rover.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Parliament Square looks the same as it did yesterday tbh.

 

[treelover]

I wonder how ER will respond to the festival season, ecological footprint, etc.

 

[Brainaddict]

I wonder how ER will respond to the festival season, ecological footprint, etc.

What are you wibbling on about? For all XR's many flaws, thank god they have not fallen into the idiocy of obsessing about individual carbon footprints. It's so far besides the point that it's the kind of line I'd expect a BBC news presenter to be worried about, not someone with political nous.