XRUK be returning to Parliament on 1 September. The scientists are telling us climate change is happening faster than they predicted. Even the Government's own committee has warned we're heading for a 4°C world.
The next UK Rebellion will start when the UK Parliament is due to sit again. We will peacefully blockade the area around the Houses of Parliament until the Government agrees that they will respond to our three demands.
It's the 4th Tuesday of the month on 23rd June, so it's Local Group Meeting time again! This is an open event for all. We'd love to see new and familiar faces, to share ideas and discuss what's happening within XR Warwick District.
The meeting will take place on Tuesday 23rd June, 7.30-9pm, on zoom.
There’s lots of energy for different XR activities locally at the moment so we’ll be hearing what’s developed since our last meeting and discussing future plans, as well as having a chance to check in with each other and enjoy some regen. Bring your thoughts, ideas and any items you'd like to share and get feedback on. All welcome!
We, XRWD, would like to support the Sunday (Day 2) leg of this fantastic week long action from Birmingham to London.Day 2 Is short. Only 14 miles. It starts very near Hampton in Arden railway station (about 1Km away) at 09:00. The route passes very close to Berkswell railway station then follows the Greenway, Crewe Lane (Kenilworth), Crackley Wood (lunch stop), Stoneleigh Park, Cubbington (outskirts)and the day ends at South Cubbington Wood. Some people are walking multiple days and are camping. Some plan on doing the entire walk
We, XRWD, would like to carry the XRWD Banner for the whole day.
On Saturday 30th May, Extinction Rebellion Warwick District rebels met at midday to stand outside Shire Hall In Warwick asking the Government for a Citizens Assembly to decide our future together during the Covid-19 recovery, a recovery that must prioritise people and planet over profit. The protest took place in silence , at social distance ,with banners making points such as “people OR profit”, “life OR death”, “new roads OR new bike lanes” “Wind power or Fossel Fuels “etc.
We hope you are keeping safe, below you will find some upcoming actions and meetings and what we have been up to recently.
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Hey there Rebels. we have more information on how you can get stuck in and involved with XR while remaining socially distant-
Let us express gratitude to Mother Earth on this auspicious day,
For you have unselfishly carried us along our path all the way,
Your beauty is astounding in the sea, in the sky and on the earth,
For the last couple of years, I have been writing a book on Climate Change, I can see how the current situation, with the COVID 19, is similar to the effect climate change is going to have on our world in the future. I have written chapters on the possible future scenarios, COVID 19 has closed down our usual social and economic systems and climate change in the future will do the same thing.
High Speed 2 (HS2) is BAD. Really bad...
The new high speed railway, built by a Government company, will:
Costs £110 billion (taxpayers)
£4K per household!
While the NHS struggles
6 months ago, if we’d taken a glimpse into 2020, we’d have been shocked by what we saw. Air travel all but abandoned, the roads curiously quiet, air pollution halved in some cities. A sudden shift in our mindsets: a realisation that we are vulnerable - and from that the fostering of greater empathy and care for one another.