{"id":11475,"date":"2019-03-28T11:59:36","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T18:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=11475"},"modified":"2019-03-28T11:59:37","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T18:59:37","slug":"extinction-rebellion-international-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2019\/03\/28\/extinction-rebellion-international-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Extinction Rebellion: International Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

India<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

15 MAR
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Extinction Rebellion is gradually gaining traction in India with rebels using the international student strike as an opportunity to organise their first events. In two major cities, Delhi and Gurugram, XR helped students manage their protests. These events were a huge success, attracting attention from hundreds of enthusiastic students and local and international media. Indian rebels tell us that social and cultural factors, which vary regionally, make rebellion challengingut they are committed to the cause and will keep working. They hope to have their next action in April. We will keep you updated on their progress. 
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Spain<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

21 MAR 
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Rebels gathered in Barcelona, at the headquarters of Radio Catalonia, to hand-deliver an open letter to mainstream media. The letter requests coverage of the climate crisis be given the prominence and consistency it deserves. It  points out that this crisis is no longer an inconvenient truth but an unavoidable reality and that to respond appropriately, citizens need accurate information. The letter was signed by over 200 notable people including scientists, economists and representatives of social movements. You can read the full letter (in Spanish) here<\/a>, and watch a video of the event here<\/a>.
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Australia<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

22 MAR
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Australia\u2019s Declaration of Emergency day saw rebels in four cities deliver their message to government officials in four buildings. In Melbourne, rebels with angel costumes, representing climate guardians, led the march to the Prime Minister\u2019s office where they were  shut out and ignored by government officials. Their thoughtful words raised up en masse<\/em> would undoubtedly have been heard though, and a security guard accepted their written declaration. All of this and some of the preceding action is in this extended video<\/a>. Rebels in Adelaide sang songs of peace<\/a> as they delivered their declaration to the State Administration Centre. Similar actions took place in Sydney<\/a> and Brisbane. And the pressure it working; Adelaide council will vote<\/a> this week on declaring a climate emergency! 
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Germany<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

22 + 23 MAR
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In Berlin, rebels held a protest to disrupt a meeting<\/a> of the of coalition leading party CDU\u2019s Council of Economic Affairs. The following day they staged a die-in<\/a> at Berlin\u2019s Tegel airport to highlight the extreme climate damage caused by aeroplanes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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France<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

24 MAR
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France declared their rebellion<\/a>, marking the beginning of non-violent civil disobedience there. The  Paris event opened with a concert<\/a> and included speeches from scientists, authors and activists, and offered creative workshops for all ages. There was extensive media coverage including (in French) here<\/a>, here<\/a>, and here<\/a>. Simultaneously, rebels performed a die-in at the Natural History Museum, Paris. French rebels are now busy planning their next actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Belgium<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

24 \u2013 26 MAR
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Extinction Rebellion Belgium and Greenpeace Belgium jointly organised Occupy For Climate<\/a> in Brussels. Joined by hundreds of people, many of them members of various other environmental groups, they occupied the area in front of the Parliament building in Brussels. After camping there on Sunday night, and after discussions with police, they moved to nearby Troonplein where they spent Monday night. They were pressuring legislators to make constitutional amendments<\/a> that would allow a law to be passed binding the government to commitments already made under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Their persistence paid off The Constitutional Review Committee voted on Tuesday to make the necessary amendment. Now it must be put to a plenary vote on Thursday. Most rebels have left, but a small hardcore team is camping out until then. You can follow their progress on their facebook page<\/a>.
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