{"id":12115,"date":"2019-06-13T11:25:46","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T18:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=12115"},"modified":"2019-06-13T11:25:47","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T18:25:47","slug":"extinction-rebellion-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2019\/06\/13\/extinction-rebellion-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Extinction Rebellion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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XR Berlin: Chained to the Chancellery<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

11 June | Berlin <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rebels in Berlin have chained themselves to the Chancellery fence<\/a> in a bid to attract Angela Merkel\u2019s attention and persuade the government to declare a climate emergency. In a twist on the standard \u2018lock-in\u2019 action, they have mailed the keys to release them to 13 government ministries, accompanied by a letter detailing their specific demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

XR Netherlands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

11 June | The Hague<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebels in the Netherlands have been seeking to transmit their message of emergency to Dutch politicians. Having tried letters and polite words in May, and seeing little change they came back on Tuesday with banners and chants, disrupting the chamber<\/a> after a motion on biodiversity was opposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

XR Italy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1 June | Rome<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rebels took to the streets in a critical mass of bicycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

XR Moldova<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1 June | Chisinau<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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XR Canada<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1 June | Peterborough<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Dance of Life and Death in Ontario saw over 75 people march downtown raising awareness on the climate crisis. The protest included street theatre, animal masks, and music raising the spirit to stop ecological collapse and species extinction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

XR Mexico<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

2 June | Zocalo, Mexico City<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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XR Mexico held a dramatic die-in around the flagpole in the central square outside the National Palace in Mexico City. At the action, speeches were heard from XR, Fridays for Futures, and other partners, and rebels held fun, family-friendly activities like face painting and up-cycling workshops to engage the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

XR Argentina<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

4 June | National Museum of Fine Art, Buenos Aires, Argentina<\/p>\n\n\n\n

XR Argentina made their non-violent direct action debut this week, staging a die-in at an iconic Argentine cultural institution, the National Museum of Fine Art in Buenos Aires. During the hour-long die-in, they announced XR\u2019s 3 demands and called for their government to act now in the face of the current ecological and climate emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Held on the eve of World Environment Day, this action marks the beginning of a series of rebellious actions for XR Argentina that will demand an answer from the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s the link to download a video of the action<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

XR Switzerland<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

6 June | Bern<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rebels from all over Switzerland gathered in Bern at Swiss Parliament\u2019s opening summer session. Walking from the Bundesplatz to mourn the beings who are already dying from the consequences of pollution, the destruction of natural habitats, intensive hunting and fishing, agricultural production methods and climate change, the protesters stopped in front of Parliament and spilled \u2018blood.\u2019 Together, rebels lay down in the public space and staged a die-in in homage to the victims of past and present ecocides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

XR Colombia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

8 June | Medellin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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XR Colombia marched with the Carnival March this past Saturday to protest fracking and mining in the region. Check out this video<\/a> from the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

XR Youth US<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Last week, XR Youth US held protests at City Hall in San Francisco and Times Square in NYC. Find out more on their website<\/a> or check out their Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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