Extinction Rebellion Announce ‘Mass Occupation’ In Response To Election

July 7, 2024 –
From Popular Resistance

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Above photo: Extinction Rebellion/The Canary.

Extinction Rebellion UK has responded to the general election result by inviting people to join Upgrade Democracy. It will be a three-day mass occupation of a high-profile location from Friday 30 August to Sunday 1 September. As the result of the UK general election was declared, Extinction Rebellion’s response is clear:

Analysis by Vote Climate showed all of the main political parties’ plans would take us over 1.5C between 2030 and 2035. Moreover, Keir Starmer’s new government is at best not going far enough – and art worst, actively complicit in the destruction of our planet. For example:

This should have been the Climate and Nature Election but the media and politicians failed us. Labour are simply rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. The new government will struggle to do the right thing in a system that has been corrupted by oil and gas interests that have been spreading denial and delay for the last 40 years.

Only a citizens’ assembly can break through the influence of lobbyists, donors and a hostile right-wing press. And only People Power can force the change we need onto the political agenda. That’s why, at the end of August, we will hold a mass occupation targeting a symbol of our broken system to demand an emergency citizens’ assembly on climate and nature.

We invite people to bring their creativity, humour, collective intelligence and their tents to join us at the location in the South East which we will be announcing shortly. People who are not able to camp are welcome to join us for one or more of the days.

This is not the change we need! It’s time to upgrade our democracy!

Source: Popularresistance.org