The Long Road to Sustainability
On a recent road trip to Scotland, Kent Barker and Susan McFie were on the lookout for a changing environmental landscape and to see if the UK government’s carbon neutral plans could outpace Extinction Rebellion’s worst fears? You don’t have…
XR on the Beach
In response to the G7 Summit taking place in Cornwall on the weekend of 11th to 13th June, the Hastings and St Leonards members of Extinction Rebellion (XRHSL) will be taking action on the beach on Thursday 10th June at…
The Truth Behind Hastings Freedom Fighters
By Sue Layparvey There’s a new local group who call themselves the Hastings Freedom Fighters (HFF). They say that they are opposed to government restrictions imposed under coronavirus legislation. They have managed to organise one small demonstration in Alexandra Park…
People’s Opposition
We are seeing a rise in mass activism. Revolt is in the air, famers are driving their tractors through London, there are mass turnouts for Black Lives Matter and Extinction Rebellion (XR). Combative campaigns can win real victories, and such…
Government Greenwash
Kent Barker argues our environment and our health are being sacrificed as we move out of lockdown and out of the EU. Everyone seems to agree on one thing: virtually the sole beneficiary of the COVID-19 lockdown was the environment.…
Shoes At The Water’s Edge
Last Saturday morning local members of the climate activist group Extinction Rebellion (XR) staged a demonstration at the far end of the pier in which an array of children’s shoes were laid out in pairs as symbols of the risk…
COMMENT
Extinction Rebellion Hastings and St. Leonards on Climate Change and Hastings Borough Council Ahead of the forthcoming Hastings Borough Council Strategy announcement on reducing carbon emissions, Extinction Rebellion Hastings and St. Leonards (XRHSL) is aware that, for many of us,…
Hastings Youth Still Striking For Their Future
By Mima Bone Over 100 people gathered on Friday 29th November in Hastings town centre for the latest Global Climate Strike. Organised by UK Student Climate Network (UKSCN), this rally marked the eighth time young people had gathered together in the name…
GE2019
As the General Election approaches, the hustings are bustling, sleigh-bells ring in the distance, and spectres of Christmas past, present and future loom long over the upcoming winter - the time has come to place a vote and elect a…
To Tell You The Truth, It’s Always Political
By Julia Kotziamani By defining themselves as ‘beyond politics’, the justice is missing from the Extinction Rebellion (XR) discourse surrounding global climate ; Some recent XR events have been fundamentally classist, racist and moving in a very unsavoury direction. The…