NEWSLETTER XTRA #50

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 by Extinction Rebellion


14 MARCH | Kutaisi, Georgia A choir performs at a huge protest against a proposed hydropower project that will devastate the region. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media

Welcome to Newsletter Xtra, a space for all the wonderful rebel actions we couldn’t fit into the main Global Newsletter. This month Newsletter Xtra brings you the finest images from actions in Gambia, Argentina, America, Australia, Georgia and more.

19 MARCH | Makassar, Indonesia Rebels demand better from their government which has made meagre commitments under the Paris Agreement and not even kept to them.

19 MARCH | Gambia Rebels hold their 1st public ‘Heading For Extinction’ talk to raise awareness about the climate and ecological crisis.



22 MARCH | Argentina & Germany Beautiful actions commemorating World Water Day happened all over the world. We’re sorry we couldn’t cover them all.

24 MARCH | Boston, USA Rebels hold a die-in outside the Massachusetts Statehouse to protest the greenwashing and climate cowardice of their state political leadership.

25 MARCH | Melbourne, Australia A teenage rebel is removed from a 6m high steel tripod blocking a major freeway. The action was part of a one week Autumn Rebellion.

25 MARCH | Paris, France Rebels & other activists show photos of killed and maimed Myanmar protestors outside the HQ of Total. The oil giant funds Myanmar’s junta. Photo: Reporterre

26 MARCH | Madrid, Spain Rebels blockade their Ministry of Health and demand their government fulfill its promise to launch a binding climate citizen assembly. Photo: eldiario.es

28 MARCH | Melbourne, Australia Discobedience closes the Victorian Autumn Rebellion.


31 MARCH | Kovi, DRC A pilot project to plant one million trees this year from seedlings, and reverse local deforestation, is underway in lands around Minova village.


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