Welcome to Newsletter Xtra where all the wonderful rebel actions we couldn’t fit into the main Global Newsletter come to stay. This month Newsletter Xtra brings you reports from France, Argentina, Croatia, Northern Ireland, Portugal and more…
14 JAN | London, UK Three XR Christians on trial for stopping a train in 2019 were found by a jury to be lawfully exercising their right to peaceful protest.
18 JAN | The Hague, The Netherlands A dozen rebels occupied the Ministry of Finance and demanded an end to fossil fuel subsidies. After two hours, nine were arrested.
18 JAN | Argentina Since the government greenlit plans to allow Equinor and Shell to drill, frack, and do seismic surveys off its coast, mass rallies have been held across the country.
21 JAN | Paris, France 74 activists from a coalition of groups including XR took over Le Bourget airport to highlight how the richest are most responsible for the climate crisis.
21 JAN | Berlin, Germany XR and Animal Rebellion activists blockade Bayer-Monsanto, which creates ecocidal herbicides like bee-killing glyphosate Photos: Stefan Mueller
26 JAN | Zagreb, Croatia Rebels protest an energy security conference, saying it was organised to protect profits not the planet.
26 JAN | Belfast, Northern Ireland Rebels doorstepped their Parliament to highlight how the government’s Blue Hydrogen energy strategy is a pro-fracking scam.
4 FEB | Lisbon, Portugal Activists rally outside Repsol’s Portuguese offices during the Global Coastline Rebellion.
