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(Image courtesy of Chris Riddell) It seems appropriate that this month's COP26 came exactly two years after my Court appearance and...
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REBEL WITH A CAUSE
How an ordinary Guy became an Extinction Rebellion Activist
Welcome to Rebel with a Cause. This is an ongoing story of how I was moved to join an organisation designed to literally save the world with love and non-violent direct action. Hopefully it will inspire you to fight back too.
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Covid is just a ripple. The big wave has yet to hit.
A woman walks past a public thermometer in Nevada that reads 130 degrees F (59 degrees C) What a year 2020 was. Despite 'pandemic...
"We Must be Guided by the Best Scientific Evidence"
Prime minister Boris Johnson flanked by Chief Medical Officer Chris Witty (left) and Chief Scientific Advisor Sir Patrick Vallance...
Chief Financier of Climate Crisis Says That Our Current Course Is a Threat to Humanity
My Green Party and Extinction Rebellion colleague Professor Rupert Read has managed to get hold of a high level report from the world's...
Life - An Extremist Ideology?
Today's report in 'The Guardian' is honestly the most chilling thing that I have heard in a long time. British counter-terrorism police...
A New Year - A New Hope?
As a new decade dawns, and bushfires rage out of control across Australia, we are beginning to realise some of the consequences of...
The Trial - Part 3 - Why I was found Guilty
This blog is long overdue, so apologies for that. In my earlier entries, I gave a plain account of what happened and what was said in my...
How many Scientists does it take to sound the alarm before Governments will Listen?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/05/climate-crisis-11000-scientists-warn-of-untold-suffering How many scientists does it...
The Trial - Part 2 - the Judgement
Yesterday I related the evidence and the defence statements. After my closing statement, the Judge took a recess of about half an hour...
The Trial... (Part 1 - The evidence)
My day in Court arrived on Monday 28th October, with a 10:00am start (these courts work very lazy hours). I was on trial for a minor...
In Court Tomorrow...
Just a short missive this time. I am due in Court to face my charges tomorrow, along with several other rebels whom I do not know. We all...
A New Rebellion, and nearly time for Court
The Autumn Rebellion is now over. We have seen the Police carrying out pre-emptive arrests, seizing equipment (including disabled access...
Will I do it again? (plus an update)
It's been too long since I updated this blog. I must have more self-discipline. Since my last update, I have received a thick wad of...
How we started to change the press narrative (but still plenty more to do)
If you are wondering what effect the non-violent direct action of Extinction Rebellion has had, then you need to look no further than the...
So, what have you achieved so far? Is it worth all the hassle?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48126677 I've realised that my last blog post, outlining the personal cost to arrestees, may have...
How much is this arrest going to cost me?
It has come to my attention that this blog may be used as a resource to inform potential arrestees what is likely to happen to them. I am...
So, what's it like to be locked in a cell?
What's it like to be locked in a cell? It's different for everyone I suppose. If you are prone to panic attacks, or are claustrophobic,...
What the hell is 'Extinction Rebellion'?
https://rebellion.earth/the-truth/ We are facing an unprecedented global emergency. Life on Earth is in crisis: scientists agree we have...
First Day In Court
So, what happens after you are arrested for peacefully protesting? Well, first you wait. And wait. And sometimes, if the Crown...
The April Rebellion. 1) Tell The Truth!
I am one of the more than 1,100 arrestees from April's Extinction Rebellion Climate protests in London, and one of the 180 people that...
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