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Today (17 November), several thousand people have blocked five London's iconic bridges to protest the government's inaction on climate change, as part of a mass civilian disobedience campaign planned over a month by a group known as Extinction Rebellion.
Extinction Rebellion has been encouraging individuals for a few weeks to commit non-violent acts of civil disobedience, ranging from collage to government building. to plant trees on the place of parliament. Thousands of Britons have now responded to calls to block major roads in the British capital as part of the group's "Day of Rebellion". The day's events are expected to culminate in an interfaith ceremony in front of Westminster Abbey.
According to group representatives, more than 6,000 protesters blocked Blackfriars, Waterloo, Southwark, Westminster and Lambeth Bridges starting Saturday at 10 am. City officials arrested at least 50 people under the 1980 Highway Traffic Act, which states that "a person without legitimate authorization or excuse deliberately interferes with the free passage of a public highway. a crime "and liable to pay a fine of up to £ 1,000.
Smaller demonstrations have also taken place in other major urban centers of the United Kingdom, particularly in cities such as Cork, Ireland:
Extinction Rebellion stands as a group of "concerned citizens" centered on the environment. It gained national prominence in October, when nearly 100 well-known UK personalities issued an open letter of support in The Guardian, claiming that "it's not only our right, but our moral duty to get around it." inaction and government policy. flagrant breach of duty and rebel to defend life itself. Now, Extinction Rebellion is planning large-scale events in other countries, including the United States.
Rebellion day demonstrations take place at a time when global anxiety about the pace and impact of climate change has resumed A recent UN report written by 91 climate scientists has warned that "the world's worst climate change is not yet happening. it only remained about a dozen years in the world to prevent a global ecological disaster. As the organizers of Extinction Rebellion said, this reality calls for urgent international action "in keeping with our conscience and as a clear duty for our children; our communities; this nation; and the planet. "
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