After so many months of preparation and planning, today our Rebellion has begun!
In 25 countries around the world, rebels of all kinds and backgrounds have begun taking non-violent direct action in a bid to save our planet from catastrophe. From today onwards we will be writing history.
The London Rebellion has had a fantastic start. Under a bright blue morning sky, Earth Marchers, Rebel Riders and freshly arrived rebels from all over the country began packing up their tents – having camped overnight in Hyde Park.
By 8:30, affinity groups were in position across the city; by the afternoon, five locations had been taken and held by an estimated 10,000 people. Creative teams sprang into action, creating a unique theme and feel for each location.
Following an initially light response from police, tactics changed around evening and the force on Waterloo Bridge began making rolling arrests, with no sign of stopping. Brave rebels continue to stand their ground: at the time of writing (1:00am), Waterloo Bridge remains green.
See here for a beautiful video compilation of the day’s events.
Our International actions, too numerous even to list, spanned across Europe and beyond, from America to Istanbul to New Zealand – see below for more!
A massive thank you and well done to everyone and anyone involved in today’s actions. Have no doubt: together, we are changing the world.
Waterloo Bridge
It’s been great to be back on Waterloo Bridge – and this time to stay! At a prompt 9 o’clock affinity groups moved onto the bridge with no trouble, quickly transporting tens upon tens of plants of all sizes. Flanked by their leafy brethren below on the South Bank, these green new visitors helped to transform the atmosphere of the bridge. Thousands of people have come to join us, from rugged rebels to curious commuters: joining in inductions, listening to music from the stage, or pulling some moves on the newly established skate ramp.
Those on the bridge were cheered by a surprise action at the nearby Shell offices on Belvedere Road: three activists glued themselves to the front of the building, breaking the glass of the main door, and two adventurous colleagues climbed nearby scaffolding to access the glass roofing above, spraypainting the message ‘SHELL KNEW’ to draw attention to the company’s early knowledge of and criminal complicity in today’s climate crisis. With this action, activists aim to get a case into crown court to get the case before a jury.
UPDATE (1:00am): the rebels on the glass roofing have elected not to come down for twelve hours, forcing police into a protracted waiting game. During this time, the other three arrested earlier in the day have since been taken to police stations and released without charge, and have returned to find their two fellows still unarrested. Supportive rebels have thrown food and sleeping gear up to those on the roof – it looks like the police below have plenty of waiting still to do!
In 25 countries around the world, rebels of all kinds and backgrounds have begun taking non-violent direct action in a bid to save our planet from catastrophe. From today onwards we will be writing history.
The London Rebellion has had a fantastic start. Under a bright blue morning sky, Earth Marchers, Rebel Riders and freshly arrived rebels from all over the country began packing up their tents – having camped overnight in Hyde Park.
By 8:30, affinity groups were in position across the city; by the afternoon, five locations had been taken and held by an estimated 10,000 people. Creative teams sprang into action, creating a unique theme and feel for each location.
Following an initially light response from police, tactics changed around evening and the force on Waterloo Bridge began making rolling arrests, with no sign of stopping. Brave rebels continue to stand their ground: at the time of writing (1:00am), Waterloo Bridge remains green.
See here for a beautiful video compilation of the day’s events.
Our International actions, too numerous even to list, spanned across Europe and beyond, from America to Istanbul to New Zealand – see below for more!
A massive thank you and well done to everyone and anyone involved in today’s actions. Have no doubt: together, we are changing the world.
Waterloo Bridge
It’s been great to be back on Waterloo Bridge – and this time to stay! At a prompt 9 o’clock affinity groups moved onto the bridge with no trouble, quickly transporting tens upon tens of plants of all sizes. Flanked by their leafy brethren below on the South Bank, these green new visitors helped to transform the atmosphere of the bridge. Thousands of people have come to join us, from rugged rebels to curious commuters: joining in inductions, listening to music from the stage, or pulling some moves on the newly established skate ramp.
Those on the bridge were cheered by a surprise action at the nearby Shell offices on Belvedere Road: three activists glued themselves to the front of the building, breaking the glass of the main door, and two adventurous colleagues climbed nearby scaffolding to access the glass roofing above, spraypainting the message ‘SHELL KNEW’ to draw attention to the company’s early knowledge of and criminal complicity in today’s climate crisis. With this action, activists aim to get a case into crown court to get the case before a jury.
UPDATE (1:00am): the rebels on the glass roofing have elected not to come down for twelve hours, forcing police into a protracted waiting game. During this time, the other three arrested earlier in the day have since been taken to police stations and released without charge, and have returned to find their two fellows still unarrested. Supportive rebels have thrown food and sleeping gear up to those on the roof – it looks like the police below have plenty of waiting still to do!
