Time is running out. The climate crisis is at our doorstep. Communities around the world are already being battered by the earliest effects of the changing climate–superstorms, floods, wildfires and droughts. And still not moving any closer to actualizing the dramatic transformation of our energy systems and economy that we… Continue reading
Chase Bank Branch at 150 N Michigan Shut Down for Being the #1 Funder of the Climate Crisis, Part of International Week of Climate Action Media Contact: Colin Crowley 217-720-9803, jccrowley@gmail.com CHICAGO, IL –A Chase Bank branch at 150 N Michigan in downtown Chicago was shut down when three people… Continue reading
Cross-posted from the New York Times By Reuters September 11, 2019 WASHINGTON — Environmental groups, including Extinction Rebellion, said on Wednesday they plan to shut down traffic in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 23 and bring daily life to a standstill to demand action by U.S. politicians on tackling climate change.… Continue reading
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR: September 25, 2019 CONTACT: Hilary McQuie 510-333-8554, hilarymcquie@gmail.com Climate Strikers Plan to Disrupt Banks Fueling the Climate Crisis Local groups join together in Financial District, during Global Climate Strike Week, to demand: fossil fuel divestment & green justice investment. WHAT: Nonviolent direct action to disrupt key locations of… Continue reading
Cross-posted from Appalachians Against Pipelines BREAKING!! Three water protectors have SHUT DOWN work at a Mountain Valley Pipeline site in Greenbrier County! Two Indigenous women and one other water protector have locked down to 3 separate excavators. Banners at the site read, “VIOLENCE AGAINST MOTHER EARTH IS VIOLENCE AGAINST OUR… Continue reading
via Appalachians Against Pipelines This morning, a pipeline fighter has locked himself to a piece of equipment at a Mountain Valley Pipeline site next to the Meadow River in Greenbrier County, WV, preventing MVP from drilling under the river. A banner on site reads “RIVERS AIN’T YOURS TO WRECK.” Newt… Continue reading
Indigenous earth defenders put out an urgent call for international solidarity and Amazon Watch, the National Articulation of the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB), and Extinction Rebellion responded with a Global Day of Action for the Amazon directed at Brazilian embassies and consulates – but also the global corporations profiting… Continue reading