Environmental organization Extinction Rebellion announced this Sunday (01.01.2023) the suspension of its spectacular blockade operation in Great Britain and reported on the massive demonstrations against government inaction in April. “This year we will prioritize participation over arrests, relationships over roadblocks,” the group said in a statement.
The activist network, formed in the UK in 2018, regularly uses acts of civil disobedience to denounce the government’s inaction on climate change, such as last November’s runway blockade at Amsterdam Airport. Measures include sticking to highways or planes to block traffic. Extinction Rebellion claims to have made a “controversial resolution to temporarily leave disruptive public spaces as a primary tactic” by 2023.
The organization acknowledges the “power of distraction to sound the alarm”, but insists it “needs” to thrive and says it wants, above all, to “disrupt the abuse of power” by pressuring the political class to end the use of technology. fossil fuel. Activist networks are calling for massive demonstrations, such as the one held last April, on April 21 in front of the British Parliament which is expected to gather 100,000 people. (afp)
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