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The protestors battling to save Ryebank Fields

‘We wanted to send a signal‘ — Campaigners who’ve set up a protest camp in Ryebank Fields are calling for Manchester Metropolitan University to put an end to their plans to sell the land for development.

  • Activism
  • Ella Glover

Photo highlights from the first week of COP26

Climate takeover — Photographer Ben Millar Cole has been on the streets of Glasgow this week capturing the colourful and diverse protests taking place around the UN conference.

  • Activism
  • Huck

How climate anxiety is devastating a generation

‘I‘ve felt utterly helpless‘ — A new study has exposed the terrifying extent to which the climate crisis is linked to widespread psychological distress among young people globally. Experts are calling on governments to take these concerns seriously, or risk inflicting further damage.

  • Culture
  • Ben Smoke

Impossible Rebellion: photos of XR blocking a London junction

No planet B — The activist group kicked off its latest mass protests by building a huge table in Covent Garden to demand that the government stops using fossil fuels. Photographer Aiyush Pachnanda was on hand to capture the action.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

Climate activists on staying hopeful amid the IPCC report

The fight ahead — Following the release of the UN’s landmark climate report, young activists are determined to keep up the momentum and to emphasise that all is not yet lost.

  • Activism
  • Emmanuel Onapa

Londoners unite to declare the Tories not fit to govern

People’s Assembly — Over the weekend, thousands of protestors came together to condemn the Government for its countless failures and continued corruption. Huck photographer Theo McInnes was on hand to capture the action.

  • Activism
  • Huck

Extinction Rebellion: why we occupied a Shell gas rig

Drilling is killing — This week three Scottish activists climbed aboard a rig in Dundee harbour to highlight the country’s continued dependence on planet-killing fossil fuels. Here, they explain the critical reasons why they did it.

  • Opinion
  • Extinction Rebellion Scotland

XR reflects: what we learned from the Autumn Uprising

Season of disruption — The last disruption was described as the ‘difficult second album’, with unlawful bans, violence and misguided targeting. So what lessons can be taken forward?

  • Opinion
  • Extinction Rebellion Scotland

A week on the streets with XR’s Red Rebel Brigade

Season of disruption — Writer and photographer Peter Brooks braves the heckles with the most enigmatic faction of the Extinction Rebellion uprisings.

  • Reportage
  • Peter Brooks

What would the world look like if ecocide was law?

Season of disruption — In the face of a climate emergency, activists are fighting to see environmental destruction recognised as an international crime. By prosecuting those who harm the planet, individuals would finally be held to account – a victory that would change everything.

  • Activism
  • Jojo Mehta and Talia Woodin

Clive Lewis: ‘Politicians rely on people to be ignorant’

Season of disruption — The Shadow Treasury Secretary discusses greenwashing, bullshit, and his hopes for a radical future with school strikers Noga Levy-Rapoport and Al Shadjerah.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

You can’t have climate justice without migrant justice

Season of disruption — It’s time for a radical, brave and global solution to the climate crisis – we can’t afford to have solutions for some, but not all.

  • Opinion
  • Minnie Rahman

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