In accordance with Extinction Rebellion NYC’s principles and demands we are committed to building a more just culture that truly protects and values the lives of Black people, Indigenous people, and those in marginalized communities.
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As people stay home and city streets are empty, the internet is the most visible public space for activism. Hybrid Actions use the empty city as a canvas for powerful messages. XR NYC has created a toolkit so that any affinity group, neighborhood group, or XR chapter can create their own hybrid action.
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First in a series of conversations with contemplative leaders on living with intention in uncertain times, leading off with an episode with climate resilience coach Jess Serrante.
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On Monday, the cost of a barrel of oil fell to $30 below zero, the first time oil prices have ever gone negative. This is the moment to nail the coffin lid shut on an industry that is pro-extinction. The fossil fuel companies have actively and knowingly destroyed life on Earth for too long.
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Extinction Rebellion will use the 50th anniversary of Earth Day to launch a series of actions targeting the government and the fossil fuel industry for their criminal failure to address the climate and ecological emergency.
The COVID pandemic, which proves that denying science costs lives, has forced chapters to abandon nonviolent direct actions planned for Earth Day. Some will still launch physical actions - Washington DC will send out small teams of guerrilla gardeners, and New York is planning solitary actions in an empty city - but the pandemic has meant that most have shifted their actions online.
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We applaud our brave rebels who continually fight for our future and stand up to our education system, financial institutions, and greedy corporations. Bravo, and we will see you in the streets in April. Keep an eye on this space for details about our April rebellion or visit our Earth Week coalition website: https://www.earthweeknyc.com.
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On February 25, 2020, Archie Kinnane and Richard Reiss of City Atlas gave testimony to the NYC Council on two new bills intended to strengthen the City’s carbon emissions reporting and management.
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Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense in 1776, helping to spark the American Revolution. Now, Roger Hallam, one of the founders of the international movement Extinction Rebellion, has written his Common Sense for the 21st Century to spark a rebellion against the world’s governments for failing to tackle the climate and ecological emergency.
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XR NYC is participating in Earth Week 2020, a 3-day earth-love extravaganza organized by a coalition of different groups, including Sunrise, PCM, NY Renews and more. We will continue to update you with more details in the following weeks, but here’s what you need to know now:
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This morning at 10:30am, ten people from Extinction Rebellion NYC were arrested for blocking the construction of a fracked gas transmission pipeline in Brooklyn for over 2 hours in a nonviolent protest of this massive fossil fuel project.
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Yesterday afternoon, at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, a group of about a dozen activists representing Extinction Rebellion NYC, part of the global Extinction Rebellion movement, created a “living diorama” to build awareness of the fact that, if humanity does nothing to end climate and ecological destruction, we are all headed for extinction.
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Joaquin Phoenix used his acceptance speech after winning the Best Actor at the Oscars last night to tell the world that we urgently need to change our ways. His words struck a chord that chimes with Extinction Rebellion’s call on governments to Act Now to address the Planetary Emergency.
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2020 promises to be a critical year for our beautiful and devastated planet. We rang in the new year with blood, fire, and an echoing silence from our delinquent governments. These events have only strengthened our resolve to keep up the fight against ecological collapse and raise our voices for those that have none. As always, we’re continually overwhelmed and inspired by the bravery and creativity our fellow rebels have shown in the face of such global atrocities. We truly could not do this without you.
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The oil and gas industry is dumping cancer-causing radioactive waste in neighborhoods across America as it continues to put revenue above all other impacts of its business.
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As the year draws to a close, we can’t help but get a little sentimental as we think of how far our band of rebels has come. We’ve grown from just a couple hundred passionate folks with a vision in January to a force of over 7,000 citizens intent on protecting this beautiful planet we call home.
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Extinction Rebellion NYC, a branch of the international movement Extinction Rebellion, in protest against the appropriately-named annual Black Friday event, carried out two protests in Manhattan: a “whirl” at the “big box” store Bed Bath & Beyond, and the blocking of vehicular traffic with seated meditation on 34th Street at Herald Square, near the location of Macy’s and many other retail outlets.These actions targeted not just those particular stores, but the entire culture of environmentally unsustainable consumerism.
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