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Extinction Rebellion 100 days campaign

Exeter event is first step towards April gathering of 100,000 people in Parliament Square.

Leigh Curtis

Extinction Rebellion Exeter is holding an event to kickstart the national 100 days Extinction Rebellion campaign on Tuesday 10 January.

The campaign is focussed on a gathering of 100,000 people in Parliament Square on 21 April – an event Extinction Rebellion is calling “The Big One”.

The Exeter group is inviting all who are interested to an open meeting at the city’s new Climate Action Hub to find out more about the campaign and share ideas.

Extinction Rebellion Exeter activists at Cambridge Circus in London in 2021 Extinction Rebellion Exeter activists at Cambridge Circus in London in 2021.

Extinction Rebellion was established in the UK in May 2018. Now a global climate crisis movement it has staged major protests in London and other UK cities, notably occupying Oxford Street, Waterloo Bridge and the area around Parliament Square.

Extinction Rebellion offshoots Insulate Britain and Just Stop Oil have also gained considerable media attention.

Extinction Rebellion recently announced a major change in strategy.

Frustrated with the pace of change over the past four years, it intends to move away from public disruption as a primary tactic to focus instead on political change in parliament.

The 100 days campaign and resulting Parliament Square event in April will be the group’s first major action following this change.

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The Exeter 100 days campaign event is at 7-9pm on Tuesday 10 January 2023 at the Climate Action Hub in Bedford Street.

For more information visit the Extinction Rebellion Exeter website.


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