Extinction Rebellion says it wants to attract more public support ahead of what it hopes will be a massive rally in April.
Extinction Rebellion wants the April march to emulate the 2003 Iraq war protests, when a million people marched across London, joining about 36 million people worldwide who are estimated to have demonstrated against the military invasion that year.Extinction Rebellion began in October 2018 and its first major protest outside parliament was addressed byAdvertisement
One of the biggest names to join Extinction Rebellion’s April 2019 protests in London was Emma Thompson, but her appearance was condemned after she flew to the event from the US in a carbon-spewing plane.The movement has gained endorsements from celebrities Emma Thompson, Benedict Cumberbatch and Stephen Fry but its tactics have also been denounced as dangerous.
Farrell said if the April march “didn’t work” she expected people would revert to the more extreme forms of protests but sounded lukewarm when asked if she planned to return to those herself.A Public Order Bill before the House of Commons would make many of Extinction Rebellion’s hallmark protest tactics illegal and punishable with jail terms.
Farrell conceded that the UK government’s proposed new Public Order Bill was a factor in the change of heart.
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