Fri 11 Oct 2019 As Extinction Rebellion held protests in cities around Australia this week, Guardian journalists tracked down protesters to find out who they were and why they were taking part in acts of civil disobedience. Here, 11 people who took part in protests in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne explain what motivated them to […]

Rebecca Morley A recent survey carried out by Sustrans has revealed that 90% of parents and residents would support closing streets to cars more regularly outside schools. Out of 954 respondents, three quarters were worried about the health impacts of exhaust fumes on pupils during school drop off and pick up times. 72% of the

Alan Brown Tue 8 Oct 2019 06.30 BST Where hiking can be a slog, cycling offers freedom. Nowhere more so than in the Highlands, where wild camping is legal and bothies abound In the dog days of summer 2016 I rode my bike from Taynuilt on Loch Etive to Findhorn on the Moray Firth using

After taking up riding to cope with tragedy, Mirtha Munoz has scaled the peak of extreme cycling Reuters Sun 6 Oct 2019 03.04 BST Bolivia’s “Death Road” might seem an odd place for a septuagenarian on two wheels. The world’s most dangerous road spirals skyward nearly 3,300 metres, from the country’s lowland jungles to the

Westminster Bridge and Whitehall among blocked sites as number of arrests rises to 135 Haroon SiddiqueMon 7 Oct 2019 13.28 BST ‘We have the right to rebel’: Extinction Rebellion begin Westminster shutdown – video Extinction Rebellion protesters have shut off large parts of Westminster as they began a planned two-week shutdown of central London. The

By being on the road, women seem to be transgressing a boundary that some men find intolerable Kate Jelly Fri 4 Oct 2019 11.09 BST A 2015 report found female cyclists are twice as likely to be abused or harassed on the roads than men. Photograph: format4/Alamy I commute in London by bike. Run-ins with

2 hours ago Thousands of Extinction Rebellion activists have held an “opening ceremony” ahead of two weeks of planned major disruption across London. The environmental group plans to shut down key sites, including Westminster and Lambeth bridges, in addition to protests outside key Government departments. link to original article

Extinction Rebellion’s Theory of Change This Theory of Change was developed by pooling knowledge, ideas and research from many sources, both inside and outside the movement. Representatives from our working groups and a panel of randomly selected members of the UK movement participated in a strategy-setting process over 3 months this year. This process aimed