Created to highlight the impact of the worsening Climate crisis, Just Stop Oil ‘burst on the scene in a blaze of orange’ in March 2022, provoking extraordinary levels of controversy for its polarising tactics and attention-grabbing Non-Violent Direct Action. “The whole point of an action is that it’s meant to be disruptive – that’s […]
We don’t often share videos on Writers Rebel, but this one is special. You probably know Louise Harris as the young woman from the JSO gantry protest over the M25 motorway. Here’s what Brian Eno says about ‘We Tried’: “This beautiful and moving song is a powerful weapon. We need to wake up to […]
Until a couple of years ago, I would not have imagined I would ever go to prison. Then the moment came when I realised that the forms of climate protest I had participated in for 30 years – petitions, marches, letters to my MP, joining environmental organisations – were not working. So with time […]