At 3:15 pm on Wednesday, September 13th, activists from Extinction Rebellion disrupted private helicopter takeoffs at JRA West 30th Street Heliport Airport, disrupting flights the same way severe storms would.

Protestors warned that there are “no luxury emissions on a dead planet.” The main entrance was blocked for 90 minutes and 6 people were arrested.
Laura Robertson, an Extinction Rebellion activist, said: “Why are we doing this? Because nothing else has worked. There have been twenty-seven COP conferences. The ominous IPCC reports have fallen on deaf ears. Politicians continue to approve new fossil fuel infrastructure, locking in emissions for decades. There is no time left, ecologically, for the super rich to continue pumping out emissions. There is no time left for outsized carbon footprints.”

 

A few miles away, Carol, 48, another extinction rebellion activist was being released from jail for disrupting Blackrock Bank.

She said, “We demand that Blackrock get out of the business of the fossil fuel and other forms of extractivism and colonialism, including debt colonialism. I’m very concerned about climate change. I'm terrified of what our future holds if our government and corporate leaders continue to stick their heads in the sand.” the mother of one continued, “They can’t just make little tweaks to the system and think that will make a difference. We have out of control wildfires around the globe, flooding, displacement, and refugee crises are horrific. We've made major parts of the world uninhabitable already. Climate makes every disaster worse.”

 

SMALL NUMBERS, BIG IMPACT

hosted by XR NYC

September 28th, 6:30-7:30, EST

Four civil disobedience activists (including one rebel) blocked the road to the Burning Man festival. It generated hundreds of media stories.

Another rebel glued his feet to the floor of Arthur Ashe stadium and stopped a US Open semi-final game for 49 minutes. It generated thousands of media hits worldwide, inserted the topic of climate emergency where it is least seen - the sports pages.

Would you like to be a part of this new wave of climate actions, where a small number of brave people can make a big impact?

Come learn from these two rebels. It's not hard. It just needs a bit of pluck, a bit of creativity, and a straightforward message.

 

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“What are our responsibilities at this time? Because of the fossil fuel industry, we are facing horrors of a magnitude never before experienced in our existence. Our government continues to lead us to the edge of no return. We must stand up and defend ourselves. No one else is going to do it. It must be us, if we want to live.
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