Extinction Rebellion activists glue themselves to London pavements
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Extinction Rebellion activists glue themselves to pavements and turn them into rivers of fake blood as they continue 10-day climate change demonstration in central London
- Protesters demonstrated outside the Department of Transport, Westminster, against the High Speed 2 railway
- There were also protests outside the Bank of England, as masked demonstrators held pots of fake blood
- Extinction Rebellion wants the Government to declare a climate emergency and reduce greenhouse gases
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Climate change protesters have glued themselves to the pavements, which had been covered with fake blood, during another day of disruption in central London.
Extinction Rebellion (XR) protesters glued themselves to the ground outside the Department of Transport, Westminster, in a demonstration against High Speed 2 (HS2) railway.
This comes as the group plans to hold tens days of protests across central London to using civil disobedience to highlight climate change, with police already making numerous arrests.
Extinction Rebellion (XR) protesters glued themselves to the ground outside the Department of Transport, Westminster, in a demonstration against High Speed 2 (HS2) railway
Masked Extinction Rebellion protesters outside the Bank of England holding a globe containing fake blood and signs that say ‘business as usual is killing the earth’
Protests continued today across London today. This comes as more than 300 people were arrested yesterday during a third day of demonstrations
Police stand beside protesters who have glued themselves to the pavements, which had been covered with fake blood, in a demonstration in London today
There were protests today outside the Bank of England, as masked demonstrators held pots of fake blood and a sign that read ‘business as usual is killing the earth’.
Demonstrators protested claiming that ‘apologies are not enough to address the legacy of a financial system rooted in enslavement and supporting ecological devastation’.
More than 300 people were arrested yesterday during a third day the protests in central London, with the Metropolitan Police saying more than 200 of these were linked to a demonstration on Lambeth Bridge.
Protests continued today but the Met imposed conditions meaning the gatherings can only take place off the main roads at Parliament Square between 8am and 7pm.
A protester is arrested after demonstrating against the HS2 railway outside the Department of Transport in Central London
Demonstrations continued in London today, with protesters wearing suits and masks covering their hands in fake blood outside the Bank of England
A protest in Bank, London, with people wearing face coverings and holding a ‘reparations rebellion’ banner
XR wants the Government to declare a climate and ecological emergency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025 and establish a ‘citizens’ assembly on climate and ecological justice’.
Earlier on Thursday, some protesters glued themselves to the ground around Parliament while others staged a sit-in elsewhere around the perimeter of the parliamentary estate, including at the Carriage Gates.
A separate protest, carried out by XR ally Animal Rebellion, saw activists glue themselves on top of and inside a pink slaughterhouse truck parked sideways across nearby Victoria Street.
The campaigners said they were demanding ‘a plant-based food system as a means to mitigate the worst impacts of the climate crisis and reduce the risk of future pandemics’.
Protesters wearing signs reading ‘faceless bureaucrats’ pinned to the back of their suits talk to a police officer during demonstrations today
Protesters hold a banner that reads ‘bank of death your fossil fuel investments will kill us’ outside the Bank of England as part of demonstrations
Protesters demonstrate outside the Department of Transport against the HS2 railway as work began on the controversial project yesterday
They have previously used fake blood in their demonstrations.
Some 160 arrests were made on the first day of action on Tuesday, for offences including breaching public order conditions, obstructing the highway, obstructing police and assault on an emergency worker.
There were 72 arrests made on Wednesday, with the majority being for breaching conditions imposed on the Parliament Square demonstration.
People hold signs reading ‘HS2 = ecoside’ and ‘stop HS2’. Some 160 arrests were made on the first day of action on Tuesday, for offences including breaching public order conditions and obstructing the highway
Police cordon off protesters who have glued themselves to the pavement. Earlier on Thursday, some protesters glued themselves to the ground around Parliament while others staged a sit-in elsewhere around the perimeter
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