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| Extinction Rebellion: protesters to offer to 'pause' climate action | Extinction Rebellion: protesters to offer to 'pause' climate action |
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| Climate change protesters who have stopped traffic in a series of peaceful demonstrations across London will offer to vacate some sites in exchange for the mayor, Sadiq Khan, acting on some of their demands. | Climate change protesters who have stopped traffic in a series of peaceful demonstrations across London will offer to vacate some sites in exchange for the mayor, Sadiq Khan, acting on some of their demands. |
| Extinction Rebellion (XR) said it would “pause” its demonstrations in an attempt to achieve its political aims as it enters the second week of its campaign to have the government declare a climate emergency, reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2025 and establish a citizens’ assembly to devise an emergency plan of action. | Extinction Rebellion (XR) said it would “pause” its demonstrations in an attempt to achieve its political aims as it enters the second week of its campaign to have the government declare a climate emergency, reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2025 and establish a citizens’ assembly to devise an emergency plan of action. |
| Farhana Yamin, the group’s political circle coordinator, said: “Today marks a transition from week one, which focused on actions that were vision-holding but also caused mass disruption across many dimensions – economic, cultural, emotional, social. Week two marks a new phase of rebellion focused on negotiations where the focus will shift to our actual political demands.” | Farhana Yamin, the group’s political circle coordinator, said: “Today marks a transition from week one, which focused on actions that were vision-holding but also caused mass disruption across many dimensions – economic, cultural, emotional, social. Week two marks a new phase of rebellion focused on negotiations where the focus will shift to our actual political demands.” |
| She added: “We want to show that XR is a cohesive long-term, global force, not some flash in the pan. We can do that by showing we are disciplined and cannot only start disruptive actions but also end these when needed. | She added: “We want to show that XR is a cohesive long-term, global force, not some flash in the pan. We can do that by showing we are disciplined and cannot only start disruptive actions but also end these when needed. |
| “This will give XR leverage as we enter into negotiations with those in power to make headway on our three demands.” | “This will give XR leverage as we enter into negotiations with those in power to make headway on our three demands.” |
| The group hopes to negotiate with Khan and the Metropolitan police to agree that it be allowed to continue the protest at Old Palace Yard in Westminster and leave other sites. | The group hopes to negotiate with Khan and the Metropolitan police to agree that it be allowed to continue the protest at Old Palace Yard in Westminster and leave other sites. |
| Over the past week protesters have stopped traffic in Oxford Circus, set up camp in Marble Arch and created a temporary garden on Waterloo Bridge. | Over the past week protesters have stopped traffic in Oxford Circus, set up camp in Marble Arch and created a temporary garden on Waterloo Bridge. |
| Members would commit to not disrupting other areas in exchange for Khan speeding up the implementation of the declaration of climate and ecological emergency and considering setting up a London citizens’ assembly. | Members would commit to not disrupting other areas in exchange for Khan speeding up the implementation of the declaration of climate and ecological emergency and considering setting up a London citizens’ assembly. |
| It will also set up a political taskforce to take forward public negotiations with the government, warning it is prepared to scale up action depending on how much progress is made. | It will also set up a political taskforce to take forward public negotiations with the government, warning it is prepared to scale up action depending on how much progress is made. |
| The announcement comes on the seventh day of the protests, with the teenager who inspired the climate change school strikes due to join crowds later on Easter Sunday. Greta Thunberg was expected to address Extinction Rebellion members before meeting senior British politicians next week. | The announcement comes on the seventh day of the protests, with the teenager who inspired the climate change school strikes due to join crowds later on Easter Sunday. Greta Thunberg was expected to address Extinction Rebellion members before meeting senior British politicians next week. |
| The 16-year-old Swedish activist has already met Pope Francis and spoken at the European parliament. | The 16-year-old Swedish activist has already met Pope Francis and spoken at the European parliament. |
| The Metropolitan police commissioner, Cressida Dick, said the policing operation had been unlike any she had experienced in almost four decades of policing, and called for the “miserable” disruption to end. | The Metropolitan police commissioner, Cressida Dick, said the policing operation had been unlike any she had experienced in almost four decades of policing, and called for the “miserable” disruption to end. |
| Hundreds of officers from other forces have been drafted in to help quell the ongoing disruption and more than 750 peaceful activists have been arrested in less than a week. | Hundreds of officers from other forces have been drafted in to help quell the ongoing disruption and more than 750 peaceful activists have been arrested in less than a week. |
| The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said more than 9,000 police officers had been responding to the protests, which had proved “extremely challenging for our over-stretched and under-resourced police”. | The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said more than 9,000 police officers had been responding to the protests, which had proved “extremely challenging for our over-stretched and under-resourced police”. |
| Insisting “I share the passion about tackling climate change of those protesting,” he added: “I’m extremely concerned about the impact the protests are having on our ability to tackle issues like violent crime if they continue any longer. It simply isn’t right to put Londoners’ safety at risk like this. | Insisting “I share the passion about tackling climate change of those protesting,” he added: “I’m extremely concerned about the impact the protests are having on our ability to tackle issues like violent crime if they continue any longer. It simply isn’t right to put Londoners’ safety at risk like this. |
| “My message to all protesters today is clear: you must now let London return to business as usual.” | “My message to all protesters today is clear: you must now let London return to business as usual.” |
| Later on Sunday, police had to administer emergency CPR after a man collapsed on Waterloo Bridge. It was not clear whether he was part of the protest, one witness said. | |
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