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Mothers stage a mass breastfeeding protest as part of the Extinction Rebellion demonstrations on Whitehall on October 9, 2019 in London. Climate change activists are gathering to block access to various government departments as they launch a two week protest in central London. (Photo: Peter Summers/Getty Images)
Breastfeeding Mothers at London "Nurse-In" Demand Climate Action as Part of Global Extinction Rebellion
Two hundred women breastfed their babies in front of 10 Downing Street "because their babies aren't safe and because babies all over the world will or already have died because of this crisis."
Oct 09, 2019
Extinction Rebellion urged the thousands of people who are taking part in its International Rebellion to "keep strong" on Wednesday, the third day of a planned two-week mobilization to demand climate action and environmental justice, as an estimated 800 were arrested in dozens of cities for global demonstrations including blockades, marches, die-ins, and at least one "nurse-in."
"You are making history," the group tweeted to protesters.
\u201cKeep strong rebels.\n\nWe love you all more and more by the hour.\n\nYou are making history.\u201d— Extinction Rebellion (@Extinction Rebellion) 1570640587
As Common Dreams reported Monday, the global grassroots campaign is organizing two weeks of direct actions, aiming to pressure government leaders to take immediate and decisive steps to stop the climate crisis.
At a "nurse-in" in London on Wednesday, 200 women marched from Westminster to 10 Downing Street where they occupied the street breastfeeding their babies, displaying a sign reading, "Their future."
\u201cWe're at the #ExtinctionRebellion mass Nurse-In action! Breastfeeding mums across the globe are making a big contribution to protecting the environment! @ExtinctionR\u201d— Global Women's Strike (@Global Women's Strike) 1570614168
\u201cHappening now: Mothers take over the road in Whitehall and stage a 'nurse-in'. They are doing it because their babies aren\u2019t safe and because babies all over the world will or already have died because of this crisis.\n\n#ActNow #EverybodyNow #ExtinctionRebellion\u201d— XR Kingston upon Thames (@XR Kingston upon Thames) 1570618014
"I need to do everything I can," Anna Moore told the BBC while holding her infant daughter. "I'm frightened and I don't know what's going to happen...I want to do everything I can to ensure she has a future."
\u201c\u2018I need to protect her future, I\u2019m frightened\u2019\n\nAnna Moore is taking part in a nurse-in at Westminster as part of the @ExtinctionR protests.\n\nhttps://t.co/MbciosFVZH\u201d— Victoria Derbyshire (@Victoria Derbyshire) 1570615041
On Wednesday, London police began "violently removing tents" that had been set up by protesters in Trafalgar Square.
\u201cPolice violently removing tents in Trafalgar square, peaceful joyous atmosphere violated\u201d— XR Writers Rebel (@XR Writers Rebel) 1570633472
\u201cSpirits are still pretty high at the #ExtinctionRebellion camp at Trafalgar Square as police confirm 800 arrests have been made\u201d— Kate Buck (@Kate Buck) 1570645340
"They just came and took the kitchen and all of the tents. We were just sitting down and they were just trampling on people," one demonstrator told The Guardian.
Extinction Rebellion reported that hundreds of people had been arrested in London alone by Wednesday evening. Metropolitan police have made space in the city's jails for about 1,000 people.
"It is clear that Westminster is beginning to feel some pressure. It's ironic that the key aim of the government, in giving its orders to the police to remove and arrest protesters...is to put pressure on those things that many take for granted in life: shelter, food, and water," the group said of the arrests. "These are the very same things that the emergency threatens to take from us--in a much deeper and visceral way. The emergency is not in the future, it is here, now. It is killing people, animals, insects, plants: the earth we depend upon."
A 92-year-old man was among those who were arrested outside the prime minister's residence.
\u201cMeet John, 92 years old who is getting arrested at Downing Street. Photographed by Ashutosh Joshi\u201d— Extinction Rebellion UK \ud83c\udf0d (@Extinction Rebellion UK \ud83c\udf0d) 1570631484
In Sydney, Australia, arrested demonstrators have been subjected to what civil rights advocates call "absurd" bail conditions, barring them from going within a mile of Sydney Town Hall or the protests and from communicating with Extinction Rebellion members.
"It offends against the right of freedom of political expression that's been implied in the constitution," Pauline Wright, president of the New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties, told The Guardian. "It is likely to affect people's ability to go about their lawful business, study, and earn a living...It is an absurd condition, it will be challenged and I have faith in the courts that they will make a sensible decision."
Demonstrations also took place Wednesday in countries including France, the United States, Argentina, and Germany as demonstrators demanded their elected officials declare a climate emergency and act immediately to reduce fossil fuel emissions to net zero by 2025 by ending subsidies for oil, gas, and coal companies; investing in renewable energy; and centering the needs of communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis.
\u201cDay 2 of Global Rebellion in NYC saw morning meditation in front of City Hall, Vaquita\u2019s maiden voyage, and art, trainings and love at Rebel Fest in Washington Square Park. Day 3 of Rebel Fest happening now at Judson Memorial Church across the street from the park!\u201d— Extinction Rebellion NYC \ud83c\udf0e (@Extinction Rebellion NYC \ud83c\udf0e) 1570646273
\u201c2 Schweigeminuten in der Blockade #Jannowitzbr\u00fccke anl\u00e4sslich der Ereignisse in #Halle und #Rojava\n#peace #ExtinctionRebellion @ExtinctionR_DE\u201d— Extinction Rebellion Frankfurt #WaldStattAsphalt\ud83c\udf31 (@Extinction Rebellion Frankfurt #WaldStattAsphalt\ud83c\udf31) 1570640699
\u201c\u00a6 \ud83c\udf99\ufe0fAHORA \u00a6 Rodrigo Volpe, vocero de @XrArgentina, que es una organizaci\u00f3n para la conservaci\u00f3n del medioambiente en Buenos Aires. Realizan escraches a grandes marcas, \u201cmuertes colectivas\u201d en museos y se oponen a Vaca Muerta.\u201d— LU5 AM600 (@LU5 AM600) 1570640803
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Extinction Rebellion urged the thousands of people who are taking part in its International Rebellion to "keep strong" on Wednesday, the third day of a planned two-week mobilization to demand climate action and environmental justice, as an estimated 800 were arrested in dozens of cities for global demonstrations including blockades, marches, die-ins, and at least one "nurse-in."
"You are making history," the group tweeted to protesters.
\u201cKeep strong rebels.\n\nWe love you all more and more by the hour.\n\nYou are making history.\u201d— Extinction Rebellion (@Extinction Rebellion) 1570640587
As Common Dreams reported Monday, the global grassroots campaign is organizing two weeks of direct actions, aiming to pressure government leaders to take immediate and decisive steps to stop the climate crisis.
At a "nurse-in" in London on Wednesday, 200 women marched from Westminster to 10 Downing Street where they occupied the street breastfeeding their babies, displaying a sign reading, "Their future."
\u201cWe're at the #ExtinctionRebellion mass Nurse-In action! Breastfeeding mums across the globe are making a big contribution to protecting the environment! @ExtinctionR\u201d— Global Women's Strike (@Global Women's Strike) 1570614168
\u201cHappening now: Mothers take over the road in Whitehall and stage a 'nurse-in'. They are doing it because their babies aren\u2019t safe and because babies all over the world will or already have died because of this crisis.\n\n#ActNow #EverybodyNow #ExtinctionRebellion\u201d— XR Kingston upon Thames (@XR Kingston upon Thames) 1570618014
"I need to do everything I can," Anna Moore told the BBC while holding her infant daughter. "I'm frightened and I don't know what's going to happen...I want to do everything I can to ensure she has a future."
\u201c\u2018I need to protect her future, I\u2019m frightened\u2019\n\nAnna Moore is taking part in a nurse-in at Westminster as part of the @ExtinctionR protests.\n\nhttps://t.co/MbciosFVZH\u201d— Victoria Derbyshire (@Victoria Derbyshire) 1570615041
On Wednesday, London police began "violently removing tents" that had been set up by protesters in Trafalgar Square.
\u201cPolice violently removing tents in Trafalgar square, peaceful joyous atmosphere violated\u201d— XR Writers Rebel (@XR Writers Rebel) 1570633472
\u201cSpirits are still pretty high at the #ExtinctionRebellion camp at Trafalgar Square as police confirm 800 arrests have been made\u201d— Kate Buck (@Kate Buck) 1570645340
"They just came and took the kitchen and all of the tents. We were just sitting down and they were just trampling on people," one demonstrator told The Guardian.
Extinction Rebellion reported that hundreds of people had been arrested in London alone by Wednesday evening. Metropolitan police have made space in the city's jails for about 1,000 people.
"It is clear that Westminster is beginning to feel some pressure. It's ironic that the key aim of the government, in giving its orders to the police to remove and arrest protesters...is to put pressure on those things that many take for granted in life: shelter, food, and water," the group said of the arrests. "These are the very same things that the emergency threatens to take from us--in a much deeper and visceral way. The emergency is not in the future, it is here, now. It is killing people, animals, insects, plants: the earth we depend upon."
A 92-year-old man was among those who were arrested outside the prime minister's residence.
\u201cMeet John, 92 years old who is getting arrested at Downing Street. Photographed by Ashutosh Joshi\u201d— Extinction Rebellion UK \ud83c\udf0d (@Extinction Rebellion UK \ud83c\udf0d) 1570631484
In Sydney, Australia, arrested demonstrators have been subjected to what civil rights advocates call "absurd" bail conditions, barring them from going within a mile of Sydney Town Hall or the protests and from communicating with Extinction Rebellion members.
"It offends against the right of freedom of political expression that's been implied in the constitution," Pauline Wright, president of the New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties, told The Guardian. "It is likely to affect people's ability to go about their lawful business, study, and earn a living...It is an absurd condition, it will be challenged and I have faith in the courts that they will make a sensible decision."
Demonstrations also took place Wednesday in countries including France, the United States, Argentina, and Germany as demonstrators demanded their elected officials declare a climate emergency and act immediately to reduce fossil fuel emissions to net zero by 2025 by ending subsidies for oil, gas, and coal companies; investing in renewable energy; and centering the needs of communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis.
\u201cDay 2 of Global Rebellion in NYC saw morning meditation in front of City Hall, Vaquita\u2019s maiden voyage, and art, trainings and love at Rebel Fest in Washington Square Park. Day 3 of Rebel Fest happening now at Judson Memorial Church across the street from the park!\u201d— Extinction Rebellion NYC \ud83c\udf0e (@Extinction Rebellion NYC \ud83c\udf0e) 1570646273
\u201c2 Schweigeminuten in der Blockade #Jannowitzbr\u00fccke anl\u00e4sslich der Ereignisse in #Halle und #Rojava\n#peace #ExtinctionRebellion @ExtinctionR_DE\u201d— Extinction Rebellion Frankfurt #WaldStattAsphalt\ud83c\udf31 (@Extinction Rebellion Frankfurt #WaldStattAsphalt\ud83c\udf31) 1570640699
\u201c\u00a6 \ud83c\udf99\ufe0fAHORA \u00a6 Rodrigo Volpe, vocero de @XrArgentina, que es una organizaci\u00f3n para la conservaci\u00f3n del medioambiente en Buenos Aires. Realizan escraches a grandes marcas, \u201cmuertes colectivas\u201d en museos y se oponen a Vaca Muerta.\u201d— LU5 AM600 (@LU5 AM600) 1570640803
Extinction Rebellion urged the thousands of people who are taking part in its International Rebellion to "keep strong" on Wednesday, the third day of a planned two-week mobilization to demand climate action and environmental justice, as an estimated 800 were arrested in dozens of cities for global demonstrations including blockades, marches, die-ins, and at least one "nurse-in."
"You are making history," the group tweeted to protesters.
\u201cKeep strong rebels.\n\nWe love you all more and more by the hour.\n\nYou are making history.\u201d— Extinction Rebellion (@Extinction Rebellion) 1570640587
As Common Dreams reported Monday, the global grassroots campaign is organizing two weeks of direct actions, aiming to pressure government leaders to take immediate and decisive steps to stop the climate crisis.
At a "nurse-in" in London on Wednesday, 200 women marched from Westminster to 10 Downing Street where they occupied the street breastfeeding their babies, displaying a sign reading, "Their future."
\u201cWe're at the #ExtinctionRebellion mass Nurse-In action! Breastfeeding mums across the globe are making a big contribution to protecting the environment! @ExtinctionR\u201d— Global Women's Strike (@Global Women's Strike) 1570614168
\u201cHappening now: Mothers take over the road in Whitehall and stage a 'nurse-in'. They are doing it because their babies aren\u2019t safe and because babies all over the world will or already have died because of this crisis.\n\n#ActNow #EverybodyNow #ExtinctionRebellion\u201d— XR Kingston upon Thames (@XR Kingston upon Thames) 1570618014
"I need to do everything I can," Anna Moore told the BBC while holding her infant daughter. "I'm frightened and I don't know what's going to happen...I want to do everything I can to ensure she has a future."
\u201c\u2018I need to protect her future, I\u2019m frightened\u2019\n\nAnna Moore is taking part in a nurse-in at Westminster as part of the @ExtinctionR protests.\n\nhttps://t.co/MbciosFVZH\u201d— Victoria Derbyshire (@Victoria Derbyshire) 1570615041
On Wednesday, London police began "violently removing tents" that had been set up by protesters in Trafalgar Square.
\u201cPolice violently removing tents in Trafalgar square, peaceful joyous atmosphere violated\u201d— XR Writers Rebel (@XR Writers Rebel) 1570633472
\u201cSpirits are still pretty high at the #ExtinctionRebellion camp at Trafalgar Square as police confirm 800 arrests have been made\u201d— Kate Buck (@Kate Buck) 1570645340
"They just came and took the kitchen and all of the tents. We were just sitting down and they were just trampling on people," one demonstrator told The Guardian.
Extinction Rebellion reported that hundreds of people had been arrested in London alone by Wednesday evening. Metropolitan police have made space in the city's jails for about 1,000 people.
"It is clear that Westminster is beginning to feel some pressure. It's ironic that the key aim of the government, in giving its orders to the police to remove and arrest protesters...is to put pressure on those things that many take for granted in life: shelter, food, and water," the group said of the arrests. "These are the very same things that the emergency threatens to take from us--in a much deeper and visceral way. The emergency is not in the future, it is here, now. It is killing people, animals, insects, plants: the earth we depend upon."
A 92-year-old man was among those who were arrested outside the prime minister's residence.
\u201cMeet John, 92 years old who is getting arrested at Downing Street. Photographed by Ashutosh Joshi\u201d— Extinction Rebellion UK \ud83c\udf0d (@Extinction Rebellion UK \ud83c\udf0d) 1570631484
In Sydney, Australia, arrested demonstrators have been subjected to what civil rights advocates call "absurd" bail conditions, barring them from going within a mile of Sydney Town Hall or the protests and from communicating with Extinction Rebellion members.
"It offends against the right of freedom of political expression that's been implied in the constitution," Pauline Wright, president of the New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties, told The Guardian. "It is likely to affect people's ability to go about their lawful business, study, and earn a living...It is an absurd condition, it will be challenged and I have faith in the courts that they will make a sensible decision."
Demonstrations also took place Wednesday in countries including France, the United States, Argentina, and Germany as demonstrators demanded their elected officials declare a climate emergency and act immediately to reduce fossil fuel emissions to net zero by 2025 by ending subsidies for oil, gas, and coal companies; investing in renewable energy; and centering the needs of communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis.
\u201cDay 2 of Global Rebellion in NYC saw morning meditation in front of City Hall, Vaquita\u2019s maiden voyage, and art, trainings and love at Rebel Fest in Washington Square Park. Day 3 of Rebel Fest happening now at Judson Memorial Church across the street from the park!\u201d— Extinction Rebellion NYC \ud83c\udf0e (@Extinction Rebellion NYC \ud83c\udf0e) 1570646273
\u201c2 Schweigeminuten in der Blockade #Jannowitzbr\u00fccke anl\u00e4sslich der Ereignisse in #Halle und #Rojava\n#peace #ExtinctionRebellion @ExtinctionR_DE\u201d— Extinction Rebellion Frankfurt #WaldStattAsphalt\ud83c\udf31 (@Extinction Rebellion Frankfurt #WaldStattAsphalt\ud83c\udf31) 1570640699
\u201c\u00a6 \ud83c\udf99\ufe0fAHORA \u00a6 Rodrigo Volpe, vocero de @XrArgentina, que es una organizaci\u00f3n para la conservaci\u00f3n del medioambiente en Buenos Aires. Realizan escraches a grandes marcas, \u201cmuertes colectivas\u201d en museos y se oponen a Vaca Muerta.\u201d— LU5 AM600 (@LU5 AM600) 1570640803
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