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Insure Our Survival
In February 2024 Extinction Rebellion spent three days targeting fossil fuel insurers in the City of London. Shortly after this, major insurers Zurich pulled out of insuring new oil and gas. In late October 2024 XR returned to the City of London for another three themed days. Insurance is the Achilles heel of the global…
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Ukraine war protests
The Ukraine solidarity protests I’ve attended have had a complex mix of people and agendas. Ukrainian Christians with Uyghur Muslims; Trotskyites, EU supporters and nationalists. Peace campaigners amidst Ukrainians calling for more weapons. Anti-fascists, Russian dissidents, anti-imperialists, Hong Kongers and climate activists, human rights activists and immigration campaigners; trade unionists and British Jews. All made…