{"id":26938,"date":"2018-11-23T15:21:19","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T15:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=26938"},"modified":"2018-11-23T15:21:19","modified_gmt":"2018-11-23T15:21:19","slug":"breaking-news-climate-change-protest-on-regent-street-blocks-traffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/breaking-news-climate-change-protest-on-regent-street-blocks-traffic\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate change protest on Regent Street blocks traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Exclusive: Climate change protesters block Regent Street causing major traffic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27008\" style=\"width: 4042px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27008\" class=\"wp-image-27008 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/11\/IMG_1920.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Activists protest with placards, Credits: Sonakshi Sharma<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This afternoon a climate change protest took place in central London, organised by the group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2018\/nov\/21\/swarming-sit-down-protests-aim-to-disrupt-london-traffic?CMP=share_btn_tw\">Extinction Rebellion<\/a>. The climate activists blocked the streets causing traffic chaos as they chanted &#8220;12 years to save earth&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Live Coverage from Regent Street <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a6tX9Lf60a\">pic.twitter.com\/a6tX9Lf60a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Voice Of London UK (@VoiceOfLondonUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VoiceOfLondonUK\/status\/1065992756227645440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Extinction Rebellion is a part of a mass movement that protests against the government for its inability in tackling climate change. It is now supported by top environmental academics across the UK including Rowan Williams, former archbishop of Canterbury.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Protesters on Regent Street block traffic  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NihDyejJhO\">https:\/\/t.co\/NihDyejJhO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Voice Of London UK (@VoiceOfLondonUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VoiceOfLondonUK\/status\/1065990024230027265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27011\" style=\"width: 4042px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27011\" class=\"wp-image-27011 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/11\/IMG_1943.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters circled the Oxford Circus intersection, Credits: Sonakshi Sharma<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The organisation is set to march again tomorrow in Parliament Square, from 10am &#8211; 5pm against the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExtinctionR\/status\/1065784048310730752\">&#8220;ecocidal British government&#8221;<\/a> as mentioned in their latest Tweet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc80<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RebellionDay2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RebellionDay2<\/a>\ud83d\udc80<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, November 24, 10 AM \u2013 5 PM<br \/>Parliament Square<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ExtinctionRebellion?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ExtinctionRebellion<\/a> memorial then funeral march through London in defence of people \ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udc67\u200d\ud83d\udc66 &amp; planet \ud83c\udf0d from the ecocidal British government.<\/p>\n<p>Please read \ud83d\udcda:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bMpRGx9OdX\">https:\/\/t.co\/bMpRGx9OdX<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WsNMXgEotb\">https:\/\/t.co\/WsNMXgEotb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YUI6tkA4GC\">pic.twitter.com\/YUI6tkA4GC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Extinction Rebellion Global (@ExtinctionR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExtinctionR\/status\/1065784048310730752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Words, Images and Twitter Videos : Sonakshi Sharma | Subbing: Sorcha Gilheany<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Related posts:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ECLJAdaQw7\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/rebellion-day-climate-change-activists-take-over-five-london-bridges\/\">&#8220;Rebellion Day&#8221;: climate change activists take over five London bridges<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;&#8220;Rebellion Day&#8221;: climate change activists take over five London bridges&#8221; &#8212; Voice of London\" src=\"https:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/rebellion-day-climate-change-activists-take-over-five-london-bridges\/embed\/#?secret=izW0RAl3n1#?secret=ECLJAdaQw7\" data-secret=\"ECLJAdaQw7\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exclusive: Climate change protesters block Regent Street causing major traffic. This afternoon a climate change protest took place in central London, organised by the group Extinction Rebellion. 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