{"id":30068,"date":"2019-10-18T17:00:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T16:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=30068"},"modified":"2019-10-18T17:00:02","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T16:00:02","slug":"extinction-rebellion-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/extinction-rebellion-round-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Extinction Rebellion round-up"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s the penultimate day of London’s Extinction Rebellion, so here’s our best bits from what has happened today.<\/p>\n

The group of protesters have been camped out in central London for the last couple of weeks, hoping to encourage the government to become more proactive in helping the environment.<\/p>\n

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Throughout the day, our team has been broadcasting on Facebook Live. You can watch them all on our Facebook page<\/a> now.<\/p>\n

Protesters were singing through the streets:<\/p>\n

Earlier, someone was seen climbing the Elizabeth tower to hang banners:<\/p>\n

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Our audio round up showcases the best comments from the Rebellion:<\/p>\n

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Videos show the protestors marching towards Parliament this afternoon:<\/p>\n

[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6d8VWQEmYk]<\/p>\n

[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=34–Jd0lbGM]<\/p>\n

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The protesters plan to go home tomorrow, but will this convince people to do more to save the planet? Comment below your thoughts on the Extinction Rebellion.<\/p>\n

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Words: Niamh Hutchings | Images and videos: Ashleigh Swan and Ivana Finch<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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