Non-violent civil disobedience remains a vital tool for protest, but its form is shiftingIf asked to name a news story linked to environmental protest in 2021, chances are that most British people would, depending on where they live, mention either the…
Asad Rehman on climate justice: ‘Now we are seeing these arguments cut through’
Once a ‘reluctant environmentalist’, Rehman is key figure in movement that links climate crisis with racial, economic and social justiceAsad Rehman, who emerged as a key figure among the coalition of activists who took to the streets during last month’…
Here’s something you can’t ignore, says tampon plastics activist
Ella Daish to hand Procter & Gamble giant Tampax applicator, made from 1,200 discarded contributionsA British environmental activist is stepping up her campaign against single-use plastics in period products by calling on the world’s bestselling ma…
Anti-HS2 protesters face eviction from Wendover camp
Activists, including veteran Swampy, barricade themselves inside tunnel at site in BuckinghamshireA group of environmental activists are facing eviction after barricading themselves inside a tunnel to protest against the HS2 rail project.The protesters…
Chris Packham vows to continue activism after arson attack on home
BBC Springwatch presenter says car set alight and gate burned down at New Forest propertyThe BBC’s Springwatch presenter Chris Packham has said he will “carry on” his activism after an arson attack on his home.Packham said arsonists set fire to a car a…
Insulate Britain members block M25 and London’s Old Street roundabout
Climate activists superglue themselves to roads as part of 12th disruptive action in four weeksMembers of the environmental protest group Insulate Britain have blocked the M25 motorway and a busy central London roundabout, in the group’s 12th disruptiv…
Sewage could leave Windermere lake ‘ecologically dead’
Campaigners say combination of waste from local plant as well as private septic tanks to blameWindermere could become “ecologically dead” because of the amount of sewage being pumped into its waters, campaigners have warned.Pictures show algal blooms a…
Cop26 activists fear influx of English police will mar ‘friendly’ approach
Climate groups concerned about presence in Glasgow of officers from forces known for heavy-handed tacticsClimate campaigners are worried an influx of officers from elsewhere in the UK will undermine Police Scotland’s commitment to rights-based policing…
Euston tunnel HS2 protesters walk free from court
Charges against six protesters dropped as HS2 was not carrying out work on the site at the timeSix environmental protesters who occupied a tunnel close to Euston station in protest against the HS2 high-speed link earlier this year walked free from cour…
The Guardian view on Insulate Britain: the art of protest | Editorial
Priti Patel’s plans to restrict civil liberties make it all the more important that activists keep the public on their sideA draconian police and crime bill is making its way through parliament, and on Tuesday the home secretary, Priti Patel, told her …