Extinction Rebellion runs parallel in time and demands to the school strike movement that has also already spread to over 100 countries.
In an open letter signed by Vandana Shiva, Naomi Klein, Noam Chomsky, Bill McKibben and many more Extinction Rebellion states: "The climate crisis is worsening much faster than previously predicted. Every single day 200 species are becoming extinct ⦠Political leaders worldwide are failing to address the environmental crisis ⦠International political organisations and national governments must ⦠urgently draw up comprehensive policies to address it."
Dr. Rupert Read is an academic teaching Philosophy at the University of East Anglia. He is a long time Green Party politician and a former Green Party spokesperson for transport.
Dr. Alison Green has held many senior academic positions in UK universities. Last year she resigned from academia to become a full time activist. She co-wrote the open letter/manifesto for Extinction Rebellion and is the National Director (UK) for Scientists Warning. She works alongside Stuart Scott, Executive Director.
Thanks for the part of this program that is conducted by phone to Dr. Rob Moir from oceanriver.org. A much longer versions of his interview of Rupert Read and Alison Green is posted on the podcast page at oceanriver.org
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