🧵This morning #ScientistRebellion occupied King George V Bridge in Glasgow! #COP26 has failed, and the people must go into civil resistance! As scientists we feel that we must support those struggling to have their voices heard. 🧵
For more than four hours, our rebel scientists held the occupation. Finally, all 21 scientists got arrested.
If you want to know more about our background and why academic researchers feel the need to occupy a bridge at #COP26 and spend Saturday evening in custody, read our personal statements. For example Mila's:
You can support our activism with donations: donorbox.org/scientist-rebe…
Contact us via e-mail for interviews and inquiries: scientistrebellion@protonmail.com
There has been extensive coverage on this day of actions, including our occupation of King George V Bridge. "The time for change is now: demonstrators around the world demand action on climate crisis," titles The Guardian:
theguardian.com/environment/20…
Thanks to @libby_brooks and Murdo MacLeod for their wonderful on-site reporting!
"One scientist rebel, Charlie, an associate senior lecturer at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, said: 'As scientists with a deep understanding of the crisis we're in, we have a moral duty to act.'"
heraldscotland.com/news/19699588.…
"Police earlier arrested scientists who chained themselves together and blocked a road bridge over the River Clyde."
bbc.com/news/uk-scotla…
"protesters blocking Glasgow's George V Bridge as COP26's biggest protest so far continues. Specialist police teams are using bolt cutters to remove the 21 Scientist Rebellion activists, who chained themselves together across the bridge at 11:00 GMT."
bbc.com/news/live/worl…
"The protesters were with the group Extinction Rebellion, and they were staging a 'Scientist Rebellion' to highlight that climate scientists have known for decades about the catastrophic effects for the planet of burning fossil fuels."
washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

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Scientists in open Rebellion at @COP26! We have occupied the King George V Bridge! COP has failed, the people must go into civil resistance!

#ScientistRebellion
Donate: donorbox.org/scientist-rebe…

Contact us via e-mail for interviews and enquiries: scientistrebellion@protonmail.com
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People need to stand up against this radical evil, in solidarity with the victims and the Global South.

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We, together with @esXrebellion, leaked another part of the upcoming IPCC report.
Check this out 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
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We have leaked the IPCC summary for policy makers in collaboration with @esxrebellion theguardian.com/environment/20…

Now will now share with you some of the sentences we think are most meaningful within the document.

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These words really make a strong case against the criminal inaction of governments and corporations😡

“Mitigation and development goals cannot be met through incremental change” 🤮
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