🔥April mobilisation update!🔥
We proudly announce that hundreds of rebel scientists will carry out direct non-violent actions of civil disobedience in 27 countries across the globe in our rebellion week on 4-9 April. 🧵1/n
We will be joined by climate scientist Peter Kalmus @ClimateHuman, Ecologist Aaron Thierry @ThierryAaron, conservation scientist @CharlieJGardner, Earth Systems scientist Niko Froitzheim and many others willing to risk arrest to further the cause of climate justice. 2/n
Our rebellion has spread to Africa and we can count with many rebels there as well.
We can count on many activists in South and Central America, too. 4/n
We have finalised our demands after several collective meetings. You can sign our letter here along with hundreds of signatories: scientistrebellion.com/our-positions-… 5/n
Our talks series is underway. Top scientists gave stark warning on how bad the climate crisis is, and climate activists offered their recipes on how to act. You can book your place in remaining talks here: scientistrebellion.com/sr-talks-the-r…#SRTalks 6/n
We are already making news in Spain with top academics like @JorgeRiechmann joining our global strikes.
"We are living an absolute exceptional historical moment [...] The perspectives are of ecocide plus genocide, and we need a strong social reaction. "elconfidencial.com/medioambiente/… 8/n
Our rebellion week will also include climate strikes and industrial actions at various universities. As the system demands the continued misuse of scientists' intellectual labour even as the planet burns, we intend to show the power of withholding that labour. 9/n
Last but not least, please give generously to support our actions. Travelling to take action and preparing materials costs money, and we risk to pay hefty fines. Please consider helping us👉scientistrebellion.com/donate/ 11/n
We are scientists willing to tell the truth about the ecoclimate crisis, and act like it!
Please note that our group is horizontal, so statements may not reflect everyone's opinion all the times. 12/n
Don't believe politicians when they say that limiting temperature increase to 1.5°C is still feasible. 1.5°C is dead! We need a climate revolution or we'll lose everything. Join us on 4-9 April! #ClimateEmergency 14/n
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Did you know that targeting inequalities is among the best climate policies? Let us explain! 🧵
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The continuous CO2 emissions are leading to a rise in temperature, with heat waves, floods, and other natural disasters as a consequence. The parasitic growth we are taught to worship is impossible to maintain within the planetary boundaries.
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Degrowth means rethinking which industries are needed and how we want to distribute available resources. We envision this to be a democratic process supported by citizen's assemblies.
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Doctor Hugo Raguet, French scientist in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, will go on trial on March 5th in Munich for three non-violent direct actions in Scientist Rebellion's United Against Climate Failure campaign along with several other scientists #ScientistsOnTrial
Hugo was one of the scientists who glued scientific papers on the windows of car dealers and blocked a road in Munich, demanding transport decarbonization, and proposing speed limits on autobahns and a public transport ticket at 9€. #UniteAgainstClimateFailure
During the action, Hugo beseeched onlookers and the public to listen to the science and consider the consequences of continuing on the path of business as usual: the collapse of society and widespread humanitarian crises. The scientists further urged the public to act with them.
⚖️ 11 Ugandan climate activists face unjust charges under a colonial-era law, landing them in a maximum security prison. Their crime? Protesting against the harmful #EACOP project. Solidarity with these brave students: use to support #Uganda (1/10) gofund.me/d285c325
📰 Earlier this week, @ninalakhani reported on @guardian about the arrest of 11 students from @JusticeUg256 and @Studenteacop. Scientist Rebellion is proud to have collaborated to shed light on this crucial issue. #ClimateJustice #Uganda
(2/10) theguardian.com/world/2024/feb…
👩🎓 The students targeted for peacefully protesting against the @TotalEnergies led @EACOP_ project now confront the threat of 1yr imprisonment. The heavy-handed response from authorities highlights the urgent need to protect environmental defenders. #JusticeForUganda (3/10)
GENOCIDE: PRESENT TENSE
On this day in 1945, the Soviet Union's Red Army liberated the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. The atrocities carried out in Auschwitz, and in other Nazi camps, included mass execution in gas chambers; forced hard labor and perverse human experiments. 1/x 🧵
The anniversary of the camp's liberation is used to commemorate the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust as well as the millions of other minority groups who were targeted during this campaign of genocide.
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Nazi doctors carried out barbaric human experiments on children and adults alike. In one experiment victims were exposed to extreme cold and then thrown into boiling water to investigate reheating. Victims often died as a result or faced lifelong injuries and disfigurement.
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#ColineFay faces LIFE in prison for attending a peaceful demonstration in Senegal.
The foreign affairs minister @MinColonna is still not replying.
The government is changing, but there is #NoChangeForColine
Please RT
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Coline had been working in Senegal as a physiotherapist for the past year. On November 17th, Coline was arrested at a peaceful demonstration calling for the opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, to be able to stand in the general elections in Senegal.
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#ColineFay was charged with crimes associated with terrorism and espionage, which could mean a life sentence. She was only exercising her right of freedom of speech.
🚨 Scientists across the world are on the streets! We ask #HowMuchMore greenwashing, #HowMuchMore lies will "leaders" feed us with before we build counter power? We demand NO MORE! Discover some of the recent actions 🧵 (1/20)
💌 Scientist Rebellion published an open letter in the Guardian that has been signed by over 1,000 scientists, including 33 IPCC authors. Scientists urge the public to become activists in the face of utter failure from world leaders. (2/20)
✍️The letter came out just as the COP28 president claims "there is no science indicating that a phase-out of fossil fuels is needed to restrict global heating to 1.5C". You can sign it too at (3/20)scientistrebellion.org/sign/