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Campaigner, trainer, strategist somewhere between the grassroots and institutions. I write a newsletter about how we win social change (he/him)
Jan 12, 2023 8 tweets 4 min read
Activists in #Lützerath have made an underground tunnel to delay eviction.

This high-risk tactic is extremely effective and has a proud history in the UK.

As ever, solidarity with those resisting fossil capitalism! 🧵 1/8 Image Tunnels are an effective way of slowing down evictions, used by British climate activists since the '90s.

The most famous is Swampy, who spent a week resisting eviction for the expansion of a motorway.

He became the dreadlocked symbol of Britain's "crusty" climate movement. 2/8 Image