Extinction Rebellion Activists Block Oxford Circus After Third Day of Protests

Extinction Rebellion previously announced that it would hold daily protests in the British capital for two weeks starting 23 August, demanding that the government stop investing in non-renewable energy sources.

Environmentalist activists have blocked a junction in London’s West End and are calling for talks on global warming.

Extinction Rebellion campaigners have blocked traffic on Oxford Circus and surrounding roads.

 “The point that we are making – we’ve got tables for engagement with ordinary people – is that XR is not here to tell people what to do; we are here to say there’s a crisis folks, we’ve got to do this together,” Gail Bradbrook, co-founder of the environmental social movement Extinction Rebellion said, as quoted by The Guardian. “The leaders of the country and of business are leading us off a cliff, so we’ve got to come together.”

— Michael Taylor (@Michael_Taylor7) August 25, 2021

​Police warned activists to leave or face being arrested.

— Extinction Rebellion Trafford (@XRTrafford) August 25, 2021​

— Exploring Urban Wastelands (@EWastelands) August 25, 2021

​On Monday, eco-activists attempted to block a number of London streets, launching their fifth massive multi-day rally from Trafalgar Square.

Scotland Yard, on the eve of the protests, issued a statement in which it recognised the right to express one's opinion but warned that the protesters by their actions "do not have the right to cause serious disruptions" in the movement of public transport, causing significant inconvenience to residents and guests of London.

In October 2019, the Extinction Rebellion protests continued in London for two weeks. In total, more than 1,800 activists were detained.