Just Stop Oil supporters have covered Parliament Square’s Gandhi Statue in salt, and dressed the figure in a high-vis shawl. Just Stop Oil is demanding that the UK government work with others to end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030. [1] At 9:30 am today, two Just Stop Oil supporters […]
The statue of Nelson Mandela, the former South African President and anti-apartheid activist got the Just Stop Oil treatment today with a speech bubble and high viz vest. Just Stop Oil is demanding that the UK government work with others to end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030. [1] At
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Two Just Stop Oil supporters who threw tomato soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers have been sentenced to prison terms of up to 2 years by Judge Christopher Hehir at Southwark Crown Court today. [1] Phoebe Plummer was jailed for 2 years for the soup throwing plus 3 months for a S7 offence, while Anna Holland
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Dear all, We are eight women currently imprisoned at HMP Bronzefield. The eight of us are part of a group of 26 peaceful people from the climate movement who are imprisoned in the UK for nonviolent civil resistance. This figure is rising almost daily. It feels important to recognise that we form part of a
This morning at 6am, two Just Stop Oil supporters fly-posted the headquarters of the Exeter Labour Party with posters and printouts of a letter they sent to parliamentary candidate Steve Race last week. This letter asks him to commit to leaving the Labour party if, within six months of forming government, they fail to revoke
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Today in Basildon Crown Court, Just Stop Oil tunnellers Samuel Johnson, Larch Maxey, Joe Howlett, and Autumn Wharrie have been found guilty. The four are expecting to be sentenced in June. They took action in August 2022, demanding the UK government immediately halts all licensing and consents for new fossil fuel exploration and extraction. [1]
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To the 126 who wrote and signed the letter of solidarity with the nine women who smashed HSBC’s windows, and the jury who found them ‘not guilty’. We thank you for the support shown for those who have taken action, and resisted a harmful state. We see that those who signed include Marcus Decker and
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On Thursday the 23rd of November, Christopher Ford, 46, a nursery school teaching assistant, and father of two sons, was remanded to Pentonville prison for peacefully marching for two minutes in the road near Trafalgar Square. There are now 7 Just Stop Oil supporters imprisoned without trial for marching in the road. For the third
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Just Stop Oil supporters are in their fourth week marching to the point of arrest to demand that the UK government immediately halt all future licences and consents for fossil fuel exploration in the UK. [1] At around 12:00 pm today, a group of 5 Just Stop Oil supporters began marching on the pavement from
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This afternoon, at Highbury Magistrates court, another Just Stop Oil supporter has been remanded to prison for up to 6 months, for slow marching in London. Phoebe Plummer, 22, appeared before Judge McDonnell and was remanded to prison for marching on the streets of London at Earls court. Phoebe was charged with a Public Order
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