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XR Salisbury

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Climate action and biodiversity loss circle in Wiltshire, part of Extinction Rebellion UK. We meet regularly and organise local actions and outreach, plus supporting national XR campaigns. Come and join us! Email: salisbury@extinctionrebellion.uk

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XR Salisbury @xrsalisbury.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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XRUK-Actions @xruk-actions.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
LIVESTREAM: After an extraordinary summer of heatwaves and drought, #XRUK marched through the streets of #London banging decorated pots & pans. A giant pink casserole dish symbolised how "we're all in the same soup - and it's coming to the boil!" WATCH : www.youtube.com/live/sCuHU4k...
A gigantic pink casserole dish emblazoned with the words "Too Hot To Handle" is seen being carried shoulder high through the streets of London. It contains a large frog, a chilli, a giant potato - and human arms are reaching out in desperation from the pot.
Photo credit : Gareth Morris
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XR Salisbury @xrsalisbury.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What an amazing day at XR’s Love&Rage. A smoking cauldron, pot banging activists and Redacted Rebels calling for the National Security Assessment to be published in full headed past Downing Street, Tufton Street and the Houses of Parliament, finishing on Parliament Square. Over to you, Andy…
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XR Salisbury @xrsalisbury.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
XR’s Love & Rage got off to an inspiring start with an opening address by Dr Rupert Read calling for the release of the full National Security Assessment. The weekend of workshops and assemblies is ahead of a procession tomorrow at midday from the North East corner of St James’s Park. Join us!!
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XR Salisbury @xrsalisbury.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
LOVE & RAGE - MISSED THE OPEN CALL? 🎥 Watch now on YouTube: xrb.link/vT1qZE30wi Info on plans over the 3 days, the Monday action, the Community Assembly, accommodation, travel, accessibility, food, volunteering as crew and more on the Rebel Toolkit - continuously updated: xrb.link/N6xC8H8HR7
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Extinction Rebellion Wimborne @xrwimborne.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
BP made £4.26bn profit in just 3 months Meanwhile the Government is withholding the full unredacted National Security Assessment warning of climate & nature risks Join Love & Rage ❤️✊ in London 12–14 Sept to demand the truth rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/books/love-a... #TellTheTruth #ActNow
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Water companies panic as drought worsens in UK From the new Private Eye, out now.
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XR Salisbury @xrsalisbury.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Moving and thoughtful Hiroshima and Nagasaki commemorative candle float last night in Salisbury. A kingfisher, water vole and lots of bats flew/swam past while the lanterns - some made by schoolchildren in Japan - made their way between Fisherton and Crane Street bridges. Thank you Salisbury CND.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The same people who have been telling us "we can't stop climate change, instead we must adapt" have been hammering our capacity to adapt, through their promotion of austerity. What they're really saying is "keep burning fossil fuels for the sake of our donors". www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Extinction Rebellion Wimborne @xrwimborne.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Love & Rage ❤️✊ We’re all in the same soup & it's coming to the boil We rage against those who delay change we so desperately need. Rage! Yes! Rightly so because Government is hiding the truth SAVE THE DATE LONDON 12/13/14 September More rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/books/love-a... 1/3
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XR Salisbury @xrsalisbury.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Still time to reserve your FREE tickets for this inspiring - and never more pertinent - film….
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XR Salisbury @xrsalisbury.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The Met Office has reported that England had just 8% of its average rainfall for July and it is likely to be confirmed as the driest July on record. Terrifying….
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XR Salisbury @xrsalisbury.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The next local screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing takes place tomorrow (Tuesday) at the Methodist Church on St Edmund’s Church Street in Salisbury. Essential viewing. Please come along if you can Details of future events can be found at: www.nebriefing.org/screening-ma...
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Here's Andy Burnham committing to a fossil fuel phase out and the @fossiltreaty.bsky.social last year. The science is extremely clear, we already have far more fossil fuels than can be burned if we are to stay within the Paris #climate targets & prevent catastrophic warming.
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XR Salisbury @xrsalisbury.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Despite the hottest June on record there is still no sign of a maximum working temperature being brought in in the UK - so we took to the bridges over Salisbury’s Churchill Way to support the Heat Strike campaign. Wasn’t long before we were feeling hot, hot, HOT!!! More at: heatstrike.uk
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XR Salisbury @xrsalisbury.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Our next Green Screen is on Friday 7 August at St John's Place (6.30pm for 7pm ). Power Station follows two artists who set out to take their street off grid, kick-starting a solar-powered energy revolution. Tea, coffee and cake available!! Get your FREE tickets at: buytickets.at/extinctionre...
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
14 ARRESTS Risking up to 14 years in prison, 14 brave individuals publicly declared their support for Palestine Action outside the Met Police HQ. The Met has arrested more than 3,500 people for holding signs since July 5th 2025. This is an escalation. defendourjuries.net/savinglives
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Media Tell The Truth @mediatellthetruth.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
How hot would union leaders Sharon Graham and Gary Smith like it to get? Do these people have no children and no concern for the future? "The priority for Unite and GMB is to persuade Burnham not to appoint Miliband because of his relentless focus on the net zero agenda."
FT: Unions combine to try to stop Ed Miliband becoming chancellor
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Media Tell The Truth @mediatellthetruth.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Three foreign billionaires own 77% of UK newspapers. Seven media billionaires own almost all of it. You can’t have a functioning democracy when the media is controlled by the 0.0001%. Peter Oborne says the Media Sovereignty Act should be Andy Burnham’s first move. We agree.
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XR Salisbury @xrsalisbury.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Today’s newsletter from Riverford. Time for URGENT Govt action on glyphosates…
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Boycott Bloody Insurance @insuranceboycott.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Tell The Guardian to stop taking ads from banks & insurers enabling fossil fuels, g3nocide, and migrant abuse. The Guardian runs ads from Barclays UK NatWest AXA Aviva ADD your name to an open letter calling them out bit.ly/boycott_guar...
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Extinction Rebellion Wimborne @xrwimborne.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Dorset says NO to Canford incinerator❌ 1st day of MVV’s appeal. We stood outside with drums, voices and determination whilst a multinational company tries to overturn a democratic decision and push a polluting incinerator onto our communities. #StopCanfordIncinerator
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XR Salisbury @xrsalisbury.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
What an incredible weekend XR South West's Protestival was. Huge thanks to all involved. Held near Bath, the ticket included inspiring workshops and trainings, delicious vegan food, fantastic entertainment – plus a field full of amazing people!!! See you all in London in September (12th-14th)!
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XRUK-Actions @xruk-actions.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The traditional custom of restoring the #CerneGiant, the most upstanding of Britain’s ancient chalk hill figures has to adapt to changes in the climate. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
The ancient Cerne Giant in Dorset, England, carved into the chalk downland. 
Photo via historyhit.com
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Jason Scott-Warren @jes1003.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
clean up the UK's climate denialist media petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
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Petition: Ban foreign media ownership, enact a social media levy & new regulatory reform
Pass law to ban foreign & offshore ownership of UK media, enact a social-media levy to distribute media ownership across society & fund independent, local & cooperative-owned media. We believe democra...
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National Centre for Atmospheric Science @ncas-uk.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
New research shows just 60 minutes of exposure to woodsmoke, cleaning‑product aerosols and diesel exhaust trigger different lung and cognitive responses. ncas.ac.uk/just-one-hou...
An older person wearing a beige coat and using a walking stick crosses the road in front of a queue of traffic in a city.
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XR Salisbury @xrsalisbury.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
A very special day for us yesterday at People in The Park. Our final day hosting the Coat of Hopes and we were opposite the island in Lizzie Gardens just a day after hearing that our bid to have the site declared a Designated Bathing area, in association with FLOW CIC, had been successful!!
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XRUK-Actions @xruk-actions.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Gina Romero, has called on the United Kingdom to uphold its international human rights obligations. #ProtestIsAHumanRight
Highlighted text reads “The entry into force of the UK Crime and Policing Act on 29 April introduces provisions fundamentally incompatible with international human rights obligations regarding the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly, association, and expression, and the right of participation,” Romero said. “Of primary concern is the vague concept of ‘cumulative disruption,’ which grants law enforcement excessive discretionary powers to restrict assemblies, disregarding the standard that peaceful protests inherently entail a level of disruption that must be accommodated”
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XR Salisbury @xrsalisbury.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Come and find us tomorrow at People in the Park. We’ll be screening the National Emergency Briefing film, the Coat of Hopes will be there for you to meet or wear – and we’ll have our Climate Game for you to play. Many thanks to #salisburytransitioncity for putting this on. See you soon… 
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XR Salisbury @xrsalisbury.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
We had a busy but really enjoyable afternoon at the Quaker Meeting House for our Repair Afternoon - the Coat of Hopes needs a bit of TLC from time to time! Great teamwork - and thanks to embroidery expert Kim from Amesbury, who joined us. And it now has a Salisbury patch, thanks to Eddie Farmer 🤩
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Peace & Justice Project @peaceandjustice.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
We stand with the Allianz6 against this disgraceful lawfare and abuse of the courts to effectively destroy the lives of activists speaking out against corporate complicity in the Gaza genocide.
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We stand with the Allianz6
Project for Peace and Justice, founded by Jeremy Corbyn. A hub for discussion and action, building solidarity and hope for a more decent world.
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XR Salisbury @xrsalisbury.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Wow! That was quite some weekend! The Coat of Hopes spent Friday at #thesalisburymuseum before heading to St Thomas's Church (stthomassalisbury.co.uk) for the weekend. Wonderful welcome at both, and the Coat was walked and worn by many. It'll be at People in the Park on Saturday (main stage 15.30).
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XR Salisbury @xrsalisbury.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
What a wonderful reception from the Mayor of Salisbury the Coat of Hopes received on Thursday, followed by a thoroughly pleasurable day with lots of engagement @salisburymuseum.bsky.social Off to St Thomas’s Church for the weekend. 💚😊🧥
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XR Salisbury @xrsalisbury.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
The Coat of Hopes is on its way!!! It has crossed Salisbury Plain and will leave Amesbury on Thursday morning (tomorrow!) for Salisbury. We’re expecting it to reach the Guildhall by 4pm to meet the Mayor. Come along and say hello!! Current itinerary at: www.coatofhopes.uk/now
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XR Salisbury @xrsalisbury.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
It's heading our way! The Coat of Hopes – an ever-evolving, community-created patchwork coat on a pilgrimage through Britain towards the end of the climate and ecological emergency – will be greeted by the Mayor outside Salisbury Guildhall at 4pm on Thursday. Full details at: www.coatofhopes.uk.
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Extinction Rebellion Wimborne @xrwimborne.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Mad Men fuelling the madness. Cut the ties to fossil fuels!! www.theguardian.com/media/2026/a...
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Revealed: British ad firm’s billion-dollar greenwash of US oil industry
London-based WPP accused of breaching climate policy after report reveals firm linked to twice as much oil advertising as US rivals
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
ARRESTS outside the Royal Courts of Justice resumed today, despite police opting not to make arrests for the exact same in the same location act yesterday. Inconsistent policing is just one of the many reasons this ban is unjust. Full Press Release: defendourjuries.net/press-releases/
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ShellsLies @shellslies.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Between 39.7 & 46.4 billion euros per yr still goes to fossil subsidies instead of solving real problems... It is absurd that the Netherlands is organizing a conference together with Colombia on phasing out fossil fuels & at the same time provides billions of 💶 in subsidies to the fossil industry 👇
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
I didn't mean to turn this into a short thread, but once I started ranting ... So here it is, on one page: skywriter.blue/@georgemonbi...
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Page by George Monbiot | @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Almost everything we argue about is a substitute for the thing we should be arguing about: the immense wealth & power of an oligarchic class, which captures governments, ruins lives and wrecks the liv...
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Extinction Rebellion Wimborne @xrwimborne.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Last month wind generation was up 38% on March 2025, saving £1bn worth of gas imports. We don’t need more drilling but more renewables. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Labour’s great green energy plan could be a legacy as vital as the NHS | Polly Toynbee
Ed Miliband has a rare chance to do for the climate what Nye Bevan did for health: create something future generations will be proud of, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 20/04/2026
🏖️Thames Water's creditors have been trying for months to win a holiday from the rules as part of their bid to formally take over the utility. 🤔 Right now, Ofwat's Board are SPLIT over whether or not to let them. ✍️ Write to the Board of Ofwat now. Urge them to reject the creditors
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Take action - Get Ofwat's Board to reject the Thames Water creditors
Take action - Get Ofwat's Board to reject the Thames Water creditors
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XR Salisbury @xrsalisbury.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
From Guardian research: 'The world’s top 100 oil and gas companies banked more than $30m every hour in unearned profit in the first month of the US-Israeli war in Iran.' Beyond disgusting – and tax-payers subsidise the greedy b@st@rds....
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Extinction Rebellion Wimborne @xrwimborne.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Has Nick Robinson of Radio 4’s Today programme a vested interest in Jackdaw, he’s very keen to promote it. Jackdaw will NOT lower energy bills or provide a more reliable supply, providing only 1-2% of UK gas demand. The winner would be Shell and the loser our climate. @stopcambo.bsky.social 🙏
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
BREAKING - Zarah Sultana MP exercises Parliamentary Privilege to expose the unjust nature of the Filton 24 re-trial. UK press has been court ordered not to publish these details. “If convicted, they and 18 others will be sentenced as terrorists, but the jury will not be told that”
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XR Salisbury @xrsalisbury.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
People in the Square was good fun on Monday, with a mix of music and speakers. Many thanks to Salisbury Transition City for bringing people together to have fun but also build momentum towards the screening of the National Emergency Briefing film. Great to share a stall with Salisbury Eco-hub!
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XR Salisbury @xrsalisbury.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Pleased we were able to screen Dr Pete Knapp's excellent documentary Fires & Fascism last week. A thought-provoking look at the increase in and severity of wildfires across Europe, following the role of climate change plus links to organised crime and the far right. More at: fires-and-fascism.co.uk
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Lakenheath Alliance for Peace @lakenheathalliance.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
We’re setting up camp for the third year at Lakenheath/Mildenhall. This year feels different. Planes continue to leave these bases for the illegal war in Iran — despite claims that the UK is not involved. lakenheathallianceforpeace.org.uk
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Birmingham Climate Justice Coalition @brumcjc.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
‘A dark day for civil liberties.’
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Organisers Behind Mass Pro-Palestine Rallies Convicted in London
Two prominent activists have been found guilty of public order offences in relation to a rally they organised in London against Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Another triumph for deregulation! By saving a few million in monitoring and enforcement, our governments have landed us with a vast illegal waste dumping problem, new organised crime networks and a clean-up bill that could run to tens of billions. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Say hello to the UK’s most successful growth industry: organised waste crime | George Monbiot
Thanks to a sustained ideological assault on regulation, our country has been turned into a literal dump, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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XR London @xrlondon.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Almost everyone understands that the current global #OilAndGas crisis shows the urgent need to transition to renewable energy. But Reform UK's Scottish Manifesto pledges to scrap all Scottish Govt net zero targets & fast track planning for new fossil fuel projects, including open cast coal mining🤡🤑
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