Just Stop Oil launches London chaos as protesters block major roads in bold new campaign
Massive slow marches jam central London roads
Just Stop Oil supporters brought central London to a crawl this morning. More than 160 activists set off at 7am from seven spots across the West End, Westminster, and South London, marching slowly to disrupt traffic. This marks the start of an indefinite civil resistance campaign demanding a halt to all new UK oil and gas projects.
Hundreds more to join mass rally at Parliament Square
By 1pm, hundreds of additional protesters will gather at Parliament Square. They’ll march with Extinction Rebellion and other groups to the Shell building, pressing for an end to the fossil fuel era. The coalition vows to keep up the pressure until urgent government action is taken.
Activists unleash scathing attack on government over climate crisis
“Asia is baking in extreme heat, threatening the lives of a third of the people on earth, but this government of criminals and bullies does not care. They are actively making it worse, licensing new oil and gas while silencing dissent and jailing those who resist.
More oil and gas means more heatwaves, more crop failure and more death. It is the greatest criminal act in human history. The government has lost its legitimacy. They are knowingly planning the murder of hundreds of thousands of UK citizens.
In the face of this obscenity, as an act of service and love, we have chosen to act. Civil resistance is our only hope. This is life or death, survival or collective suicide. It’s time to pick a side. We won’t stop until our genocidal government ends new oil and gas.”
Just Stop Oil’s dramatic move rampes up the pressure on ministers amid mounting climate disasters worldwide. Will the government listen or continue fueling the crisis?
