Nonviolent civil disobedience activists are gaining ground. The first meeting took place in Hyde Park, this Saturday, April 9. Almost a thousand people gathered on the lawns of the famous park of the capital.
From our correspondent in London, Marie Boeda
Fluorescent pink, green and yellow flags on which hourglasses are drawn float above the heads. The objective of the day is to train new rebels, explains Paolo, one of the spokespersons forextinction rebellion. This while British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has just announced his new energy project, with the development of nuclear power and the extraction of oil in the North Sea on the program.
Dora, 27, brown hair and freckles, distributes leaflets and directs visitors. “We are doing training here in Hyde Park. People get into small groups and are trained in non-violent actions, she explains. For example, if you sit in the middle of a road and the police come, you are not resisting arrest. You can also climb a tree and refuse to come down, or chain yourself to a facility. »
Small groups of about thirty people form on the sunny lawn. After training, place to actions. They will begin on Monday April 11 and will last 10 days. And if some bother, too bad. It is necessary, participants say, it is only a way to accelerate change.