On the heels of the hottest month in recorded history, activists with the global Extinction Rebellion movement are planning to grind the city of Brisbane, Australia to a halt Tuesday to pressure political leaders to act on the climate crisis.
“The climate crisis is already affecting lives and destroying ecosystems,” Extinction Rebellion said in a statement ahead of the city-wide demonstrations, which are set to kick off at 7am local time Tuesday morning (5pm ET Monday).
“Non-violent civil disobedience is morally and materially functional—it is the only option we have left to force the change that may just save us all from extinction.”
—Extinction Rebellion
The group described the protests as an act of peaceful “mass civil disobedience.”
“Non-violent civil disobedience is morally and materially functional—it is the only option we have left to force the change that may just save us all from extinction,” said Extinction Rebellion.
Brisbane authorities are reportedly preparing for major disruptions throughout the city and warning commuters to plan for significant traffic jams.
Extinction Rebellion acknowledged its action is expected to disrupt people’s day-to-day lives, but said “our rebellion must happen to disrupt the business as usual of a system that is accelerating the existential threat to all of Earth’s species, including humans.”
“Government and industries are continuing the destruction of our only planet,” the group added.
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