{"id":18842,"date":"2019-04-15T20:34:01","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T19:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=18842"},"modified":"2019-04-15T20:35:41","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T19:35:41","slug":"in-photos-extinction-rebellion-direct-action-protests-in-central-london-mon-15th-april-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/in-photos-extinction-rebellion-direct-action-protests-in-central-london-mon-15th-april-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"In photos: Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, Mon 15th April 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/extinction-rebellion-01.jpg\" alt=\"Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, 15th April 2019 - photos\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today, Extinction Rebellion climate change protesters took part in a major demonstration across central London.<\/p>\n<p>Roads and bridges were blocked as\u00a0campaigners parked a boat at Oxford Circus and blocked Marble Arch, Piccadilly Circus and roads around Parliament Square.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/extinction-rebellion-02.jpg\" alt=\"Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, 15th April 2019 - photos\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Extinction Rebellion has said that protests would continue throughout the week &#8220;escalating the creative disruption across the capital day by day,&#8221; and that it planned to &#8220;bring London to a standstill for up to two weeks&#8221;, as part of their demands that the government take urgent action to tackle climate change.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some photos from today&#8217;s action by urban75 photographer Fridgemagnet.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/extinction-rebellion-03.jpg\" alt=\"Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, 15th April 2019 - photos\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/extinction-rebellion-04.jpg\" alt=\"Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, 15th April 2019 - photos\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/extinction-rebellion-05.jpg\" alt=\"Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, 15th April 2019 - photos\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/extinction-rebellion-06.jpg\" alt=\"Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, 15th April 2019 - photos\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/extinction-rebellion-07.jpg\" alt=\"Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, 15th April 2019 - photos\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/extinction-rebellion-08.jpg\" alt=\"Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, 15th April 2019 - photos\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/extinction-rebellion-09.jpg\" alt=\"Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, 15th April 2019 - photos\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/extinction-rebellion-10.jpg\" alt=\"Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, 15th April 2019 - photos\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/extinction-rebellion-11.jpg\" alt=\"Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, 15th April 2019 - photos\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/extinction-rebellion-12.jpg\" alt=\"Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, 15th April 2019 - photos\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/extinction-rebellion-13.jpg\" alt=\"Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, 15th April 2019 - photos\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/extinction-rebellion-14.jpg\" alt=\"Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, 15th April 2019 - photos\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/extinction-rebellion-15.jpg\" alt=\"Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, 15th April 2019 - photos\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/extinction-rebellion-16.jpg\" alt=\"Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, 15th April 2019 - photos\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/extinction-rebellion-17.jpg\" alt=\"Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, 15th April 2019 - photos\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/extinction-rebellion-18.jpg\" alt=\"Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, 15th April 2019 - photos\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/extinction-rebellion-19.jpg\" alt=\"Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, 15th April 2019 - photos\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/extinction-rebellion-20.jpg\" alt=\"Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, 15th April 2019 - photos\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/extinction-rebellion-21.jpg\" alt=\"Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, 15th April 2019 - photos\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/extinction-rebellion-22.jpg\" alt=\"Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, 15th April 2019 - photos\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/extinction-rebellion-23.jpg\" alt=\"Extinction Rebellion direct action protests in central London, 15th April 2019 - photos\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Find out more:<\/h2>\n<p>Extinction Rebellion official website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rebellion.earth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/rebellion.<wbr \/>earth\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Extinction Rebellion climate change protesters took part in a major demonstration across central London. 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