When it comes to climate and social justice, there is (unfortunately) no shortage of things to fight for or against! In December XR UK published its Strategy Update for 2021. As a local group, XR Lambeth is obviously supporting and […]
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Statement in support of the No Hondo Tower campaign
On Tuesday 3 November, Lambeth councillors will decide whether to approve the application by Hondo Enterprises (owner of Brixton Village, Market Row and the former Club 414) to build a 20 storey tower in the heart of Brixton.
XRL Gardeners Stockwell plant drop
On Thursday the Lambeth rebel gardeners descended on a small patch of unloved public space near Stockwell tube station. In a few hours the area was transformed into a colourful and leafy oasis complete with trees and plants specially selected […]
A Letter To Claire Holland, Cllr
The XR Lambeth politics group have put in an extraordinary amount of work over the past few months. The vast majority has been focussed on the council’s corporate decarbonisation plans and the Lambeth citizens assembly and this week they’ve been […]
South West Uprising – XR take over Brockwell Park
On Saturday, Rebels from all over South London came together in Brockwell park to put on the South West Uprising. Aimed at promoting event to promote local Extinction Rebellion groups. This was the result of weeks of planning during which […]
XRL politics group talk at Byline Festival
Rob, Colette and Neil from our politics group were joined by Adam from Tower Hamlets to give a talk at Byline Festival on Monday. The event, which included a dedicated XR tent, describes itself as ‘a festival with a social, […]
Lambeth citizens’ assembly: the news so far
The news earlier this year that Lambeth Council will be holding a citizens’ assembly on climate change was met with joy and scepticism in almost equal measures. While this is a huge step towards participatory democracy becoming part of the […]
Strikes past and future: how the School Strikes can inspire the Earth Strike
With the upcoming global Earth Strike growing ever closer we were reminded of an article written by our friend and fellow Lambeth Rebel, Steve Tooze, in the ‘The London Economic’. In it he describes his experience earlier this year of […]
The Lambeth Citizen’s Assembly Celebration Garden
The Celebration Garden continues to evolve The site alongside the Somerleyton Estate in Brixton was chosen by XRL Gardeners at the start of summer. After the first action day, during which around 20 Rebels contributed to a dramatic transformation of […]