Did you start to glaze over when you read the word “white”? As if, because this article is about Whiteness and racism, then this article must be for racists or people of a different race? If so, great! This article is written for you! Also, if you have European heritage…

The actions at the ‘Impossible Rebellion’ in London (August 2021) were impressive. Day after day, groups of dedicated human rebels managed to out-manoeuvre and evade the police, popping up installations and blockades just a few streets away from heavy police presence. A 12-foot high pink table was constructed in-place, a…

I’m currently participating in a process with Extinction Rebellion UK (XRUK) that is attempting to reach group agreement on a difficult and complex task: creating a proposal to revise XRUK’s Demands to embed a greater consideration of justice.* Similar processes have been tried several times before over the past couple…

Indigenous peoples are calling for an immediate moratorium on extraction from the Amazon. — Since I was a child in the 1980’s I have heard calls to protect the Amazon. I remember watching videos of massive trees being cut down, soil washed away, and areas of lush forest burnt and cleared. I was told McDonalds was the villain, as the land was being destroyed…

Yes, yes, I know. The climate is breaking down. It’s urgent. An emergency. We’ve only got a few years left to ‘fix’ it. Indeed, we won’t fix it. Weather patterns will become increasingly unstable and unpredictable, and the effects it will soon have on how humans around the world grow…

This article was mostly written in May 2017, and includes a present-day addendum. There’s a related trial happening today (see below)… I’m writing this as I sit in a police cell. On the floor of my cell I’ve used (clean) toilet paper to spell out various messages to the all-watching…

On going to Prison, Privilege and Preparation — “If you are healthy, it’s not so bad in prison. You have your brain, your conscience and your soul. They cannot take that away from you. Jail is not the worst place for a person who thinks.” – Nadia Tolokonnikova (Pussy Riot) In late 2017 four activists — Genny, Roger, Ian and Stu — were sent to prison in London. It wasn’t that bad… WTF?!? Now, granted, we were only in prison for…

That’s right, I’m sitting in prison. I didn’t write this from prison though. I wrote this a few days before I went, and gave instructions for a friend to publish it once I was incarcerated. …

I’m writing this article partly to request help. I’m hoping the collective wisdom of the community can help to advance the conversation, which may help to defend against austerity and lead to an economy based on compassion. A few weeks ago I went down to a march against austerity that…