Scientist Rebellion also in action in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A conference on the climate and ecological crisis was held at the University of Kinshasa,with 200+ people attending. High-level talks with conservation agency and demonstrations took place in Goma. 14/
In Abeokuta, Ogun Province, Nigeria, 300+ university students & lecturers joined a climate march and participated in education advocacy lecture on climate emergency led by @Toyinclimate . 13 (restarted)/
78y/o Dr. Martin Wolterding-formerly marine ecology professor-was our hero in Australia.He was arrested twice for roadblocks with @fireproofaus activists in Sydney.Rebels also active in Victoria & West Australia (paper pastings)+South Australia (teach-in). --- RT @ScientistRebel1 Dr. Martin Wolterding has been arrested taking direct action on the City West Link in Sydney. He taught biology+marine ecology for over 4 decades as a pro… https://twitter.com/ScientistRebel1/status/1511492826894413830
In Bogotá, Colombia, several teach-ins livestreamed on internet were held,talking about decolonization of climate activism,climate debt, and how the climate crisis impacts societies under extractivism, colonialism and violence. With @limoros, @ana16_jaramillo @clasealacalle 16/
In Mexico, rebel scientists pasted papers to the walls and doors of the Science and Technology Research and Application Centre at the autonomous university of San Luis Potosí. 17/
In Argentina, rebel scientists went out universities in 5 cities to paste posters and raise awareness (Buenos Aires,Mar del Plata,Misiones,Córdoba,Rosario) and run a teach-in on the climate crisis, renewable energies & agroecology at Buenos Aires University. 18/
Over 1,000 scientists in over 25 countries worldwide took disruptive, non-violent actions and engaged in civil disobedience targeting governmental, scientific and corporate institutions to highlight the urgency and injustice of the climate and ecological crisis. 1/
Scientists willing to tell the truth about the climate crisis, and act like it. Join us in civil disobedience against criminal governments.-[Avatar description]Extinction Rebellion symbol (by street artist ESP, 2011) filled with Warming Stripes graphics (by climate scientist Ed Hawkins, 2018)[Banner description]Photo of activists wearing white lab coats and locked together with a steel chain, blocking a street, while holding a banner reading "CLIMATE REVOLUTION OR WE WILL LOSE EVERYTHING"