XR announce mass occupation after general election result

CLIMATE activists accused Labour today of “simply rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic,” responding to the party’s general election victory by inviting people to join a three-day mass occupation.
Extinction Rebellion’s three-day Upgrade Democracy occupation will explore ways to reform Britain’s democratic system.
It take place in a secret location that will target a “symbol of our broken system” in south-east England from August 30 to September 1.
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