Last weekend (17-18 August) saw local supporters of the climate change movement Extinction Rebellion stage a series of protests, workshops and other events in Greenwich and Blackheath.
The weekend started on Saturday morning (17/8/2019) with a couple of hundred people joining a procession from the Cutty Sark in Greenwich, up through Greenwich Park and on to Blackheath.
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'Towards the Common' |
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In Greenwich park |
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Briefly stopping the traffic on the A2 across Blackheath |
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'South East London Rebel Rising' |
Local Extinction Rebellion groups have now now been established in Lewisham, Greenwich, Southwark, Lambeth, Bexley and Bromley. Along with other groups across the country they are now planning for a major action in central London in October