Environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion has announced that it will temporarily stop using public harassment tactics in Britannia and which over the past four years have caused anger among businesses and problems in the movement of citizens, because “little has changed.”

Hundreds of the group’s activists have been arrested for blocking traffic, sticking hands or feet to buildings and roads, and spray-painting buildings, but despite their efforts, they say “little has changed – greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and our planet is dying at an accelerated rate.” “.

The organization’s UK branch said it would prioritize “participation over arrests and relationships over roadblocks” this year.

The organization said in a statement: “As we enter the new year, we are making the controversial decision to temporarily stop disrupting the public order as our primary tactic. We recognize and applaud the ability of disruption to sound the alarm and believe that ever-changing tactics are a necessary approach. What is most needed now is to break down the abuse of power and imbalance to ensure the transition to a just society that works together to end the fossil fuel era. Our politicians, obsessed with greed and bloated with profit, will not do this without pressure. We must be radical in our response to this crisis and resolute in our efforts to respond to the climate and environmental emergency, even if that means taking a different approach than before.”

Extinction Rebellion has called for 100,000 people to surround the British Parliament from 21 April.

He says he’s taking the step now because “many crises” have helped make it an opportunity to “seize the moment.”

Activists believe issues such as the cost-of-living crisis and ongoing strikes can help provide “an ideal opportunity to mobilize and move beyond traditional divisions.”

Source: APE/MEB