Extinction Rebellion 09/07/19: 11
On October 7, world-wide, a group calling itself Extinction Rebellion congregated to bring attention to the climate crisis by disrupting traffic. The idea was to block a bridge during rush-hour.
The Extinction Rebellion people in Calgary were very polite during their take over of the Louise Bridge near Kensington. Most of the time they stood in crosswalks with their signs and banners when drivers waited at red lights. They were almost entertaining with one guy dressed as The Joker and another guy dancing with a hula hoop. Occasionally they followed the XR program and stopped traffic during green lights but then some of them went car-to-car offering Timbits during their disruption.
The police were there mostly in an observational capacity, watching that everyone stayed civil. One officer took photos of protesters. But he also photos of drivers who edged too closely to the demonstrators or seemed overly aggressive with their car horns. And there were a few. One pedestrian shouted at them that there was no climate crisis. An old lady asked me what was going on. When I told her it was to draw attention to climate change she scowled and asked, "During rush hour?!"
* Extinction Rebellion website
* Extinction Rebellion Calgary website
* Extinction Rebellion - Google News
* Calgary climate protesters skip major traffic disruption, hand out Timbits instead - CBC News
Extinction Rebellion 09/07/19: 11
On October 7, world-wide, a group calling itself Extinction Rebellion congregated to bring attention to the climate crisis by disrupting traffic. The idea was to block a bridge during rush-hour.
The Extinction Rebellion people in Calgary were very polite during their take over of the Louise Bridge near Kensington. Most of the time they stood in crosswalks with their signs and banners when drivers waited at red lights. They were almost entertaining with one guy dressed as The Joker and another guy dancing with a hula hoop. Occasionally they followed the XR program and stopped traffic during green lights but then some of them went car-to-car offering Timbits during their disruption.
The police were there mostly in an observational capacity, watching that everyone stayed civil. One officer took photos of protesters. But he also photos of drivers who edged too closely to the demonstrators or seemed overly aggressive with their car horns. And there were a few. One pedestrian shouted at them that there was no climate crisis. An old lady asked me what was going on. When I told her it was to draw attention to climate change she scowled and asked, "During rush hour?!"
* Extinction Rebellion website
* Extinction Rebellion Calgary website
* Extinction Rebellion - Google News
* Calgary climate protesters skip major traffic disruption, hand out Timbits instead - CBC News