{"id":754,"date":"2020-06-29T10:31:46","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T10:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/?p=754"},"modified":"2020-07-06T10:15:13","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T10:15:13","slug":"why-join-animal-rebellion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/why-join-animal-rebellion\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Join Animal Rebellion?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want to rebel against animal agriculture and the havoc it wreaks on the environment? Then join Animal Rebellion, a movement for social and climate justice that aims to end fishing and animal agriculture through non-violent protest. In autumn last year, Animal Rebellion started their campaign by shutting down Smithfield\u2019s meat market and taking its message to the streets of London and the doors of government.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20191007_152747-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Animal Rebellion Occupying Smithfield Meat Market in London\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20191007_152747-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20191007_152747-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What is Animal Rebellion?<\/h2>\n<p>Remember the <a href=\"https:\/\/rebellion.earth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Extinction Rebellion<\/a> (XR) protests in 2019 where environmental protestors occupied the streets of London, demanding the government declare a climate emergency and commit to reaching zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2025? Animal Rebellion are an off-shoot of this movement that defines itself as:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA mass volunteer movement using non-violent civil disobedience to help the transition to a plant-based food system, as an attempt to halt massive extinction, alleviate the worst effects of climate breakdown and ensure justice for animals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-751 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20191007_172557-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"London telephone box with Plant Based Food System banner on\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During the autumn protests in London, the non-profit group (sometimes known as Animal Extinction Rebellion) acted in solidarity with XR while organising their own separate actions to raise awareness about the link between animal agriculture and climate change. Namely, that fishing and animal agriculture are the leading causes of deforestation, extinction, ocean dead zones, water scarcity, soil erosion, air and water pollution and ecosystem collapse.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Animal Rebellion: It&#039;s time to take a stand\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5d39GoQFl98?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Simply put, Animal Rebellion\u2019s message is that we cannot fight climate change without tackling animal agriculture and fishing and instead adopting a plant-based food system.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_2288-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Animal Rebel banner \" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_2288-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_2288-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What are their demands?<\/h2>\n<p>Similarly to XR, Animal Rebellion has three demands:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tell the Truth<\/strong> \u2013 the government must declare a climate and ecological emergency.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Act Now<\/strong> \u2013 the government must commit to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Create a Citizens\u2019 Assembly<\/strong> \u2013 the government must be led by the decisions of these assemblies when tackling climate and ecological justice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Their strategy for achieving these demands is to use mass non-violent civil disobedience such as sit-ins, marches, occupations and blockades that cause economic disruption and raise awareness of the cause. In order to achieve real system change, previous social justice movements have proven that we need to mobilise 3.5 percent of the population in this way.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-746 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20191007_172346-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Animal Rebellion Demands\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In line with XR\u2019s values, there\u2019s no head of Animal Rebellion. Rebels organise themselves into local affinity groups and work autonomously, engaging in acts of civil disobedience. You can find out more about <a href=\"https:\/\/animalrebellion.org\/about\/values\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">their values here<\/a>, but Animal Rebellion are a non-speciesist movement that welcomes everyone and is inclusive and non-violent.<\/p>\n<h2>What have they achieved so far?<\/h2>\n<p>Animal Rebellion declared themselves in open rebellion against the UK government on 17th August 2019, during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/the-animal-rights-march\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Official Animal Rights March<\/a>. I was at the 10,000-strong march, which stopped to occupy Trafalgar Square, where speakers from the movement set out their demands and autumn rebellion plans.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_2270-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Animal Rebellion London Protest 2019\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_2270-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_2270-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Following this, Animal Rebellion reforested Parliament Square as a symbolic act while the Amazon Rainforest burned, spray-painted government buildings and held training sessions for activists. They also attended the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/vegan-campout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2019 Vegan Campout<\/a> in August, where I listened to their speeches and signed up to be part of the movement.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_2271-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Stopping traffic on the Animal Rebellion march to Smithfield's Meat Market, October 2019\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_2271-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_2271-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t until October though that things really kicked into gear, alongside the XR protests. On the 7th October, I joined 1,500 people to march through London, waving banners, chanting and briefly stopping traffic to occupy Smithfield, the UK\u2019s oldest meat market.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-750 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20191007_172530-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Delicious, nutritious and no-one died! Sign at the vegetable market\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20191007_172530-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20191007_172530-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Smithfield Animal Rebellion protest<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the setting, there was a celebratory atmosphere as we all gathered under the meat market\u2019s arch. People shared food, burned incense and decorated the space with banners. To show the world what a plant-based alternative to the market would be like, stalls were set up with vegan food and piles of fruit and vegetables.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20191007_172426-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Fruit and Vegetable Stalls at Smithfield Meat Market during Animal Rebellion Protests\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20191007_172426-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20191007_172426-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As evening drew in, there were performances from vegan musicians and impassioned speeches from TV presenter Chris Packham, as well as The Guardian\u2019s environmental reporter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/video\/2019\/oct\/16\/george-monbiot-arrested-for-defying-climate-protest-ban-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">George Monbiot, who was later arrested<\/a> during the Animal\/Extinction Rebellion protests. Later that night, during the 18-hour sit-in, there was a candlelit vigil for the animals as meat trucks came in to deliver their bodies.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-745\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20191007_171945-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"George Monbiot opening the Smithfield veg market during Animal Rebellion\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20191007_171945-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20191007_171945-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I found the Smithfield action an incredibly positive and productive experience that garnered national and international <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-london-49976197\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news coverage.<\/a> The action was peaceful and conducted in cooperation with the market, all the police I saw and engaged with during the event were polite and respectful. Just one man was arrested for climbing atop the market and unfurling a banner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20191007_155723-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Plant Based Food System banner at Smithfield's Animal Rebellion occupation\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20191007_155723-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20191007_155723-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Throughout the next week, Animal Rebellion moved around London, occupying various spaces and eventually merging with XR. Time was spent protesting outside DEFRA and other government buildings, there were marches and hundreds of activists camped out, occupying spaces such as parks and Trafalgar Square. Spokespeople from the group appeared on national TV and were quoted in mainstream news outlets.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_2257-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Animal Rebellion Vegan march through London, October 2019\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_2257-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_2257-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A second direct action attracted more media attention, as 200 activists gathered in the early hours of the morning to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/animal-rebellion-extinction-billingsgate-fish-market-protest-arrests-london-a9153136.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shut down Billingsgate Fish Market<\/a> in Poplar. Around 28 people were arrested for blocking the road for a vigil and one man was arrested for chaining himself to the entrance gate.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20191007_144840-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Animal Rebellion protestors at Smithfield Meat Market, London October 2019\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20191007_144840-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_20191007_144840-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>How to get involved with Animal Rebellion<\/h2>\n<p>Animal Rebellion&#8217;s message is even more crucial now that we&#8217;ve seen the damage a zoological virus can cause in the form of Covid-19. The pandemic and lockdown has made actions more difficult in 2020, but Animal Rebellion are still operating and held a Blood on Your Hands global action in July outside of local authority offices (with masks, gloves and social distancing) to emphasise the pressing need for food system change.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_2285-1024x532.jpg\" alt=\"Food System Change Now! banner\" width=\"1024\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_2285-980x510.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_2285-480x250.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There have also been recent protests and vigils over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/opinion\/contributors\/2020\/06\/23\/animal-activist-died-trying-to-expose-what-bill-156-will-hide.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">killing of animal rights activist Regan Russell<\/a> in Canada. Right now, the easiest way to get involved with Animal Rebellion is to take part in <a href=\"https:\/\/animalrebellion.org\/alonetogether\/\">#alonetogether<\/a>, Animal Rebellion\u2019s Zoom programme of workshops Q&amp;As and Non-Violent-Direct-Action training. Here\u2019s how you can learn more and get involved:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/animalrebellion.org\/join\/donate\/\">Donate<\/a> to raise awareness, train members and fund actions<\/li>\n<li>Visit the Animal Rebellion <a href=\"https:\/\/animalrebellion.org\/\">website<\/a> to learn more<\/li>\n<li>Follow and engage with the movement on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AnimalRebellion\/\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RebelsAnimal?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/animalrebellion.org\/join\/\">Join<\/a> the movement by starting your own infinity group or joining one in your local area or volunteering to be part of the national team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Pin me for later!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-758 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Animal-Rebellion-.jpg\" alt=\"Animal Rebellion Pinterest Pin\" width=\"735\" height=\"1102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Animal-Rebellion-.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.londonvegandiaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Animal-Rebellion--480x720.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 735px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to rebel against animal agriculture and the havoc it wreaks on the environment? 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