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We smashed the windows of a major bank. A jury acquitted us. This is why | Gully Bujak

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Gully Bujak worked with Extinction Rebellion for several years and is now a community organiser in Hull Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? First, I believe the human spirit is basically good and cooperative, and when given the chance we will make decisions that are compassionate and fair.

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Climate activists guilty of smashing Barclays HQ windows spared jail

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Women were found guilty of causing £100,000 damage to building in Canary Wharf, London Seven climate change activists who were found guilty of causing more than £100,000 of damage by smashing windows at the headquarters of Barclays Bankwere spared jail by a judge.

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Blow for Barclays as 20% of shareholders reject climate strategy

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Bank plan meets opposition after environmental protesters disrupt AGM in Manchester Shareholders dealt an embarrassing blow to Barclays’ climate credentials on Wednesday, with almost 20% rejecting the bank’s climate strategy as activists disrupted its annual meeting to protest against the bank’s financing of fossil fuels.

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Doctors stage XR die-in outside JP Morgan offices in London

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The protest on Friday was organised by one of Extinction Rebellion’s groups, Doctors for Extinction Rebellion. The climate activist medics said this was their biggest protest so far and that JP Morgan was the biggest funder of coal, oil and gas extraction.

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WWF office sit-in enters second day as XR keeps up London protests

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Extinction Rebellion members march through Westminster and target offices of JP Morgan An occupation of the offices of the environmental group WWF by a protest in solidarity with indigenous people in Africa has continued into its second day, as Extinction Rebellion’s actions continued in London on a smaller scale.

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Extinction Rebellion targets City of London in ‘blood money’ protest

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Activists tour financial institutions to highlight firms they believe to be culpable in climate crisis Extinction Rebellion protesters poured red paint over the entrances of City institutions as they marched through London’s financial district in a protest against the ‘“blood money” on which they say the UK economy is built.

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Extinction Rebellion blocks Whitehall in protest against HMRC and Barclays

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Activists say the bank, which handles government tax accounts, gives billions in funding to fossil fuel industries Hundreds of Extinction Rebellion protesters have blocked Whitehall in a protest against HMRC’s links to Barclays Bank, which handles the government’s tax collection bank accounts.

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