“As I lay in the middle of the road outside Downing Street awaiting my imminent arrest, surrounded by police, a young indigenous man in Ecuador was being thrown off a bridge to his death for doing exactly what I had done: taking to the streets to peacefully protest. It is the moral obligation of those of us in countries who can carry out the mass civil disobedience that is required to avoid a mass extinction event, to do so. That is why I was willing to be arrested in October.” Beth, Brighton rebel, arrested on Whitehall in October.

Please donate to help cover the costs of legal fees of those arrested.

On October 31st 2018, Extinction Rebellion declared an open rebellion against the British government for its failure to inform and protect its citizens from the approaching climate and ecological catastrophe. It was the greatest collective act of non-violent direct action this country has ever seen. During the October rebellion, XR South East was tasked with holding Whitehall, one of the hardest sites. Amazingly, we were able to hold it for 3 days.

We could only do that because there were rebels willing to be arrested, with 47 arrested from Brighton. Now some of those rebels are being taken to court and will face an extended period of disruption and stress, as well as financial costs.

This is where you come in.

If you are not in a position to get arrested or give your time to blockade a road or a bridge, please consider paying the legal costs of someone who is.

Extinction Rebellion action is proving effective, but as the fight is taken to the courts the legal costs for individual rebels can be substantial. We need your help to create a Brighton Extinction Rebellion fund which we can use to support our fellow rebels, from now and into to the future.

Please donate anything you can, and share this page widely with your friends, family and on social media.

Thank you for your support.