Extinction Rebellion (XR) climate activists protested in central London yesterday (Saturday, April 9) to call for an end to investment in fossil fuels.
The XR Bristol group were also present as they marched through the capital and staged sit-down protests at several landmarks across the city. Hundreds of protesters gathered initially at Speaker's Corner at Hyde Park in the morning before moving on to Oxford Street and Regent Street.
At these locations, they sat in the road and blocked traffic in the heart of the capital's shopping district. Chants of "save our planet" and "whose streets, our streets" were heard by passers-by while banners read "I am here for nature and children", "navel-gazing into disaster" and "life on earth is dying" were also notable.
