Extinction Rebellion 'stemmed from failed bus lane protest'
A failed protest over a bus lane and a psychedelic drug retreat had key roles in forming a global climate protest movement, two founders have revealed.Simon Bramwell said he felt an"acute sense of loss" after protests in Bristol in 2015 that saw campaigners living in treesGail Bradbrook said she"prayed for the codes for social change" on a retreat.
Extinction Rebellion describes itself as a"non-violent civil disobedience activist movement". Its mass protests have been controversial -Four years earlier Mr Bramwell, from Stroud in Gloucestershire, took part in the Stapleton allotment protests that saw campaigners perch in trees for more than a month before being evicted.They were opposing the construction of a new bus lane that connected to the M32, along with several new bus stops and a bridge.
The protest led - in part - to the formation of Extinction Rebellion and its new approach to demonstrations. "The acute sense of loss saw me meeting up with Gail Bradbrook to build campaigns of civil disobedience", said Mr Bramwell.The 47-year-old said she came up with the idea for Extinction Rebellion after"praying for the codes for social change" while on a retreat with psychedelic medicines.
"I've always been interested in how things change, in social change. I was involved in the animal rights movement as a young woman. I've been involved in issues around gender and racism," she said."I've been focused on trying to start civil disobedience since 2010 and tried lots of things that didn't work. So I actually went on a retreat and prayed deeply, with some psychedelic medicine… it was a really intense experience.
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