Extinction Rebellion: Activists strip, march through Melbourne city streets
The hourglass is often depicted as a symbol that human existence is fleeting; the "sands of time" will run out for every human life. It was used on pirate flags, to strike fear into the hearts of the pirates' victims. In this protest they use this symbol to convey a message about the climate disaster that our world is facing. Extinction Rebellion have adopted the hourglass surrounded by a circle as their Logo. This symbol represents the threat of holocene extinction on Earth; the circle represents the planet and the stylised hourglass is a warning that time is running out for many species. The symbol dates to at least 2011 and has been attributed to anonymous East London artist Goldfrog ESP. On his website, ESP makes the extinction symbol freely available to those who wish to use it, but makes it clear that it has always been an anti-consumerist project.
They combined this warning symbol with nudity. They emblazoned their bodies with activism slogans and this logo among other symbols. This protest technique has been employed before but it feels especially fitting in our fight against the looming fate of the earth. Stripping bare as an attention grabbing technique in this case also represents the helplessness that a human in their most raw and natural form feels towards global warming. They used nudity as a metaphor, to represent the vulnerability that we face as a human race towards climate change.
I have complied my highlights of the articles below.
Extinction Rebellion climate change protesters strip off for ‘nudie parade’ complete with glitter boobs in Australia
The semi-naked protesters waved flags emblazoned with hourglasses - a symbol of time running out - as painted slogans on their bodies told the world to "act now" on climate change. Others covered themselves in what looked like blood and oil and scrawled "Business as usual" on their stomachs, as a challenge to the world's governments and corporations to do more.
They then removed their shoes and lined them up to represent the 110 lives lost daily from air pollution in the UK.
Activists in the UK are calling for net zero carbon emissions by 2025 - 25 years sooner than the Government's current pledge.
Extinction Rebellion: Activists strip, march through Melbourne city streets
Slogans painted on bare chests and breasts included "compost the rich", "emergency: act now" and "we are overexposed".
It was the sixth day of protests in Melbourne as part of a global call for governments to declare a climate emergency and act on climate change
Extinction Rebellion spokesman James Norman said the group was pleased with the week's headline-grabbing antics.
"Today's action was intended as a celebratory action where Extinction Rebellion people were willing to get naked to show our vulnerability to climate action, as a metaphor," Mr Norman said.
"We're shifting the narrative about the urgency of climate change and for the first time, conveying that into the lounge rooms of Australia. It feels like this week we have become a household name, and this is just the beginning."
an Age reader's poll revealed 85 per cent supported the Extinction Rebellion protests.
Photo credit: Rex Features
They combined this warning symbol with nudity. They emblazoned their bodies with activism slogans and this logo among other symbols. This protest technique has been employed before but it feels especially fitting in our fight against the looming fate of the earth. Stripping bare as an attention grabbing technique in this case also represents the helplessness that a human in their most raw and natural form feels towards global warming. They used nudity as a metaphor, to represent the vulnerability that we face as a human race towards climate change.
I have complied my highlights of the articles below.
Extinction Rebellion climate change protesters strip off for ‘nudie parade’ complete with glitter boobs in Australia
The semi-naked protesters waved flags emblazoned with hourglasses - a symbol of time running out - as painted slogans on their bodies told the world to "act now" on climate change. Others covered themselves in what looked like blood and oil and scrawled "Business as usual" on their stomachs, as a challenge to the world's governments and corporations to do more.
They then removed their shoes and lined them up to represent the 110 lives lost daily from air pollution in the UK.
Activists in the UK are calling for net zero carbon emissions by 2025 - 25 years sooner than the Government's current pledge.
Extinction Rebellion: Activists strip, march through Melbourne city streets
Slogans painted on bare chests and breasts included "compost the rich", "emergency: act now" and "we are overexposed".
It was the sixth day of protests in Melbourne as part of a global call for governments to declare a climate emergency and act on climate change
Extinction Rebellion spokesman James Norman said the group was pleased with the week's headline-grabbing antics.
"Today's action was intended as a celebratory action where Extinction Rebellion people were willing to get naked to show our vulnerability to climate action, as a metaphor," Mr Norman said.
"We're shifting the narrative about the urgency of climate change and for the first time, conveying that into the lounge rooms of Australia. It feels like this week we have become a household name, and this is just the beginning."
an Age reader's poll revealed 85 per cent supported the Extinction Rebellion protests.
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