extinction rebellion

Climate activism has been on a wild ride lately, from the shock tactics of young activists throwing soup on famous paintings to a surge in climate lawsuits by savvy plaintiffs. While some people consider disruptive “antics” like attacking museum artwork with food to be confusing and alienating for the public, research into social movements shows there is a method to the seeming madness. By strategically using both radical forms of civil disobedience and more mainstream public actions, such as lobbying and state-sanctioned demonstrations, activists can grab the public’s attention while making less aggressive tactics seem much more acceptable. Two activists were arrested after throwing tomato soup on Vincent Van Gogh’s glass-covered ‘Sunflowers’ at the National Gallery in London in 2023 in a bid to draw media attention so they could talk about oil’s role in climate change. Just Stop O...

Eco-activists have gone into action in major Italian cities.In Venice they poured the same phosphorescent dye into the waters of the Grand Canal

Ecoactivists cited in particular the Pontiff's speech for Cop28

The "mythical" action of the environmentalist group at the Veneto Region building:«We like Laocoön warn you about the climate consequences»

A group of climate activists put up some posters at the entrance to the building:«It's time for Rai to do its part»