EXTINCTION Rebellion's climate change action saw concerned parents staged a protest at the heart of Oxford yesterday.

Campaigners gathered at Bonn Square at 2pm in support of a simultaneous protest by families in London outside the Bank of England, who demanded that it stops funding firms, which destroy the climate.

The group believes that the Bank's short-term view is a 'false economy' that fails to recognise the joint crises of Covid-19 and climate change.

Wearing face coverings, standing socially distanced and armed with placards and packed lunches, parents protested together with their children.

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One mother of two Lizzie Moore explained why she took part in the event "I am terrified that I will have to explain to my two daughters why we did not take action on climate change whilst we still had the chance.

"As a public health doctor I am trained to look at the wider picture.

"Failure to put climate change at the very centre of the UK’s pandemic recovery strategy is like treating a symptom, rather than the cause of a much larger global crisis."

Jon Kennedy, who also participated in the event, added: "We cannot stand by whilst children's futures are pitted against short term economic gains."