COP26: activists take to the streets in Oxford and Glasgow

Extinction Rebellion members were joined on Cornmarket on Tuesday, November 9 by ‘species threatened with extinction’ due to the climate emergency.

A scarlet tiger moth, turtle and Nellie the Elephant, who thinks ‘Barclays Bank should divest from fossil fuels’, were all marched through the city by the activists.

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Photographs from the protest show the large-puppet style creatures positioned outside Barclays Bank.

Extinction Rebellion marched the creatures through the city. Picture: Extinction Rebellion

Meanwhile, in Glasgow on Monday, November 7, another Oxford activist took to the streets.

Teenager Braden Sheehy took part in ‘a dramatic’ action in Glasgow's George Square with the aim of highlighting the impact of oil companies on communities in the global south.

During the event, 17-year-old Braden, together with two others, had 'oil' (which was really coloured custard) poured into their mouths to symbolise the destruction of the fossil fuel. 

Braden Sheehy, from Oxford, took part in a demonstration in Glasgow. Picture: Braden Sheehy

Braden said the experience ‘wasn't pleasant’ but he felt strongly about the issue he was happy to go through with it in order to awareness.

He said: "I want people to see the injustice of ecocide, through the extraction of fossil fuels and exploitation of poorer countries, which is a centuries-long business strategy".

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