Why I'm turning from law-maker to law-breaker to try to save the planet | Molly Scott Cato

Direct action and civil disobedience is now needed to force governments to see that our survival as a species is at risk o Molly Scott Cato is Green party MEP for South West EnglandOn Wednesday I will join hundreds of others in Parliament Square to assert that we will not stand idly by in the face of climate breakdown and ecological crisis. We will affirm a commitment to engage in non-violent but illegal activities to try and force urgent action. Collectively we have signed a declaration to this effect; an Extinction Rebellion against the British government for criminal inaction.Over decades we have all operated in our different spheres of life - whether as journalists, academics, politicians, campaigners and educators - to ring the alarm about the way planetary life support systems are being destroyed. But a powerful alliance of wealthy individuals and multinational corporations, backed by complicit politicians, has subverted the political process and blocked action. This is why, whoever we are and whatever we do, we are coming together now to say we are prepared to engage in civil disobedience to force urgent climate action. Continue reading...