The extinction rebellion may sound a violent and bloody uprising, but in reality, it is envisaged to be a peaceful, non-violent protest aimed at welfare of the human beings. Extinction Rebellion (abbreviated as XR) is a global environmental movement with the stated aim of using non-violent civil disobedience to compel government action to avoid tipping points in the climate system, biodiversity loss, and the risk of social and ecological collapse. Extinction Rebellion was pioneered by Gail Bradbrook, Simon Bramwel and Roger Hallam, along with other activists from the campaign group Rising Up! in the United Kingdom on 31 October 2018.
Earlier that month, about one hundred academics signed a memorandum in their support. In November 2018, five bridges across the River Thames in London were blockaded as a protest. In April 2019, Extinction Rebellion occupied five prominent sites in central London; Piccadilly Circus, Oxford Circus, Marble Arch, Waterloo....
