We need a revolution in consciousness to overturn the system we live in, to strengthen our democracy, to find courage and give hope to our children. Gail Bradbrook Read Quote
It’s only by being disruptive that you get people to have a conversation about an issue. Gail Bradbrook Read Quote
The economic system is acting like a cancer on humanity. The regulatory system, the accountants, the legal firms support the metastasizing of this cancer. Gail Bradbrook Read Quote
Nothing is being done of any real significance. Our demand is the government must tell the truth about the crisis we’re in. And that includes working with communities to build resilience… We want to go to net carbon zero emissions by 2015 and reduce our consumption levels. Gail Bradbrook Read Quote
We could easily be facing starvation in the U.K. if the weather effect continues as it is. We need to be building resilience in our communities. Gail Bradbrook Read Quote
People think that climate change is something happening to somebody else at some other time but it’s coming home. Gail Bradbrook Read Quote
We need to go to net zero carbon really quickly. And we’re also asking for a people’s assembly so people can decide how the change happens. We’ll know when governments are doing different things, it could feel like a war, a beautiful war. Gail Bradbrook Read Quote
The absolute key issue is: how do you create enough political pressure? It’s up to us to create that political will and there are tried and tested techniques for doing that. So we’re talking about the need for civil disobedience that escalates into a rebellion and uprising. Gail Bradbrook Read Quote
One of the tensions in XR are people who want to slow down and be strategic and then people who think it’s an emergency, let’s get out on the street now. There have been conflicts and disagreements. Gail Bradbrook Read Quote
