The co-founder of Extinction Rebellion Vancouver says a new approach is needed to build a broader, more effective movement to fight climate change.
Tom Hetherington says founders of Extinction Rebellion Vancouver are winding down the organization and a new group known as Unify Regional Extinction Rebellion plans to take a less disruptive approach based on the recent work of Extinction Rebellion in the U.K.
Hetherington says past actions by Extinction Rebellion Vancouver, which included blocking intersections in Vancouver to disrupt traffic, were designed to snap the public out of complacency when it comes to the climate crisis.
“Sometimes when people are asleep, you’ve got to ring the bell, you’ve got to make some noise to wake them
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