Hundreds of Australian academics declare support for climate rebellion

More than 250 academics at Australian universities say the federal government’s inaction on the climate crisis requires civil disobedience in response and they feel a “moral duty” to rebel and “defend life itself”.

In an open letter, professors, researchers and lecturers from more than a dozen institutions have declared support for the Extinction Rebellion movement and its global week of non-violent civil disobedience in October.

The letter has been published the same day that tens of thousands are expected to take part in school climate strikes at more than 100 locations across Australia.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/20/hundreds-of-australian-academics-declare-support-for-climate-rebellion

School students attend the global #ClimateStrike rally in Sydney in March

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