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Cofounder of Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil. Sign up for articles and resistance at https://rogerhallam.com/#/portal/signup

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Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · Nov 19

Hi Bluesky people, I’m Roger, founder of Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil.

I’m in prison for 5 years for resisting the carbon regimes.

I worked as an organic farmer in Wales for 30 years before unprecedented rains destroyed £100,000 worth of my crops 🧵
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The Climate Situation is Beyond F**ked. 1000’s of millions of Climate Refugees, Economic Collapse & Human Extinction. Join me in a Global Revolution to change it.

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Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · 18h

What we can all agree on:

no climate, no farmers, no food.

The Love Paradigm: How Mini-Assemblies Can Save Us
rev21.earth/mini-assembl...

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Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · 19h

If you won’t go as far as God, at least grant yourself a better story than “we’re clever and doomed”. Come and experience a new way of being.

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"Coral ecosystems on which about a billion people depend for food/livelihood are now tipping into irreversible decline."

Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · 22h

Civil resistance wins when it mixes disruption and trust.

Break unjust laws — but keep your humanity.

That’s how we win without becoming what we fight.
rogerhallam.com/why-the-palestine-protest-should-have-paused

⏸️ Why the Palestine protest should have paused — not out of fear, but out of love.

Once again, protestors across the UK are being arrested en masse for political protest. Their right to do is profoundly British – and must be protected

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Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · 1d

75% of soldiers returning from Vietnam said they had a positive experience.

What does that say about human resilience—and the lies we live by?

Watch my first talk after prison on why civil disobedience matters more than ever.

🎥 youtu.be/zISw142NKBU

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Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · 1d

The myths of modernity are collapsing. Growth, progress, technology — none will save us. That is why I write in The Ecologist, a rare place for truth. theecologist.org/profile/roge...

Roger Hallam | The Ecologist

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Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · 1d

A Revolution Powered by the People, for the People.

Have a voice at the table and input into our next convention.
Be invited to Revolutionaries exclusive events.
Ensure that the revolution is grassroots-powered.
…And more!
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Support Rev21 – Revolution in the 21st Century

We are in a crucial moment in time, and without financial support to grow power and build solid organisations, we risk missing our final opportunity to prevent mass death.

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Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · 1d

Now that I’m free from prison, I can finally restart my podcast.

Listen to my first talk since freedom --- now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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I Went to Prison for the Climate — Here’s What I Learned

Designing the Revolution · Episode

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Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · 1d

WE DECIDE TO RE-MAKE THE WORLD:
ONLINE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

15-16th Nov 2025
How do we remake a world that’s falling apart?
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Support us and have a voice at the table plus input into our next convention, and more!
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Robin Boardman @robinboardman.com · 1d

Mass movements shape history, but the corporate media buries them.

They glorify chaos, not courage — violence, not vision.

It’s time to revolutionise the media. Let’s tell the truth about the beauty of humanity!

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Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · 2d

This podcast dives into how the very vulnerability we seek to avoid is the key to true revolution, both within ourselves and in the world around us.
rogerhallam.com/beyond-the-p...

Suffering Is Good For You

Suffering isn’t just pain—it’s the raw fuel that sparks both personal and collective revolution.

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Robin Boardman @robinboardman.com · 2d

79 people have been imprisoned in Britain for acts of nonviolent resistance with Just Stop Oil and Palestine Action. Collectively, they have served more than 7,700 days — over 21 years — behind bars. 14 are still inside.

They remind us that truth-telling under tyranny carries a price.

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Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · 2d

Modern “democracy” was built to protect the rich.

Elections, parties, branches — all systems of domination.

Real democracy means sortition, participation, and people deciding for themselves.
theecologist.org/2025/oct/01/...

The power of participation

From Your Party to our movement.

theecologist.org

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Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · 3d

At 3°C of warming, 4 billion people could die. That’s what our kids will face by the time they’re 40. In Britain, we don’t do ideology. We face the truth.
www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/just...

Just Stop Oil founder: Britain is a country where we speak our minds – even if we’re jailed for it

Once again, protestors across the UK are being arrested en masse for political protest. Their right to do is profoundly British – and must be protected, argues Roger Hallam, the co-founder of Just…

www.gq-magazine.co.uk

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Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · 3d

After protesters killed 22 policemen, Gandhi paused India’s independence movement.

Not out of fear — but love.

We must rediscover that moral courage in Palestine solidarity today.
rogerhallam.com/why-the-palestine-protest-should-have-paused

⏸️ Why the Palestine protest should have paused — not out of fear, but out of love.

Once again, protestors across the UK are being arrested en masse for political protest. Their right to do is profoundly British – and must be protected

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Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · 4d

The fastest way to change a society is mass participation civil disobedience.

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Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · 4d

Facing collapse without fear. That’s what prison taught me. That’s what we need now.
youtu.be/zISw142NKBU

Why I Found Joy in Prison

This is my first full talk after being released from prison. Here's what I learnt inside, why civil disobedience matters more than ever, and why materialism on its own has failed to move people. I…

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Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · 4d

I’m back from prison.
Still under partial house arrest, but more determined than ever.

If you want to keep in touch and support my work, sign up to my email list. As thanks, I’ll send you a free ebook of my prison writings.
rogerhallam.com#/portal/signup

Roger Hallam

The Climate Situation is Beyond F**ked. 1000’s of millions of Climate Refugees, Economic Collapse & Human Extinction. Join me in a Global Revolution to change it.

rogerhallam.com

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Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · 4d

Your Party has 800,000 signups — but it’s already imploding into power struggles.

The problem isn’t personalities. It’s the system.

You can’t use domination to end domination.
theecologist.org/2025/oct/01/...

The power of participation

From Your Party to our movement.

theecologist.org

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Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · 5d

Gramsci was right. The old world is dying — and the new one struggles to be born.

We don’t need another left party.

We need real democracy: participation, not domination.
theecologist.org/2025/oct/01/...

The power of participation

From Your Party to our movement.

theecologist.org

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Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · 5d

I think that Saturday's Palestine protest should have paused in the wake of the Synagogue terror attack.

Not out of fear — but out of love.

True nonviolence means compassion, even for those who mourn our opponents.
rogerhallam.com/why-the-palestine-protest-should-have-paused

⏸️ Why the Palestine protest should have paused — not out of fear, but out of love.

Once again, protestors across the UK are being arrested en masse for political protest. Their right to do is profoundly British – and must be protected

rogerhallam.com

Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · 6d

What is the most revealing part of this article? The bit after the end of it, I quote:

"Did you enjoy this article?"

The Curse of Oblivion never had it so good.

www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/03/e...

EU Climate Breakdown

In the sharpest possible contrast to the US approach to climate change, in a very grown-up adult fashion, the EU has publicly stated: “EU officials warn

www.counterpunch.org

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Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · 6d

Pausing a protest isn’t weakness — it’s moral strength.

True nonviolence means compassion, even for those who mourn our opponents.

That’s how we build trust — and win.
rogerhallam.com/why-the-palestine-protest-should-have-paused

⏸️ Why the Palestine protest should have paused — not out of fear, but out of love.

Once again, protestors across the UK are being arrested en masse for political protest. Their right to do is profoundly British – and must be protected

rogerhallam.com

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Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · 6d

In this episode of The Spirit Of Revolution, I explore the deep and often confusing relationship between suffering, resilience, and transformation. What happens when we embrace vulnerability instead of avoiding it?
rogerhallam.com/beyond-the-p...

Suffering Is Good For You

Suffering isn’t just pain—it’s the raw fuel that sparks both personal and collective revolution.

rogerhallam.com

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Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · 9d

In Britain we’re fine with keeping calm. But we’re not OK with carrying on.
www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/just...

Just Stop Oil founder: Britain is a country where we speak our minds – even if we’re jailed for it

www.gq-magazine.co.uk

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