IOS Week of Action - Oct 2024

In Oct 2024 Insure Our Survival campaign's week of action targeted at the insurance industry.

The week of action was contributed to by many local groups as well as a 3-day London action.

A full round-up of the week of action can be viewed on the XRUK website.

View the Feedback and Learning from these actions.

Watch the XRUK livestream on YouTube here:
Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday

Read the demand letter - issued to insurers 14 days ahead of the action.

Press

Online coverage

• Extinction Rebellion target insurance giants in City of London - Socialist Worker
  
  

• Climate activists in ‘zombie dance’ protest outside insurance offices - The Independant
  
  

• Extinction Rebellion danced in Glasgow dressed as 'zombies' while protesting climate change - Daily Record
  
  

• Extinction Rebellion blockade Gherkin as more insurance firms targeted - Insurance Times
  
  

• Dump all new oil, gas & coal now - or we’ll keep coming back (Manchester AIG Occupation) - Protection Reporter
  
  

• Climate activists to protest insurance companies' involvement in fossils as zombies - Morning Star
  
  

• Swiss Re and Chubb targeted in 2nd day of climate protests - The Insurer- from Reuters
  
  

• Six climate demonstrators arrested in WTW protest - Sustainable Insurer- from Reuters
  
  

• The floods are HERE! Extinction Rebellion cause righteous CHAOS in City of London - The Canary
  
  

• Extinction Rebellion target multiple Howden offices - Insurance Times
  
  

• Local Extinction Rebellion activists join ‘insure our survival’ week of action with Bournemouth demonstration - West Country Voices
  
  

• Extinction Rebellion to insurers: “Insure our survival” - Insurance Business
  
  

• Climate change protestors in Shrewsbury target role of insurance industry - Shropshire Star
  
  

• Extinction Rebellion protest takes place in Fishergate - Preston News
  
  

• XR protesters target Exeter office to stop 'fossil fuel criminals' - Devon Live
  
  

• Climate activists target Bournemouth insurance brokers - Daily Echo
  
  

• Insurers warned of more protests if fossil fuel cover continues - Emerging Risks
  
  

• Extinction Rebellion's Harrogate protest just one event in weekend of action over fossil fuel projects - Harrogate Advertiser
  
  

Print coverage

The Daily Telegraph, 29/10/24

Financial Times

The Times, 29/10/24

The Guardian, 2/11/24

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