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Extinction Rebellion

UK-founded global environmental international movement, which is using nonviolent civil disobedience to compel government action to avoid tipping points in the climate system, biodiversity loss, and the risk of social and ecological collapse
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Extinction Rebellion

Summary

Extinction Rebellion is a social movement[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of social_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (443 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Extinction Rebellion's field of work was global warming[3].
  • Extinction Rebellion's field of work was Holocene extinction[4].
  • Extinction Rebellion is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Extinction Rebellion is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Extinction Rebellion is in the country of Italy[7].
  • Extinction Rebellion is in the country of Kingdom of the Netherlands[8].
  • Extinction Rebellion is in the country of France[9].
  • Extinction Rebellion is in the country of Portugal[10].
  • Extinction Rebellion's image is recorded as London November 23 2018 (19) Extinction Rebellion Protest Tower Hill.jpg[11].
  • Extinction Rebellion's instance of is recorded as social movement[12].
  • Extinction Rebellion's instance of is recorded as organization[13].
  • Extinction Rebellion's instance of is recorded as grassroots movement[14].
  • Extinction Rebellion's instance of is recorded as direct action[15].
  • Extinction Rebellion's founder is recorded as Gail Bradbrook[16].
  • Extinction Rebellion's founder is recorded as Roger Hallam[17].
  • Extinction Rebellion's movement is recorded as environmentalism[18].
  • Extinction Rebellion's movement is recorded as nonviolent resistance[19].
  • Holocene extinction is named after Extinction Rebellion[20].
  • rebellion is named after Extinction Rebellion[21].
  • Extinction Rebellion's logo image is recorded as Logo extinction rebellion.svg[22].
  • Extinction Rebellion's logo image is recorded as Extinction Symbol.svg[23].
  • Extinction Rebellion's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3156916960854790134[24].
  • Extinction Rebellion's GND ID is recorded as 119488928X[25].
  • Extinction Rebellion's Commons category is recorded as Extinction Rebellion[26].
  • Extinction Rebellion's has part is recorded as Extinction Rebellion Australia[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Gail Bradbrook[16] and Roger Hallam[17]. +2018-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Extinction Rebellion[28].

Identity

Extinction Rebellion's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'XR'}[29].

Industry

Fields of work include global warming[3] and Holocene extinction[4].

Why It Matters

Extinction Rebellion ranks in the top 10% of social_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (443 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Burning Pink Canada Denmark France Germany Italy Kingdom of the Netherlands New Zealand organization Pakistan Poland Portugal South Africa Spain Switzerland United Kingdom United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · ~2026-16412-18 · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founder → Gail Bradbrook, Roger Hallam
    Has part(s) → Extinction Rebellion Australia, Extinction Rebellion Germany, Extinction Rebellion UK +5
    Inception → —
    Named after → —
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