64 Quotes by Gail Bradbrook

I always had a desire to see change and be part of it.

What I would say is that in its first iteration, Extinction Rebellion is really about democracy, by calling in for these new democratic forms for people to have their power. And frankly, in many countries of the world, democracy is in just absolute shambles.

We need to have a grown-up conversation about what kind of system do we need, both politically and legally and culturally and economically, that will stop this ridiculous, outrageous harming that we're doing to ourselves and the planet.

We have to be bringing carbon out of the atmosphere, and we can't wait for these magical technologies that are somehow going to suck the carbon out of the atmosphere in the future and mean we can do business as usual. And so, what we have to do, what we're going to need to do, is really work with nature to repair the climate.

What happens if you stand passively by the side of the road with a placard saying, you know, 'Stop climate change' is you just get ignored. When you get on the street and block it, people start to have a conversation about this existential situation that we're in.

I want to live in a beautiful, nature-filled world, and, if we get shot on the streets fighting for it, so be it.

I just like swearing and being cheeky.

You have to keep building. Movements have to move forward.

Some people see protesting as a bit of a dirty thing, and certainly the idea of getting arrested was not on people's radar.