Extinction Rebellion Protest Barclays Bristol

November 14, 2022 Chopsy Baby

Bristol activists have been gathered outside of the Broadmead branch of Barclays today as part of a nationwide protest by Extinction Rebellion.

More than 100 banks across the UK have seen action or protest from the early hours of the morning.

The protesting is calling for Barclays – the UK’s and Europe’s largest financier of fossil fuels – to end all investment in its expansion.

Extinction Rebellion co-founder Gail Bradbrook, said: “Today hundreds of people staged an intervention on Barclays, sending a message to the high street bank that with protests taking place at over 100 of their branches they are rapidly losing the social licence to do business in towns and cities of the UK.

“It’s high time that Barclays recognised the destructive role they are playing as Europe’s largest financier of fossil fuels and changed course.”