Just Stop Oil made plenty of headlines in 2022, but just who are the people behind the bright orange t-shirts fighting for climate justice?
Just Stop Oil has risen to prominence this year for their disruptive protests on roads and motorways
But they actually have full-time jobs and are putting them on the line to demand the Government ends new fossil fuel production. ‘I obeyed the law, went to the pub and had a fairly normal life,’ Dr Hart said. ‘I don’t think I really had a eureka moment. It wasn’t until I was out working in South Africa and I saw the sense of injustice climate change can cause.Since joining, Patrick says being a Just Stop Oil protester isn’t how it’s portrayed to be.
Louise Harris, 24, from St Albans, brought traffic to a standstill on the M25 last month and was sent to prison for four weeks.Louise was one of four Just Stop Oil protesters who disrupted a Tottenham Hotspur game in March ‘We play the media at their own game because those in power have perpetuated climate denial for so long now.‘Like many Just Stop Oil protesters, I don’t like taking part in civil resistance, it is not a passion. But this is something I, like many others have to do.‘I say to people who don’t support us, we don’t want this, but no other means of protest have worked.’British voters oppose their actions by a margin of 64 to 21, one YouGov poll has found.
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