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After the dark billionaire circus of robots and censorship, it’s time to join the light, Bluesky. Hi I’m Robin - the youngest cofounder of Extinction Rebellion and a disabled writer on revolution, strategy and community. Here’s a thread all about how fossil fuels flipped my life upside down 🧵

In 2017 I was a student minding my own business when suddenly my language studies brought me into contact with Noam Chomsky. His writings on power, foreign policy and climate inspired me to act. So I joined the university fossil fuel divestment campaign. We won a £2m divestment in 8 months 🎊

After this win, I felt the codes of social change within my grasp. I quit Uni and joined @rogerhallam.bsky.social and @gailbradbrook.bsky.social in a small group called Rising Up. There we experimented with nonviolent direct action and debated on campaigns for the coming year of 2018.

First up was the XR prequel, VoteNoHeathrow. Against the expansion of the biggest carbon infrastructure I went on a 2-week hunger strike and starred in a BBC3 miniseries on young activism. youtu.be/Ei-a_Rbe8TU?...

From there I read out the Declaration of Rebellion alongside @gretathurnberg.bsky.social and @georgemonbiot.bsky.social on a frosty Halloween in 2018. I then coordinated XR and been a spokesperson on various outlets such as the BBC, LBC and famously, Sky News. youtu.be/OWvQ95TLoSs?...

Since May 2020, I have suffered from the chronic Long Covid symptoms of headaches and fatigue. Whilst I recover, I love to write stories and to share the codes for social change. There is nothing like seeing someone's dispondency ignite into a fulfilling passion.

I'm so sorry...the gaslighting that goes along with a LC diagnosis is particularly... frustrating, to say the least. Wish you well, comrade.