Is climate change racist? (part 2)

The Story

Who gets the privilege to protest?

After part 1 explored the historic inequalities behind climate change, part 2 asks who gets to fight against them. Using Extinction Rebellion as a case study, this episode looks at race, protest, policing and whether everyone really has the same freedom to participate in climate activism.

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But if you have any questions don't think too much about it.

Sources and clips credits

Guardian News (2019) — Extinction Rebellion: a week of protest in three minutes

Sky News — Greta Thunberg at UK airport demonstration

USA Today — Climate protester gives impassioned speech

Additional research and references: Extinction Rebellion UK, XR UK 2025–26 Strategy, and reporting from The Guardian on race, policing and participation within the climate movement

Music

“Movie” by Aylex — AudioBeat, Royalty Free Music (YouTube).

Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0 Unported - CC BY 3.0 Music promoted by Copyright Free Music - Background Music For Videos 👉 ⁠   / @podcastbackgroundmusic  

Protest ambience: Protesting Crowd, Climate Strike, Guildford, 01-01 by InspectorJ — Freesound, CC0.