Extinction Rebellion is currently the most radical and effective environmental movement in the UK right now. That situation has only come about because of a massive hole where an anti-state anti-capitalist direct action movement should be. In less than a year XR has gone from about 100 academics signing a call out to 10,000 people blocking roads and risking arrest shutting down the major roads through London. XR have a relatively simple message, a simple solution, and an easy way to get involved. They have put  a lot of effort into building their movement, with training and awareness raising and a steady escalation of action. This recent Easter protest has continued. for a week now. going down as the longest protest in recent history of the united kingdom , police shiefs themselves have stressed that non violent reactions has been the hardest to handle , here is scenes and highlights of the Waterloo bridge which is a rolling blockade showing the actions effectiveness remained peacefully non violent in keeping with the activists commitments . Police remove the climate activists continually only for the next persons to be replaced by many others .