Extinction Rebellion will be returning to the streets of Manchester city centre as part of a series of nationwide protests over the bank holiday weekend.Regional branches of the environmental movement in the north of England have been urged to ‘build up energy and demonstrate the power of local rebellions’.This will include a socially distanced march through Manchester on August 30 taking in Manchester Cathedral, Manchester Art Gallery and the Royal Exchange.The locations have been chosen to highlight the city’s ‘relationship with slavery, colonialism and the financing of fossil fuels’, according to a document distributed by XR North.Campaigners are also being encouraged to support local organisers by distributing banners and posters across.
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