DoomsdaysCW<p>Dame <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EmmaThompson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmmaThompson</span></a> backs <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JustStopOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustStopOil</span></a> as thousands join ‘<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RestoreNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RestoreNature</span></a>’ march</p><p>Story by Natasha Leake<br>June 22 2024</p><p>"Dame Emma Thompson backed Just Stop Oil as she led thousands of people on a march in London aimed at persuading politicians to prioritise <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a>.</p><p>"More than 350 charities, businesses and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DirectAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DirectAction</span></a> groups were taking part in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RestoreNatureNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RestoreNatureNow</span></a> march on Saturday, along with Dame Emma, businessman Dale Vince and naturalists <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChrisPackham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChrisPackham</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SteveBackshall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SteveBackshall</span></a>.</p><p>"Asked whether she backs the controversial group, which this week attacked Stonehenge with orange paint, the actress said: 'I think I support anyone who fights this extraordinary battle.</p><p>"'We cannot take any more oil out of the ground. I mean, there’s much argument about it. And I know there’s a lot of very complicated economic arguments about it.</p><p>"The march began at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HydePark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HydePark</span></a> at 12.30pm and protesters walked calmly in a line, led by Dame Emma and Packham who held a banner reading Restore Nature Now.</p><p>"Other banners reading <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TheresNolifeWithoutWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheresNolifeWithoutWildlife</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ThereIsntAResetButton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThereIsntAResetButton</span></a> and Make MPs A Rare Species were visible in a sea of green foliage and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> cut-outs as people marched past Hyde Park and towards Whitehall.</p><p>"Two 3D birds hovered at the front of the march, along with a bright blue butterfly and umbrellas coated in green mock foliage.</p><p>"People carried soft toy birds, wore animal masks and waved flags as the march processed.</p><p>"Chants of 'Restore nature now' echoed down the line of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protesters</span></a>, as people rang bells, whistled and cheered.</p><p>"Packham said it was the first time organisations across the entire spectrum of campaigning and conservation have united, from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalTrust</span></a> to Just Stop Oil."</p><p>Source: <br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/dame-emma-thompson-backs-just-stop-oil-as-thousands-join-restore-nature-march/ar-BB1oHcP8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/world/dame-</span><span class="invisible">emma-thompson-backs-just-stop-oil-as-thousands-join-restore-nature-march/ar-BB1oHcP8</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveTheForests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheIslands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveTheIslands</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a></p>