Extinction Rebellion activists are digging up the lawn outside Trinity College this morning.
Extinction Rebellion has taken to the lawn around Newton’s Apple Tree and is digging up the ground with spades. One protester has chained themselves to the tree.
Grass and soil dug up from the Trinity College lawn were then dumped on the floor inside Barclays Bank on St Andrew’s Street.
The group says they are taking action to highlight the college’s “collusion in the destruction of nature” at Innocence Farm in Suffolk.
Trinity College says it respects the right to freedom of speech and non-violent protest and asked the protesters to leave. It said in a statement: “Trinity College regrets the criminal damage done to its property beside Great Gate.
“The college respects the right to freedom of speech and non-violent protest but draws the line at criminal damage and asked the protestors to leave. The college is liaising with the police.
“Academics at Trinity are actively engaged in research to understand and develop solutions to climate change, and taking practical steps forward. The college fully supports the University initiative, Cambridge Zero.”
Extinction Rebellion says Trinity College, who owns Innocence Farm in Suffolk, has recently been in talks with the Port of Felixstowe about the development of a lorry park for 3,000 vehicles on the site.
Although this has been turned down by planning officers, the group says the college also wishes to allow a housing development of around 300 properties at the farm.
Why are idiots being allowed to wantonly damage the green at Trinity College, Cambridge?
What if a bunch of football lads tried this stunt. Or Brexit supporters tried randomly digging for victory
Why are lefties permitted to be hooligans & thugs?
— Katie Hopkins (@KTHopkins) February 17, 2020
“Trinity bought the Trimley Estate in 1933 with a long view to commercial and residential development. Their timeline of 85 years points to an underlying intention to sell every acre of the Trimley Estate for high-value residential use and profit. Development of the land would be highly profitable to Trinity College, increasing the value of the estate significantly,” a statement from Extinction Rebellion said.
h/t Citizen Free Press
Read more at Cambridge Independent
As an observer from the other side of the globe it looks like any excuse to become a criminal will do. These people need a lengthy stint on bread and water to come crashing back to reality and sanity. Here in Oz we call them mad as cut snakes.
Lock these stupid people up feed them a Sheriff Arpio diet a Balonga Sandwich and a Orange put them all to work Build a few Birdhouses Clean up a Highway and Plant some Trees let the jerk learn some real enviromental responsibilty
Why are these pigs allowed to destroy
public property with no retaliation ?
Have the Brits become this cowardly ?
Wake up, these pigs will continue and
they WILL rule over you
if they feel like letting you live !
This IS the price of cowardice.