Burning Pink
| Formation | June 2020 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Roger Hallam Valerie Brown Ramon Salgado-Touzon Benedict McGorty |
| Type | Political Party |
| Purpose | Political revolution Creation of Citizens' Assemblies |
Region | UK |
| Fields | Conservation movement Environmental movement |
Key people | Roger Hallam |
| Website | burningpink |
Burning Pink, also known as Beyond Politics, is a British political party with the stated goal of a political revolution by replacing the British government with citizens' assemblies in order to tackle the climate crisis and other political issues.[1][2]
Inception[edit]
The party launched in June 2020 with a shoplifting stunt in which members of the party walked out of a Sainsbury's supermarket branch in Camden Town, London with shopping trolleys full of food without paying.[2]
On 25 July 2020, a number of the party members occupied a road around Trafalgar Square in London, holding a banner saying “bring down the government.”[3]
In August, several members of the party were arrested for dousing the party headquarters of the Conservatives, Labour, the Lib Dems and the Green Party in pink paint over their inaction to tackle the climate crisis.[1]
Later that month, five members of the party including Roger Hallam were arrested at their homes for conspiracy to cause criminal damage. They were placed on remand until the end of a planned period of disruption by multiple environmental groups, including Extinction Rebellion. All five members went on immediate hunger strike at the injustice of their imprisonment.[4]
In January 2021, the group demanded that local councils honour their climate emergency declaration to act on the ecological collapse and social breakdown, or they would begin a nationwide campaign of nonviolent civil disobedience.[5][6] In their 12 demands, Burning Pink called upon local councils to declare open rebellion against the government.[7][8] On February 15, local Burning Pink groups used pink paint to vandalise Norwich City Council and Norfolk County Council,[5][9] Ipswich Borough Council,[10] Bristol City Hall[11] and Brighton Town Hall[5][12]
Party status and name[edit]
The party's constitution states "The Party will be registered in Great Britain (excluding Northern Ireland)."[13]
The party's application for registration in the Electoral Commission's register of political parties, to register the name "The Burning Pink Party", to apply to "All of Great Britain", was approved on 7 October 2020.[14]
Beyond Politics Ltd is a company registered at Companies House (no. 12659497), incorporated on 10 June 2020;[15] the party's website says "Burning Pink is a name we trade under to represent Beyond Politics Party Ltd".[16]
Elections contested[edit]
Valerie Brown is intending to stand as Burning Pink's candidate for the 2021 London mayoral election.[17][18] Brown launched their campaign on 13 November 2020.[19]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Seven arrested after paint attacks on party HQs". BBC News. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Taylor, Diane (25 June 2020). "Extinction Rebellion activists launch UK Beyond Politics party by stealing food". the Guardian. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ↑ Burning Pink 💜 [@BespokePanic] (25 July 2020). "BREAKING - Our occupation of Trafalgar Square has moved to the roads. We mean action. Will do what it takes to save our children from climate and ecological hell. Join us: t.co/C2q48iBngA t.co/QgfkI6fbT2" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 January 2021 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Dearden, Lizzie (26 August 2020). "Extinction Rebellion co-founder among activists arrested ahead of environmental protests". www.independent.co.uk.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Hardy, Ben (15 February 2021). "Norwich City Hall bronze doors damaged in pink paint protest". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ↑ Peel, Adrian (18 January 2021). "New 'anti-political' party Burning Pink threatens civil disobedience in Cambridge". Cambridge Independent. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ↑ Doherty-Cove, Jody (28 January 2021). "Burning Pink demands Brighton rebels against government". Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ↑ Scialom, Mike (12 February 2021). "What can Burning Pink 'ultimatum' achieve that Extinction Rebellion hasn't?". Cambridge Independent. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ↑ Simpson, Abi (16 February 2021). "Two arrested after Burning Pink protest in Norwich". Greatest Hits Radio (Norfolk and North Suffolk). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ↑ Sullivan, Oliver (15 February 2021). "Two arrests after politically-inspired graffiti attack on Ipswich Borough Council". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ↑ Cruse, Beth (15 February 2021). "Two arrested after 'pink paint' thrown at City Hall". BristolLive. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ↑ Doherty-Cove, Jody (16 February 2021). "Paint thrown at Town Hall as climate activists start 'campaign of disobedience'". The Argus. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ↑ "Constitution". Burning Pink. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ↑ "Party registration decisions". www.electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ↑ "Beyond Politics Party Ltd". Companies House. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ↑ "Terms & Conditions". burningpink.org. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ↑ "London mayoral race 2021: The candidates who say they will be standing". BBC News. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ↑ "Valerie Brown for Greater London Authority in the Mayor of London". Who Can I Vote For?. Democracy Club. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ↑ Brown, Valerie [@Valerie4London] (13 November 2020). "Londoners have blazed a trail of creativity and innovation which only a few benefit from. I want to see the city in the hands of the people so Londoners can thrive from their talents and be an inspiration to the world for what real democracy looks like #CitizensAssemblies t.co/Yxu5WSIsbg" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 January 2021 – via Twitter.
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