Mr Broccoli
| Mr Broccoli | |
|---|---|
| Born | Roland Everson 1973 (age 50–51) |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | British |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👔 Employer | Extinction Rebellion |
| Known for | Climate change protester |
| 🏡 Home town | Bristol, England |
Roland Everson (born 1973[1]) is an English climate change protester, better known as Mr Broccoli. He is a member of the Extinction Rebellion offshoot Animal Rebellion.
Identity[edit]
Mr Broccoli is always seen with green face paint and a broccoli floret-style head-dress.[2] He wears silver mirrored aviator sunglasses and a suit with an orange tie.
On 18 October 2019 his identity was revealed as Roland Everson, a carpenter and business owner from Bristol.[3][4] He sets up "glamping villages at around 50 festivals across the UK each year".[5] He read a video statement for the Evening Standard in which he encouraged others to join Extinction Rebellion.[6]
Activism[edit]
Mr Broccoli calls on the public to transition to a plant-based diet. He identifies as a member of Animal Rebellion, an outlet of the larger Extinction Rebellion, who use nonviolent civil disobedience to compel government action towards climate change mitigation.
Mr Broccoli was arrested on Oxford Street in London on 13 October 2019 as part of Extinction Rebellion protests.[7]
He revealed that he was part of a group of climate protesters who bared their buttocks in the House of Commons that April.[citation needed]
On 16 October 2019 Mr Broccoli was invited onto ITV's Good Morning Britain programme. He refused to give any other name besides Mr Broccoli and warned the planet was in "incredibly hot water" as a result of climate change. He was criticised for his lack of evidence and scientific knowledge.[8][9]
On 19 October 2019 he attended an anti-Brexit march in London.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Mr Broccoli is unmasked at last as carpenter called Roland". Evening Standard. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Piers and Susanna boil over as 'Mr Broccoli' protester given TV grilling". Shropshire Star. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Cork, Tristan (18 October 2019). "Man who went on GMB dressed as Mr Broccoli is from Bristol". Bristol Live. Retrieved 22 October 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Climate protester Mr Broccoli's identity revealed". ITV News. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Drewett, Zoe (21 October 2019). "Mr Broccoli revealed as gas-guzzling Mercedes van driver". Metro. Retrieved 22 October 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Jarvis, Jacob (18 October 2019). "Mr Broccoli is unmasked at last as carpenter called Roland". Evening Standard. Retrieved 22 October 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Jarvis, Jacob (16 October 2019). "'Mr Broccoli' clashes with Piers Morgan as he touts vegan diet on GMB". Evening Standard. Retrieved 16 October 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Duncan, Conrad (16 October 2019). "Piers Morgan arguing with 'Mr Broccoli' on live TV is the strangest thing you will see today". indy100. Retrieved 16 October 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Giordano, Chiara (16 October 2019). "Piers Morgan attacks 'Mr Broccoli' climate protester in live TV interview". The Independent. Retrieved 16 October 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Elsom, Jack (19 October 2019). "Thousands of anti-Brexit protesters gather in London to march on Parliament as plotting MPs look set to thwart Boris Johnson's deal and delay leaving the EU - (while publicity-seeking eco-activist Mr Broccoli gets in on the act too)". www.msn.com. Retrieved 22 October 2019. Unknown parameter
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