extinction rebellion - inside the movement

My current interests are specifically focused on environmental movements, at the moment I’m working on Extinction Rebellion Roma, providing an inside look into their group. Our relationship began in October and has since then strengthened, allowing me to capture intimate images of the activists.

I approached the Italian movement of Extinction Rebellion in October 2019, during the International Rebellion Week. I lived with them for the entire week, sharing both moments of action and those of remarry, building a relationship that lasts so far.

The ideal of building a Regenerative Culture pushes the activists to cultivate deep interpersonal relationships, as if they want to build an active brotherhood. This led me to photograph above all what they exchange in moments of mutual care that precede and follow the stress of an Action.

Extinction Rebellion is an international non-violent civil disobedience movement that calls for a climatic and ecological emergency to be declared. The elimination of CO2 emissions is only the beginning of a general rethinking regarding the current development and life model in the West, which wants to be counterbalanced by the Rebels with a Regenerative Culture, expressed in dialogue and non-violent actions, in the mutual personal attention, in the effort to achieve a fairer and healthier social condition for all.

© Maria Giulia Trombini - Image from the extinction rebellion - inside the movement photography project
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"We chose the hunger strike because it's a form of protest that doesn't harm anyone but ourselves." S., hunger striker, one week without eating, Rome.

© Maria Giulia Trombini - Action in Montecitorio's Square, Rome.
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Action in Montecitorio's Square, Rome.

© Maria Giulia Trombini - P. at Xr Home Base, Rome.
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P. at Xr Home Base, Rome.

© Maria Giulia Trombini - M., hunger striker, goes to sleep while G. takes care of her, Rome.
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M., hunger striker, goes to sleep while G. takes care of her, Rome.

© Maria Giulia Trombini - "Let's take action before it's too late", action in the Eur lake in front of Enel Palace, Rome.
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"Let's take action before it's too late", action in the Eur lake in front of Enel Palace, Rome.

© Maria Giulia Trombini - Night at Xr Home Base, Rome.
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Night at Xr Home Base, Rome.

© Maria Giulia Trombini - Disc-obedience action during the Venice Carnival, Venice.
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Disc-obedience action during the Venice Carnival, Venice.

© Maria Giulia Trombini - Disc-obedience preparation, Xr Home Base, Venice.
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Disc-obedience preparation, Xr Home Base, Venice.

© Maria Giulia Trombini - Yoga in the morning on the rooftop of the Xr Home Base, Rome.
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Yoga in the morning on the rooftop of the Xr Home Base, Rome.

© Maria Giulia Trombini - "Thees guys", kitchen at Xr Home Base, Rome.
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"Thees guys", kitchen at Xr Home Base, Rome.

© Maria Giulia Trombini - Clebration and entertainment during the Rebellion Week, Rome.
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Clebration and entertainment during the Rebellion Week, Rome.

© Maria Giulia Trombini - Image from the extinction rebellion - inside the movement photography project
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G. practices non-violence and, leaving himself slumped to the ground, is carried away by the police during the Lock-in action on the Accademia Bridge, Venice.

© Maria Giulia Trombini - F. and A. comfort themselves at the end of the Lock-in action, Venice.
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F. and A. comfort themselves at the end of the Lock-in action, Venice.

© Maria Giulia Trombini - Demonstration at Pigneto, Rome.
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Demonstration at Pigneto, Rome.

© Maria Giulia Trombini - Hunger Strikers in Montecitorio's Square, Rome.
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Hunger Strikers in Montecitorio's Square, Rome.

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