I went UNDERCOVER with JUST STOP OIL

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A video about Just Stop Oil.

Written, directed and presented by Tom Nicholas.
Edited by Georgia Burrows.
Research by Jon Nash.

Chapters
00:00 Teaser
03:00 A Day Out in London
06:52 Who are Just Stop Oil?
13:18 Waiting for the Activists
17:03 Just Stop Oil's Theory of Change
24:27 The Activists Arrive
27:28 What's it like to perform a JSO Action?
30:39 The Big Event
33:28 Just Stop Oil's Critics
41:00 The Police Arrive
45:08 The UK's Crackdown on Political Activism
53:06 The Activists are Arrested
55:21 Does Just Stop Oil's Activism Work?
59:34 A Special Announcement

Blurb

Just Stop Oil are a group of climate activists based in the UK. They came to international prominence in October 2022 when two of their activists threw soup over Van Gogh's Sunflowers.

I recently got in touch with JSO to ask if they'd be willing to sit down for an interview about their tactics. They offered me one better: the chance to follow along as they pulled off a controversial plot to break the glass casing surrounding Magna Carta.

Along the way, we'll explore where the group came from, what their goals are, and whether controversial, disruptive activism can really bring about meaningful action on the climate crisis.

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Select footage courtesy of Getty
Music from Epidemic Sound