Downstream: How to Create A Revolution w/ Roger Hallam

Downstream: How to Create A Revolution w/ Roger Hallam

Author: Novara Media December 1, 2025 Duration: 1:19:52

Whether you love or loathe his tactics, it’s hard to deny the disruptive impact that Roger Hallam has had on British politics via the activist organisations he has led, Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil.

He joins Ash Sarkar fresh from his latest stint in prison, where he wrote a treatise for Your Party that sets out his vision for an emancipated future, and strategies for how to get there. But does Your Party still have potential? Does he still believe in sending activists to prison? And will Zoom calls be part of the revolution?

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