Editorial photo #6829650 Human Interest

Extinction Rebellion Floats A Message In Grass On The Thames In London

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 25, 2021: Musician Damon Albarn (L) and Mirabella Okri (R) perform outside Tate Modern after activists from XR Writers Rebel floated a banner with a message grown on living grass to draw attention to the climate and ecological emergency on June 25, 2021 in London, England. The banner, created by the acclaimed artist-activists Ackroyd & Harvey, with an appeal from Booker prize-winning writer Ben Okri calls on governments around the world to act with urgency in the lead-up to COP26 summit to prevent climate and ecological collapse brought by global warming. (Photo by WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #6829650
Date taken: 25 June 2021
Location: —
Photographer: WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

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