Difference between revisions of "Sophie Cowen"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
== References == |
== References == |
||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category: Biographies]] |
||
| + | [[Category: Convicted]] |
||
| + | [[Category: Featured Articles]] |
||
| + | [[Category: United Kingdom]] |
||
Revision as of 09:34, 11 December 2022
Sophie Cowen is an activist for radical environmentalist group Extinction Rebellion. On 7 April 2021 Wood participated in a protest at the London headquarters of multinational bank Barclays. Cowen was protesting alongside six other women, Carol Wood, Gabriella Ditton, Lucy Porter, Sophie Cowen, Rosemary Webster and Zoe Cohen. Cowen and the other women deliberately smashed glass windows at Barclays causing £100,000 in damage.[1]
On 5 December 2022 Cowen was convicted of criminal damage by jury. Cowen is awaiting sentencing and faces up to 18 months imprisonment.[2]
Unlike the other women, Cowen has no previous convictions.[3]
See Also
References
- ↑ https://www.msn.com/en-au/money/other/extinction-rebellion-activist-weeps-as-she-faces-jail-for-causing-100k-of-damage-to-barclays-hq/ar-AA14W8dY
- ↑ https://www.msn.com/en-au/money/other/extinction-rebellion-activist-weeps-as-she-faces-jail-for-causing-100k-of-damage-to-barclays-hq/ar-AA14W8dY
- ↑ https://www.msn.com/en-au/money/other/extinction-rebellion-activist-weeps-as-she-faces-jail-for-causing-100k-of-damage-to-barclays-hq/ar-AA14W8dY