Transport charity job of protester who brought commuting chaos

An Extinction Rebellion protester who helped disrupted the journeys of 500,000 commuters by blocking Waterloo Bridge had worked for the Campaign for Better Transport charity, a court heard. Lianna Etkind, 34, was arrested on April 16 this year for refusing to comply with a police order to leave or move her protest to Marble Arch. By blocking Waterloo Bridge Etkind was contributing to the ‘Act Now’ demonstration that caused mass disruption by occupying five major sites across London . She…