about us

Extinction Rebellion is a leaderless, decentralised, international and apolitical network using non-violent direct action and civil disobedience to persuade governments to act justly on the Climate and Ecological Emergency.

We have the following three demands in most of our territories:

1. Tell The Truth
   Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change.
2. Act Now
   Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.
3. Beyond Politics
   Government must create and be led by the decisions of a Citizens’ Assembly on climate and ecological justice.

Any person or group can organise autonomously and take action in the name and spirit of XR so long as the action fits within XR’s principles and values . In this way, power is decentralised, meaning that there is no need to ask for permission from a central group or authority.

1. We have a shared vision of change
   creating a world that is fit for the next 7 generations to live in.
2. We set our mission on what is necessary
   mobilising 3.5% of the population to achieve system change – such as “momentum-driven organising” to achieve this.
3. We need a regenerative culture creating a culture
   which is healthy, resilient and adaptable.
4. We openly challenge ourselves and this toxic system
   leaving our comfort zones to take action for change.
5. We value reflecting and learning
   following a cycle of action, reflection, learning, and planning for more action. Learning from other movements and contexts as well as our own experiences.
6. We welcome everyone and every part of everyone
   working actively to create safer and more accessible spaces.
7. We actively mitigate for power
   breaking down hierarchies of power for more equitable participation.
8. We avoid blaming and shaming
   we live in a toxic system, but no one individual is to blame.
9. We are a nonviolent network
   using nonviolent strategy and tactics as the most effective way to bring about change.
10. We are based on autonomy and decentralisation
    we collectively create the structures we need to challenge power.

Extinction Rebellion is a global movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience in an attempt to halt mass extinction and minimise the risk of social collapse.

On 31st October 2018, British activists assembled on Parliament Square in London to announce a Declaration of Rebellion against the UK Government. The next few weeks were a whirlwind. Six thousand rebels converged on London to peacefully block five major bridges across the Thames. Trees were planted in the middle of Parliament Square, and hole was dug there to bury a coffin representing our future. Rebels super-glued themselves to the gates of Buckingham Palace as they read a letter to the Queen.

Extinction Rebellion was born.

The call to rebel swiftly became global, with branches popping up the following week in Europe, the US, and soon after the world over. Leaderless and truly global, each new branch makes the movement stronger, bringing in new perspectives, wisdom, expertise, energy and inspiration.