Janet Weil’s series of essays about each of XR US’s Four Demands
It feels pretty insane to be standing here today advocating for our leaders to take the existential threat of global climate change seriously, and I know you’ve all felt that too. I know this is a huge burden to bear, and it’s one that you never asked for. It’s important to remember that we are playing the long game here, and your stamina will be the most important piece. So friends, keep fighting.
This is the fourth in a series about the 4 Demands of the Extinction Rebellion movement. We demand a just transition that prioritizes the most vulnerable people and indigenous sovereignty; establishes reparations and remediation led … Read more
This is the third in a series about the 4 Demands of the Extinction Rebellion movement. We do not trust our Government to make the bold, swift and long-term changes necessary to achieve these changes … Read more
This is the second in a series about the 4 Demands of the Extinction Rebellion movement. The Government must enact legally binding policies to reduce carbon emissions to net-zero by 2025 and take further action … Read more
This is the first in a series about the 4 Demands of the Extinction Rebellion movement. That the Government must tell the truth about the climate and wider ecological emergency, it must reverse all policies … Read more