Extinction Rebellion
Chicago at the Polar Plunge 2019
Day 1 of US XR Rebellion
January 26, 2019
Extinction Rebellion is an International Movement that
started in 2018 when Extinction Rebellion UK completely shut down London and
made International News. Now we hope to
use their awe-inspiring example to force the change that is needed to save
humanity from extinction due to Global Warming (Climate Change). We need as many people as possible to
participate to make this a Reality.
The demands of
Extinction Rebellion:
1. That the Government must tell the truth about the climate
and wider ecological emergency, it must reverse all policies not in alignment
with that position and must work alongside the media to communicate the urgency
for change including what individuals, communities and businesses need to do.
2. The Government must enact legally-binding policies to
reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2025 and take further action to remove
the excess of atmospheric greenhouse gases. It must cooperate internationally
so that the global economy runs on no more than half a planet’s worth of
resources per year.
3. We do not trust our Government to make the bold, swift
and long-term changes necessary to achieve these changes and we do not intend
to hand further power to our politicians. Instead we demand a Citizens’
Assembly to oversee the changes, as we rise from the wreckage, creating a
democracy fit for purpose.
4. We demand a just transition that prioritizes the most
vulnerable people and indigenous sovereignty; establishes reparations and
remediation led by and for Black people, Indigenous people, people of color and
poor communities for years of environmental injustice, establishes legal rights
for ecosystems to thrive and regenerate in perpetuity and repairs the effects
of ongoing ecocide to prevent extinction of human and all species, in order to
maintain a livable, just planet for all.
extinctionrebellionchicago@gmail.com
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