Whakarauora Āhuarangi _Climate Solution
‘If it was not obvious before, COP26 confirmed it. 1.5 degrees is dead. The Paris Agreement is dead. Those in power are neither willing nor capable of acting on the climate and ecological crisis. They lack the courage, conviction and creativity to do what is required. As the planet passes multiple tipping points, and our people sleepwalk into authoritarianism, what XR does this year affects everything. We will not be bystanders.
“We refuse to bequeath a dying planet to future generations.” This year Extinction Rebellion will reignite our original Theory of Change, mass mobilising towards 3.5% of the population. We will gather the movement together in Rebellion using focused and ambitiously creative civil resistance and material disruption. Our strategy identifies multiple strands of activity that must be coordinated. Extinction Rebellion has always been greater than the sum of its parts. This year those parts have a fundamental duty to collaborate, to act together.
Goals 1. Grow the movement, mobilising a critical mass, aiming at 3.5% of the population in active support of mass civil resistance over a sustained period of time. Understanding the need for a spectrum of resistance, recognising the place XR holds in the movement landscape and ensuring we rise to the challenge.
2. Support a minimum of 3000 Rebels risking arrest in the UK in April, and growing from there. 3. Tell a new story about ourselves and the reasons for our work.
Paying particular attention to the relationship we have with the public; creating genuine conversation alongside our actions.
4. Demand the end of fossil fuels. Harm is being done NOW. Leveraging the advantages of a more specific and shorter horizon objective.
5. Support all rebels throughout the year including post-actions, facing courts and prison sentences.
6. Building new routes to change: focusing on cultural influence and defections.’
Welcome Rebels to Extinction Rebellion in 2022!
I have included XR UK’s strategy statement for the year ahead because it is so pertinent to our own and I can’t put it any better.
In this newsletter:
· Court Action: Tamaki Makaurau
· ‘Time to Panic’ Talks
· February Bike Rebellion
· Events and Actions coming up
First Action for 2022 – take the Rebellion to Court
Friday February 25 10am Court 4 Auckland District Court
Support the Rebels who were arrested for giving the ANZ Bank, criminal fossil fuel investors, a message on their pavement ‘Zero Emissions by 2025’
We want the media take notice of this action!
Kiwis will wake up to the inaction of our Government and financial institutions to address climate catastrophe.
We need you ALL in Court to fill the public gallery and the streets. Red Rebels, banner and placard holders and leaflet distributers. Bring your whanau and friends, the more the better for publicity.
TIME TO PANIC’ OUR GOAL …. 3.5% of KIWIS REBELLING TO SAVE EARTH – PAPATUANUKU!
We had the first XR Induction talk ‘TIME TO PANIC’ at Gribblehurst Community Hub on Wednesday 26 January. A great turnout, thanks to all our new rebels who shared their hopes and fears for the future, looking forward to getting into action with you! More talks are planned. XR will be at the Central, North and East Ecofests in Tamaki Makaurau in April signing up new rebels, if you can come and join this effort to reach a critical mass of 3.5% of our population for the rebellion contact [email protected]
International EARTH DAY 22 APRIL put it in your calendar it’s going to be BIG!
Join with XR Tamaki Makaurau or make your own action we can help you with placard, banner making and much more. ACT NOW! We are for ZERO EMISSIONS 2025, TARGET THE NATIONAL DECISION MAKERS. Help us create lots of effective nonviolent, disruptive actions this year as we build to achieve real national and international commitment to preventing climate catastrophe. IT’S THIS YEAR OR IT’S TOO LATE!
Planning meetings are 2nd & 4th Mondays, 6.30pm at Friends House, 113 Mt Eden Rd. ACT NOW! XR is doing serious mahi but we can still HAVE FUN AND GAIN NEW SKILLS so what‘s here for YOU?
CYCLE REBELLION? Biking as transport…. FEBRUARY IS Bike month! Join the rebellion with ‘Getacross’ and XR collaborating to reduce fossil fuels use. Email Brian [email protected] or Val [email protected]
Fashion Rebellion? Fashion Week 7 February, design your own action … yes go on just do it! This anti Fast Fashion group repurposes end-of-line-rubbish from the fashion industry, heading for a circular economy. Email Lucy-Mae [email protected]
Red Rebels? Enjoy a little drama? Want to be part of street theatre? Be a red rebel! Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Citizens Assembly? Concerned how democracy is thwarted by vested interests? Join the new working group creating New Zealand/Aotearoa Climate Crisis Citizen Assembly
text Miro 02108643038
visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/
Financial contribution? Can you audit our books, direct fund raising? email [email protected]
A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has made a donation. It helps us to make bigger and better actions, 2022 is critical if we are to maintain a liveable plant. Donations to Kiwibank 38-9022-0356965-00
Me oho ake, me mātike, me kakama ki te kōrerorero ki te mahi i te mahi e tika ana hoki_We need to be attentive, on our feet, and enthusiastic to discuss the work that is required.
