Join us on April 9th

Posted on by Tom Sinclair in Events

We hope you will join us as we go down to London together for the Rebellion starting on April 9th. We know that we need to act now. The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) pulls no punches. Any further delay “will miss a brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all“. This is the moment. Please don’t be a bystander.

Over the next few weeks, we are upping our game in Oxford so that we can get as many people as possible engaged, prepared, and down to London for the Rebellion on April 9th. There is something for everyone to do, whether you are a seasoned rebel or dipping your toe in for the first time.

If you can’t get to London, there are many ways to support the Rebellion from home. And in the next few weeks we are looking for people to deliver leaflets in their streets, talk to local people at stalls, and build up an awareness of the Rebellion and why it matters.

We have local groups across the city. New rebels are taking their first actions with us every week. 2022 is the year to join them. Contact us here.

XR Theatrics “12 days of Crisis”

Posted on by Dave

Forum Improvisation Theatre and Crisis Carol Singing are coming to Oxford!

XR Theatrics brings the climate crisis centre stage by connecting the present day to the near-future realities predicted if urgent action is not taken.

Will long queues for rations or water become the ‘new normal’? Will Fresh Air ‘Bars’ like the one just opened in Delhi become commonplace?

Governments, WHERE IS YOUR PLAN for dealing with these issues? Issues that other nations already face and are intensifying.

Citizens, WHAT DO YOU CARE ABOUT as you head to the polling booth? This has the potential to be the most climate-significant vote you cast.

These performances will be an emotionally disturbing look at how we respond to one another in crisis. We ask for empathy. We ask to sign the three demands bill. We ask for the government to be led by a Citizen’s Assembly. Now.

We are part of a tradition. Since before the time of Aeschylus and the religious mysteries, choral ritual remembered to people the nearness of error and crisis. The tragic chorus grieves for the situation the city-state finds itself in and invites the spectator to assist and to grieve with them. Today, we grieve for situations that will occur in our nations, cities and villages if urgent climate action is not taken – and which are already occurring in communities elsewhere – and we invite our audiences to assist and grieve with us. We invite them to act now.

CONNECT TO FIND OUT MORE!! YOU DO NOT NEED EXPERIENCE!!
WE NEED YOU. WE NEED SINGERS. WE NEED TALKERS. WE NEED OUTREACH. WE NEED EACH OTHER. WE NEED PEOPLE TO STAND WITH US. https://chat.whatsapp.com/JFZOEmSrnop4wDaVCnpcJN

WE ARE SISTERED WITH THE CRISIS CAROL CHOIR. GET SINGING HERE: https://chat.whatsapp.com/FakFLHQ2wfKLMTnKkHCDz5

Venue
The Carfax end of Cornmarket

Performances start off as “Invisible Theatre” so do not be surprised if you can’t see anything when you arrive, and please keep XR logos discreet.

Bring gas masks, if you happen to have one!

Timings are approximate

XRO stall at Green Fair

Posted on by Dave

Great opportunity to shop at festive and ethical stalls, eat delicious vegetarian and vegan food, and meet local community and charity organisations. Talks and music throughout the day. Family friendly. Organised by the Oxfordshire Green Party. Headington Fringe AG is running the XR stall – come and support the stall and the Fair!

Venue
Oxford Town Hall, St Aldate’s, Oxford, OX1 1BX

Venue accessibility information
Fully accessible for wheelchair use

XR Wantage Outreach Stall

Posted on by Dave

Extinction Rebellion Wantage will have a stall outside The Bear in Wantage Market place on Saturday. We will be there to talk about the climate crisis so please come along and say hello to us.

Venue
Outside The Bear Pub, Market Place, Wantage

ReDeclaration of Rebellion

Posted on by Dave

Along with many XR groups around the country we will be marking the anniversary of the first Declaration of rebellion by reading out a ReDeclaration of Rebellion. We will be letting the government, and Oxfordshire County Council, know that they must ACT NOW. Please come with colourful flags and banners and add your voice.

Venue
At the entrance to County Hall, New Street Oxford OX1 1ND

Venue accessibility information
Accessible

Outreach and leafletting in Central Oxford (14th Sept)

Posted on by Dave

We need your help raising awareness of upcoming XR events in central Oxford!

To do this, we are holding an outreach event aimed at publicising:

  • Arts/Science Extravaganza at the Oxford Natural History Museum on the 28th of September
  • October rebellion in London

We will be delivering leaflets and posters to homes and businesses in central Oxford and handing out leaflets on the central streets in town.

Venue
Meet by Carfax tower.