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Headed For Extinction And What To Do About It
March 8, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
From Extinction Rebellion ATX –
The education and outreach committee of XR Austin is hosting a potluck and presentation.
At 6pm dining and socializing will begin. Around 6:30 we will introduce ourselves and do some icebreakers.
7pm the presentation will begin followed by questions and conversation.
We want to tell the truth about the current ecological crisis due to climate change and discuss what we can do about it.
Bring a friend and food to share, if possible. Otherwise, just join us!
About Extinction Rebellion ATX:
We are part of an international movement demanding real solutions to the climate crisis. We will not rest until the planet is safe.
Extinction Rebellion US Demands…
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.