The Planet Is on Fire Chants and Songs
Following Fridays for Future’s noon protest at City Hall, supporters will be invited to joyfully march towards the McDougall Centre – costumes and signs are encouraged. The march will end at the plaza in front of the McDougall Centre, which supporters will symbolically occupy to hold the Government accountable for their criminal climate inaction. The […]
The Planet Is on Fire and So Are We!
On Friday, September 25 Extinction Rebellion (XR) Calgary, Fridays for Future, Idle No More, Permeate Calgary and other partner organizations will publicly protest the Alberta Government’s failure to protect us from climate catastrophe, and indeed its active cooperation in the catastrophe.
Lost or Stolen: Comments box and Albertans’ democratic rights
Comments box last seen outside Alberta’s War Room (801 6 Ave SW, Calgary) August 19th around 1:30 pm – in the company of an undisclosed number of comment ballots and Albertans’ democratic right to express their opinion. On August 19, citizens from several activist groups including Extinction Rebellion, Fridays for Future, Calgary Citizens for Climate […]
Defund the War Room
79% of Albertans want to transition our economy towards renewable energy. So why are we spending $30 million annually on the War Room? Extinction Rebellion (XR) Calgary to lead protest against the War Room, 11:00 am August 19th 801 6 Ave SW Extinction Rebellion (XR) Calgary will lead a protest against the War Room (Canadian […]
Extinction Rebellion Calgary Says: No Going Back
Extinction Rebellion is a tough sell in Alberta. At least that’s what people say. The province has a reputation for staunch conservatism and steadfast support of oil and gas. Yet contrary to popular belief, Albertans, like other Canadians, also support climate action and economic diversification — and this support is well documented in surveys of […]
COVID Contemplations
Why should I write about this pandemic’s implications for climate activism, other than to beat my chest and grunt like a hairless harangue-a-tang on a fallen tree trunk, swatting at an attacking trackhoe bucket? The purpose is to explicate the uncomfortable truth: this crisis, though formidable, pales in comparison to and may precipitate that which […]
Nonviolent Direct Action Training with XR
by Renn Duncan The climate emergency isn’t news to any of us. We have all seen on the news and social media that, every day, more and more people have been taking an interest in the dying world around us. But what may be news to some is a technique we can use to push […]
Poetry for the Planet
The Alberta government has the War Room; Extinction Rebellion (XR) has the Poetry Room. Share in an evening of poetry expressing the ecological crisis Tuesday January 28th from 6 – 8 pm at Raw Eatery, #2, 1145 Kensington Cres NW. Special guest appearances by Kris Demeanor and David Swann. Listen as members of Extinction Rebellion […]
Extinction Rebellion Calgary Reject Teck Rally
Extinction Rebellion (XR) Calgary Rallies to Reject the proposed Teck Frontier Mine “Carbon Bomb” Wednesday January 22, 11:00 – 1:00 pm at the Teck office, 205 9 Ave SE, XR Calgary will send a clear message that we reject the Teck Frontier Mine. In solidarity with Indigenous Climate Action, Beaver Hills Warriors, Keepers of the […]
Extinction Rebellion Calgary stands in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en
Extinction Rebellion Calgary stands in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en in claiming governance of their traditional and unceded territory. We believe that Indigenous sovereignty is congruent with climate justice, and that climate action without justice is not possible. Supreme Court Canada, in 1997 and 2014, recognized Aboriginal title to “unceded” territory in Canada – those lands […]