We Are Grassroots

XR GLOBAL

XR’s goal is a mass grassroots movement, not a nonprofit. We recognize changing policy through conventional negotiation is not enough. XR is a global structure that empowers people to take local direct action, demanding change in every corner of the world. Actions can be taken by one person, or thousands.

XR SF BAY

XR SF Bay is volunteer-run. We have no donors. We are nonpartisan. We owe nothing to anyone.

With no affiliations, we can be bold and honest with our demonstrations to avert climate catastrophe. We don’t have to sugarcoat the truth. We are on the ground, taking action in SF and surrounding communities.

XR GLOBAL

Others are fighting for a 40% reduction in emissions by 2030 — goals developed by decades of corporate-influenced lobbying.

We stand by our demand for net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions by 2025 and climate justice now. And we can’t trust politicians to do it, so we demand Citizens’ Assemblies to make the tough policy decisions for them.

XR SF BAY

Many consider California a “leader” in progressive politics. SF and California have taken the first steps – but we still cater to the status quo of big business growth. We have more work to do. XR SF Bay keeps the Bay Area honest in our climate commitments and actions. We strategize actions that pressure local leaders to drive real transformative change, with a focus on the “wall street of the west” in SF’s financial district as well as local environmental justice efforts.

We Use Performance

XR GLOBAL

With so much greenwashing in mainstream media, people become desensitized to messages about climate change. XR creates images that the public can’t ignore. Since its inception in the UK in 2018, XR had used actors, costumes and props for dramatic nonvoilent demonstrations.

XR SF BAY

Building on the tradition of other global XR chapters, XR SF Bay uses street theater to share our calls to action, including costumed performers, puppets, music and art.

We Live the Future We Envision

XR GLOBAL

Extinction Rebellion organizes globally with an adaptive, resilient and creative regenerative culture. Regenerative culture learns from organic systems to integrate science, the arts, activism, and health.

XR SF BAY

In the spirit of our principles, XR SF Bay is an environment where activists can grow in healthy, rewarding ways. We are not perfect, but we show that organizing a thriving group is possible without the hierarchies or power structures that drive corruption.

We are Global & Local

XR GLOBAL

A global emergency demands global action. Extinction Rebellion has chapters in over 60 countries, united by our demands and principles, but decentralized to avoid bureaucracy and politics.

XR SF BAY

Locally, we work in alignment and coalition with our allied groups Bay Area climate justice groups, many of which represent specific BIPOC or indigenous communities in the Bay. We never seek to compete for membership or influence from other groups. No one group should they have to work alone.