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15 Mar, 2020: XR in the St. Patrick’s Day parade!

How would you like to march in the St. Patrick’s Day parade? Saturday March 15th, mark your calendar!

18 Feb, 2020: Orientation Session

Wondering what Extinction Rebellion is all about? This is a crash course on the movement’s origins and impacts so far, its Demands and Principles, how the organization is structured, and the many opportunities to pitch in and get involved. This orientation starts from the assumption that you know that climate change and the mass extinctionContinue reading “18 Feb, 2020: Orientation Session”

23 Jan, 2020: Bi-weekly meeting

7:30 to 9:00 PM.
“The Loft” meeting room, 2nd floor, Longo’s, 9306 Bathurst St, Maple, ON.

Come by if you’d like to meet the organizers, ask questions, get the Extinction Rebellion 101, meet other folks concerned about climate change, or just chat about it all. We’re friendly, and there are snacks 🙂

Blackrock fires the starter pistol

Blackrock just issued this statement (linked) stating that climate risk is investment risk, and they will be de-investing from companies that are over-exposed to climate risk (ie. highly climate-polluting). Blackrock is often described as the world’s richest money manager, with about $10 trillion to invest. This is great news, because…

Our New Flyer

Here is the flyer that we’re handing out at our events.

18 Jan, 2020: Outreach at the Mall

10:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Hillcrest Mall Flyers and clipboards in front of the mall. Talking with our fellow Richmond-Hillians about the climate emergency, and signing them up. People know that we’re in a climate emergency, our governments aren’t acting, and it’s a problem; but they don’t know what to do about it. That’s whereContinue reading “18 Jan, 2020: Outreach at the Mall”

9 Jan, 2020: Bi-weekly meeting

7:30 to 9:00 PM. “The Loft” meeting room, 2nd floor, Longo’s, 9306 Bathurst St, Maple, ON. Location notes: If you can’t find it, ask at Customer Service. No outside food or bev (reusable water bottle okay), but you can buy a snack from this Longo’s and bring it upstairs to share. 🙂 Come by if you’dContinue reading “9 Jan, 2020: Bi-weekly meeting”

XR Fire Sale: Dec. 15th, 2019

Let’s spread the word in Richmond Hill! On a crisp and sunny Sunday morning (we promise), we will bring out our new giant banner to wave it at cars and distribute leaflets to surprised shoppers. Not enough of our neighbours know we’re in a climate crisis. Not enough know that Extinction Rebellion is here toContinue reading “XR Fire Sale: Dec. 15th, 2019”