Members of our local branch of Extinction Rebellion talk to a local audience at Harmony Hall on Truro Rd, E17 7BY, explaining their campaign and the tactics they believe necesary to avert the breakdown of society in a future world no longer able to support civilization as it exists at present.
Talk by Extinction Rebellion Waltham Forest, 2nd April 2022
Running time 1 hour 14 minutes 24 seconds
It would be good if this were an exaggeration, but 22nd century scientific understanding of climate, energy, social organisation, resource management and other factors tells us that it is not.
In an appeal to our basic humanity and concern for the future of our children and grandchildren, backed-up by a clear and reasoned argument, the main speaker David explains why immediate action to pull the world back from the brink of catastrophe is the most important task presently facing mankind, taking priority over our comfort and prosperity and all other laudible social and political struggles. Without survival no other species of human good can be attained. The choice is stark and perhaps beyond the imagination of many, including a large proportion of our journeyman politicians whose horizon stops at the next election. David uses the example of recent unprecedented forest fires in his native Australia to help us imagine some aspects of what a runaway weather system would mean.
Even if you disapprove of the methods of Extinction Rebellion, in fact especially if you do, this is a case that you need to listen to and evaluate with an open mind. There may still be time to escape the hatred and contempt of future generations suffering the outcome of our failure to act, assuming there are future generations to form an opinion.
Extinction Rebellion Waltham Forest has websites at: https://xrwf.wordpress.com/ and https://rebellion.global/groups/gb-waltham-forest/>
You can email Extinction Rebellion Waltham Forest at: xrwalthamforest@protonmail.com
The group page for local Extinction Rebellion is at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WFRebels
The Facebook page for the national group is at: https://www.facebook.com/ExtinctionRebellion