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XR Youth was born in mid-2019 with XR Youth as inspiration. It is clear that our lives as young people will be marked by the climate and environmental crisis.
Our generation can no longer afford to talk about figures and reduction targets, we need action now. We see the reality most strongly in the stories of young people from overexploited countries, who already have to live with more extreme weather conditions and their consequences. For Native peoples and many other marginalised people, there are centuries of oppression and resistance on top of that.
Successful actions by XRJ, for example, are a theatrical 'Blood of our children' actions at the Tweede Kamer on the day of the Urgenda verdict, and the manifestation on September 1st 'Welcome back to the climate crisis, Tweede kamer,' both in collaboration with Fridays for Future and Youth Environment Active.
Are you between 13 and 30 years old and agree with XRJ? Are you worried about climate change and inequality? Join dozens of cozy youngsters! XRJ wants to involve as many young people as possible in the rebellion, to give them a chance to have all young voices heard, and to deliver a more intersectional message. In addition to the general XR requirements and values, XRJ pays attention to criminalising ecocide. We try to continue to emphasise the roots of the climate and environmental crisis: the colonial, racist, sexist, queerfobe, capitalist system. As long as we do not have a new economic and political system, there will continue to be symptoms of this problem system.
There are close ties to Fridays For Future, a group that organises climate strikes and other actions, but always remains within the limits of the law. XRJ is a place for the young people who are willing to go a step further, although here too there are many roles that are completely legal. Come join the rebellion!