Welcome to XR Waverley and Borders
About us
We are part of an international movement standing up for climate justice and against the mass extinction of millions of species. We use people power to demand our Government acts with urgency on the climate and ecological emergency.
Our local group currently covers the Waverley and Borders area including Godalming, Haslemere, Farnham, Cranleigh and more.
Get Involved
We need you – whoever you are, however much time you have – to help build a powerful movement.
We have regular local meetings and events as well as needing people to help with everything from painting flags to social media to simply supporting each other.
Will you help build a movement that’s too big to ignore?
Roughly one third of the world’s population is unaware of that global warming is happening, and the majority of those who are aware that we are changing the climate are either insufficiently alarmed at the prospect or already too fatalistic. – Eugene Linden ‘Fire and Flood, A Peoples History of Climate Change’.
Those in XR and other climate activist groups are in the minority and so are the people we are trying to reach. They feel powerless and alone while they wait for a clear direction to channel their pent-up concern for the future. They may have heard Greta Thunberg using the phase ‘change is coming, whether you like it or not’ or watched news items reporting on disasters caused by global heating from around the world. However, what they need to hear is that they are not alone, and that the situation can still be hugely improved by our collective actions.
They are waiting to hear that a better world is possible, that other people feel the same and that by joining together we can change the system that has taken us in the wrong direction for so long.
Perhaps you are one of these people or you may know of others who feel the same. If you want to help us make the necessary urgent changes, please do contact us at XR Waverley and Borders https://www.xrwaverley.org/ or through your local XR group.
‘It always seems impossible until it’s done’ – Nelson Mandela
Coming up…
Various local actions and meet-ups. Sign up to our newsletter for updates.