It’s an emergency. Act like it.

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Hope is a barrier.

Hope excuses us from taking courageous action. In dark times, the miracle that saves the world is action. Civil resistance is not about ‘if we win’ it is about ‘when we win.’ Conviction in our plan helps us keep our sharp focus on our aim of creating a national conversation, forcing legislative change and inspiring a wave of civil resistance around the world to mitigate the worst effects of climate catastrophe.

A crowd of people are marching and chanting, carrying megaphones and red signs that read "this is a climate emergency". A woman in the middle is wearing a Declare Emergency shirt.
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Meet Declare Emergency Supporters

  • I'm taking action to stop the worst of the escalating climate catastrophe. The reality of the crisis is clear and everywhere. To prevent horrendous and pervasive suffering, we must act now and boldly... there has been no greater emergency in human history. We must collectively rise to pressure our leaders to act.

    Deborah, 67, VA

  • The greatest catastrophe in human history is underway. Mitigating the damage and repairing our fundamentally broken relationship with nature requires bold action urgently, and our leaders are not acting accordingly. Scientists, lobbyists, and many others who have been trying to enact change the “right” way for years are increasingly calling for civil disobedience. Those in charge need to stop putting economic growth ahead of a livable planet, and they are making it clear that we will need to force them to do this.

    Alex, 24, MI

  • I joined Declare Emergency because I was desperate for some respectful, nonviolent, but emphatic way to make a statement of resistance against business as usual in the face of the extreme climate emergency.

    Jay, 78, CO

  • I'm afraid for my future. As a low-income person with health problems I see starvation and displacement later in my life with no help from a government who will be overwhelmed by continuous disaster response. I'm afraid for people all around the world, particularly in areas that are already experiencing the worst effects of climate change. I'm afraid of the risks of nonviolent civil resistance, but not as much as I'm afraid of what will happen to all of us if we let the fossil fuel industry destroy everything just so they can reap in some more excess profits. I know we have a chance for a safe and healthy world. I'm fighting for that chance.

    Eireann, 39, PA

  • For decades I have joined organizations, gave money, signed petitions, written letters, testified in hearings, and attended marches, rallies, and protests to little or no avail. I am doing this for the survival of the natural world and all its inhabitants. I refuse to be part of the genocide that our government is engaged in.

    Fergus, 73, MA

  • I got arrested because it’s vital that President Biden declare a climate emergency and then act quickly to get the US off of fossil fuels. The climate emergency is disproportionately hurting poor people and people of color in the Global South while we in northern developed countries are responsible for most of the emissions wreaking havoc around the globe. It’s time we stop letting a bunch of rich men decide the fate of our planet and all life on it.

    Holley, 58, NY