Extinction Cabaret
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Extinction Cabaret
And did you get what you wanted from this life, even so?
I did.
And what did you want?
To call myself beloved,
to feel myself beloved on the earth.
Raymond Carver
Come to the Extinction Cabaret and sing the songs of the Earth! Share your praise-poems for our precious planet! Recite your monologues of love and sorrow! Weep and laugh at the madness of it all, and inspire yourself and others to take positive action!
The Extinction Cabaret is a moveable feast – an open hearted open mike which aims to raise awareness, to entertain, and to motivate. Wherever you are you can create your own. Find a venue, invite everyone, and shout it to the world! Be creative! Be bold! Be beautiful! Ask for help to decorate the space. To ensure everyone gets a fair turn keep floor spots tight (e.g. ‘3 minutes for Mother Earth’). Get contributors to sign up on arrival, and maybe have a few ‘special guests’ lined up as well.
Raise donations for Extinction Rebellion, and encourage networking and discussion.
Hold a three minutes silence in the middle of it all, and then ask folk to speak from the heart in a free-form sharing circle (lasting twenty to thirty minutes) – a word, a phrase, prayers, wishes, feelings, concerns … anything that arises.
End with songs of hope and a vow of action – ask everyone to commit to one practical action within 24 hours.
Feel free to customise the format – but do so with love and respect for XR and each other.
Kevan Manwaring, May 2019
Find out more about Extinction Rebellion:
Find out about creative responses to the Climate Crisis:
Culture Declares Emergency
