CALL TO ACTION AND STRIKE DURING THE CLIMATE RAGE WEEK

Trees crumble under the weight of ice in March, forests burn in May, rivers overflow in July, the air has been unbreathable for weeks, and the only answers governments offer us are to widen the highways and pave over the few remaining green spaces in our cities to allow more containers filled with millions of useless plastic gadgets to trade right up to the doorsteps of the jaded petit bourgeoisie. In the face of cynical inaction and false promises, we must act in the face of the unfolding catastrophe.

That's why we're calling on political, community, student and union organizations to unite in a week of climate rage from September 25 to 29. It's imperative that we use this week as a reminder that we won't be fooled by opportunistic politicians who tell us there's nothing more to be done, or that they'll take matters into their own hands, depending on the mood of the moment. We no longer expect anything from the political class, but it is still possible and necessary to act collectively by fighting against this extractivist, colonial and ecocidal system, which prefers profit to life.

Thirty years after the Rio Summit, it's clear that nothing has really changed. The 15 COP on biodiversity, the 27 COP on climate change and the countless concertation forums manipulated by the capitalists have not moved us forward, but backwards to the edge of the precipice. Peaceful actions, docile parades and negotiation are no longer enough, and it's become inevitable to turn up the heat if we want to see concrete change. Those responsible for this massacre are not abstract entities, they have names and addresses! This system of infinite growth and profitability is responsible for the destruction of our planet. We must leave them no choice. This week of Climate Rage must be a call for a radical change of system, one that is fairer and more respectful of the Earth that feeds us.

 

The week of Climate Rage will be an opportunity to put forward a radical, anti-oppressive, anti-colonial and anti-capitalist ecology through workshops, demonstrations and other disruptive actions. Climate Rage invites all groups and individuals to organize disruptive actions that directly confront capitalists, the state that serves them and their watchdogs.

 

STRIKE!

Since 2019, the month of September has been synonymous with strikes for climate justice. Despite widespread mobilizations, every year we hear the same empty promises and every year as soon as we wisely return home, we find ourselves faced with inaction and relive the same disappointments. But we refuse to give up in the face of capitalism's death machine, and we're going to keep up the fight to put an end to this unjust and ecocidal system.

In the spirit of escalating pressure tactics, Climate Rage is calling on student associations, community groups and unions to go on strike from September 25 to 29, with an emphasis on 28-29. We're calling for a general strike that will truly disrupt the established order, with action, sabotage, disruptions, banner displays and all kinds of strong protest actions against the cynicism of those who already have everything. The week will culminate in two demonstrations on September 28 and 29.

 

WHAT IS CLIMATE RAGE?

 

HISTORY

In late 2022, during the events surrounding COP15 in Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montreal, several people got together to set up the organization Bloquons la COP15 with the aim of proposing an anti-capitalist alternative and denouncing the ineffectiveness of this kind of event. Once COP15 was over, a number of people wanted to continue the adventure, in particular to push forward an anti-capitalist discourse on "Earth Day" on April 22; the provisional name CAÉ - Coalition anticapitaliste et écologiste - was chosen. A few months later, the name Rage Climatique emerged as more relevant and representative of the group's objectives.

 

OBJECTIVES

Climate Rage is an organization that invites us to go beyond the facade ecology of the big companies that offer us cardboard straws instead of rethinking the organization of society. For the time being, Climate Rage's aim is to radicalize environmentalist discourse by putting forward an anti-oppressive, anti-capitalist ecology: it's impossible to reverse ecological destruction without getting out of the capitalist system. Climate Rage invites us to go beyond the ecologism of the big companies that offer us cardboard straws instead of rethinking the organization of society. We are faced with a socio-economic system that destroys ecosystems and exploits people. In the capitalist society in which we live, there is no solution for the living. Yet the state and private companies are prepared to go to any length to protect this death machine. Faced with this reality, it's our duty to assume our collective rage and let it emerge as a fighting force capable of building new worlds. Climate Rage is an invitation to transform eco-anxiety into eco-rage!