Insure Our Survival - Extinction Rebellion UK

Insure Our Survival

Why Insure Our Survival

Insure Our Survival is focusing mass nonviolent direct action on a weak spot in the criminal fossil fuel industry setting our planet on fire – their insurers.

No insurance = no drilling and digging for oil, gas and coal.

Our strategy works. After a week of national street action in February, giant insurers Zurich and major underwriters Probitas announced they would stop insuring new oil and gas projects. 

Now Insure Our Survival is launching a major and expanding nonviolent direct action campaign for 2024, supported by a coalition of allies, and leading to a Rebel Alliance week of actions on the streets and online kicking off on October 28. 

Find out more

Join one of our live calls for more info and to ask questions.

All are welcome and all are needed, whatever your experience and background. Sign up using the links below:

18th September @ 7pm

24th September @ 7pm

NOTE: after the calls have happened we will replace these with the recorded version on YouTube.

What can you do?

Bring your love, rage, bravery, humour and creativity and persuade our three Dirty Three insurance targets for 2024 to stop insuring new oil, gas and coal.

Watch this space: the names of our Dirty Three will be announced very soon!

How can you get involved?

Get action-ready by joining the Insure Our Survival Community: get campaign updates and find out how to join others taking action.

Questions: Contact Insure Our Survival at insureoursurvival@rebellion.earth

FAQs

Q. Can anyone get involved in Insure Our Survival?

Absolutely! Insure Our Survival has a wealth of planning and messaging experience and expertise (and funds!) to support decentralised, sustained and go-back-and-do-it-again actions against the Dirty Three and their equally dirty fellow insurers.

And this campaign welcomes everyone and every part of everyone. That means you definitely don’t have to be an existing XR rebel to get involved! We’d love to hear from non-XR groups and individuals about their cunning nonviolent direct action ideas for getting insurers to pull the plug on fossil fuels.

Just get in touch  at insureoursurvival@rebellion.earth to ask to chat about your action idea and we’ll arrange a secure way to talk.

Q. Can you tell me more about Insure Our Survival’s strategy?

You can find a detailed explanation of campaign thinking and strategy here: Insure our Survival Strategy

How can my group get involved?

If you’ve got an action idea, we’ve got the assets to help you make it happen. Everything you need, including action flatpacks and plans, is here: Insure our Survival Actions

For key campaign demands, messages and suggested banners and slogans to media guidance and support and social media hashtags, take a look at the Insure Our Survival messaging pack: Insure our Survival Messaging

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