Love and Rage

12th, 13th, 14th September in London

Join us to demand the publication of the full, unredacted version of the National Security Assessment, a plan to address the existential risks it highlights and to demand a UK-wide briefing on the Climate and Nature risks.

Love & Rage Feedback

From the London weekend and actions 12th-14th September 2026

🗣 Have your say, whether you attended Love & Rage in-person or not, we want to hear YOUR thoughts.

🌷 We value reflecting and learning so we can celebrate what went well, and learn and improve for the future.

There may also be other ways you are asked for feedback, if you were part of a team planning part of the weekend, or in your local group, or you held an action support role etc. This feedback survey is in addition - and is for everyone.

➡️ TAKE THE SURVEY - closes on 30th Sept

Livestream, News and Press

XRUK Livestream of the Monday action

Website

Press

Coming soon - links to external press coverage

Key Info

Pink and white graphic with bird woodblock designs and words Love and Rage, London 12-14 September

12th, 13th, 14th September - London

A weekend of discussion with some serious action on the streets leading to a banging finale on Monday. Join and stay as long as you are able.

The focus of Love & Rage is 'Security' which includes the impacts of water, food, energy and heat on our safety.

Earlier this year, and only after a freedom of information request, The National Security Assessment (NSA) was published by the government. It highlights serious threats to UK Security from biodiversity loss, flooding, drought, food shortages, extreme heat and mass displacement of people.

These are a danger to us all and the full NSA has been hidden, redacted! What has been published already points to extremely serious security threats to the UK, so what extra information are they hiding?

Our demands are to Government:

To build the world we want and need, to build a path for the survival of all life, and for all generations to come, it’s clear society must have a common understanding of the facts. And we are going to insist upon it.

We are all in the same soup and it's coming to the boil!

Get Involved
Information
Final Open Call

More updated information about the weekend and the action on Monday.

First Open Call

Recording from Aug 9th 2026 - info followed by a Q&A

General questions - loveandrage@extinctionrebellion.uk
Info about - Travel bursary
For accessibility questions - wellbeing+drn@extinctionrebellion.uk

Why Love & Rage?

Love

Together we shout and sing with all our hearts with Love for the Earth, for Life itself.

Rage

We Rage against those who still deny the science and delay the change that’s so desperately needed. The Government, the security services, the media all know that climate breakdown is happening - yet where is their plan? A plan to secure a liveable future for the British people? The full National Security Assessment has been hidden - redacted. So, to build the world we want and need, to build a path for our children’s survival, it’s clear society must have a common understanding of the facts.

Because we're all in the soup and it's coming to the boil

It's really important to focus on the 'and', the ability to hold both together. LOVE AND RAGE.

Together year on year, we have all been witnessing the most immense betrayal of life imaginable, the raging of wildfires across Europe say it all. We know what’s happening, and we know that at massive cost, the climate and nature emergency is being wilfully underplayed and ignored by those in power.

It’s vital that we don’t let anger feed into aggression, violence or more divisiveness. As Extinction Rebellion - we resolutely hold a commitment to stay rooted in love and nonviolence. To do things in a different way, holding by our Principles and Values.

Love is what brings us together. Rage is what moves us.

A Hot Weekend : Sat 12 & Sun 13 Sept

Two days of conversation, community, creativity and action!

Date: 12th-13th September
Venue: Raines Foundation School, Approach Road, Bethnal Green, E2 9LY
More info here about the venue and accessibility.

Food will be provided at various times over the weekend, but please bring your own mug, plate, bowl, cutlery

Register

To help gauge numbers for food preparation and scheduling activities over the Love & Rage weekend, please complete this simple form to let us know when you're planning to attend via the WEEKEND REGISTRATION FORM.

To view the times and details of each activity, go to the WEEKEND SESSIONS - SIGN UP FORM.

On Sunday there will be a film screening of The People's Emergency Briefing followed by a discussion. Reserve your ticket here.

Daytime Programme

Full listings can be found on the sessions registration form, but what to expect from the weekend below. Here is a flavour of what is on offer:

We'll be opening the weekend with a session titled 'What we know about what is in the suppressed National Security Assessment on ecosystem collapse' by Dr. Rupert Read author and co-founder of Climate Majority Project.

Workshops: Art to Imagine, How to set up a 'Vigil For The Earth', Red Rebels, Climate Choir, Discobedience and more.

Trainings: Know Your Rights, Prepare for Action, How to Become a Spokesperson, Deescalation and more.

Talks: Is AI an existential threat and what can we do about it?, No Just Transition without Demilitarisation, Housing on the front line, The World We Want, A Feminist Take on the Climate and Nature Crisis, How do we stay healthy in a climate and nature emergency? and many more!

Discussions: On Saturday's we're holding a Community Assembly and on Sunday it's The Big XR Conversation. More details of both of these below.

Panel discussion: ‘What does Nature Breakdown Mean for our Society?’ with Charlie Gardner and James Bullock from Scientists on Survival.

Action Briefings on both days for Monday’s Cacerolazo mass action.

All weekend you'll find our amazing Creative Community printing, making, painting in preparation for the Monday action. Plus 'Bookmarks - The Socialist Bookshop', and 'Flapjack Phil's Drinks' (see more info about food and drink on the Practical Info page).

To view the FULL PROGRAMME go to the WEEKEND SESSIONS - SIGN UP FORM.

Evenings

There will be a gap after the daytime events for you to take a break, have a chat or go out locally for food, then please return to the venue for some live music from 19.00:

'Love Rage Dance' action

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Saturday 18:00-20:00
Meet from 5.45pm at Pancras Square (Google Maps | What3Words)
Performances from:

All are welcome. To take part in the Burning Ballroom, please wear plain black clothing.

Also needed are banner holders and people to do outreach to engage with the public and to share Love & Rage fliers.

Afterwards we'll go to a church nearby for food.

The Big XR Conversation

Sunday 14:00-16:00

So much has changed since this movement began nearly 8 years ago and it's vital that we take a step back and consider the bigger picture. What does XR mean to us? What sort of movement do we want to be? Are we still needed? And how can we actually make a difference?

Led by the 'Local and Grassroots Support' circle - join us for thoughtful small group discussions about our own movement, reflect together on big questions, hear perspectives from all parts of the movement and share creative ideas for our future.

This is a space for honest, but positive discussions, where we listen deeply to each other and are open to new possibilities. We invite everyone to join us in the spirit of our principles and values.

And don't forget to reserve your place via the WEEKEND SESSIONS - SIGN UP FORM.

Community Assembly Details

Saturday 14:00-17:00
Timings:

A must-not-miss, in-person Community Assembly where we will all discuss the question:

“How might we restore our failing water systems to secure a long-term future for all people, life and habitats?”

Water touches everything, including our very security... Everyone has a particular perspective from pollution to poverty... It's all connected. Our speakers to help inform discussions will be:

“Of course people should use water carefully during prolonged hot and dry weather. But it’s galling to be told to put away the hose while water companies are losing nearly 3bn litres every day through leaks. Fossil-fuelled climate change is making severe droughts more frequent and more dangerous, so ministers must not treat water security as tomorrow’s problem.” The Guardian, Sat 18 Jul 2026.

Lynne is the author of Sorry for the Inconvenience But This Is an Emergency (The Nonviolent Struggle for Our Planet’s Future).

(The XR Assemblies team are very excited!)

And don't forget to reserve your place via the WEEKEND SESSIONS - SIGN UP FORM.

Post-assembly

To maintain and build momentum after Love & Rage, this Autumn we’ll be using the power of 'Polis', an amazing participatory and inclusive tool that can help bring about system change.

Polis will allow for a wider, online discussion; it will be open for a month, between Monday 19th October - Thursday 19th November.

Please look out for our promotional campaign to share with your networks in the coming weeks to bring thousands into this conversation.

Volunteer

Details of roles for the weekend activities can be found on the dedicated volunteering page.

Love & Rage Telegram Chat
Contact loveandrage@extinctionrebellion.uk
Info about - Travel bursary
For accessibility questions - wellbeing+drn@extinctionrebellion.uk

Love, Rage and ACTION : Mon 14 Sept

On Monday 14th we take to the streets. The National Security Assessment has been redacted, hidden. The Government knows that climate breakdown is here, yet where is their plan? How do they intend to secure a liveable future for the British people?

Food will be provided at the end of the procession, but please bring your own mug, plate, bowl, cutlery

Let us know you are coming on Monday

To help gauge numbers at the Monday action, please complete this simple registration form to let us know when you're planning to attend.

There will be noise. There will be love and it will be for EVERYONE
Because we’re all in the same soup and it’s coming to the boil. 

Love & Rage procession

Time: Midday Start (form up as directed as Stewards from 11:00)
Location: North East corner of St James’s Park (Google Maps | What3Words)

The procession will be headed by a creative icon representing global heating and the Redacted Rebels; to be accompanied by the massed crowds of rebels with the Cacerolazo. This is an accessible 2 mile / 3.2 km route visiting key locations in Central London.

Le Crucible

The Procession is led by a large iconic creation carried at shoulder height, "Le Crucible" representing global heating, and the sweltering summer experienced in Europe and UK. The simmering casserole acts as a metaphor for a heating planet from which we cannot escape - we’re all in the same soup and its coming to the boil !

The Redacted Rebels

12 rebels wearing white hazmat suits carry large placards with information about the National Security Assessment and the XR Love & Rage symbols. The published details demonstrate an existential risk to life as they stand - but what more is being hidden?

Cacerolazo

A loud, insistent banging of pots and pans, it’s a strong and fairly traditional expression, going back into early 19th century France and it's widely associated with protest in Latin America.

However, ours is a cacerolazo with a difference, it's a symphony of disruption, we're holding that key part of Love & Rage - the 'AND' - so we’ll be alternating short periods of big banging noise with quiet periods, silence, a song, a poem, nature sounds.

Anyone joining the cacerolazo will be situated in front of the drummers. The 'pan-banging' only happens at the three key stops.

We will have a signaller with a big spoon in front of us.

The plan - At each of the three stop locations there will be a pattern of alternating 2min bursts of pan banging (rage) and silence (love and grief).

Finale

This takes place in Parliament Square. At this point we will sing Let us Stand together.

There’ll be photo and video shoots, and a thank you and finally some music as a signal to gradually gather ourselves and head off to the Earth Love site in St James’s Park, where there will be food and time together, before ending by 5pm.

We aim to leave the location pristine, so please take everything you brought with you and help out.

❤️ And love and thanks to us all for stepping up and taking part ❤️

What should you bring for the Monday day of action?

Bring a pot or pan and something to bang them with, decorate your pot with XR symbols, stickers or anything your creative minds can think of. Bring your XR flags and pin on your patches and badges.

Make a flame shaped placard, put flames around a hat or wear a heart on your sleeve. See the Get Creative page for ideas.

Don't forget your earplugs!

This action is police liaised, and it is not intended to be arrestable. However, with current protest law this can now never be 100% guaranteed and information to support you can be found here and in the video below.

Earth Love

Time: 10:00-16:00 (gather from 9:30)
Location: North East corner of St James’s Park (Google Maps | What3Words)

The EARTH LOVE Action on Monday will be intentionally accessible.

It will take place away from Parliament in a green park and we’ll have a Poets Corner, Art Blockers (bring a t-shirt to print on!), DPAC, Quakers and Buddhists and those who choose quieter forms of protest, gathering in a park.  

We’ll express our LOVE FOR THE PLANET.

Bring your own unique interpretation, colourful outfits, signs and creations to show the beauty of the imperilled natural world. Some are holding small discussions, talking to the public, others like Quakers, Christian Climate Action and Buddhists may hold ceremonies and vigils.

How can I get involved?

Connect to the Love and Rage Telegram Chat to keep up to date with the latest Love & Rage News, information and callouts.

Volunteer

Details of roles for the weekend activities can be found on the dedicated volunteering page here.


Coming to a protest for the first time?

Here's a short video with some simple tips to help you approach the day with some awareness of how it might feel for you.

Love & Rage Telegram Chat
Contact loveandrage@extinctionrebellion.uk
Info about - Travel bursary
For accessibility questions - wellbeing+drn@extinctionrebellion.uk

Volunteer

XRUK Actions can't happen without the behind the scenes crews. They help to make events safe and enjoyable for all. Our Action Support roles are also designed to be non-arrestable as far as possible.

It's a great way to join a friendly team and make direct, immediate impact.

Training is given for specific roles, usually online before the event, as well as refresher briefings at the start of each shift.

Whilst roles like Stewards and Roadtaking do require mobility we do have some static roles. Time commitment is flexible to suit your availability on the day.

Volunteer for a crew role

Use this sign up form to volunteer for a crew role to help make the weekend safe and successful. If you'd like to know more about what these roles are before volunteering read more about volunteer roles here.

Volunteer for Outreach

If you'd like to help engage the public over the weekend, then you can register your interest in doing 'outreach' activities.

Briefing Zoom for all crew

10th September 19.00
Briefing for All Crew - please sign up!
The Briefing is for All Crew - followed by Stewards Refresher Training.

Practical Info

Find out about travel, accommodation and more.

Saturday and Sunday (12th & 13th Sept) programme will be held in an accessible venue in Tower Hamlets - Raines Foundation School, Approach Road, Bethnal Green, E2 9LY.

Monday (14th Sept) action will be located in Central London.

Rebels with access needs

If you are a rebel with access/accessibility needs, then please connect with us to ask questions and get support via the email below or by joining the Telegram channel.

Food

Travel to the Venue

Journey time and options from mainline railway stations From Liverpool Street Station:
15 minute / 3km bike ride
15 minute tube journey
20 minute bus journey - wheelchair accessible route
45 minute walk
15 - 25 minute drive

From London Bridge Station:
20 minute / 4.5km bike ride
30 minute tube journey
35 minute bus journey - wheelchair accessible route
20 - 30 minute drive

From Kings Cross Station: (inc Kings Cross International for the Eurostar)
30 minute / 7.5km bike ride
35 minute tube journey
50 minute bus journey - wheelchair accessible
40 minute tube and bus journey - wheelchair accessible
25 - 40 minute drive

Marylebone Train Station:
40 minute / 10km bike ride
45 minute tube journey
60 minute bus, or tube and bus journey - wheelchair accessible
45 - 60 minute drive

Paddington Train Station:
40 minuite / 10km bike ride
40 minute tube journey
40 minute tube and bus journey - wheelchair accessible
40 - 60 minute drive

Victoria Train Station:
35 minute / 9km bike ride
45 minute tube journey
70 minute bus journey - wheelchair accessible
40 - 60 minute drive

Waterloo Train Station:
25 minute / 7km bike ride
40 minute tube journey
45 minute tube and bus journey - wheelchair accessible
50 - 60 minute bus journey - wheelchair accessible
25 - 45 minute drive

Charing Cross Station:
25 minute / 7km bike ride
40 minute tube journey
45 - 55 minute bus journey - wheelchair accessible
20 - 40 minute drive

Venue details

Accommodation

Indoor

You can register as a guest via the the commUnityHome website to find a place to stay. You can also register as a host if you live in London and have space for someone to stay.

Camping

Apologies if you heard the offer of camping in the Open Call, it has been subsequently decided that we don't have the capacity to offer the safety/safeguarding required to be responsible for a pop-up campsite.

List of Hostels

These are options across London, not necessarily close to the venue.

Campervans

We do not advise bringing camper vans to London, however if you do contact commUnityHome for possible driveways to park in, or use JustPark.

Love & Rage Telegram Chat
Contact loveandrage@extinctionrebellion.uk
Info about - Travel bursary
For accessibility questions - wellbeing+drn@extinctionrebellion.uk

Get Creative

To CREATE is to REBEL
To REBEL is to CREATE

We need your selfies for a video

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Take action right now - let’s visually unite our community to help amplify the Love & Rage action in September.

📸 Create a sign with ‘Tell the Truth’ or ‘Act Now’ in big black letters
📸 Take a vertical selfie of you or a group, the more the better!!
📸 Hold your sign at chest height and your head should be roughly in the top third of the screen
📸 Keep the camera at eye level

📬 Send your photos to digitalrebelxr@proton.me
Deadline: Midnight 8 September

The video will be created and posted online with our demands to the government on the 12th September.

Get crafty! - for the Monday action

Decorate your 'cacerolazo' pan

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or make a flame hat!

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Make your own content

If you want to promote Love and Rage on your socials, flyers, posters or any kind of messaging locally, you can go to the Resources page for more support.

Join the Creative Community

💓 With fire in our hearts, we will spark and sustain a spirit of creative, nonviolent rebellion to disrupt and pressure the perpetrators of climate and ecological injustice and drive systemic change through equal participation in power.

💓 Together we will make Love & Rage both impactful and beautiful.

Join the others in the Creative Community to discuss creative actions happening at Love & Rage in September. Connect via the Love & Rage Telegram Chat.


The rage you are feeling comes from the same place inside your heart as the love.
This is why you refuse to accept a world where cruelty reigns and fire consumes all.
You have known hope and joy and kindness, like you have known water.
And justice is a river that demands you do not give up on it.  ~ Nikita Gill

Love & Rage Telegram Chat
Contact loveandrage@extinctionrebellion.uk
Info about - Travel bursary
For accessibility questions - wellbeing+drn@extinctionrebellion.uk

Take action from home

Can't join us in person this weekend?

Resources - design, stickers, flyers, fundraising

We're building resources here both printed and graphics to help you promote Love & Rage.

Stickers and cards!

Who loves stickers? We love stickers!

Time to get stickering, and spread the love! Order your stickers from the lovely volunteers in Outreach on this form and check out the other leaflets and stickers while you're there. Note: you may need to scroll down to find everything you need.

Order Stickers and cards via this form

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Design Pack

Create your own content using the design guide and elements for Love and Rage.

Fundraising

We always need to fundraise - to help raise funds for XRUK, to enable us to fund, support and promote actions like Love & Rage.

To help our Fundraising team track what has prompted donations, please use the shortlink (for any Love & Rage themed online communications) or the QR code below (for any Love & Rage themed printed items).

Fundraising Link:
https://xrb.link/ko7sn9G6

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Love & Rage Telegram Chat
Contact loveandrage@extinctionrebellion.uk
Info about - Travel bursary
For accessibility questions - wellbeing+drn@extinctionrebellion.uk