Music, Words and Performance
- XR Music and Sounds
- Climate Choirs and Singing
- Music and Dance
- Reading, Writing and Spoken Word
- Red Rebels
XR Music and Sounds
There are many wonderful ways to make a difference to a protest by bringing music: make magic, hold space, add a celebration vibe, open hearts, be the soundtrack for change!
Since Jan 2023, Extinction Rebellion has made a commitment to take a break from disrupting the general public as a primary tactic. This makes our larger inclusive protests now a more favourable space for musicians who want to avoid arrest.
Is music in climate protest your life’s calling? Then why not apply to be part of our core volunteer team and help grow the UK community of musicians in climate protest. Email XR Music & Sounds with your name, relevant experience (max 200 words), number of hours per week you can offer.
There are groups to connect to Climate Choirs and Singing, other kinds of Musical Performance and Poetry/Writing.
XR Music and Sounds is always looking to expand. If you have something to contribute that isn't listed in those two sections above (e.g. Songwriters? Sound engineers? Steel pans? Symphony Orchestras?) then get in touch.
Contact us by email : xrmusicandsounds@protonmail.com
You can also find XR Music and Sounds on Facebook
Climate Choirs and Singing
You can learn songs online, join a singing group local to you if there is one, start one if there isn’t, or learn songs from the archive and come along to a protest and join in.
The XR Songbook
Collection of song lyrics curated by Marcus and Holly.
Watch a video of 'We Need to Build a Better Future' (for lyrics, see page 61 of songbook above):
Climate Choirs
Get involved with the Climate Choir Movement (not an XR group - but who often sing at XR events/actions).
Music and Dance
Drumming - with XR Rhythms
You can join a drumming group local to you if there is one, start one if there isn’t, or come along to a protest with your instrument and join in.
Morris
Connect to other Morris dancers on this Facebook page
You can contact MAYDAY morris group by email:
maydaymorrisdevon@gmail.com
MAYDAY performing at the Royal Courts of Justice
Jazz
Confident in improvising jazzy songs on the streets? Join Orchestrated Discontent (not an XR band but open to XR members). Find them at a protest on the streets and join in.
Folk
Confident in playing session tunes on the streets? Join the Climate Ceilidh Collective . There are no rehearsals, just brush up on the popular tunes, bring an instrument to a protest on the streets and join in.
We are a protest folk band open to musicians coming along to protest events and joining in on the fly, to create magical folk flashmobs to bring life to climate protest, and soothing folk vibes to calm activists and open hearts.
We are open to all kinds of folk music from many traditions, not only Irish music.
Brush up on our most played tunes before coming to a demo, or just turn up and join in! For more info, email xrmusicandsounds@protonmail.com to get in touch. We currently don’t have a comms team, but are looking for one, please get in touch if you’d love to volunteer for this!
Classical
Join XR Baroque - via their Facebook group or contact xrmusicandsounds@protonmail.com
Reading, Writing and Spoken Word
Rebel Library
Looking for a reading list for a Book Group ? "We are a group of writers, librarians and all-round bookworms who collect the best literature on the climate and ecological emergency." Visit the Rebel Library now
Writers Rebel
You can join the team, provide content - go to the Act page on the Writers Rebel website to learn more about how to get involved. Or just use their website to access an array of written and recorded content.
You can also follow and share content from Writers Rebel on:
Red Rebels
The Red Rebels are an international performance artivist troupe illuminating the global environmental crisis.
Read more and maybe even get involved on the Red Rebel Brigade website.
Other colours are available!
