XR Universities will rally together on the steps of 52 Chambers Street in Manhattan with a mission that extends beyond holding individual institutions accountable as we focus on the education system as a whole. We often see that education is all too focused on profits and prestige; indoctrinating individuals into a colonial, neoliberal, and extractivist system that ignores both human and planetary limits. We have three demands; our education system must:
-Decarbonize (Divest from fossil fuels and commit research and personnel to renewable energy innovations)
-Decolonize (Recognize that the system is inherently tied to colonialism and respect other forms of knowledge)
-Democratize (Form People's Assemblies, democratically elected boards, student input groups, etc.)
This action is coordinated in solidarity with various student occupations around the world but we welcome any group or individual interested in our three demands and overall message, no need to currently be a student! To that end, students (and any other participants) are asked to wear clothing that clearly represents the institutions that have failed them (i.e. your college swag).