XR America’s Principles and Values

1. We have a shared vision of change, to create a world that is fit for the next seven generations to live in.

2. We set our mission on what is necessary, to mobilize the population to achieve system change – “momentum driven organizing.”

3. We need a regenerative culture which is healthy, resilient, and adaptable.

4. We openly challenge ourselves and this toxic system, leaving our comfort zones to take action for change.

5. We value reflecting and learning. Following a cycle of action, we reflect, learn, and plan for more action, learning from other movements and contexts as well as our own experiences.

6. We welcome everyone and every part of everyone, working actively to create welcoming, inclusive, and accessible spaces.

7. We actively work for shared and accountable power, breaking down hierarchies of power for more equitable participation.

8. We avoid shaming and blaming. We live in a toxic system, but no one individual is to blame.

9. We are a nonviolent network and use nonviolent strategy and tactics as the most effective way to bring about change.

10. We are based on autonomy and decentralization, and collectively create the structures needed to challenge power.