FROM August 30 to September 1, Extinction Rebellion will host Upgrade Democracy, an event in Windsor Great Park, to highlight the potential of citizens’ assemblies to bring hope and renewal to our broken system through deliberative democracy.

As we prepare to gather outside Windsor Castle, it feels fitting to echo the King’s own appeal, which makes clear that our mission to survive is beyond politics.

“We are at a historical moment — because we face a future where there is a real prospect that if we fail the Earth, we fail humanity. To avoid such an outcome which will comprehensively destroy our children’s future, we must urgently confront and then make choices which carry monumental implications.” (from “Harmony” by King Charles, Tony Juniper and Ian Skelly)