XR Vic honours the sovereignty of First Nations peoples of the lands on which we rebel. We acknowledge that Rebel For Life takes place on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation and we pay our respects to Wurundjeri elders. We acknowledge that the climate emergency in which we find ourselves is the consequence of aggressive, extractivist policies which began with colonisation, continuously violate the human rights of indigenous people in Australia and worldwide and have pushed our planet's precious and delicate environmental balance to the critical point of a 6th mass extinction.

Extinction Rebellion Victoria’s Rebel For Life – a week of disruption for climate – begins on Wednesday 13 March.

Join us for an Acknowledgement of Country with a Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony by a Wurundjeri elder in Lincoln Square, Swanston Street, Carlton at 5pm on Wednesday 13 March.

Uncle Bill is likely to be there a little before 5pm. We would also like to invite you to join us prior to the ceremony for a Contemplating Country practice, also in Lincoln Square from 3:30–5:00 pm, Wednesday 13 March .

Contemplating Country is a way of honouring First Nations culture. We will experience a practice of Acknowledging Country, co-designed with First Nation’s Practitioners and XR Regen Crew. In the practice we sit in circle, listen deeply and contemplate country: the blessings of land, water, people, culture, spirit.  We draw on our love and courage. You can register separately for this event here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/contemplating-country-at-rebel-4-life?source=direct_link&