Mothers Rebellion
We are mothers, grandmothers, aunties, sisters, daughters and allies around the world. We know that those least responsible for the climate crisis are also the most impacted. We believe in the power of mothers and caregivers to demand climate justice.
Mothers* Rebellion is a movement of mothers, caregivers and allies in a growing global community on six continents. We will not give up the fight for a sustainable present and future for the current and coming generations. We want to be able to look our children into the eyes and say that we truly do all that we can. We turn our grief and frustration over the lack of a powerful, transformative response from our politicians and leaders into action. We want:
- To show that every individual can make an impact by joining together in collective action
- To increase awareness of the climate crisis in society and prompt politicians to act accordingly
- To act in solidarity with people in the world who are already suffering from the effects of climate change.
The movement is tied to Extinction Rebellion and stands behind the Extinction Rebellion demands of
declaring a state of climate emergency, acting now, using citizens' assemblies and following principles of
climate justice. We may also have specific demands connected to specific protests.
The idea for Mothers* Rebellion originates from California, USA. Simultaneously a movement of mothers, who held their first sit-down circle protest in August, 2022, had already started to grow in Sweden. The movement grew with several protests in 20 different Swedish towns and cities. In the fall of 2022 demonstrations also took place in Germany and the United States.
