Who are we?

In May 2018 the name ‘Extinction Rebellion’ was first used to communicate climate chaos and the threat to life on our planet. We are the founders of the original movement, still running the same today. We are the people who created the name and the distinctive look and feel in order to spread awareness of climate change and create a focal rallying point for the movement.

Why are we raising funds?

The name ‘Extinction Rebellion' is constantly under threat and we often encounter third parties trying to commercialise our name for personal gain. We want to ensure Extinction Rebellion remains protected as the name of the movement, free to use by anyone who joins and supports us.

Intellectual Property (IP) is what companies use to protect their brand. Unfortunately anyone can apply to own a brand name even if they didn’t create it. 

Since 2019 we have successfully stopped people fraudulently claiming the rights to our name and work. But the fraudsters keep coming and each time they do we have to legally fight back, legally stop them. And this all costs money. 

We need your help.

We need your help to continue this crucial work. This is the only way we can ensure we protect the name and our vital work so that we and our supporters can use it to combat the climate crisis. The people trying to register the name for themselves could use the our name for their own commercial profit. That has never been nor ever will be what Extinction Rebellion is about. 

Every donation will be used to protect our name and nothing else.

Why is this important?

Compared to climate chaos protecting a name doesn’t sound like a big deal. But it is. If Extinction Rebellion loses control of its name someone else will claim it. This puts Extinction Rebellion in danger of becoming a consumer brand, a fashion accessory, or even a voice for the fossil fuel industry. Our voice must remain our own. Extinction Rebellion must remain non-commercial, free to use by our supporters and true to its online copyright message:

Extinction Rebellion (XR) is a do-it-together movement. All our design and artwork can be used non-commercially for the purpose of planet saving. This does not mean creating merchandise for fundraising or sending XR a percentage of your sales. We do not endorse or create any merchandise and we will pursue and prosecute anyone who does.

Your donations will make a difference, by protecting our name we protect our cause. Thank you for your help.