Past Events

The next XRW book group will discuss The Invisible Doctrine by George Monbiot and Peter Hutchinson. The “invisible doctrine”. is neoliberalism, a theory that has underpinned the ideology of the free market for the past 40 years. This book is a "passionate, informed polemic that is short but packed with detail and incisive analysis" (The Guardian). Please join us for our usual lively discussion about the book and the wider issues it raises.

Our next online planning meeting will be on Tuesday 23 June. 

Introduced by Chris Packham, this 45-minute film brings together key clips from the 3-hour-long National Emergency Briefing shown to MPs and others. The screening will be followed by discussion of the film and what we can all do. Hosted by XR Wandsworth, Christian Climate Action, Greener Jobs Alliance, Greenpeace South West London, Balham Climate Action and Transition Town Tooting. Free event, but please do sign up so we can keep track of numbers. All welcome!

Do come along and help us organise screenings of the People's Emergency Briefing in Wandsworth. This is a great way of reaching out to new people so we want to put on as many screenings as we can. All welcome! If you're new to XR Wandsworth, this is a good opportunity to meet people!

Our next WXR book group meeting will discuss The Machine Stops by E M Forster (first published 1909). We've read some long humdingers recently so this one is a change - an 117 year old short story which can be read in an hour. Also available as a download pdf. 

A BBC Arts editor says this: 'The Machine Stops is not simply prescient; it is jaw-droppingly, gob-smackingly, breath-takingly accurate ..'  Please join us to chat about E M Forster's vision of the future - everyone is welcome! 

Introduced by Chris Packham, this 45-minute film brings together key clips from the 3-hour-long National Emergency Briefing shown to MPs and others. The screening will be followed by discussion of the film and what we can all do. The event will run from 7.30 to 9pm latest. Hosted by Greener Jobs Alliance and XR Wandsworth.

Introduced by Chris Packham, this 45-minute film brings together key clips from the 3-hour-long National Emergency Briefing shown to MPs and others. The screening will be followed by discussion of the film and what we can all do. The event will run from 7pm to 8.30 latest. Hosted by XR Wandsworth, Greener Jobs Alliance, Christian Climate Action, Greenpeace South West London, Balham Climate Action and Transition Town Tooting. 

Barclays are closing a large branch in Wimbledon and a smaller branch is opening nearby on 27 April. It is such great news that our favourite fossil-fuel-financing, weapons-financing bank is still going to have a presence in Wimbledon - let's give them a warm welcome! The more the merrier. The welcome party will be there from 12pm until 2pm.

Our next XR Wandsworth book club title is a change of tack. World Without End by Jean-Marc Jancovici and Christophe Blain is a best-selling French graphic novel about the climate catastrophe.

As part of our Wake Up Wandsworth campaign, we had a successful action on 4 March to highlight the need for emergency planning at the local level. Now we're planning an action around biodiversity.  Do join us and get stuck into planning. 

Our fortnightly planning meetings are a good way to meet others from the Wandsworth group. If you're new and prefer just to take a back seat and observe for a bit, that's fine. All welcome!