EARTH MANIFESTO

How much longer will we stay blind while everything burns?
We are choking our forests, poisoning our rivers, and filling the sky with smoke,
believing we are masters, when we are nothing but reflections of the Earth’s own breath.

THIS IS NOT FREEDOM. THIS IS SELF-DESTRUCTION.

Yet beneath our violence, nature still beats. Not asking to be saved – only to be heard.
Her pulse roars in mountains and seas, in deserts and forests.
She destroys and creates, resists and transforms.
She will endure, even in our absence.
But we are not absent. We are here. And so is our responsibility.

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EMERGENCY EXIT: Earth Manifesto

How much longer will we stay blind while everything burns?
We are choking our forests, poisoning our rivers, and filling the sky with smoke –
believing we are masters, when we are nothing but reflections of the Earth’s own breath.

THIS IS NOT FREEDOM. THIS IS SELF-DESTRUCTION.

Yet beneath our violence, nature still beats. Not asking to be saved – only to be heard. Her pulse roars in mountains and seas, in deserts and forests. She destroys and creates, resists and transforms. She will endure – even in our absence.
But we are not absent. We are here. And so is our responsibility.

CLOSE YOUR EYES. LISTEN.
The hum of bees. The rhythm of rain. The wind through leaves.

OPEN YOUR EYES. LOOK.
The scars of deforestation. The rivers turned to sludge. The oceans filling with plastic.

Feel.This is not abstract. This is your breath. Your water. Your soil. Your home.
They told us nature was infinite.
That progress meant conquest.

That freedom meant consuming without end.
And we believed them.

But it is not too late.
TO STOP. TO RESIST. TO RETURN.

Because returning is not retreat.
It is the only way forward.
It is reconciliation; with Earth, with each other, with ourselves.

This is our EXIT.
Our refusal to remain blind.
Our chance to step out of the noise and into action.
We choose balance over conquest.

Care over consumption.
Life over profit.

Nature is our origin and the Earth is our mother.
Calling us to awaken, to resist, to act.

RECONNECT WITH NATURE, THE TIME IS NOT TOMORROW, THE TIME IS NOW.

CLOSE YOUR EYES. LISTEN.
The hum of bees.
The rhythm of rain.
The wind through leaves.

OPEN YOUR EYES. LOOK.
The scars of deforestation.
The rivers turned to sludge.
The oceans filling with plastic.

FEEL.
This is not abstract.
This is your breath.
Your water.
Your soil.
Your home.

They told us nature was infinite.
That progress meant conquest.
That freedom meant consuming without
end.

And we believed them.

But it is not too late.
To stop. To resist. To return.
Because returning is not retreat.
It is the only way forward.
It is reconciliation:
with Earth, with one another,
with ourselves.

THIS THE EMEGENCY EXIT:

Our refusal to remain blind. Our chance to step out of the noise and into action.
We choose balance over conquest.
Care over consumption. Life over profit.
Nature is our origin. The Earth is our mother.
And she is calling us. To awaken. To resist. To act.

Reconnect with Nature. The time is not tomorrow. The time is now.

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Emergency EXIT

Emergency EXIT is an ambitious and unique international cooperation project that brings together leading cultural organisations, festivals, and sustainability experts to champion environmental responsibility through the power of the arts.

Led by EXIT Foundation (Serbia), in partnership with La Fura dels Baus (Spain), Green Events (Netherlands), Sea Star Festival (Croatia), and Boom Festival (Portugal), the project unites diverse creative forces in a joint mission to inspire action for the planet. Supported by the Creative Europe programme, Emergency EXIT blends artistic innovation with environmental advocacy to explore how festivals and large-scale cultural events can lead the transition toward more sustainable practices.

Through co-created performances, workshops, and public engagement, the project fosters collaboration between artists, producers, and audiences. At its heart lies a shared message—“Peace on Earth, Peace with Earth”—delivered not only through art, but through real change in how events are designed, produced, and experienced.

Emergency EXIT will develop and tour a unique interdisciplinary production across key European festivals, while also promoting the Manifesto for the Salvation of the Planet, an evolving pledge inviting all cultural actors to commit to sustainability. At the same time, the project will be presented at forums such as ADE Green, amplifying its impact across the creative industries.

More than a project, Emergency EXIT is a platform for cooperation, exchange, and transformation — inviting all artists and festivals on this planet, and each of you, wherever you are, to join this mission for a more conscious future!