Access & Inclusion

Before You Start Planning

• Is everybody in the discussion aware of Extinction Rebellion's 'Principles and Values'?

• Is there a wide array of disabled voices in the discussion space, reflecting the diversity of the movement?

• Is there sufficient time in the planning agenda for specifically hearing those voices?

• Have you remembered that some disabilities are hidden and should still be heard?

When planning your action, ensure you have read Ensuring your actions are accessible as they can be and, for your planning meetings, Organising inclusive meetings.

Civil Disobedience and Direct Action

If you're planning a 'spicy' action, you need to be aware that disabled and neurodiverse people face larger barriers to taking part. Because of this you should consider the following:

• Is there direct involvement of disabled rebels in action planning?

• Are everyone's needs met in the discussion?

• Are there safety concerns that need to be recognised and planned for? State actors such as the MET police have been shown to act with malice toward disabled rebels.

• Are you aware of any intersectionality that needs to be considered? For example, BAME, disabled rebels are at risk of violence.

• Can an inaccessible action be adapted?

• If not, are there other options available that are similar and as non-exclusive as possible? Do the other options still value a rebel's comittment to civil disobedience? Do the other options satisfy the needs of the people involved? Is it equally social, regenerative, disruptive?

• Is Arrestee support aware of disabled rebels engaging in civil disobedience and direct action?

For more detailed information on inclusivity please check out the Neurodiverse and Disabled Rebels Inclusion resource. And for further advice you can reach out to the Disabled Rebels Network either on Facebook or by Email at xr.inclusion@protonmail.com