Recruiting for your Action
Roles in the Action team
All rebels participating in actions should have agreed to the Rebel Agreement beforehand
Roles to consider within your Action Team
Attracting attendees
Both rebels and public need to be able to find out about your action. The Media and Messaging guides can help you to promote your action
Remember to add the event to the Movement Calendar and hence the Actions Map including specific meeting point details and a way of contact you for further details or even better, registering via Action Network so we capture potential new rebels.
It is a very good idea to check that your action is displaying correctly on the map and that the links work.
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- Keep it local - on outreach talk about the actions happening in your area
- Make it Personal - Invite them to sign up to the action. If you can, phone them in advance, explain the plan and ask what they’d need to come e.g. info on legal rights, risk, toilets, access etc
- Be welcoming - have someone greet them at the action - better still someone they'll recognise.
- Help them be
inusefulplace-onfind them a role for the day. Buddy them with someone more experienced. - Communicate clearly - marginalised groups in particular need to know what to expect
- Grab the moment! - try to always have an action date lined up for the near future
Ten committed new people joining your next action is worth so much more than a thousand sitting on a mailing list!
Comunicating with the team
You will need to decide which tools to use for your coordination group and which tools for the wider attendees. Needs link to guidanceGuidance on toolthis selectionkind andof use'internal comms' is here