Elections Action Pack

Intro

It’s time to harness the despair and feelings of betrayal, to re-establish democracy and give power and influence back to people.

This pack gives you everything you need in one place to take action to build connections with local people and groups on local issues.

Educate, inform and engage them in Community Assemblies and deliberative democracy.

Imagine we’re like a Wood Wide Web

A social ecosystem connected through common needs, shared resources and a desire to flourish.

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This video [1.5 mins] shows how Community Assemblies connect us.

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The Communities Assemblies Escalation Plan iswas part of the 2024 XRUK Action’s Strategy to upgrade democracy. The current 2025 Movement Strategy also refers to how community assemblies fit into our overall movement building aims and our 2025 Actions Strategy will be out imminently.

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Survey Boards Are Successful

• How to make and use Survey Boards
• Have a leaflet/flyer to hand out - information, contact details and your next event.

Why Community Assemblies Matter

• Understand the difference between Community Assemblies, People's Assemblies and Citizens' Assemblies
• Politics is broken, and traditional lobbying techniques have little effect.
• Community Assemblies are part of the solution
• Assemblies can involve people in their local area on local concerns
• Connect with communities you haven’t yet engaged with
• Involve marginalised and disengaged groups
• Engaging local communities increases awareness of assemblies
• More about Why Run Community Assemblies?

Community Assembly - How to

• Campaign page on the XRUK website with relevant and useful resources Community Assemblies Escalation Plan
• A range of guides about how to use the Press

WHAT NEXT?

• This pack will be updated for the General Election and will include Digital Rebellion’s ‘Do It At Home’ actions.
• Running Community Assemblies now will also help firm up General Election candidates’ knowledge of local demands.

Assets

• Create posters /flyers /stickers /QR codes on Aktivisda How to set up and run a Community Assembly [1hr 22mins YouTube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJlJhIJKgU4

And from the Rebel Toolkit:

Suggested Themes for Actions https://rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/books/themes-for-actions Outreach Methods and Materials https://rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/books/outreach-methods-and-materials Social Media How To https://rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/books/social-media

Resources and Support

• How to build Community Alliances
• Community Assemblies Manual - everything you need to know on how to set up and run one.
• Community Assemblies support Zoom drop-in for Q&A
  • weekly Fridays @ 3pm
  • Meeting ID: 821 9800 8751 | Passcode: 203667
• Community Assemblies Sharing [Telegram chat]
• Email: communityassemblies@extinctionrebellion.uk