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Escalation Plan

Community Assemblies are part of a bigger plan for Extinction Rebellion. Community Assemblies could be a strategy through which we escalate (particularly our 3rd Demand) from local assemblies, all the way up to Westminster.

Remember, that this is horses for courses. Your local organisers may wish to hold an assembly on a topic important to them, which may or may not have the aim of making recommendations to your local or regional authority. Your group will want to decide in advance which outcomes your want to achieve when deciding your topic for deliberation.

The escalation potentially begins from organising local Community Assemblies which are aimed at applying pressure on local / regional politicians. So for instance, if your local authority is will not support your community in the following ways, you may consider occupying uncooperative local or unitary Authorities,Authorities. where localLocal groups can get sufficient support from allies.allies armed with some of the following info:
E.g

  • Your local authority (LA) refuses to declare a climate and ecological emergency
  • TheYour LA scores low on the national Score Card. Get even more insight on your local authority climate emergency score card
  • RefusesYour LA refuses to join the {UN 'Race To Zero' initiative}(https://unfccc.int/climate-action/race-to-zero-campaign)

Extinction Rebellion's strategic aim is to achieve a tipping point of local support that pushes the conversation about a Citizen's Assembly on Climate and Ecological Justice, ultimately to reach Westminster ears. This can only come from the grassroots, i.e. us, the people.

We know our political systems are broken. Imagine a proven method of decision making to make sure the interests of people and nature are taken into careful consideration, in all decisions. Imagine decision making where no one is left behind and we transition together, collaboratively to a healthier, fairer society. Mobilising and empowering local people at the grassroots is the starting point...

XR's vision is that over coming months, dozens of government and authority buildings could be occupied all over the country, with the simple demand to follow the recommendations of their local community assembly on important issues.

Of course, your local or regional authority might already be an agreement to implement recommendations from assemblies... It's already starting to happen. (See Case Studies). If your decision making authorities are not on board yet:

If you are not sure about where the decision making powers lie where you are, have a look at the Combined Authorities map for considering including politicians and officers in your community assembly or escalation plans. Map link here

If you have any questions on any of the choices of direction you face, or just need to bounce ideas around, please contact your regional/national Gardener, who supports local groups, or email communityassemblies@extinctonrebellion.uk

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