Design Ideas for Actions

These design elements have been collated from ideas from the UK Creative Circle and gathered from...

Red Rebels, dance, theatre, clowning, puppet shows and all kinds of dressing up and sillyness. ...

Getting the Extinction Rebellion name and logo and CEE messages out there ...

Listing the more spicy rated action elements Delaying Tactics Die In Occupations Paint th...

Creative Banner Drop Bird Skeleton Making Guide Chalk for the Planet Climate Dildo Clim...

Ideas that could work to engage children and families Chalk for the Planet Climate Theatre Sh...

An action could be entirely 'digital' or these could be additional elements to a location-based a...

Get advice from experienced rebels about banner drops: Join the Banner Drop Telegram group here ...

Banners, placards and leaflets – a group of rebels can have quite an effect, especially to emplo...

Join the group: XR Skeletons Rebellion As the Climate & Ecological crisis deepens around the worl...

The idea for the Burning Ballroom is based on fiddling while Rome burns. Kit Banners Used to c...

Canary costumes have been used as attention grabbing props in lots of protests, although they ar...

Grab some colourful chalks and draw images or write messages about the climate crisis. This is a ...

This interactive quiz is designed to engage the public in thinking about the climate and ecologic...

Rainbow Rebellion created a giant papier mache climate dildo. It is fully transportable and on wh...

Make your own theatre production with puppets or the children as actors. This could involve clima...

CorpRats are a pantomime mirror designed to reflect the ugliness and cruelty of putting profit o...

Crime scenes – another great theatrical way to get your message across. Best used for targets who...

Delaying tactics - methods that require specialist police teams e.g. height removal, among others.

A die-in is a peaceful, non-violent protest wherein participants lie on the ground for a specifie...

Dirty Greenwashing lines – can work well with the Dirty Scrubbers but also on their own as an ea...

For anyone wanting to perform DIRTY SCRUBBERS How to be a Dirty Scrubber document The dirty scrub...

Discobedience is a flash mob action that can be done in a public place for maximum impact. “Stayi...

Edible fake coal Homemade Christmas Coal recipe Versions that can be thrown safely Sponges and t...

This action is a clever play on plaques that show where famous people have lived. A similar desi...

This is a perfect example of how you can do a creative action with very simple props, such as cha...

Fake oil – whether it’s sprayed, poured or used in as yet unthought up ways, fake oil is great fo...

Flares – use flares liberally! Flares always make an eye catching picture and usually help increa...

Positive Solutions Fabric Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces (for wall hanging) This describes a way to make ar...

Laughtivism – Creating funny actions that poke fun at the target are a fantastic way to bring peo...

Lego Rebellion is full of inspiration for getting our point across in a fun way, that's also rea...

Make a paper chain and mock on to something / use a cardboard tunnel to lock on cardboard padlock...

Occupations – great for disrupting the target and the ability of employees to get to work, higher...

Paint the targets – in a similar vein to Paint the Streets, cover your target in CUT THE TIES mes...

This protest was outside The Home Office and was in support of migrant justice and climate refug...

Flock of paper owls on sticks previously appeared at the biodiversity march at The Big One in Apr...

Letters and templates of letters which you can use to help you when you are writing to your MPs, ...

Action Doc: Pram Rebellion, Our Children's Future Pram Rebellion in London Video Telegram group...

Rebellion of one – a solo rebel holding a protest at the chosen target. As simple as holding a pl...

Clean the streets in style and leave a design or message behind! Here is a video we made earlier

How to stop and ride a dinosaur 🦖 Action plan and guidance for Surfers, Barnacles, Spotters, Stop...

A large scale puppet/sculpture that can be made in sections and brought together for a March/prot...

Protests in veg costumes were made popular at protests by Animal Rebellion. Who could ignore a gr...

Raising the alarm on climate emergency (could be expanded for a March/protest or next rebellion)...

In Response to kier stammers negative outburst “I hate tree huggers!” Turn up at location/march/a...

This can be an effective element of an action to do at a local group meeting, at an outreach stal...

Yarn bombing is a fun creative project for all those who love to knit or crochet. The possibiliti...