Design Elements
The long list of elements to include in your action design. See the index above for inspiration.
Banner Drop
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Banners, Placards, Leaflets
Banners, placards and leaflets – a group of rebels can have quite an effect, especially to emplo...
Bird Skeleton Making Guide
Join the group: XR Skeletons Rebellion As the Climate & Ecological crisis deepens around the worl...
Burning Ballroom
The idea for the Burning Ballroom is based on fiddling while Rome burns. Kit Banners Used to c...
Canary in the coalmine
Canary costumes have been used as attention grabbing props in lots of protests, although they ar...
Chalk for the Planet
Grab some colourful chalks and draw images or write messages about the climate crisis. This is a ...
Climate Crisis Quiz
This interactive quiz is designed to engage the public in thinking about the climate and ecologic...
Climate Dildo by Rainbow Rebellion
Rainbow Rebellion created a giant papier mache climate dildo. It is fully transportable and on wh...
Climate Theatre Show
Make your own theatre production with puppets or the children as actors. This could involve clima...
CORPRATS
CorpRats are a pantomime mirror designed to reflect the ugliness and cruelty of putting profit o...
Crime Scenes
Crime scenes – another great theatrical way to get your message across. Best used for targets who...
Delaying tactics
Delaying tactics - methods that require specialist police teams e.g. height removal, among others.
Die In
A die-in is a peaceful, non-violent protest wherein participants lie on the ground for a specifie...
Dirty Greenwashing lines
Dirty Greenwashing lines – can work well with the Dirty Scrubbers but also on their own as an ea...
Dirty Scrubbers
For anyone wanting to perform DIRTY SCRUBBERS How to be a Dirty Scrubber document The dirty scrub...
Discobedience
Discobedience is a flash mob action that can be done in a public place for maximum impact. “Stayi...
Fake Coal
Edible fake coal Homemade Christmas Coal recipe Versions that can be thrown safely Sponges and t...
Fake Historical Plaques
This action is a clever play on plaques that show where famous people have lived. A similar desi...
Fake Newspapers
This is a perfect example of how you can do a creative action with very simple props, such as cha...
Fake Oil Recipe
Fake oil – whether it’s sprayed, poured or used in as yet unthought up ways, fake oil is great fo...
Flares
Flares – use flares liberally! Flares always make an eye catching picture and usually help increa...
Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces
Positive Solutions Fabric Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces (for wall hanging) This describes a way to make ar...
Laughtivism - Clowning
Laughtivism – Creating funny actions that poke fun at the target are a fantastic way to bring peo...
Lego Rebellion
Lego Rebellion is full of inspiration for getting our point across in a fun way, that's also rea...
Mock Lock On
Make a paper chain and mock on to something / use a cardboard tunnel to lock on cardboard padlock...
Occupations
Occupations – great for disrupting the target and the ability of employees to get to work, higher...
Paint the Targets - Chalk Spray
Paint the targets – in a similar vein to Paint the Streets, cover your target in CUT THE TIES mes...
Paper Boats
This protest was outside The Home Office and was in support of migrant justice and climate refug...
Parliament of Owls
Flock of paper owls on sticks previously appeared at the biodiversity march at The Big One in Apr...
Political Letter Writing
Letters and templates of letters which you can use to help you when you are writing to your MPs, ...
Pram Rebellion
Action Doc: Pram Rebellion, Our Children's Future Pram Rebellion in London Video Telegram group...
Rebellion of One
Rebellion of one – a solo rebel holding a protest at the chosen target. As simple as holding a pl...
Reverse Graffiti
Clean the streets in style and leave a design or message behind! Here is a video we made earlier
Safely stop a large truck or fuel tanker
How to stop and ride a dinosaur 🦖 Action plan and guidance for Surfers, Barnacles, Spotters, Stop...
TROJAN Fish/caterpillar or other animal ?
A large scale puppet/sculpture that can be made in sections and brought together for a March/prot...
Vegetable Costumes
Protests in veg costumes were made popular at protests by Animal Rebellion. Who could ignore a gr...
Wake up, Rise up / Sounding the Alarm
Raising the alarm on climate emergency (could be expanded for a March/protest or next rebellion)...
We love Tree Huggers
In Response to kier stammers negative outburst “I hate tree huggers!” Turn up at location/march/a...
Writing to Activists in Prison
This can be an effective element of an action to do at a local group meeting, at an outreach stal...
Yarn Bombing
Yarn bombing is a fun creative project for all those who love to knit or crochet. The possibiliti...