Welcome to the Rebel Toolkit!
The resources to support Extinction Rebellion
A place to share the creative work of all Rebels
Start here: Supporting XR® if you are new to XR or the Toolkit.
To learn how to add new resources go here: Help Using This Toolkit®.
This toolkit is for any Rebel to share original work.
Using the toolkit will:
Connect UK rebels - Demonstrate our creativity - Require no permission!
Please help yourself to any of the resources, they are all freely available!
The organisation of this toolkit is like a library, with Shelves, Books, Chapters and Pages.
Using the Search box above will search all of them.
A few items here are curated by the UK Communities Circle they have this icon: ®.
For a Quick Start - go to the top of any page & select - Shelves the numbered shelves broadly reflect the Rebel Journey in XR, & other shelves that have been newly added.
The Shelves: 1-10
**The things you need to know about XR.**
- Begin active XR support.
- An XR glossary of terms.
- Comms Hub - Cloud inc. Library - Forums - Mattermost.
2. Group Building
Organise & maintain your group:
Local Groups, Affinity Groups & Working Groups.
- Guides for organisers on how to begin & maintain a group.
- Guides for individual rebels on how they can get involved & prepare for Rebellion.
3. Community Building®
Building your group:
Engaging with your local community.
- growing & developing a resilient, robust & innovative team.
- Learn from other groups who've built & connected with local & other communities!
- Strategy Assembly reports.
4. Street Legal
Know your rights:
Prepare to engage with the legal system.
- Taking action, your group needs to know about staying physically & legally safe.
- Knowing what to expect if you are arrested or fined.
5. Talks & Trainings
Inspire & prepare your group to take action & support each other.
- How to request & design courses in your local area.
- Find out what trainings are given across the movement.
6. Art
Find the images, how to guides, & inspiration behind XR's destinctive look.
- Get creative on the streets, on-line, on clothing & so much more.
- Take a deep dive into XR's creative processes.
- Find posters, stencils, flyers, badges & so much more!
7. Publicity
The more people that know about your actions & events... the better!
- Use the media, speak directly to supporters, make best use of resources.
- What other groups are doing to promote their events & message their actions!
8. Politics & Beyond!
We must talk to traditional political structures as well as beyond them.
- At Local & Regional level, getting politicians & councilors involved will be effective.
- How are groups engaging politically from lobbying MPs to bringing participatory democracy to the people!
9. Wellbeing
This work is hard:
We must look out for each other & build the culture we wish for.
- Prepare yourself before an action, & develop the personal resilience necessary.
- Make plans to maintain your equilibrium throughout your action.
- Learn how rebels caring for each other within their groups builds a positive future!
10. Help Using This Toolkit®
Get started using this Toolkit.
- Share your own resources & experiences to help build this resource!
- Find out about this web site & other sources of information.
- Learn how to use this toolkit, how to add, edit, & update resources.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, feedback or suggestions, need a new shelf or book created, or want to join our team, there are 3 ways to contact us.
If you have an Extinction Rebellion HUB login you can contact us through Mattermost OR the Forums.
- On Mattermost, the Rebel Toolkit Reception channel in the UK Team
- On UK Forums, the Rebel Toolkit Reception forum
- If you don't have a HUB login, contact us by eMail at: xrcommunities@gmail.com
We are always looking for people who are passionate about sharing with and learning from each other to join us - if that's you, get in touch!