# A Hot Weekend : Sat 12 & Sun 13 Sept

#### Two days of conversation, community and creativity

On the weekend of 12th-13th September. Tower Hamlets - exact location to be confirmed soon. Accessibility and more [details about the venue here](https://rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/link/2113#bkmrk-venue-details).

We will have two days of conversation, outreach, creative thinking and practical preparation for our <b>DAY OF ACTION on Monday 14th September.</b> 

#### Programme

To help gauge numbers for food preparation and scheduling activities over the Love & Rage weekend, please complete this simple form to let us know when you're planning to attend.
**<a href="https://cloud.extinctionrebellion.uk/apps/forms/s/xBbPkZysGYAzXYC6RKY6x4gj" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">weekend registration form</a>**.

##### All weekend
Flapjack Phil's drinks (see more info about food and drink [here on the Practical Info page](https://rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/link/2113#bkmrk-food))<br>
Bookmarks - The Socialist Bookshop


##### Sat 12th Sep
- **10.30-11.30am** 'What we know about what is in the suppressed National Security Assessment on ecosystem collapse' - Dr. Rupert Read author and co-founder of <a href="https://www.climatemajorityproject.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Climate Majority Project</a>.




- **11.00-11.30am** 'Know Your Rights' - To help people at protests understand and prepare for interactions with the police.

- **11.00am-12.00pm** ‘What does Nature Breakdown Mean for our Society?’ - Charlie Gardener and James Bullock from <a href="https://scientistsonsurvival.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scientists on Survival</a> 

-  **11.30-12.20** Talk - Is AI an existential threat and what can we do about it?

- **2.00-5.00pm** Community Assembly (more info below)

##### Sunday 13th Sep
- **10.00-10.40am** Talk - No Just Transition without Demilitarisation: Resisting War and Extractivism Together.

- **10.30-11.30am** Talk - Housing on the front line: Campaigning for affordable, energy efficient and fossil-free housing. Ruth London from <a href="https://www.fuelpovertyaction.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Fuel Poverty Action</a> and Ellen Robottom from <a href="https://www.cacctu.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CACCTU</a>.



- **10.30-11.30am** Workshop - Art to Imagine

- **11.30am-1.00pm** Talk - The World We Want - an antidote to the doom and gloom that many of us can feel.

- **12.00-12.50pm** Talk - Who Gets to Be Safe? A Feminist Take on the Climate and Nature Crisis.

- **12.00-1.00pm** Talk - Staying Healthy and Resilient during the Climate and Nature crisis OR Fire, Flood, Heat and Drought: how do we stay healthy in a climate and nature emergency?

- **2.00-2.30** Workshop - How to set up a 'Vigil For The Earth' regular action.

- **2.00-4.00pm** Facilitated discussion - The Big XR Conversation 

- **4.10-5.10pm** Protest Liaison - How and Why

- **3.30-4.00pm** Preparing for Emergenices

- **4.00-6.00pm** Screening of People's Emergency Briefing 


##### The weekend will also include (day/time tbc)
- Red Rebel workshop
- Music and performances
- XR Educators 
- Climate Choir rehersal and performance
- Burning Ballroom rehersal and action 
- A creative space to prepare for Monday's finale




#### Community Assembly on Saturday... and beyond the weekend!
A must-not-miss, in-person Community Assembly, Saturday 12th September 2-5pm where we will all discuss the question:

**“How might we restore our failing water systems to secure a long-term future for all people, life and habitats?”**

Water touches everything, including our very security... Everyone has a particular perspective from pollution to poverty... It's all connected.  Our speakers to help inform discussions will be announced very soon.  (We are very excited!)


##### Post-assembly
To maintain and build momentum after Love & Rage, this Autumn we’ll be using the power of '[Polis](https://rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/books/guide-to-polis)', an amazing participatory and inclusive tool that can help bring about system change.  

Polis will allow for a wider, online discussion; it will be open for a month, between **Monday 19th October - Thursday 19th November**.

Please look out for our promotional campaign to share with your networks in the coming weeks to bring thousands into this conversation.


#### Volunteer
Details of roles for the weekend activies can be found on the dedicated **[volunteering page here](https://rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/books/love-and-rage/page/volunteer#bkmrk-page-title)**.


<!--#### Why should I join on Saturday and Sunday?

You probably know about the National Emergency Briefing (NEB) but have you read the **National Security Assessment (NSA)**? Covering the security risks to the UK associated with biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse, this severely abridged version of the document was published by the government in January this year, only after a Freedom of Information request.

The NSA highlights serious threats to UK Security, including biodiversity loss, flooding, drought, food shortages, extreme heat, mass migration and all the other profound affects of climate change. These events are a danger to us all - we are all in the same soup and it's coming to the boil!
  
This September we mobilise! Calling for rebels old and new to re-engage with our natural allies and reach out to the public at large to join us in our demands. These are that the government **Tell the Truth** by issuing and publicising the full, unredacted NSA and to **Act Now** to mitigate against the serious threats to UK security reported within. We must **Decide Together** how best to approach our first two demands.
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