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Paper Boats
Origami can be used to great effect to send messages to people in positions of power. This protes...
Cornwall's NVDA Assembly to Local Government Representation
Cornwall local XR group were the first to really get success in using NVDA as a tactic, running a...
Massembly 2024
Over 450 people took part in our incredible Massembly at Upgrade Democracy, to discuss the quest...
What are Community Assemblies?
Community Assemblies (also known by other names) are a structured way for a group of people to d...
Moderation & Community Management
General Guidelines Moderating entails keeping the comments on posts positive and constructive by ...
Zoom Advice - Hosting Meetings
Make a plan Send out calendar invites to everyone you expect to be on the call. Think about add...
Simple, practical guidance to keep online meetings safe
Take a risk-based approach to online meetings in order to assess the overall risk to Extinction R...
How to Run a People's Assembly - Step-by-Step
This is the basic framework for creating and running a People’s Assembly. This ‘Quick Start Guide...
Direct Action or Occupations
Depending on the size and duration of the protest and the level of police presence, these assembl...
Decision making
This is the deliberative phase of the process where the participants discuss how they feel about ...
Street Scripts and other useful links
Guidance for street speakers You can download the Street Speaker's Guidance Google doc to help yo...
Polis: In Depth
Deep Dive - Representative Balance Spoiler alert! No system of democracy is perfect. However, any...
Guide: Polis for Assembly Organisers
This guide is for anyone wanting to organise an assembly and use an interactive poll on Polis, or...
Guide: Polis for Participants
How does Polis work? You get a link to a Polis poll on a particular topic which includes a numbe...
Hide your phone number from others using Telegram
By default, when you join a Telegram channel your phone number is visible to all others in the ch...
What are Movement Assemblies?
Based on the Community Assembly format, the UK Assemblies team will support our movement to conti...
Accommodation
Working on providing indoor accommodation for groups or individuals and setting up and running pr...
Data & Facts: Where's The Nearest Lighthouse (What Can We Do?)
Given a general lack of transparency and availability of information from authorities and compani...
Data & Facts - Gaps: Seeking Nature Based Solutions?
Across the UK local planning regimes still leave much to be desired. For instance: Does your lo...
Data & Facts - Gaps: Our Anthropocene
Our Anthropocene Plastic pollution is one of the reasons that archeologists now argue that we a...