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What can I do to start? Sign up to Rebellion Broadcast: Key info on UK actions, strategy and Rebellion updates. Sign up to Movement Broadcast: UK-wide events & training. Find out what's going on near me - the Events Map Find out what's going on particular da...
Strategy & Guidance
UK Actions Strategy 2024/25 Details of the current Actions Strategy can be found here: Action Strategy: Pathway to Rebellion UK Actions Circle support Major Actions; UK Wide Actions or Campaigns; and Actions of UK significance should all reach out to the UK A...
Recruiting and coordinating your team
Now that you have your initial action design in place, you can work out what roles need to be filled, what skills are needed and how many of each role you need. In short, you need to start recruiting! You might be recruiting people to: Help with planning Take...
Sharing news as it happens
Hopefully much of your planning will kick in. Those with roles to coordinate the media, photographers, livestreamers & spokespeople will know what they're doing and your action will be perfectly captured and the news of it spread everywhere. Here are some more...
Creating Amenities & Sustenance Maps
Producing maps using Google MyMaps mean that you can share the editing workload and then publish a public view for participants to use. Google Help on using the tool. Below are some examples. The Big One Rebellion The Big One Google MyMap Note the use of layer...
Climate Crisis Quiz
This interactive quiz is designed to engage the public in thinking about the climate and ecological crisis and then taking action. If designed to be used online via social media posts or perhaps suggesting that rebels add it to their email signatures. BUT you...
Fake Coal
Fake coal is obviously a really useful prop for fossil fuel focused actions. Lots of different types have been made: Edible fake coal Homemade Christmas Coal recipe Versions that can be thrown safely Sponges coated in thick paint Chunks of scrap polystyrene, ...
Practical Tips for disabled protestors
Practical Tips for disabled protestors Liberty has produced this helpful guide This includes sections on: Preparing to attend a protest What are my access needs? What if I'm kettled and I'm disabled? How to complain about the police How to organise a more ac...
Make a mock Newspaper
Here are some design ideas for newspapers for an action, we printed them off and glued them to large folded white card to look like a broadsheet. Examples from the Dirty Water Campaign Note these images have been generated from the PDF files and reduced in q...
Know Your Rights
Where possible our Legal Support team will deliver a Know Your Rights training either in person or via zoom. However as this is not always possible, we have collated key information within the guide below https://informeddissent.info/knowyourrights There is al...
Don't Pay for Dirty Water Campaign
Extinction Rebellion UK, BoycottWaterBills.com and the Dirty Water campaign have teamed up to support the UK-wide wastewater bill boycott. Find out below how to do this quickly and with as little risk as possible – they can never cut off your water supply. Y...
Climate Theatre Show
Make your own theatre production with puppets or the children as actors. This could involve climate ‘villains’ and some interactive elements where the audience have to make choices to influence the play. The scale of this is up to you - this could be something...
Chalk for the Planet
Grab some colourful chalks and draw images or write messages about the climate crisis. This is a great way to get children involved on the street- as them to draw the things they love the most about our planet. Their parents may want to get involved too, but w...
Die In
A die-in is a peaceful, non-violent protest wherein participants lie on the ground for a specified amount of time: a solemn act that symbolises the kind of future we face without government action on the climate crisis. This can be spicy or not depending on th...
Discobedience
Discobedience is a flash mob action that can be done in a public place for maximum impact. “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees is commonly used, but it is up to you what song you choose. Instruction Video
Canary in the coalmine
Canary costumes have been used as attention grabbing props in lots of protests, although they are obviously the most directly linked to actions targeting coal mining. Ways to make the action more attention grabbing include: Play canary song through a PA syst...
Fake Historical Plaques
This action is a clever play on plaques that show where famous people have lived. A similar design could be made out of cardboard and attached featuring the target of a local campaign. This is unlikely to result in arrest if discreet and made with removeable ...
Paper Boats
Origami can be used to great effect to send messages to people in positions of power. This protest was outside The Home Office and was in support of migrant justice and climate refugees. A template was created and each boat contained a letter for Suella Brave...
We love Tree Huggers
This action was designed in Response to Keir Starmers negative outburst “I hate tree huggers!” Turn up at location/march/action with a real or metaphorical representation of a tree. Make a cardboard cut out of a tree to hug, carry a real tree branch/knitted t...
Wake up, Rise up / Sounding the Alarm
Raising the alarm on climate emergency (could be expanded for a March/protest or next rebellion) Rebels gather outside at specific time and location dressed in nightware , pyjamas, nighties, dressing gowns, night caps, etc carrying alarm clocks. Carry plac...