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When planning an action, you need to think about: How to mobilise your group and supporters to participate in the action (that's what this page is about) How to get the message out to the public, or whoever your audience is (see this page) If you want people...

On-the-ground coordinators Ideally you will have assigned someone to this role during the planning stage. They coordinate activities and make decisions during the action in liaison with other roles. They make sure things go to plan or decide when the plan need...

Arrest support If you have had arrests, hopefully you were expecting them and have Back Office and Police Station Support readied. If Back Office are working, once you know there will be no more arrests, you need to stand them down again. You may need to call ...

Quote from a disabled rebel: “Making actions accessible is the simple act of asking, What do you need?” Extinction Rebellion is committed to equality and to enabling people who have been marginalised by systemic oppression to act now and give their message i...

Talking to people on the street can be difficult! As well as asking some questions you don't know the answer to, sometimes people can be angry towards activists/XR. This page should help you deal with these encounters more easily. Remember to BREATHE Breathe -...

This will only work with custom fields in your form (not core fields or action-only fields) If the field name has spaces in it, then you need to use %20 in the URL for each space. If the URL is case sensitive, e.g. use Region, not region if you were to pre-fi...

Background BBB introduced automatic closed captions in version 2.6. Both options for manual and automatic closed captions exist which can be confusing. The automatic transcription is only available for browsers that support Speech Recognition (Google Chrome, ...

This training is run when requested by XR Disabled Rebel Network (DRN) - please contact xr.inclusion@protonmail.com. Slides from this training can be viewed here. Also see the Facebook page of XR Disabled Rebel Network (DRN).

Roadtake team (yellow High viz) with a lead Steward (Pink high-viz) holding a roadtake banner outside Farnborough Airport. Roadtake teams usually operate as a small team with one lead (often a Lead Steward). Where available we wear yellow high-viz jackets. ...

We have a number of Zoom sessions where we will go through various aspects of Roadtaking and give you a chance to ask questions. We recommend all Roadtake crew also attend Stewards General Training, or a face to face session at an event. We aim to run online ...

For general tips check out Planning for Stewarding a March and What to bring with you when Stewarding But to note you will need: comfortable shoes clothing layers (you can become warm whilst moving about, colder when standing still) Water bottle Note that Ro...

The material on this page is for those planning to train others as Roadtake Crew. These training slide packs are available for you to adapt as required for your own training sessions. Materials are constantly being developed and improved so please ensure you ...

Broadcast-only channels are for sharing key information to your group and supporters, to mobilise people to attend actions, events and training. This page offers guidance in setting up, running, and creating messages for a broadcast channel. Setting up a broad...

When information is consistent in visual appearance, language and formatting, it is easier to understand and disseminate. It becomes instantly recognisable as the XR voice and it fits within the wider context of the movement, lending it strength. Design See th...

It can feel overwhelming for small local groups to start a Media & Messaging working group as it involves a wide range of skills that your rebels may not have. Fear not! As well as the resources in this shelf of the Toolkit, there are experienced rebels in you...

Introduction It is often hard to put your finger on what exactly your team culture is or isn’t. We say we are transitioning to regenerative cultures, but what does that mean in practice? Here we will outline some activities you could bring into your teams to h...

A blurb is a short description of what is happening on your livestream to get people to watch it. You need to prepare it in advance, save it on your phone (notes app, as a text message...) so when you're ready to go live, you'll only have to copy and paste it....

Technically, you only need a phone. But we're going to explain how you can make the whole experience more comfortable, especially if you're planning on livestreaming full days of action. Phone Before the action: install all the updates make sure you're logged...

Before the action Take some notes on a very small piece of paper (you don’t want to read from it, just write a few bullet points): What do you want to talk about? Have a few facts ready During the action 🔹 Introduce yourself You can start in ‘selfie mode’ (i...

Capture the action: banners, show number of people, try different points of view of the action if possible (but move slowly to avoid having a shaky image). If you are filming speeches, go to the front to film. Avoid filming the public faces (go behind them if ...