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Minimum 30 minutes Go live for 30 minutes minimum. It will give people time to connect and follow the action. Most social media platforms will send out a notification to tell your followers you’re going live. But the platforms don’t like lots of consecutive st...

We recently received the following question (shortened for brevity): The XR advocacy of Citizens’ Assemblies baffles me. There was one on Climate Change in 2019 and others on Adult Social Care, Future of Scotland, National Assembly for Wales, Congestion & Air ...

Banners We have different size banners for different roads, with 5m and 8m typical. Place banners where traffic naturally stops- for instance stop signs, traffic lights and pedestrian crossings. Always have banner message facing out to the traffic that is bein...

Different teams wear specific high-viz tabards so you can easily spot them in a crowd and find the right crew that you need. General Steward Lead Steward, coordinating a small team of Stewards Special Task Steward. Designated at an event, for example could...

There are hundreds of actions a month across the UK. Supporting and promoting every one is impossible. The UK teams also have their own strategies, messaging and comms plans, so will always be on the look out for actions that feed into that. XRUK can offer dif...

General Info: artsxr@gmail.com Art Factory assets, banners & flags: artblockers@gmail.com XR Art Blockers on Facebook

How to make a multi-message banner Did you ever wish you could change the message on your banner? This page shows how to create such a resource. Free James Brown banner outside Bath Abbey Make the banner backdrop This was made from second hand cotton duvet c...

WhatsApp is a hugely popular messaging app with over 2 billion uers. It's easy to use and the vast majority of rebels will already have it installed on their phones. Does this make it a good fit for your XR group? If you decide to use WhatsApp for either 1-1 ...

Telegram is a great messaging app filled with features. In particular it has broadcast channels which can be fantastic for sharing information widely. But is it suitable for group chats? Security Although Telegram's website would have you believe otherwise,...

Mattermost is the messaging app that has been specially set up by XR for rebels to collaborate with each other. It is quite different to the other apps being discussed because it is designed to be used by teams in a workplace as well as for personal communica...

Security Signal has the best security out of all of the apps compared here. Chats are always end-to-end encrypted and you can enable disappearing messages. Furthermore, Signal is actually open-source. This means that anybody can look at Signal's source code...

Why does security matter? Given the types of actions XR does, it is essential that the authorities do not get access to rebels' personal information and private messages. This is for a number of reasons including: It could compromise the legal defences of ar...

To be successful, you need great lines of communication with your group and supporters. You should also have a set of comms channels appropriate for different audiences. This will vary from group to group, but the following is typical: An email account, so yo...

There are two types of email to think about... Email Accounts An email account for people to have two-way conversations with you. This is the equivalent of your personal email account, but for your group instead. You could use a large email provider (eg. Gmail...

Over 450 people took part in our incredible Massembly at Upgrade Democracy, to discuss the question: "How can we take meaningful steps to Upgrade Democracy?" The 'Massembly' took place in-person at Windsor and also online and a second online 'massembly' took ...

1. Disabled Rebels Network contact wellbeing+drn@exinctionrebellion.uk Mattermost: Disabled Rebels Network Reception or direct message the Internal Coordinator, currently Sian: @sian-aubrey 2. Really important things! Build access in from the start of pl...

If the media attend your actions they won't rely on you to get images. In case they don't, make sure to provide them with a few great shots. Consider also what content we can produce that the media would not have access to. The behind the scenes of the action...

Original google doc version here Writing and designing the 2023-24 strategy for Extinction Rebellion UK has been a collaborative and iterative process, fueled by the passion, expertise, and dedication of countless rebels. It is the result of extensive discuss...

In the last four years, Extinction Rebellion has shifted public opinion on the climate and ecological emergency in a way that no other organisation or movement had managed before. Yet we remain locked in a dangerous and destructive status quo. We realise that ...

Latest reaction and reaction to the Big One Media insider: “don’t underestimate how much has changed and is changing in newsrooms because of XR. Journalists are waking up and it’s not comfortable, but change is happening.” MPs re The Big One: “LOTO (Leader’s O...