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The facilitator needs to read the facilitation tips before the session. Pre meeting - Agree the facilitator and notetaker. Check-ins (5 mins) Could be one thing you’re grateful for, how are you feeling, and what would make it easier for you to be present in th...

The Power of Celebrating Water Connection through water, with nature and each other, fosters well-being, through a regenerative and healing relationship, encouraging the flow and exchange of energy and knowledge. Consider making more of an impact by following ...

Cornwall local XR group were the first to really get success in using NVDA as a tactic, running alongside community assemblies to achieve support from the local authority, initially, then later representation on the District Council. What follows is the backgr...

MESSAGING PACK FRAMING Assets available from Lakenheath Peace Camp - XRUK Social Media Posts What is it? A two-week peace camp, protesting against the return of US nuclear weapons to Britain. The camp will be entirely based on nonviolent direct action. It i...

Sometimes when you are running assemblies, or doing community work in general, you might have difficult interactions with people. Whilst there is no easy way to overcome these, here are some suggestions: Refer to the line from the inclusivity statement: We wel...

Introduction This page is part of the work done by the UK Strategy Team to inform the XRUK Strategy 2025-26. Extinction Rebellion's theories of change are a complex topic, which has never been well enough explained or understood within the movement. It is impo...

#5 We value reflecting and learning There has been significant learning and continuous improvement over time, consistently building on what came before. It's important not to lose sight of that progress. However, much of the knowledge and insights gained along...

Haringey Community Assembly on Climate (2min video) Blaenau Gwent Climate Assembly, this was the first climate assembly in Wales. Blackburn People's Jury on Climate Change Crisis - September 2022, a group organised by the council and the Sortition Foundation...

Nonviolent Communication, also called ‘Compassionate Communication’ or ‘Collaborative Communication’, has been described as a language of compassion and a tool for positive social change. It is taught as a process of interpersonal communication designed to imp...

Expressing Feelings To build trusting relationships in our communities, we can start by expressing feelings. NVC instructor Daren De Witt explains the powerful impact this can have: "expressing our feelings can have a profound effect on others, enabling them t...

Below are a few activities to try out to practise the methods of NVC. The following page also has suggestions on reviewing the activities. Activity 1: Identifying Feelings In each of the following statements, do you regard the speaker to be expressing his or ...

Activity 1: Identifying Feelings Please note - these are not examples of NVC, but only of the feeling component. ‘I feel anxious when no one at work responds to my suggestions.’ ‘I feel very puzzled about how you can do such a thing.’ ‘I feel concerned that th...

Observing Without Evaluating The NVC process typically begins with neutral observation. "Observations are what we see or hear that we identify as the stimulus to our reactions. Our aim is to describe what we are reacting to concretely, specifically and neutral...

The fourth component of NVC involves making a request to others. We are asking them to do something to satisfy a need of ours. Our requests are strategies through which we might get our needs met. Needs are universal. The strategy through which we are asking t...

Should conflict arise, connecting with peoples’ feelings and empathically reflecting back to them what they are saying is an effective starting point. Studies done in labour management negotiations indicate that the time needed to settle disputes can be consid...

Along with expressing your own feelings and needs clearly, its important to really listen to and identify the same in others. Reflective Listening Reflective listening shows you understand what another person is saying and meaning. It especially involves para...

The XRUK Assemblies team are here to support the movement by ensuring: XRUK has the knowledge and support it requires to promote the Third Demand. XRUK, Local Groups, Regions and Nations have a broad understanding of the power of deliberative democracy, and h...

The three pillars of radical inclusivity, active listening, and trust, are a way to provide a safe space and support empathetic interaction, allowing all assembly attendees to share and to be listened to. Radical Inclusivity Effective assemblies achieve radica...

Proposals enable ideas to move forward if they are "good enough for now, safe enough to try". Bringing proposals to your team helps it work better — from unblocking a task to reorganising your roles. They introduce agile and creative ways to progress work, bri...

How the question was chosen by the movement Week 1 Sat 28 June - Fri 4 July: Rebels submitted ideas for movement assembly topics via Polis. Week 2 Sat 5 July - Fri 11 July: Everyone got the chance to vote on everyone's ideas via Polis. Polis results: Comments...