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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...

Be more aware of ways hackers and scammers try to gain access to data by email, text, phone, WhatsApp etc. NOTE: The world of spam emails and in particular email phishing is constantly evolving, but it's better for us to offer some advice rather than none. Wha...

This is quick and easy thing to do and is very important because: to ensure more of your emails/newsletters reach your subscriber's inboxes (instead of junk/spam). so you can recieve replies to your messages Follow the AN guidance here or read the steps be...

How does Polis work? You get a link to a Polis poll on a particular topic which includes a number of statements for you to read and react to. You can Agree, Disagree, or Pass / Unsure on each statement. You can then suggest new statements, and then everyone c...

Polis is an interactive inclusive and fair online polling tool that helps groups of people have conversations and make decisions together. It’s especially useful when you want to understand what a large group thinks about a certain topic. What makes Polis spec...

This guide is for anyone wanting to organise an assembly and use an interactive poll on Polis, or as a stand-alone 'sentiment check' on an important issue. How to Organise and Use Polis It can be difficult to get an accurate picture of people's opinions and fe...

Deep Dive - Representative Balance Spoiler alert! No system of democracy is perfect. However, anyone who takes part in an assembly, will mostly say how rewarding they find the experience and some local groups have gone onto holding multiple assemblies. However...

Assemblies maintain inclusivity and ensure all voices are heard equally by using hand signals to facilitate the discussion. Point (or ‘I would like to speak’) When someone in the group wants to say something, they should point their index finger up and wait f...

Citizens’, community and people’s assemblies are based on the ‘assembly’ process which enables people to share equally and openly within an environment that is non-judgemental and respectful - and facilitated to that effect. As the world becomes more and more ...

This is the deliberative phase of the process where the participants discuss how they feel about the question and try to come up with an answer, solution or way forward. This phase is designed to enable all voices to be heard and for those voices to be valued ...

Depending on the size and duration of the protest and the level of police presence, these assemblies could potentially be a quick decision making assembly or a more in depth, multi layered assembly. A quick decision making People's Assembly ‘the police have g...

Heat Strike XRUK are part of the coalition of organisations involved with the Heat Strike campaign, where people all over teh UK pledge to strike on the hottest day of the year. Sign up on the heatstrike.uk website and you'll be given the signal to strike. ...

Community Assemblies (also known by other names) are a structured way for a group of people to discuss issues or make decisions collectively. All voices are heard and valued equally; in the spirit of inclusion, no one person or group dominates the discussion....

Flyers are a great way to connect with people in your community — whether you’re promoting a talk, an action, or just helping people find out about XR. Before You Start: What’s Your Purpose? Decide on one clear goal for your flyer. Are you trying to invite pe...

Overview On multiple occasions, XR UK has been fined by copyright agencies for using photos without permission. These agencies can and do trawl through entire websites searching for images in breach of copyright. If you're using photos or artwork on a website,...

CUT THE TIES TO FOSSIL FUELS are an autonomous campaign external to XRUK. They take nonviolent direct action against anyone that enables the fossil fuel industry. Join the telegram chat to get info on latest actions. Follow on social media: Bluesky TikTok...

Does Community Building mean we’re not doing Actions? What does Community Building and Action look like? How does Community Building get us closer to our demands being met? What is a Community? What does Community Building mean in an XR context? Wh...