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Rugby Final - Twickenham
Sat 14th June 2025 - 'Red Card Allianz' at the Rugby Final Allianz Twickenham Stadium, Whitton Rd, TW2 7BA Around 82,0000 rugby fans arrived to watch the Premiership final. That’s eighty-two-thousand (!!!) opportunities to build pressure on the fossil insura...
July 2025 Wave of Actions
During July - groups across the UK will target local 'dirty insurers', building the pressure for them to stop funding climate destruction. This July, Insure Our Survival campaign are turning up the pressure on the fossil fuel insurers who are enabling climate...
September 2025 Wave of Actions
International Wave of Action 8th-22nd September – a coordinated wave of actions will sweep around the globe, targeting insurers enabling fossil fuels and war. Across Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia, we’re twinning groups from the Global North and the Gl...
Why do we need assemblies?
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 ...
Decision making
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 ...
Direct Action or Occupations
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...
Heatwaves
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. ...
What are Community Assemblies?
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....
Medium Pressure
Creative and theatrical actions, die-ins and letter delivery Mock Awards Ceremony Organise your own “awards” outside a local insurer's office. Dress up, write satirical speeches, and hand out “Climate Criminal” trophies. Ideal for high-footfall areas—use music...
Guidance on creating flyers
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. Here’s how to make sure your flyer gets read One Clear Call to Action: Tell people exactly what you want th...
Using Photos Legally
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
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...
Frequently Asked Questions
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...
Glossary
In every setting we use words in a slightly different way. There is no right or wrong way to define these things. But when used here this is what we are meaning Term Meaning Community A group of people who share some aspects of identity, purpose, intere...
Why Community Building?
Communities are so important in life, bringing us joy and support. They can also powerful tools in the times we are in! There are three main reasons why community building is so important, especially for Extinction Rebellion at this moment: Communities create...
Community Building / Mobilisation / Alliance Building
Community Building is one set of tools we can use to engage with people. It is not the only set of tools, it is simply one we have not foregrounded in XR before. There are different ways for people to make change in the world. Sometimes these seem like they ar...
Community Maps - To Understand our Communities
What are Community Maps? Community Maps are ways for us to understand what is happening in our communities. Here we will demonstrate the following maps: Personal Maps - to understand how we interact with our communities. Associational Maps - to understand w...
Data & Facts - Legal Campaigns Go Upstream
Communities, angry with the poor legal protections of rivers are being inspired by campaigns by indigenous leaders around the world who campaign to have legal rights assigned to aspects of nature, such as rivers. This page looks at some of the cases being brou...
What are Movement Assemblies?
Based on the Community Assembly format, the UK Assemblies team will support our movement to continue walking the talk and to flex and strengthen our democracy muscles. You are invited to be part of that process by helping to suggest and choose the topic for ou...
Group Activities - To Build Our Own Community
Community is something we build and create for each other. Here we have outlined a few examples of what you could do in your group to intentionally build the Community. The Gift Circle Campfire Stories Local Imagery Posters! 1. The Gift Circle What ...