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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 Heatstrike campaign which is re-launching for summer 2025. Sign up on the heatstrike.uk website and you'll be given a link to join a WhatsApp community based on your postcode. This ...

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....

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...

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...

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? Community Building fuels our ability to take action and talking action strengthens our community. They support each other, not as separate things but as a positive feedback loop. AND Community building is i...

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...

Communities are so important in life, they are what bring us joy and support, but they are also powerful tools in the times we are in! There are three main reasons why, at this moment, for Extinction Rebellion, community building is so important. Communities ...

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...

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 wh...

Communities, angry with the poor legal protections of river,s 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 bro...

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...

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 ...

Community building asks us to identify the strengths we have in our group and share them with the wider community. This can look like holding events for the community to attend such as banner making workshops, or responding to asks from other groups such as br...

Take a risk-based approach to online meetings in order to assess the overall risk to Extinction Rebellion. Ensure that people running meetings are aware of the possible risk factors and what steps they can take to increase security when appropriate. Take care ...

Community Building is something each of us already does, in our teams, our Local Groups and beyond. You should be able to recognise yourself and those you know in the processes laid out here. Key Processes of Community Building The following 13 Processes of Co...