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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 ca...

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 given topic, as it gathers and curat...

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...

Commit to Water for Life! To commit to water wedding vows, you can draw inspiration from the symbolism of water – its flow, depth, and ability to cleanse and renew – to craft vows that reflect your love and commitment. Consider incorporating phrases about the ...

To campaign and raise money to fund a Citizens’ Assembly on Water in the UK, to respond to the suggested question: “How might we manage our water in a way that is environmentally sustainable and equitable?” This question is open for further suggestion, and ult...

This is an initial estimate. It is not prescriptive. The Alliance, when assembled, will define this for itself. It is suggested that each participating organisation will second one person to represent it in the Water Pressure Alliance. They will be joining t...

Facilitators and Note-takers We are always looking for facilitators for small breakout room discussions, especially via our Assemblies Sharing chat. Potential facilitation or note-taker volunteers can watch the Assembly Facilitation training via recorded vide...

The World Water Wedding Open Call took place on Tues 12 Aug 2025 where we heard from Meg, who married the River Avon. Attendees learnt more about the campaign and actions, and had an opportunity for fishy questions. Here's the recording of the Open Call and t...

Ready to commit to protecting water for life? Take action here: World Water Wedding.

Media Advisory Template (for you to send out in advance of your event) You can either open the Google doc, make a copy and then edit it from there, or copy the text template below. Press Release Template (Google doc) Edit anything between the square brackets [...

Pre-reading You need to have a Volunteer Website account before you can create a Reach Volunteering account. If you don't have a Volunteer Website account, please go to this page for help on how to create one. Please post your roles on the Volunteer Website fi...

Posting Opportunities (roles) on Reach New volunteers who apply for a role via Reach are more unlikely to know much, if anything, about XR. To avoid confusion, it's best to use non-XR language and abbreviations. You can use the full name and then add abbreviat...

Example of a Team Guide (Internal Coordinator) Role ad for XRUK Website team Use this example for wording and to see what can be added to each section of your role ad. Email Template Here's a handy template email with the relevant links for copy/pasting to u...

Responding to Applicants When replying to your Reach applicants, it's a good idea to reply first via the Reach platform (rather than your team's email) and to send them 2 links, one to the XRUK Website, asking them to read through the Learn More/About page, an...

About Extinction Rebellion XR's 10 Principles & Values Some further resources on posting positions on Reach: How to post a great volunteer opportunity on Reach (2mins 20secs YouTube) How to connect your Reach Integrator account - known as a colleague on Reac...

Based on feedback, overall the online Movement Assembly #1 went pretty well, but it is acknowledged that there were many learning points for the UK Assemblies circle. These are being taken carefully into consideration and will impact any future Movement Assemb...

Money's Too Tight Not to Mention! Asking for donations can be tricky. However, it is a way to take action and we need regular donors for Extinction Rebellion UK to keep producing actions and resources, and donors need easy ways to donate. Find more info, train...