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In order to build an inclusive approach towards involving all sections of society in the struggle to highlight the climate emergency, it is necessary for XR to pay particular attention to five activity areas: Organisation and running of meetings The product...

Door Listening Why Door-to-door Listening? You may want to consider approaching members of your local community to invite them to take part in Actions or Community Assemblies. The process of knocking on people’s doors and simply listening to what they have to ...

The Rebel Toolkit was originally designed and a 'wiki' - a collaborative space for any rebel with a Communications Hub login to add and update. But over the years it got out of date and repetative with no overal vision to hold it together. So from Sep 2023 onw...

What is the Rebel Toolkit? A one stop shop for individual Rebels and members of Local and Community Groups. Containing everything you need to know in order to learn more about XR, get training and advice, set up and run a group, take action with XR and more. ...

As the movement grows, it is important that we learn from our achievements and our mistakes. A debrief after an action gives us the opportunity to recognise our skills and weaknesses and to develop ourselves both as individuals and part of a team within the mo...

What do you feel about the Climate Crisis? And what does it mean to you to be part of Extinction Rebellion? Then, there’s how do your family, friends, neighbours and colleagues feel, too? Sometimes, it can be hard to have a conversation about all this because ...

When Nonviolent Civil Disobedience has been most effective, it has taken place on a foundation of connected and organised communities. Actions are our primary way to get into the public eye but our actions alone are not enough. We need to use these actions to ...

Contact the Rebel Toolkit project team: On Mattermost, the Rebel Toolkit Reception channel in the UK Team. It is a public channel, so you can join yourself to it. By email : LGsupport@extinctionrebellion.uk

When considering an accessible and inclusive meeting, there are 3 aspects you need to think about: Planning and preparation The equipment and information The conduct of the meeting. You should always build access in from the start of your planning. Not ...

Text Use a sans serif typeface, like Arial or Karla as it is easier to read for visually impaired people. A large font equivalent to Arial 14 is a good size – the alternative is to have a Large Print button at the top of the home page. The text should be colou...

The following information is a guide to issues which affect different groups of people with impairments in terms of communication. It is important to remember each individual has their own needs and strategies – ask them what their particular needs or issues a...

Written communication Is text colour contrasted with background? Is typeface sans serif? Is text large enough for most people to see (Are community languages in large print)? Is layout clear and easy to follow – avoiding columns and box inserts – (althoug...

The Rebel Toolkit is a resource for everyone, built by our rebels. Therefore, if you are a Rebel in a Local Group, a Community Group or in anyway involved and you feel like you have something to add, then please let us know! What to Add? So your group has done...

Making actions accessible is the simple act of asking, "what do you need?" Quote from a disabled rebel Before You Start Planning Is there a wide array of disabled voices in the discussion space, reflecting the diversity of the movement? Is there sufficie...

We have a standard set of colours for our publications, which are documented in the Design Programme. As it is a large PDF, here is a summary of the colour scheme. This page also has the hex values of the colours. If you need CMYK or PMS codes, they are in th...

Extinction Rebellion organises in autonomous groups distributed around the world. We are working to build a movement that is participatory, decentralised and inclusive. Local Groups bring a feeling of togetherness and shared purpose to local people and are a g...

Find a Local Group near to you You can look for a group close to where you live on the Local Group map. If you can't find a pin on the map close enough to you, then click on the hourglass symbol to contact your Nation or Region. Local Group Support team is her...

Recruitment & Onboarding workshop: Here's the link to the slides used in the Recruitment & Onboarding Workshop Resources for new rebels: Intro to XR Get Involved workshops For volunteers to send questions Volunteer Email For new rebels who cannot or d...

Access needs Find out about your new volunteer's access needs and any other ways they may need to be kept safe. These may include any disclosed disability that might affect their participation in our community (such as the use of assistive technologies to read...

For a movement that aims to mobilise 3.5% of the population, that seems like a daft question! However, it can be useful to think about why we need new people beyond just the obvious. New volunteers are the lifeblood of every team We know we need numbers to win...