POST REBELLION

HANd BOOK

Who is this handbook for? The Post-Rebellion Handbook has been created in response to concern that rebels are exhausted both physically and emotionally after rebellion. The handbook is designed for organisers to gain resources to support existing rebels and encourage new rebels.

Our aims for this handbook

• To provide a valuable resource for organisers after rebellion

• To support organisers in helping your group to process, clear up and recuperate from rebellion

• To provide resources for organisers to welcome and guide new recruits

• To care for each and every rebel in the weeks after rebellion

How to use this handbook Rebellion is a powerful and beautiful time. We’ve shown the world our desire for change and we’ve brought new energy into our movement. Our new recruits need welcoming, yet we also need to rest. This handbook is designed to help us do both. We can look after ourselves and each other, and also ensure that our new rebels are helped to find their way. The handbook is divided into three sections : Looking Back, Right Now, and Looking Forward. Each section represents a necessary post rebellion time to work through. Take as much time as you need for each of these stages, both individually and as a group. There is no need to move on until you feel ready.

A resource list is available at the end of each section.

WHAT IS IN THIS HANd BOOK

LOOKINg FORWARd

• Connection

• Visioning Hopes and dreams What’s next

• Campaigns Money Rebellion Trust The People XR Co-Liberation Citizen’s Assembly Advocates Climage and Ecological Emergency Bill HS2 Rebellion Westminster Rebellion

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• Debrief

• Cleanup Reclaiming confiscated items The big sort

• Repairing Relationships and Building Solidarity

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• Taking Care of Your Rebels Self Care Group Care Celebration Arrestee and Legal Support Welcoming New Rebels

• Getting in touch Meet your new rebels Event organisation Online national resources

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OUR AIMS FOR THIS SEcTIONOver the past weeks we have shouted, we have sung, we have cried and we have made our voices heard. We are tired and we are full of energy, we are overjoyed and we are heartbroken, we are rebels and we are going home.

Looking Back has been created to guide organisers through this time of mess and contradictions, to hold space for emotions and learnings and to manage the logistics of clearup. Here you will find guidance and resources to carry your group home.

dEBRIEFAs 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 movement and our environment. It's also a chance to feed our thoughts and ideas back to the movement to help shape the future direction of XR UK. However, some groups may prefer to do this through a separate process.

Although we are taking action for positive reasons, and often come away from these actions full of excitement, joy and energy, rebellion can be an emotionally heightened and stressful time. It is likely that many people will have been running on adrenaline throughout the action. During moments of stress, our unconscious

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memory is more active. Debriefing can help process these memories and experiences.

After periods of heightened adrenaline, people may also experience a physical or emotional dip, which may leave them feeling unable to communicate, exhausted or experiencing negative thoughts. This is a completely normal bodily response but can feel destabilising and unpleasant in the moment. Debrief can offer a space to share and to get support in dealing with these feelings.

The Feedback and Learning Culture Working Group have designed a debrief survey so that a rebel from each XR group can feedback to the wider movement on what worked well, what didn’t, and what to do differently in future. This survey will be analysed and fed into future rebellion planning and strategy design, both regionally and nationally. It is extremely valuable for the movement as a whole to learn from our many mistakes and achievements.

Roles needed in debrief: The facilitator doesn’t need to be a professional and shouldn’t be expected to magically fix anyone’s hurts. Rather, they should focus on moving the group through the different parts of the session, while taking part in the session themselves.

Note-taking during the debrief can further help the group to look back and see how much there is to celebrate and to help XR, at all levels, to understand what can be learned for next time. The learnings gathered from the debriefs, submitted to the Feedback and Learning Culture team, will feed into the development of our strategy, as well as helping all involved to understand what works and what could work better.

Please see the FLC Feedback plan for more details. Guidance and a link to a comment submission form will follow in that document on around the 25th of this month.!

To debrief without a facilitator:

• Find a safe space in a calm, easily accessible environment. It is also fine to meet online. Ideally sit in a circle, so that everyone can see the group.

• Ground yourselves by spending a few minutes sitting in mindfulness and silence.

• Share how you’re feeling by taking turns to speak and actively listen. It is a good idea to use a talking stick to ensure that no one speaks over anyone else.

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Roles needed in debrief:

The facilitator doesn’t need to be a professional and shouldn’t be expected to magically fix anyone’s hurts. Rather, they should focus on moving the group through the different parts of the session, while taking part in the session themselves.

Note-taking during the debrief can further help the group to look back and see how much there is to celebrate or understand what can be learned for next time. The learnings gathered from the debrief may also be useful to share as part of the strategy processes or pass to the Feedback and Learning Culture team.

Instructions on how and where to share this feedback will be included in this Handbook post Rebellion. Watch this space!

To debrief without a facilitator:

• Find a safe space in a calm, easily accessible environment. It is also fine to meet online. Ideally sit in a circle, so that

Resources Here are some resources to help you plan and structure debrief sessions. There are two main forms of debrief: our standard one and an emotional one. It is up to you which one fits best for your group and you may even want to do both.

Brief Post rebellion feedback plan for September 2020

General Facilitation Training

Simple Debrief outline for 90 min session with 10 people & 2 facilitators

Simple Emotional Debrief outline for 90 min session with 4-8 people & 1 facilitator

Emotional debrief for large groups modified for groups of more than 10 people

cLEANUPRebellion is always messy, with people leaving their belongings in “safe” places only to find they have been moved by the time they return. Police often confiscate property large and small and once we leave the streets our logistics teams are left with piles of unclaimed belongings to sort through.

So here are some things to help reunite your rebels with their property.

Reclaiming Confiscated Items We cannot predict police tactics for this Rebellion, but in October they were very focused on confiscating property.

• If the police confiscate equipment or belongings, these will likely be kept at a police station or in one of their warehouses.

• To track down property, talk to either your solicitor after arrest or to the Police Liaison team since they will likely be able to narrow the search. You can reach the Police Liaison team on xrpoliceliaison@protonmail.com

• When picking up confiscated items for yourself or others, it is helpful to have a photo or clear description of what you are looking for since the Police warehouses are rarely organised.

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The Big Sort The only guarantee after the Rebellion is that we will have a bit of a mess! A good sort-out will always be necessary, so make sure to share the load and not leave one human to do it all. This is often a good hands-on task for new rebels to take part in if they want to help out.

• Find a space to bring everything that needs sorting. Or split it up between people’s homes for them to sort.

• Working out what shared items you have is a good start. Banners, first aid kits and placards can all be stored together.

• Personal belongings are more challenging. Make sure you have a clear system, photograph items, check for labels, share a spreadsheet of photos with your rebels. Make sure there is a clear way to contact the team holding the items.

• Some things will never be claimed no matter how hard you try. Come together as a group and work out what you want to do with them. Blankets can be used for wellbeing, and art materials and burner phones are always useful. Clothes and some other items can be donated.

REPAIRINg RELATIONSHIPS ANd BUILdINg SOLIdARITYDuring rebellion, we may step on toes and upset or offend during our actions. After rebellion, there is a need for consolatory work, for us to come together with our communities and find common ground. We cannot achieve our vision alone. We must come together in solidarity with other movements, organisations and communities. Our strength grows from our relationships, working together towards the co-liberation of us all.

Empathy is important when approaching someone you may have hurt, imagining the situation from their perspective. They may have different concerns and priorities but that doesn’t make their experience any less valid.

Humility is key in understanding that you may have done harm without meaning to, and that your good intentions don't reduce the harm you did.

XR Principles and Values need to be embodied when holding a relationship on behalf of XR. We avoid blaming and shaming and, rather than shifting blame to another, we acknowledge that we or people we stand alongside make mistakes.

Non Violent Communication has been described as a language of compassion and a tool for positive social change and is important for any peacemaking conversation. The goal of non violent

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communication is to make a human connection that will result in everyone feeling their needs have been met.

Active Listening can be an incredibly powerful tool that enables you to genuinely connect with members of your local community. It can enable us to learn from others, to better understand different perspectives and can forge strong links with others in our communities.

Solidarity is an ongoing collaborative process of relationship and community building, coming together with humility and a willingness to change.

Resources

Non Violent Communication Guide

Active Listening Guide

Solidarity Practical Guidelines

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OUR AIMS FOR THIS SEcTIONAt the end of rebellion, we are welcoming our rebels home with care and support for each other and ourselves. We are reflecting, telling stories and taking the time to adjust to our needs as individuals, a group and a movement. We are also welcoming new rebels bringing their own energy and excitement. Right Now has been created to support the regenerative cycle of rebels returning from rebellion and provide resources for new rebels to allow you to rest.

TAKINg cARE OF YOUR REBELSAs events of an action or series of actions settle, we normally make time to come together for celebration, sharing appreciation for what we did, what we saw each other do, and what we’d like to honour. In post-rebellion regenerative care, our purpose is to ask ourselves: ‘What happened?’ ‘What am I learning?’ ‘What is that teaching me?’ We explore how this helps us and others.

On an individual level, this helps us learn as much as we can from our actions so that we can do better next time. It is a space for us to collectively reflect on our expectations and whether they were met or not.

On an individual level we need to allow ourselves and others to move through emotions of rage, grief, trauma, sadness and anger that have arisen so that we not carry these and so they do not solidify and lodge as discomfort in our bodies.

Self Care People who engage with the climate crisis need to recognise that they are susceptible to a certain kind of stress due to the overwhelming nature of the problem. Looking after our own needs, personal care and recovery is vital to build the resilience we need.

If you are looking to take time away from the city or your environment check out our Open Home scheme. If you are feeling

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vulnerable and need support, look into our Trained Emotional Support Network (TESN).

If you are experiencing grief in the forms of anger, numbness or sadness, get in touch with our grief tenders. You can also find videos on our YouTube to help guide you through meditations, breakwork and other techniques to help ground you.

Group Care It is important to welcome emotions into your group. Reaching out to people in your communities and focusing energy on connecting with them is difficult work and requires ongoing attention, so it is important to create space and time for the group to share how each rebel is feeling.

Celebration Celebrations offer moments of deep appreciation and genuine excitement. They help us arrive back home to ourselves, and land safely back in the arms of our families and communities.

When we gather together in celebration, we acknowledge the contribution made by each of us and this act of reflecting together helps us understand the gifts we bring to our community. There is an emphasis on sharing: we tell stories, we eat together, we nourish each other. We strengthen our connection, and in this coming together we foster resilience in ourselves and our communities.

After the excitement of an action, rebels come home and must slowly adapt to normal life and the responsibilities that this entails. A celebration provides a bridge between these points, and the affirmations that take place within it provide the strength needed in order to regenerate.

Resources (Self)

Active Resilience Guide

Self Care and Avoiding Burnout

Trained Emotional Support Network

XR Open Homes Scheme

Regenerative Cultures YouTube

Grief Tending

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Resources (Group)

Simple Emotional Debrief

Deepening Your Check-Ins

Active Listening Guide

Building Empathy Circles

Talking Circle Guidelines

Regenerative Techniques

Arrestee and Legal SupportWe have a collective and personal responsibility to support our arrestees. In doing so, we are both extending care and compassion to each other, and sustaining our movement.

Post Arrest Liaisons (PALs) can provide signposting to the Arrestee Support resources and also offers a sympathetic ear through telephone contact. Let all rebels know that they can request a PAL by writing to xr-arrestwelfare@protonmail.com with ‘PAL Request’ in the subject heading.

Court Supporters attend any hearing and/or court appointment with arrestees to provide moral support to arrestees/defendants on the day of a plea hearing and/or trial.

If you or someone in your team is interested in being trained for either of these roles, email xr-arrestwelfare@protonmail.com.

For legal-related questions, email xr-legal@riseup.net. Also, go to informeddissent.info for collectively sourced materials to support you from XR and others who have been arrested.

Resources

Arrestee Support Resources

Legal and Arrestee Support Training Timetable

Legal Resources

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WELcOMINg NEW REBELSWhen welcoming new rebels, there are several key things that help:

• Plan – Have a plan for some welcoming events to direct new rebels to and nominate welcomers.

• Say hello – Be welcoming, friendly and honest. • Meet them – We thrive on connection. Set up events,

socials, welcome spaces and talks after the rebellion. Give new rebels a space to land!

• Get them connected – Direct new rebels to Mattermost, Whatsapp, Signal, Telegram, whatever platform you use!

GETTING IN TOuCH

Finding your new rebels' informationNew rebels and those interested will have been encouraged to sign up with us on the website throughout the rebellion. These names should be pushed into your space on Action Network (AN) and so the graph on your AN dashboard should be slowly increasing over time - if this is not the case, please contact either your regional tech team or tech@rebellion.earth.

Rebel Ringing Those of you who have used Rebel Ringing before will know how helpful that friendly call is for welcoming people into the

movement. It’s a way of reaching out to Rebels in your local area, many of whom will have signed up onto XR’s database during the Rebellion.

Set up an automatic email All groups with an email address should set up an automated email response with an upbeat welcome message to explain how rebels can get involved. Include links to your exciting welcoming events, or explain there may be limited contact post-rebellion and signpost new rebels to centrally provided online formats. Your new rebels may be fired up and want to start doing things so give them a few simple tasks they can do right now without personal contact.

Social media automatic reply Those with social media accounts can set up automated messaging, pin a post to their feed or change banner image to a message such as: We are rebels in recovery. We will be back soon to welcome you. Visit uk.rebellion.academy or check out our National Campaigns to find out how you can get involved NOW.

Resources

Suggested Welcome Email

Rebel Ringing Guidelines

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MEET YOuR NEW REBELS

Induction There’s no better way of introducing rebels to XR than telling them what they’re signing up to. Running an introduction to XR isn’t complicated but should be well thought through. The sessions should be participatory while teaching the crucial information. Consider what information rebels should have about your XR group versus what will result in overwhelm.

The Heading for Extinction talkDue to lockdown, a new HfE Zoom version has been created. It is a bit shorter but it’s impact will be just as big and it is the perfect tool for explaining XR’s rationale to potential recruits and getting them emotionally involved. If you don’t have a speaker in your own local group you can organise a talk event together with other local groups in your region. You can request a Heading for Extinction speaker from your regional Talks & Trainings coordinator.

Buddies support systemsXR can be a confusing place – there is a lot to learn! It takes around a month for most people to find their feet. One way to help new rebels feel welcomed and supported is to form buddy groups. The aim of a buddy system is for rebels to feel heard, respected and valued, to have their initial questions answered and any worries or barriers to joining listened to and addressed.

MeetingsMeetings are a good option for groups with minimal spare capacity. If all else fails, keep your regular meetings going so interested new recruits can drop in. If a new rebel comes to these spaces, make sure they are welcomed and ask what they might be interested in so they can listen in to those conversations. Ensure you have a few people aware of new rebels during social moments such as tea breaks, and initiate conversations, asking about their experiences and interests. At the end of a meeting, ask new rebels what they thought, stay behind to chat, invite them to something else, add them to group chats, or offer to connect them to a Working Group.

EVENT ORGANISATION

Offline eventsWe have had plenty of feedback from local rebels saying that whenever they could get together far away from any zooms and screens in a park or big garden, it gave an energy boost to their group. Going to a sociable offline event to hear more about XR is much more appealing than being asked to join the 10th zoom call of the day. So if it is at all possible within the latest Covid 19 guidelines, try to set up at least one offline event.

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Online eventsMake your facebook event more accessible by asking Extinction Rebellion UK to be a co-host. That way the event will show up on our central XR events page.

Use breakout rooms for audience engagement. Don’t include more than 4 people in one room. The facilitator should join each room once in the beginning to make sure they don’t include a troll or someone on their own.

Resources

Heading for Extinction Video

Heading for Extinction Script

Sample Event Page

Regional Talks & Trainings Coordinator Contact

Introduction to XR Script

Workshop on how to run an introduction

Buddy Support Guidance

Covid Guidelines

Facebook page of Extinction Rebellion UK

XR UK Events

ONLINE uK RESOuRCES

The optimal scenario in welcoming new rebels is to get them involved in your thriving, local XR community. However, many groups are exhausted after rebellion or involved in debrief and looking back at the past weeks’ experiences.

Learn things: Rebellion AcademyYou can signpost new rebels to sign-up to interactive online trainings at Rebellion Academy. This can help orientate rebels into XR. Encourage them to:

1. Take the ‘What type of rebel you are’ quiz to get a better idea of how they could fit within the movement.

2. Take part in the introductory trainings to find out more about XR Introduction to Extinction Rebellion Climate & Ecological Emergency - Science & Politics

3. Discover all trainings and resources available to help rebels prepare for their ideal role in the movement.

Go to things: Reset TV/website events pageFor this purpose, the UK-wide working groups have provided various online resources. Check Reset TV or the website events page for workshops and training that new rebels will find useful such as the Heading for Extinction talks, Comms Hub and Mattermost Overview, inductions, DNA workshops and Citizens

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Assembly talks. If you don’t have any events that you can invite new and interested recruits to, make sure to signpost them to these centrally provided formats until your XR group has time to regenerate.

Get a role: Roles PlatformIf new rebels express an interest in organising Regionally or Nationally or with XR UK, direct them to the Volunteer Website where they can peruse and apply for specific roles.

Get involved: National CampaignsAt the end of this handbook you will find simple handouts for five active campaigns that new rebels can get involved in, which include simple tasks so that they can take action right away. We will also host these separately on the website so you can send links directly to rebels!

Money Rebellion: https://xrb.link/Lo73CNb3AvZ

Trust the People: https://xrb.link/Hl5vqu4W9

Digital Rebellion: https://xrb.link/Z7I1l1

Co-Liberation: https://xrb.link/C9374sS1ag

Citizens' Assembly Advocates: https://xrb.link/Mw33Aeh3k9T

CEE Bill: https://xrb.link/l42FR1X9

HS2 Rebellion: https://xrb.link/Sm8VNg0uy2

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OUR AIMS FOR THIS SEcTION When rebels and groups begin to once again grow their energy after rebellion, the next steps are to solidify relationships and return to visioning. Energetic rebels can get involved in campaigns and the group can take their next steps on their path of growth and connection.

Looking Forward has been created to support the next steps a rebel and a group can take to build and support the movement.

cONNEcTIONThe strength of any community depends on good relationships built on trust, cooperation, caring and resilience. Extinction Rebellion recognises that discrimination and lack of awareness operate systemically to divide us, whether that discrimination is based on gender, ethnicity, religion, class, ability, sexual orientation or other characteristics.

Extinction Rebellion is committed to addressing the links between ecological and climate collapse, and social and economic injustices. We recognise that it is marginalised communities who are consistently on the frontlines of fossil fuel extraction, climate change, and ecological crises.

When Extinction Rebellion speaks of collapse and catastrophe we acknowledge that this is already a daily reality for many

people, particularly in the Global South where the majority of the world live. We name this for what it is - an emergency. We keep this reality in mind and heart in designing our movement and our political and action strategies.

We move towards a fairer and more regenerative future by enriching others and being enriched by them. We have much to learn (and unlearn) from alliances with other communities who have long been working on anti-oppression, environmental, ecological and other social justice issues internationally. Only good things can come from our joining others with respect and humility, learning from each other, and working collaboratively to build the regenerative future of our dreams.

Resources

Guidelines for mapping community and relationship with others

Supporting connection and relationships with other movements

Solidarity guidelines

Global XR mutual support twinning program

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VISIONINgHopes & DreamsXR principle and value number one declares that we have a shared vision for change.

This asks all rebels and activators to reach for their wildest dreams for the impossible? restoration and repair of our relationships, our humanity and Earth's abundance. Let’s ask: what will it take for humanity to become a regenerative presence in the community of life on Earth? Beginning today. What does it look like to be your most authentic, bold and loving self? What is your truest most beautiful imagining of the future? What do you need for the flourishing of what you love? Imagine your vision, intend for your vision, hold faith in your vision, love your vision and then act in the becoming of your vision.

“Because of the interconnectedness of all minds, affirming a positive vision may be about the most sophisticated action any of us can take.” Willis Harman

What’s next? Visioning and imagining a future we want to live in is our first step in creating it. Over the coming months, we will be looking forward to 2021, strategising, planning and growing. But before any of that can happen, we must dream and create a culture of dreaming.

• Strengthen your visioning muscles Make daily space (2-5 mins) to imagine

• Share your vision Write and speak of your vision

• Listen for the vision of people who are like you AND not like you

• Act in alignment with your vision Be that future you imagine

• Strategise and design Envisage actions that are constructions of a shared vision

• LOVE like you’ve never loved before!

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MONEY REBELLION

TELL ME ABOUT THE cAMPAIgN

The UK government and financial sector continue to pour money into the suicidal

growth machine of our extractive economy.

The UK also hosts the two biggest private financiers of fossil fuels in Europe — Barclays and HSBC.

XR UK is continuing its actions against the government’s financial levers of power — 

in particular, the Bank of England, the Treasury, and the Prime Minister’s office.

How can I get involved? Rebels around the country are invited to target these and other key institutions with a wide range of creative actions, including financial civil disobedience and digital actions.

What simple tasks can I do to help? There are many ways you can join the Money Rebellion from Adopting a Bank Branch, or using digital tactics to jam phones and emails, to connecting with local media or the managers of your branch!

Find ways to get involved at https://xrb.link/H8Hk6Qw6rh3

How can I get in touch?Contact us at MoneyRebellion@protonmail.com

See/Give the talk: theMRtalk@gmail.com

Become a Rebel Ringer to reach out to those interested in financial disobedience

Connect with us on Instagram or Facebook: moneyrebellion

Twitter: @money_rebellion

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TRUST THE PEOPLE

TELL ME ABOUT THE cAMPAIgN

Trust the People is a movement of community organisers dedicated to building a better world. Organised communities can shape a better society, one that prioritises the needs of people and the planet. Join our Community Transformers programme for peer support, resources, inspiration and much more.

Community organising takes courage and energy. This is why we’ve developed a Hive support system where Community Transformers can join groups of 8 other organisers, all dedicated to transforming society for the better. You will meet regularly and share your community organising journeys.

By building a genuine democracy from the grassroots up, we can create a meaningful alternative to the status quo. Through getting to know our neighbourhoods, holding community assemblies and building alternative structures to established power, we will organise ourselves into the alternative society that we know is possible. Some examples of incredible things that community organisers on the programme are doing include: running community assemblies at Black Lives Matter protests, reclaiming their local councils from party politics, hosting community litter picks and more...

How can I get involved?

Sign up as a Community Transformer — no experience required, just a desire to shape change in your neighbourhood

Check out our website

Offer to run a session for your local group. All of the resources you need are here.

Start a working group to build change in your area

Reach out to the Trust the People team for support at xrdemocracy@protonmail.com

Join the next community organising course starting 5th October

We run a rolling 5 week course to learn about how to connect with people in our neighbourhoods.

Join the programme here

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XR cO-LIBERATION

TELL ME ABOUT THE cAMPAIgNCo-liberation is the process of moving towards ending

all forms of oppression. Following the motto “none of us are free until all of us are free”, co-liberation is based on the

principle that it is impossible to liberate one person/group/ community/category of people from oppression without striving for the liberation of all human beings. Through co-liberation, Extinction Rebellion declares the climate

and ecological emergency as an emergency of all forms of oppression.

Co-liberation within Extinction Rebellion means

• we educate ourselves about how our own liberation is connected to that of others

• we learn from those who have experienced oppression and from those actively fighting oppression

• we position ourselves as, and act as, a movement of movements that seeks to liberate ourselves and those usually marginalised

• we actively develop an awareness of the multiple ways in which people are exploited and unfree.

How can I get involved? Join us on this journey as we attempt to create a complete shift towards reconciliation with each other, and towards collaboration through co-

liberation, empowerment and building a model of leadership that cares for all. This will be a journey led by and learning from those frequently overlooked, those with less means to participate and those that are subject to discrimination.

What simple tasks can I do to help? Join the XR Co-liberation team. The XR Co-liberation team is made of rebels from across the movement. If you have the interest and the time, join our team to help steward this work.

Educate yourself. We are building a Co-liberation Library of resources connected to this topic which you can view here

How can I get in touch? Get in touch with us at co-liberation@protonmail.com

https://xrb.link/bz2f597c4mailto:co-liberation%40protonmail.com

dIgITAL REBELLIONTELL ME ABOUT THE cAMPAIgN

Digital Rebellion vs The Bank of England

The Bank of England is using its Covid-19 loans to keep the carbon economy alive instead of funding the green transition

we desperately need. Since it began announcing these loans in May 2020, it has given £1.8 billion in loans to airlines, £1.1 billion to the car industry,

and £1.6 billion to pesticide companies.

Even worse, the bank’s own analysis shows that its everyday lending policies are aligned with a 3.5C increase in global

temperature - a death sentence for the planet.

It is time for Rebels to make their voices heard! Digital Rebellion uses the power of en masse phone calls, emails and clever uses of

Social media to draw attention to the Bank of England’s negligence.

After our successful digital rebellion on the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey issued this statement

Take action from home! For many of us, the option to rebel on the streets may not be for us, but that does not mean sitting idly by. Digital Rebellion are calling on people to rebel from home!

Digital Rebellion will target key institutions of power during and after the rebellion to keep the pressure on and have conversations with people ‘on the inside’ while we rebel on the ground too. We can create communications blockades: respectfully

phoning, emailing and using social media to get the attention of those with power. As long as you have internet connection or a phone, you can take part.

What simple tasks can I do to help? Have a look at our Digital Rebellion website that is currently targeting 10 Downing Street, demanding ending fossil fuel investment overseas: You can take part in this campaign now! The page will be updated with targets to build more pressure in the next 6 weeks. It works!

https://xrb.link/G6Hk9qhttps://digitalrebellion.uk/pm-fossil-fuelshttps://digitalrebellion.uk/pm-fossil-fuels

cITIzENS ASSEMBLY AdVOcATES

How can I get involved? We need you to help us spread the word about citizens assemblies; to engage people in your local area, interact with different communities and build a network of citizens demanding their voices be heard.

What simple tasks can I do to help?

• Watch the video • Join one of our regular talks or webinars • Learn more about the third demand

from our citizens’ assembly website

• Get involved in our lobbying effort (See Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill)

• Help us spread the word about CAs and the CEE Bill by joining our network of Citizens Assembly Advocates

What you can do with 3 friends:

• Organise a talk for a local or community group in your area

• Write letters to your Members of Parliament asking for a Citizens Assembly to solve the climate problem

• Sign up to become Advocates and help us spread the word

• Start a Citizens Assembly reading group

How can I get in touch? Email: caan@rebellion.earth

We are growing a Citizens’ Assembly Advocate Network (CAAN) of rebels in each local group to raise the flag for Citizens’ Assemblies! There is no expertise required, just enthusiasm to spread information and news about the often overlooked yet quite revolutionary Third Demand.

Our political system will not give us the radical solutions we need to solve

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the climate emergency. The Citizens’ Assembly is a fair and transparent way to help the government overcome this and allow a cross section of ordinary people to recommend solutions.

Help us spread the word and put pressure on the UK Government to use this fair, inclusive and responsible way to address the climate crisis!

https://xrb.link/C1xa4q8Ahttps://extinctionrebellion.uk/act-now/events/https://xrcitizensassembly.uk/caan/https://xrcitizensassembly.uk/caan/https://xrb.link/Y8tcn3VLhttps://xrb.link/Y8tcn3VLhttps://xrb.link/Q9ll50rAhttps://xrb.link/Y8tcn3VLhttps://xrb.link/R4sIn1sOx2https://xrb.link/R4sIn1sOx2mailto:caan%40rebellion.earth

cLIMATE ANd EcOLOgIcAL EMERgENcY BILL

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The Climate and Ecological Emergency (CEE) Bill puts forward changes to make sure politicians, stakeholders and citizens all work together to act faster and harder in response to the emergency. There is a campaign running with the support of XR and others to grow an

alliance to rally a real force around the bill. The CEE bill needs to pass through the Commons and the House of Lords so that it becomes a new law. To do this we need the support of over 200 MPs, so we have our work cut out for us!

The CEE bill calls for: • the UK to make and enact

a serious plan so that we deal with our real fair share of emissions to halt critical rises in global temperature

• our entire carbon footprint to be taken into account

• the protection and conservation of nature here and overseas along supply chains, recognising the damage we cause through the goods we consume

• those in power not to depend on technology to save the day, which is used as an excuse for us to carry on polluting as usual

• ordinary people to have a real say on the just way forward in a citizens’ assembly with bite

How can I get involved?Get out there and spread the word asking your neighbours, friends, community groups, colleagues, councillors, MPs all to back the CEE bill! And don’t forget to let us know what they say by dropping us a line at: CEEbill@protonmail.com.

What simple tasks can I do to help? • Write to your MP • Lobby your MP Online! • Make a Scene!

See the Bill Here Click here

How can I get in touch? To sign up and join the campaign go to extinctionrebellion.uk/cee-bill

Email CEEbill@protonmail.com

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HS2 REBELLION

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The HS2 train line may seem like an eco way to travel but according to HS2, this particular project will take at least 120 years to become carbon neutral. The train line is causing mass deforestation of our ancient woodlands. Parliament has declared an ecological emergency, so why are they pushing ahead with this project?

In September the deforestation of our beautiful ancient woodlands is set to

speed up to fast track this ridiculous trainline. A train line might seem like an eco way to travel and normally that would be the case, however this particular one will take at least 120 years to become carbon neutral according to HS2, which doesn’t account for the mass deforestation they are doing. Everyone knows we don’t have that amount of time, and parliament has declared an ecological emergency so why are they pushing ahead with this project?

How can I get involved? • Come to one of the camps, we

are always looking for new rebels and we provide fun trainings, in tree-climbing, off-grid living, nature connection and so much more! – Find a Camp Here

• Join the Online Risky Business Campaign – https://hs2rebellion.earth/online-actions/

• To sign up to roles and ways to take action during the rebellion click here.

• All upcoming actions are listed here.

What simple tasks can I do to help? • Email you MP this Letter • Help stop HS2 from Home • Sign the petition • Donate!

How can I get in touch? Sign up to a role and ways to take action during the ongoing rebellion!

Find us Online and on Social MediaFacebook

Instagram

Website

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/protecting-trees-and-woods/campaign-with-us/hs2-rail-link/https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/protecting-trees-and-woods/campaign-with-us/hs2-rail-link/https://xrb.link/pP315y5Lhttps://hs2rebellion.earth/camp-locations/https://hs2rebellion.earth/online-actions/https://hs2rebellion.earth/online-actions/https://actionnetwork.org/forms/please-support-hs2-rebellion-this-year/https://www.facebook.com/events/s/hs2-rebellion/717944595435725/https://xrb.link/Hd5JZ9CxT7https://xrb.link/K42mc2g0https://xrb.link/B8kUC7gm9https://xrb.link/Fg2DVw8https://actionnetwork.org/forms/please-support-hs2-rebellion-this-year/https://www.facebook.com/HS2rebellion/https://www.instagram.com/HS2Rebellion/https://hs2rebellion.earth/

WESTMINSTER REBELLION

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The Westminster Rebellion was started in January 2020 and exists to ensure that there is a daily presence at the

gates of Parliament drawing attention to the climate and ecological emergencies that calls upon both

Houses of Parliament to #ActNow.

The Rebellion is committed to maintaining this presence until COP26 takes place in the UK in 2022.

The Westminster Rebellion maintains and manages a rota and local groups and individual rebels are asked to sign up

and to take responsibility for maintaining a visible presence at Carriage Gate each day that Parliament sits.

How can I get involved? • Say Hi on Telegram

https://t.me/joinchat/OBkL9hVZAAU6U17NyJjVsQ

What time tasks can I do to help? • Spread the word –

share us on Social Media

• Come visit us – Drop by for a morning and see what we are all about

• Contact your MP! • Get your group on the Rota! –

Claim a day of the month?

How can I get in touch? Check out our Website: https://sites.google.com/view/ xr-westminster-protest/home

https://t.me/joinchat/OBkL9hVZAAU6U17NyJjVsQhttps://t.me/joinchat/OBkL9hVZAAU6U17NyJjVsQhttps://sites.google.com/view/%20xr-westminster-protest/homehttps://sites.google.com/view/%20xr-westminster-protest/home

FUTURE This Handbook aims to have guided you through the recovery process and the welcoming of new rebels. Once your group has worked its way through this, we hope you have resolved any open issues from rebellion, your group has fresh faces and some dreams for the future, and rebels are itching to get their hands dirty on some new stuff. The recovery and welcome process will take varying amounts of time depending on your group. Don’t rush it.

The next handbook will look at solidifying structures, building on what you already have, training up rebels and forming AGs. It will also guide you through strategy processes so your group can create a plan for 2021 by the end of the year.