# Community Alliance Building

Resources for helping Local Groups to build alliances with community groups in their area.

# Community Alliance Building Guidance for Local Groups

XRUK Strategy  2023-24 involves mass mobilisation, an essential component being building links with other groups.  Alliances can be made at national and local levels.

At a national level, XR Relationships circle reaches out to organisations, groups and movements, and will build on the relationships established during The Big One. To avoid complications, Local Groups are asked not to reach out to the **central contacts** of large organisations or movements. If you hold such contacts, please let Relationships Circle know.

#### Community alliances
These are built by Local Groups (LGs), are just as important as national relationships. This document focuses on community alliances.

Relationships with groups in your local area may already exist - for example, through individual members of LGs - or you may need to forge new links. The document below provides guidance on strengthening existing links and on building new ones. The steps involved in both these processes have much in common.

[Click here for **Guidance for Local Groups on Community Alliance Building**]( https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j015y0PZ0RZaeGbaZQ0ew0IRawQ0Y_Fsba5oAmS7EP8/edit?usp=sharing)

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Email the Relationships team with any questions:
[Relationships100days@gmail.com](mailto:Relationships100days@gmail.com)

# Community Building Alliances Resource List

Here are the resources for building alliances.  Please add any resources you feel others will find useful (you need a Hub account to upload - if you don't know what that is, please contact Ned on 07949 069730 and she will add for you).

If you need to contact Community Building Alliances, email:
[relationships100days@gmail.com](relationships100days@gmail.com)


**Also, keep visiting this page as the list will continue to grow.**

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[Local Group Relationship Planning guide](https://xrb.link/XT8beW07r)

[Community Alliance Telegram group chat](https://t.me/+K1U7v56N0FthZTVk)

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###### **The Confirmed Allies form is important, so please complete it!**
[**Form to fill in for Confirmed Allies**](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScIkFM_htvScm0CXeL3tjt5pf96dpM5Mof9tiN1Q70uHdTsSA/viewform?usp=sf_link) 

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##### **Trainings**
**[Community Alliance Building Training Playlist (Youtube)](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_VBN7szAcJAQLoHg7eObp5b6OMNCHrXV)**

Or watch them as individual videos.
- [Community Alliance Building Training - Session 1 video 14-12-22 (YouTube)](https://youtu.be/5JOG1a5497Y)

- [Community Alliance Building Training - Session 2 video - 12-01-23 (YouTube)](https://youtu.be/1d1MIUX4zgI)

- [Community Alliance Building Training on Trade Unions - Session 3 video - 19-01-23 (YouTube)](https://youtu.be/LKDxc4U8yz0)

- [Community Alliance Building Skills Workshop - March 2023 (YouTube)](https://youtu.be/i3Rjmq70YCk)

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##### **Relationship/Power Mapping**

[Power Mapping Guide](https://commonslibrary.org/power-mapping)

[Alignments Mapping Grid](https://xrb.link/fc87h6) (to download - select the image below, right click on it, Save image as)

[![Relationship-Mapping-grid.jpg](https://rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/scaled-1680-/Relationship-Mapping-grid.jpg)](https://rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/uploads/images/gallery/2022-12/Relationship-Mapping-grid.jpg)

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##### **Trade Union Resources**

[Presentation](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oNPGI7pCWVK63ZILDDNrG1C6WGdUp1Kr/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=117022702246967338242&rtpof=true&sd=true) given by Clara for the Trade Union training

[Strikemap](https://strikemap.org/) shows up to date information about strikes happening around the country and more.

[XRTU Welcome Pack](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AxARPCHqcKhkY_mFLyfjwxmtdQRxh560/view?usp=share_link)

If you are not in a union, you can [search](https://www.tuc.org.uk/join-a-union) what union may be the most relevant to join for your job.

If you are unemployed, student, retired, self-employed, you can join the [Unite Community](https://www.unitetheunion.org/why-join/membership-types/community-membership/)

[Some excellent films about strikes](https://reelnews.co.uk/)

[Climate Jobs campaign](https://www.campaigncc.org/climatejobs)

[Greener Jobs Alliance](https://greenerjobsalliance.co.uk/)

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##### **Faith Resources**

[Christian Climate Action](https://christianclimateaction.org/resources/)

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##### **Other Resources**

[How to talk to diverse groups](https://docs.google.com/document/d/15IqcxvemPPIVZ_e1-1J7Tpovkc5c4U8VB4xhDZ7gNJ0/edit?usp=sharing)

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##### **Case Studies**

[AME Zion Church Case Study](https://xrb.link/u2WY6zY)

###### **These are resources provided by XR Oxford**

[Oxford Together on Climate Change Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/OxfordTogetheronClimateChange)

[We Need a Plan Twitter](https://mobile.twitter.com/WeNeedAPlanOxon) - @WeNeedAPlanOxon 

[Change 4 Climate Website](https://change4climate.uk/who-we-are/) 

Instagram: @oxtog4climate