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What is group support? This module is focused on enabling people to work with others in a supportive and empathetic way, and to create group cultures which allow everyone to thrive, provide the emotional support that people need, and give them the skills to d...

Working with others can be a magical, transformative and inspiring experience; it can help us reach heights that we would not be able to reach alone, and to constantly learn from one another, providing opportunities for growth and reflection. Much of our progr...

If your group is new and you’re going to spend some weeks or longer working together, then spend time getting to know one another. You may want to have a meeting, or a section of every meeting, dedicated to this at the start of your team journey. This will lay...

Being able to give and to receive feedback is important when working with others, when building relationships based on trust and honesty, and for being able to make progress – without feedback, people may be held back from reaching their full potential. Feedba...

Running meetings that keep to time, enable constructive discussion and give everyone an opportunity to have their voices heard is a difficult thing to achieve, particularly if these meetings are being held on Zoom (or any other video conferencing platform). Mo...

Introduction This workshop and guide were developed because “there's no such thing as a structureless group”, as explained by Jo Freeman in her text, The Tyranny of Structureless. Often people think that when there is no explicit power structure or hierarchy,...

Every group and relationship experiences conflict, regardless of whether we are trying to bring about a revolution or play dominoes on the street. It’s simply part of being human, it’s also a particular feature of living in a world which is more mobile. Humans...

It is important to welcome emotions in 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 to share how you are feeling...

Within the ancient tradition of Yoga, it is taught that humans carry trauma buried under deep layers at our heart centre. This corroborates with the western tradition of wholeheartedness, in which we are tasked to investigate, and ultimately begin to remove th...

The challenges of our current times are revealing an uncomfortable and ever-present companion much more clearly among us: Grief. It is in the air, shimmering in the socially-distanced spaces between us. We have come into connection with Grief through our dai...

This Action took place in 2020 - Have a read through - it may inspire you! Friday 4th - Saturday 5th Sept Whats going on? This action follows a national flyposting campaign highlighting the failure of the mainstream media to tell the truth about the climate...

media.info This seems a little out of date, but useful for getting editor and journalists names and email addresses, but note that sometimes adding the names in the format suggested get rejected as the email address does not exist. Advised by the Telegra...

There has been negligence on the behalf of the BBC to report on the XR protests, they are funded by our taxes and serve us the people. Note the complaints form has a 2000 word limit. Below are some templates of how you can complain to the BBC: Example...

Email: enquiries@mopac.london.gov.uk Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing with great concern about the actions of the Metropolitan Police last night and more generally across the whole of this round of Extinction Rebellion protests. From the start of this action, th...

These pages are currently (August 23 and on) being updated by Fergus (Mattermost Fergu5) who is keen to get feedback on the contents from any part of XR. These pages are based on the following document: Rebel Responders Handbook Here is the list of Content...

Welcome to Informed Dissent. This website provides resources to help you make informed decisions when protesting in the England and Wales. If you do have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to email us at: informeddissent@riseup.net We are an gr...

Note: the following bustcards have been amended on February 2023. If you accessed the bustcards before that, please delete those versions and use the new versions below. XR Note: XR bustcards are different to those used by other activists. Please see a list ...

Frequently used laws at a protest Link to page Info included in the above link: Obstruction of the Highway Conditions Placed on a Protest Trespass and Aggravated Trespass Criminal Damage and Theft Breach of the Peace Public Nuisance Obstruction o...

Witnessing an Arrest Link to Main page for this info and more: Main points on this page: Basic Info about witnessing an Arrest 5 Key messages for an arrestee A video on Witnessing an arrest When at a protest, there is no such thing as people who ar...

Why do we need to focus on engaging Communities like this? Building stronger social ties with our neighbours and local communities is in and of itself a transformative process. It enables us to create new and long-lasting connections with people who live in o...