Events

A short introduction covering the underlying strategy and practice of liaising with the police within the context of nonviolent civil disobedience at protest actions. If you are interested in getting involved in police liaison for your site or group in upcoming actions, this introduction will cover the basic dos and don't , hows and whys of what has evolved into a strategic part of the rebellion. It will be a basic workshop lasting around 90 minutes.Ideally participants should have NVDA training, Know Your Rights training and some action experience.

Learn the basics of De-escalation rooted in Nonviolent Communication. How might you de-escalate a tense situation with someone who disagrees with you but is in dialogue with you? How might you de-escalate with very angry or drunk people in protest situations? How might you authentically express your motivation for being involved in Animal Rebellion? Come and learn and expand into empathic connection with those who might disagree or want to disrupt you. This session is an Intro to NVC De-escalation skills, for use during Animal Rebellion actions and for use in other social change movements utilising NVDA to support these movements to cultivate a stronger culture of nonviolence. Skills learnt are of use in actions as well as in meetings[…]

This is a 2 hour online training which is intended as an introduction to Action Wellbeing support at Actions which we recommend attending if you are interested in taking on a Wellbeing role at actions. Action Wellbeing is an essential part of creating a regenerative action. It promotes the wellbeing of ourselves and others, strengthening connection and resilience. The training will explore some techniques including active listening, grounding and self soothing exercises, roles within Action Wellbeing, and what it might look like on the ground. You will also be sent a beautiful Action Wellbeing Handbook and you are welcome to get in touch with your trainer at any point if you want to discuss any further aspects of Action Wellbeing.[…]

"Non-violent Direct Action is what Animal Rebellion is all about. In this two-hour long, interactive training you will learn how to design an effective action. We will go through the basic principles of great non-violent direct actions. You will have space to discuss good and bad action design examples and will be designing your own actions during group exercises. Every part of Animal Rebellion needs to become a laboratory for disobedience and action design. If every person in every local group puts their mind to designing actions, imagine the possibilities! We encourage rebels to attend an NVDA and DNA workshop by Animal Rebellion before joining this training. Please also note that this is an interactive session which will require active[…]

"There is no set way to write and deliver a speech, but there are things we can think about to help make it powerful and engaging for our audience. This training will discuss structure, how to utilise research, incorporating Animal Rebellion's messaging and using our own personal story. The event is open to any level of public speaking/ speech writing/ spokespeople experience. Register for this event here: The zoom registration is: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtce-qpz8sGNbL_vVH9d4wZsvB-bbTLQw4"

If you don't ask, you won't get. Asking, demanding, protesting, lobbying for something, or for someone to do something, is a negotiation. It might just be 'if you do this, then we'll stop hassling you.' Knowing how to negotiate is key to successful campaigning. This session will cover the key frameworks to make you a better negotiator, campaigner and help you get what you want and animals and the planet need.