Big Arts Mobilization Day
OnlineJoin us for a day of creating and chatting with the Animal Rebellion arts team.
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Plant-based Future Talk
OnlineIt’s official, the climate is changing rapidly and we’re all feeling the heat. But what’s actually happening and what can we do about it? In this talk, Animal Rebellion summarises what has caused the climate emergency, what we can do about it and how to get involved. Join us for this online talk and learn more about the climate breakdown, meet new people and ask any questions you have in the 20 minutes Q&A following the talk. We may be facing dark times ahead but there’s always an opportunity for positive change. We come in peace, love and solidarity and invite you to join us in this rebellion!
Facilitation Training
OnlineCome along to Animal Rebellion's facilitation training to learn tips and tricks on how to be an effective facilitator. All are welcome, and encouraged to come along and learn.
Sound the Alarm – Emergency Messaging and Hope-Based Communication
OnlineIn 2018 XR launched with a bang with a message of urgency. Now, 3 years later, is it time to reconsider our use of emergency messaging as a movement? In this presentation we'll walk through recent research into framing and communication in the environmental justice movement and how we can use it to supercharge our communications this year and beyond
Campaign Design Training
OnlineIn 2021 Animal Rebellion is entering into an exciting new phase with campaigns popping up left, right and centre. However, it can sometimes seem a little daunting to start a campaign in your area if its not something you've done before. This training will go over the basics of how to plan and implement a successful campaign. It will touch on campaign theory as well as going into examples of effective campaigns and how they won. This training is great for those working on the plant-based councils campaign or for anyone who wants to start to see real change in their area towards a better world.
Know Your Rights Training
Online"A training aimed at encouraging safe protest and informing rebels of their rights. Teaching rebels how to engage with the police, acknowledging the disproportionate policing of marginalised groups and the role of white, able bodied privilege. Aiming to create a safer protest environment by empowering all UK rebels with the knowledge to understand the widespread discrimination within policing, their legal rights and to be aware of how to limit risk to themselves and others. REBEL SAFE!"
Oppression, movement building and our relationships as activists (OMBRA)
Online"Online - a Zoom link will be in your order confirmation email - please check your junk mail folder in case it ends up in there. Note: We've experienced large numbers of people registering for this workshop and not turning up, this prevents others from registering and attending because the workshop is sold out. So we ask you to only register if you can attend, and cancel your ticket if you find you can't make it. Please arrive from 6.45pm so that we can help you with any issues you might have with Zoom. The workshop will start at 7pm. Entry to the workshop will close shortly after 7pm (this is because later parts of the workshop build on earlier[…]
Spokespeople Training Workshop
OnlinePart of what makes Animal Rebellion amazing is the wonderful and diverse people who volunteer and by being a spokesperson, you represent this, our message and our values. We want you to be able to share your voice, so if you’re new to Animal Rebellion or you’ve been with us for a while, this training will be available for you to practice your speaking skills whether that is through speech or interviews. It only gets easier with practice!
Witnessing Police Behaviour Training
Online"NB: By coming to this training, it does NOT mean that you are a legal observer; you will be someone who has some very useful skills when witnessing forms of policing. When at an action, the police also generally turn up. In this training, you will learn how to effectively monitor the following: - Arrests - Stop and Searches We recognise that the police often (and generally do) use their powers in a discriminatory manner to target Black people, POC, LGBTQ+ and disabled people (to name a few), due to institutional racism, sexism, transphobia and ableism within the police force. By the end of this training, you will be able to monitor the police's actions, whilst also trying to safeguard[…]
Plant-Based Future Talk
OnlineIt’s official, the climate is changing rapidly and we’re all feeling the heat. But what’s actually happening and what can we do about it? In this talk, Animal Rebellion summarises what has caused the climate emergency, what we can do about it and how to get involved. Join us for this online talk and learn more about the climate breakdown, meet new people and ask any questions you have in the 20 minutes Q&A following the talk. We may be facing dark times ahead but there’s always an opportunity for positive change. We come in peace, love and solidarity and invite you to join us in this rebellion!
DNA Structure
OnlineThis online workshop is an opportunity to explore Animal Rebellion UK’s structure of coordination and learn about how we make decisions. What are the key principles, ways of working and challenges of our Self-Organising-System and how is it expanding as we continually grow? Discuss leadership, autonomy and the fundamental building blocks of trust and communication.
Introduction to Animal Rebellion
OnlineWant to know more about Animal Rebellion? Come to our introduction session where you can learn more about the movement and how you can get involved. We’ll chat about our principles & values, our demands, and a little taster of why we do things the way we do and how you can take part.
DNA Story
OnlineThis online workshop is an opportunity to explore our personal and shared stories in Animal Rebellion. How do we frame our story as a movement? Why do we use certain words and concepts, yet avoid others? How does it reach out to people? What do we mean by our ‘shared vision of change’?
DNA Culture
OnlineCulture underpins how we relate to one another both within our movement and wider society. Come explore how we can build an inclusive, resilient and empowering culture together at Animal Rebellion.
Police Liaison Training
OnlineA 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.
DNA Strategy
OnlineThis online workshop is all about our core purpose as a movement, what our goals are and what tools we use to get there. Learn about the pillars of support, why we aim our actions towards the Government, how we shift hearts and minds of the public and the key principles of Civil Disobedience. There is an opportunity to explore these concepts together and discuss our 2020 strategy.
Know Your Rights Training
Online"A training aimed at encouraging safe protest and informing rebels of their rights. Teaching rebels how to engage with the police, acknowledging the disproportionate policing of marginalised groups and the role of white, able bodied privilege. Aiming to create a safer protest environment by empowering all UK rebels with the knowledge to understand the widespread discrimination within policing, their legal rights and to be aware of how to limit risk to themselves and others. REBEL SAFE!"
People’s Assembly
Online"People’s Assemblies are a way for a group of people to discuss issues or make decisions collectively, where all voices are heard and valued equally and no one person or group are able to dominate the process. People’s Assemblies play a vital role in our decision making process, and even more so during the rebellion where we will need to hold impromptu assemblies depending on the situations we encounter. In this assembly, we will be discussing the following question - 'How do we best incorporate alternative & non-hierarchical systems into our daily lives?'"
Deescalation Training
OnlineLearn 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[…]