Regenerative culture

Here you can read how to organise the regenerative aspect of your affinity group.

BEFORE THE ACTION

• Have regular calls or meetings with your affinity group to:

  • get to know each other a bit

  • discuss why you are doing the action

  • discuss what you will do when people ask you why you are there, or when people react in an aggressive or defensive way

• Reread the 10 principles and values of XR

• Form a signal group with all phone numbers of participating rebels, and make sure you can contact everyone in your affinity group

• Make a list of emergency contacts of everybody in your affinity group and share it with everyone in the group.

• Make sure at least one person is following the telegram channel of the action https://t.me/ourfutureXR

• Make sure as many people of your affinity group as possible have followed an action training CHECK DATES HERE

• Form buddies: buddy teams are teams of two rebels that have a trust relationship. They stay close to each other during the whole action and watch out for each other.

• Pick one (or two) people in your affinity group that will be the regen people. They get the special task to check on everybody's wellbeing during the action

• Check the weather to see what you have to bring

• Decide what you will do after the action, both in case of arrest or in case of non-arrest.

• Plan a date after the action for a debrief. Yes, do it now already.

DURING the action

Step 1: right before the action (meet at least 30 minutes before)

• meet in a safe zone before the action, at least 30 minutes or an hour before you actually do the action

• start with a warm, comfortable check in: how is everybody feeling? How is everybody doing?

• spend at least 5 minutes only with your buddy to have a more personal conversation, check that you haven't forgotten anything, check on each other's mental wellbeing, make any necessary arrangements.

• go through your plan again: is everything clear to everybody?

• check that you have the arrestee support numbers close by

• check that everybody knows where to go after the action (in case of arrest, a sleepover place)

• check your water supplies and food

• check that everybody has a mask and ask again to respect social distance

Step 2: in full action

• make decisions together as a team, listen to everybody's voice as much as possible

• try to stay calm at all times; check in every so often with your body and emotions; take a pause and concentrate on your breathing for a few moments if you notice any stressed or agitated feelings

• check on each other regularly

• repeat often that everybody can leave the action at any time, there is no need to be arrested if people don't want to or feel uncomfortable

• respect each others boundaries, listen to concerns, share your fears and support each other

• repeat often why you do this action, why you are here

AFTER THE ACTION

• Go to the safe space you have organised with your affinity group and rest together

• if you feel like it already: do a debrief. You can find a format here

• call each other (buddies) after the action to check on everybody's wellbeing

• plan a meeting to fully debrief a couple of days after the action

WHAT TO BRING

• sunscreen or raincoat

• hat

• mask

• hand sanitizer, maybe gloves

• small medical kit (bandages, desinfectant, physiological serum, sanitary pads, tissues)

• food and drinks

• battery charger and power bank

• your ID card