Thanks so much Rosaria,
Iāll get cutting
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Hey @RosariaRebel , is there a master list of the campaign packs somewhere?
Iād like to add them to the (work in progress but good enough for now) Action Cookbook.
If thereās not already, maybe the master list could live within the Actions Cookbook and I could give you edit access to curate the list?
Hey Max,
the master list lives in the Campaigns Table, currently in the national MM channel header. That table outlines various themes for actions. The table also tells us if a theme is in development, and by whom, and has a link to any finished pack.
I canāt think of any reason why there canāt be a master list in the actions cookbook too, although it might be better in a different format?
Anyway here it is:
Hey rebels,
Iām super excited to share the Black Friday, Over-consumption Pack with you. This is an international collaboration initiative between XR Campaigns Australia, XR Netherlands Fashion Action, XR NL Textile Rebellion, and XR Fashion Action UK.
Black Friday is the hideous, annual-shopping-frenzy event that represents so much of the toxic system that we want to bring an end to.
Related to the mass production that has brought us high carbon emissions, the poisoning of land and water, and exploitative labour practices, and including the use of psychology to create false needs in us and keep us enslaved in the endless game of consumption, Black Friday encapsulates the destructive, individualistic culture designed to maintain the current broken and toxic system.
In 2020, Black Friday is on November 27. We hope this pack will inspire rebels in their affinity groups to take action to make this Black Friday the last one ever!
Look out for the design pack, out soon, to accompany this action-document. For more information, send us an email at xraus-campaigns@protonmail.com
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Hey rebels,
hereās another resource for the Black Friday Rebellion. A companion to the strategy doc described above, this one outlines the basic elements of a comedy sketch. What do you think @Bridget? @ageorge @Vee Does this have legs?
Hi Rosaria,
This is a really fun and colourful idea. I think that you have established some strong imagery and I love the groucho marx imagery.
My major concern is that the action doesnāt directly relate to a climate message.
For everyone here I think the links between capitalism and climate are very very clear, but for the general public, I do not feel like the link is strong enough.
My main concern is that many people will be passing by or busy with a list of stuff to get and not make the link. It would be great if the image could connect their actions to climate change at a glance.
There is a bit of an art to audience participation. You win hearts and minds when you can point to something wrong with the world and get people laughing with you. I think if we want everyone to join, and to be an ally, the interaction must not feel like an attack, but an acknowledgement that we are all stuck in this system and we all need to change it.
I donāt think the dialogue you have written is attacking anyone by the way, but there are a few moments where it could be interpreted that way if it was said in a particular tone.
Please donāt take these enquiries as criticism, more provocation. I love the overarching concept.
While I donāt have a good suggestion for linking your idea and structure to climate yet - I am going to throw a few totally implausible ideas around and see if it gets some better suggestions flowing.
The carts are full of ocean water and plush toy turtles with rubbish around them.
The cart has a burning tree in it?
The cart is filled with dry bones
Or just rubbish and toy animals from the op-shop
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I hope this is useful!
Thank you so much for asking for my thoughts!
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Bridget, I love your ideas. This sketch is a companion to a bigger outreach action, which we are preparing atm. Iād like to invite you to participate in the planning (weekly) and the action (Nov 27). We have our first planning meeting this Friday at 3:30 on zoom. If you can make it, Iāll shoot you the details 
Coal pack!
Reasons to target AGL. Some useful research.
AGL isnāt just Australiaās biggest energy company, itās also our worst carbon emitter and responsible for the clear majority of the pollution incidents that have occurred at coal power stations in Victoria and NSW in the last five years.
New research by @Australia Beyond Coal has shown that AGLās three power stations ā Bayswater, Liddell and Loy Yang A were responsible for more than 70% of all pollution incidents that occurred at coal power stations in the last 5 years.
See the full list: coalimpactsindex.com.au
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Iāve moved this topic to the Open Category to make it publicly shareable.
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