XR UK Library - from the UK Base

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The UK system has recently changed on Basecamp, I have copied their links here (copied from the French Base).

Common Sense for the 21st Century by Roger Hallam

XR strategy core texts

How things change: Key Texts and Resources

• “This is an Uprising” Paul Enger & Mark Engler
  • the traditions of mobilisation (mass protest and structure based organising)
  • the power of hybrid models – e.g. Martin Luther King, Gandhi
  • The need to polarise public opinion and use momentum escalation
• “Blueprint for a Revolution” Srdja Popovic
  • How the Serbian revolution succeeded
  • Use of “dilemma actions”
  • Use of humour and appealing to younger people
• “How to win. Successful procedures and mechanisms for radical campaign groups” – Roger Hallam at Radical Think Tank
  • Use of conditional commitment (“I will if you will”)
  • Attrition and swarm actions
  • Investment and Olympic principles
• “The End of Protest: A new blueprint for Revolution” Micah White
  • A complete theory of revolution
  • Voluntarism, Structuralism, Subjectivism and Theurgism
  • The need for multiple tactics
• “Don’t think of an Elephant” George Lakoff
  • Use “nurturing parent” frame rather than the “strict father” frame
  • Use framing rather than arguing your point and “being right”- trigger emotion
  • Recognise there are 6 different types of progressives and appeal to them all
• “From Dictatorship to Democracy” Gene Sharp
  • Need for a grand strategy and sub strategies, also a grand narrative
  • Focus on the key pillars holding a system in place
  • Be “above ground” and say what you want (as well as what you don’t want)
• “Counterpower” Tim Gee
  • There are four stages to change- the four C’s
  • Consciousness raising then Coordination
  • There is always a Confrontational stage (then you need to Consolidate the win)
• “The More Beautiful World our Hearts Know is Possible” & “The Ascent of Humanity” Charles Eisenstein
  • Grounding struggles in compassion – moving away from blame
  • Separation from ourselves, each other and nature as root causes of issues
  • Rooting our new story in “inter-being”, “miracles” can flow from this
• Webinars on escalation/momentum organising: Ayni Institute (Carlos Saavedra et al )
  • Making culture specific- train people in your movement DNA: Story, Strategy and Structure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VMyg_TnMXEWatch
• The success of Non-violent resistance – Erica Chenoweth (Ted Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJSehRlU34w)
  • A revolution needs up to 3.5% of the population to rise up
  • Non-violent struggles are more successful and more stable

I’m new to Extinction Rebellion

• XR UK Self-Organising System Guide

• XR UK Constitution

Self organizing Resources

• Video Walkthrough of the XR UK SOS Guide

• 14 min video walkthrough of the Self-Organising System Constitution of XR UK

• Recommendations for how to Facilitate your Group’s work

• Visual Structure of the UK

• Video explaining the structure & how it works with coordinators and communication across circles at different levels of scale (6 mins)

• Video explaining how local groups and affinity groups work

Other Useful Resources

• A Manifesto for Self-Organisation - edit: this link is now broken - if anyone knows what it used to refer to please let us know in the replies.

• Self-Organisation Beyond Hierarchy animated videos

*Archive, History

• 1: About Rising Up - An Overview

• [2: RisingUp Reference Document - How to get things done](http://2: RisingUp Reference Document - How to get things done )

• [3: XR Rebellion overview document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gN92NvQEAw4MJ5rNAf3kVIJtLcc3KDUJVV

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A Manifesto for Self-Organisation

@ManicMax Broken link