Rising Up! Non-violent Direct Action Training Day - Cambridge
Sunday 4th November 2018
Venue: Trumpington Village Hall
Category: Direct Action
One Liner: climate change hope
Price Info: free (donations)
Time Info: 12.30 - 17.30
This Rising Up! Non-violent Direct Action (NVDA) training day is hosted by Changing Conversations. The event is open to everyone and is free, but we would greatly appreciate any donations you can offer towards the venue costs.
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Life as we know it is falling apart. Extreme weather events and mass species extinction cover the globe. The government has failed to implement radical change and environmental organisations have failed to take sufficient action.
It's time to rebel.
Join the Extinction Rebellion for our introduction to non-violent direct action - both theory and practice - how to chat, or not chat to police? How to de-escalate tense situations?
Affinity groups are forming around the country to take part in a series of escalating disruptions from November 12th in London. At this training we will do a briefing about the Rebellion, go through action essentials and practice of nonviolent techniques, and create affinity groups for people in the Cambridge area.
"Tell the truth and act as if the truth is real"
****** Actions are planned between 12th - 25th November *****
Rising Up!'s aims:
1) That the Government must tell the truth about how deadly our situation is, it must reverse all policies not in alignment with that position and must work alongside the media to communicate the urgency for change including what individuals and communities need to do.
2) The Government must enact legally-binding policy measures to reduce carbon emissions in the UK to net zero by 2025 and take further action to remove the excess of atmospheric greenhouse gases. It must cooperate internationally so that the global economy runs on no more than half a planet's worth of resources per year.
3) By necessity these demands mean an initiative similar to those enacted at times of war. We do not however, hand further power to our Government, we demand a Citizens Assembly to oversee the changes, as we rise from the wreckage, creating a democracy fit for purpose.
A link to Rising Up!'s draft manifesto
https://risingup.org.uk/draft-manifesto
If you missed Rising Up!'s Cambridge talk you can see it here:
https://youtu.be/a5C4aAovWKE
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We are in the Jubilee Room at Trumpington Village Hall
Getting to the venue: There is parking at the venue for a limited number of cars and plenty of on street parking nearby. The park and ride bus operates on a Sunday.
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