Announcements
Saturday 28 September – Grief tending in the community at Hawkwood CSA Roundhouse – 1.30 to 5pm. There are four spaces available. Contact Mari cost £20 / concessions.
Sunday 29 September – Glos co-ordinators meeting 7 to 9pm Cheltenham Unitarian Church
Monday 30 Sept 4 to 6pm at the Beacon – Jo McAndrews teaching songs for the rebellion.
Monday 30 September 6.30 – 8pm at the Beacon- “Declaring your own rebellion” – supportive email/letter writing space to tell friends and family you are in XR and why.
Tuesday 1 October 6.30 – 10pm – Non Violent Direct Action (NVDA) training, venue to be confirmed. Co-trainers to support – meet up from 4pm and participants leading to becoming an NVDA trainer. Contact us if you wish to find out more.
Wellbeing are making a map of ‘regeneration spaces’ where rebels can earth, relax, reground, recharge etc. If you have any gardens/woods/calm spaces to offer please contact us.
Thursday 3 October – Heading for Extinction Talk at the Prince Albert pub, Rodborough, 6.30 to 8pm
Friday 4 October 4 – 5.30pm at a local yoga studio – Embodied preparation for London: Yoga Nidra, Sharing, song with Dani Jones and Mari Winkleman.
If you want to use an app to keep in touch with other rebels and let them know your location the What3Words app is a great tool to download to your smartphone. Do an ecosia search to find out more:
Rebel Knitters – need wool and needles (chunky ideally) to knit leg and wrist warmers for chilly rebels. Drop wool and needles at the Beacon and if anyone is up for helping with this in a very fluid, low key way please contact us.
People will wearing white sashes at Rebellion. These will be Rebellion singers, who can lead at least five songs and are ready to step up and sing where needed from the 7th October. Please contact us.
Outreach – do you have a group of friends that would like to know more about XR? Outreach may be able to help organise small heading for extinction talks.
Early bird affinity group – please ensure you have the Signal app on your smart phone and look out for the affinity group which has been set up.
Friday 4 October – 7 to 9pm at Atelier Craft club – Red Rebel Brigade sewing workshop. Please contact us.
XR Nailsworth now has facebook page. Please join the group to add notices and events. XR Nailsworth Thursday meetings @ Arkell Centre 7-9pm, there’ll be a Heading for Extinction presentation there on 17 October.
Consent awareness for rebellion – There will be more information about ‘consent awareness’ in London. It’s a new initiative to try and help people feel safe either from receiving hugs, touch, verbal let-go…want to know more? Check out the info here at rebellion earth.
Equipment and materials for the rebellion – Bev has storage and for smaller things there is a room at the Beacon. Please store as tidily as possible. Tarpaulins, plastic sheeting, pallets, upcycled 5, 10, 25 litre plastic bottles and buckets with lids for weighing down guy ropes, poles tents etc. Logisitics required – return driver/unloading etc.
Sharing circles at the Beacon – Kendrick Street. Mondays 2-3pm and Fridays 10-11am. A space to listen and share from the heart around all matters touching you around the climate/ecological/social crisis.
Preparing for rebellion
We spent the remainder of the evening organising into affinity groups and organising buddies for the next rebellion. Please join us for our meeting before the next rebellion if you wish to aid us.