Civil disobedience can result in tensions for personnel, security, bystanders and even between rebels. The presence of the police doesn't help calm things down either. Sometimes, these tensions might jeopardise the peaceful nature of our actions.

In this training, you'll learn what you can do to prevent tense situations from escalating. We'll provide you different ways to respond to stress, we'll discuss what de-escalation means within the context of Extinction Rebellion, and we'll practice de-escalation in different situations by role play excercises.

This training is organised by Scientist Rebellion, but every activist with some high risk experience is welcome to join. After the training, you can decide for yourself whether you want to take on the role of designated de-escalator, but the training is valuable for every rebel.

This is the first time this training will be given in English. The training is available in Dutch as well, send an email to xr-deescalatie@proton.me.