Trafalgar Square De-escalation

When: 12th October 2019
Where: Trafalga Square
What: People's Assembly with the question "What do the people gathered here, want to say to those watching around the world?"

Please note: the feedback from this assembly was recorded under challenging circumstances and tight time constraints. Problems with clarity should to accepted as a natural part of that process.

• Reconnect with nature / open up borders

• More solidarity - love letters to rebels etc

• Teach children active listening in schools

• Feedback from the man on the lock on tower who 'mic checked' his feedback into the crowd - everybody listening to this, buy more boxes at https://rebellion.earth/ to build his tower and other towers even higher.

• This is not a choice - it's a necessity

• Seek climate justice - leave fossil fuels in the ground

• Believe change is possible

• Individual imperfections make movements beautiful

• Spread a sense of inclusivity - we all share this problem

• Educate yourself on emergency and what to do

• Don't see hypocrisy as an 'us and them' issue

• Demand no. 3 - Citizen's assembly

• Government have legal /moral imperative to act

• Modelling activism and individual actions - become a positive influence on family and friends

• Focus on positives of actions happening

• We can all play our part in our own way

• Government /individual pressure - XR keep it up!

• Reflect on 'if not you then who?'

• Government, listen to the experts and share the truth

• Unite together to spread the truth

• Acknowledge the feeling of guilt and use it

• Some urgency from leadership please!

• Be aware of the misinformation of the media

• Educate the public about the need and benefits of acting

• Government widespread media-based truthful information

• Carbon budget deficit emphasises the emergency