Wednesday 13 March 2024

Rebel for life

Naarm / Melbourne

This is a Community Building Day

Join us at our Home Base at the Drill Hall, 26 Therry Street, Melbourne to meet like-minded people and learn together.

7:00 am to 8:30 am

Disrupt the City Wednesday (Action)

Street march with banner saying 'We need disruption to end the destruction'.

  • Join us Wednesday morning to start the day right – by marching slowly to disrupt the CBD and get our message in the media.

Register for 'Disrupt the City Wednesday'


8:00 am Breakfast

Vegan meals and refreshments will be available free of charge during the day at the Drill Hall.


9:00 am to 10:00 am

Induction to Marshalling (Workshop)

Induction to Marshalling workshop

  • Training for anyone who would like to be a Marshal.

Register for 'Induction to Marshalling'


10:00 am to 11:00 am

Are you prepared for arrest? (Briefing)

'Are you prepared for arrest' workshop'

  • Workshop on all you need to know about how to prepare for arrest.

Register for 'Are you prepared for arrest?'


11:00 am to 12:30 pm

Core session: Welcome and Orientation (Workshop)

Day One 'Welcome and Orientation' workshop

  • A community building session of fun, bonding and useful information!

Register for 'Welcome and Orientation' session


12:30 pm to 1:30 pm LUNCH

Vegan lunch and refreshments available free of charge.


1:30 pm to 3:15 pm

Action skills for de-escalation (Workshop)

Action skills for de-escalation

  • Practising our action skills for de-escalation and slow marching.

Register for 'Action skills for de-escalation'


3:30 pm to 5:00 pm

Contemplating Country practice (Workshop)

  • Contemplating Country as a source of love and courage. Walk across from the Drill Hall to Lincoln Square to do our practice so we will be there for the official ceremony.

Register for 'Contemplating Country'


5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Acknowledgement of and Welcome to Country (Cultural education)

Welcome to Country Credit: Matt Hrkac
  • Arrive at 4:30 pm for an indigenous cultural ceremony led by a respected Wurundjeri Elder at Lincoln Square.

Register for 'Acknowledgement of and Welcome to Country ceremony'


6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Dinner

Join us for dinner and impromptu conversations led by XR Vic rebels.Vegan meals and refreshments will be available free of charge during the day.


Sign up to Rebel for Life

  • Sign up for updates to Rebel for Life 13 to 16 March and get all the links you need to get connected.

Sign up for updates to 'Rebel for Life' and get connected


DONATE FOR LIFE

  • Enjoyed the food? Learnt something from a workshop? Please donate as little or as much as you can to help us meet our expenses.

Donate to the XR Vic Rebel for Life campaign via Chuffed