tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post7431463907589900440..comments2024-03-28T19:20:52.408+00:00Comments on WEMBLEY MATTERS: Lots of questions to be answered after Extinction Rebellion spoke at Willesden Green Library Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-1053103586639829812019-03-17T11:25:32.740+00:002019-03-17T11:25:32.740+00:00This is Andrew's emailed response to issues ra...This is Andrew's emailed response to issues raised in my post: Just some follow up to your disappointment about there being no time for Q&A afterward. The advice we are being given is the following:<br /><br />"Don't do a Q&A. The purpose of the talk is to recruit activists, not to facilitate yet more discussion. The shape of the talk creates a very specific atmosphere and gets people to a place where they really want to be part of this movement. A Q&A dissolves that atmosphere into a lot of pointless whataboutery. Be clear. Be purposeful. Finish the talk. Hand out the signup forms. Collect them in again. Build this movement."<br /><br />This advice has come about after Q&As have been hijacked and undermined the first objective - recruiting.<br /><br />I'm giving a lot of thought to post-talk. I feel we didn't really give the attendees in Willesden Green support about what to do next (apart from sign up to XR). The intention is to invite people to XR Induction meetings and even hold them in your borough. That then means we'll get local people connected and the conversations which, you correctly suggest, need to happen, will be given the fertile ground to grow in the local communities.<br /><br />Do you think people would be willing to support an Extinction Rebellion, Brent?Martin Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194641151012303116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-56716856676561495072019-03-03T17:43:50.070+00:002019-03-03T17:43:50.070+00:00no space was given at the event for questions or d... no space was given at the event for questions or discussion. says it all, this 'organisation' is a best psuedo democratic and at worst sectarian and elitist which is sad because the cause is good.<br /><br />one point to note is that their citizens' assembly is not supposed to be elected but selected by lotteryDON'T dis UShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03684308335643900400noreply@blogger.com