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A&L | Action & Logistics - one of the main XRNL Circles - A&L Wiki Page - A&L Mattermost Channel | |
AcxL | Action & Logistics | |
AxL | Action & Logistics | |
AG | Affinity Group, the smallest organisational unit in XR, made up about 6 to 15 persons who have particular roles during events, or carry out specific tasks | |
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BBB | BigBlueButton -online conferencing system integrated with Mattermost. Help on BBB | |
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CA | Citizens' Assembly a form of deliberative democracy – a process in which ordinary people (who are selected by stratified sampling (eg drawn by lot)) make political decisions. The establishment of a citizens assembly to address climate change is one of XR's core demands. Link to XR Global guide to CAs. PDF, 28 Pages - XRNL Citizens' Assembly on Mattermost |
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Circle | XRNL Circles are a set of specialist teams. For many Circles, for instance "Action & Logistics" there may be both a National Circle, and also Local Circles attached to Local Groups.For some Circles, eg Finance and Tech, there is only a National circle. List of all National Circles | |
Cloud | Document management and sharing environment using NextCloud (urls start like https://CLOUD.extinction rebellion.nl). Help on NextCloud - Link to NextCloud | |
CxC | Coordination Circle, Coordination Circle Wiki Page | |
COP26 | United Nations 26th Climate Change Conference. Originally scheduled for Sept 2020, now postponed.COP26 on Wikipedia | |
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Discourse | Discourse server at BASE.extinctionrebellion.nl. System which provides an interactive environment for threaded discussions. When a topic is being discussed in depth Discourse works better than Mattermost. Help on Discourse - Link to Discourse | |
DNA | DNA = Deoxyribonucleic Acid (literally), but in XR the term is used metaphorically to characterise "DNA" training for activists. This training imparts basic knowledge about XR, more in-depth knowledge sharing, tips and tricks about the movement knowledge and resources - and so aligns everyone following the training to be on the same Page, and learn what makes XR XR | |
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Finance | Finance Circle, one of the core National Circles - Finance Wiki Page | |
FFF | Fridays For Future, a climate change movement. Wikipedia entry for FFF | |
FLA | Four Letter Acronym | |
FoD | Future of Democracy, an XRNL Circle. The Future of Democracy (FoD) circle wants to build more resilient, inclusive, and participatory communities and democracies in order to adapt societies to the increasingly uncertain conditions of the climate and ecological emergency - FOD Wiki Page - FoD Mattermost Channel | |
FOSS | Free and Open Source Software. Many of the applications used by XR are of the FOSS type. They are generally low cost. | |
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IRC | International Rebellion Circle - IRC Wiki Page - IRC Mattermost Channel | |
IRC | Internet Relay Chat - an Internet messaging format standard, first used in 1980s. | |
IRL | In Real Life, abbreviation used in text messaging | |
I&P | Inclusion & Power Circle - I&P Wiki Page - I&P Mattermost Channel | |
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Legal | Legal Circle, one of the core National Circles. Legal Wiki Page | |
LG | Local Group - one of 20+ XR Local Groups around the country. List of all LGs with contact info | |
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M&C | Media & Communications Circle - M&C Wiki Page | |
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MM | Mattermost - messaging platform used by XRNL. | |
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NC | NextCloud | |
NextCloud | NextCloud server at CLOUD.extinctionrebellion.nl. Web based document sharing application used by XRNL - see Cloud above. Help on NextCloud - NextCloud user account self-registration - NextCloud folder Group admins who can grant read/write access - Link to NextCloud top level | |
NVDA | Non Violent Direct Action - a core value for XR. Training in NVDA is available for activists | |
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O&T | Outreach & Training - an XRNL Circle. O&T Wiki Page | |
OxT | Outreach & Training | |
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PSC | Political Strategy & Change, one of the core National Circles. PSC Wiki Page | |
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RC | Regenerative Culture Circle - RC Wiki Page | |
RST | Regional Support Team - there are five Regional Support Teams for the Netherlands. See full list of RSTs | |
RWB | Rebels without Borders - a type of XR Event. See Rebellion Mattermost Channel | |
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Signal | Communications system widely used in XRNL. End user page about Signal in XRNL | |
SRT | Self Regulating Teams, a National Project. See the MM Channel | |
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TAR | Tasks, Authorities and Responsibilities - the name of a standard document in XRNL which is created when a Circle or team is set up. Also referred to as a Mandate | |
Tech | XRNL Tech Team, National Circle responsible for delivering IT (applications etc) to XRNL. Tech Wiki Page | |
TLA | Three Letter Acronym | |
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VVL | Vrijwilligers Vergoeding Levensonderhoud (Volunteer Living Allowance). VVL Wiki page | |
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XR | Extinction Rebellion - Global organisation founded in 2018 | |
XRNL | Extinction Rebellion Netherlands | |
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