We want everyone who consider being a part of future actions to join non-violent direct-action training (IVDA in Norwegian).

In the course of the training you will get the opportunity to reflect upon different situations, how you would react and what kind of choices you wish to make.

The training will be held at Greenhouse Sunday February 23rd, 10:00-19:00 . Food will be served in the breaks.

Register to join by February 16th .

Contact: XRN-NVDA@extinctionrebellion.no

In the newsletters for XR Oslo we give you a series of interviews with the people who make up the local group. In this column you will get to know the faces behind the workgroups of XR Oslo, read about what drives them and gain insight in how they work.

Kaja Mainardi quit her job in 2018 after 18 years in the same firm. After this she has been working for animal rights, climate and environment through organizations like Noah, World Saving Hustle and Oslo Vegetarfestival.

- I call myself a fulltime activist and I am very interested in helping others becoming active, she says.

After seeing a debate in Kulturhuset where XR was represented she joined the movement January 2019. She is actively involved in planning actions as a part of the group Gule aksjoner og markeringer (GAM, meaning yellow actions and demonstrations).

- We plan yellow actions, which is actions where we don’t try to be arrested. It’s important to show that people can contribute in every way in XR. We wish to include everyone in society who share XR’s vision about non-violent actions for our time’s most important cause. Everyone can join GAM and we want many more!

- Why have you chosen XR as your arena for your environmental activism?

- After being at Opprørsforedraget I became very motivated to participate in this movement. I wanted to be a part of something that shows how much people wish to change and at the same time challenge today’s society. XR get things done and I felt like I didn’t have a choice. Either you decide to fight, or you continue like nothing is happening. I have spent too much time on things I thought was important. Now I have the opportunity to do the right thing instead, says Kaja.

The Red Rebels act in the intersection between art and activism. This is protest as performance.

With statue-like, white painted faces and stunning red gowns, the silent, slow theatre manifests a range of emotions through gestures and movement: grief, joy, hope and love.

In the next weeks the Red Rebels will be responsible for several happenings.

Saturday February 15th 13:00-16:00 at Greenhouse, there will be a workshop in philosophy and movement . The workshop is suitable for everyone, but especially for new group members.

Saturday February 29th 12:00-16:00 at Greenhouse, there will be a costume-workshop , where you will get the opportunity to make your own costume together with other Red Rebels.

Saturday March 7th 12:00-16:00 there will be an action in Oslo . Meet up at Greenhouse for changing, make-up and warming up before the Red Rebels slowly take the streets of Oslo!