Stay informed, get trained

Key points

• Get trained in nonviolent action and your rights (ANV-COP21, Alternatiba, Amnesty).
• Protest calendar: Demosphere and local sites.
• Find official accounts from the organisation's website; RSS or Mastodon to follow without an algorithm.
• Your follows and likes are public: use a separate account if your situation is sensitive.

Protesting can be learned: associations train people in non-violent action, observing police practices or knowing their rights. And to follow mobilisations, reliable sources beat rumours.

Get trained

• Non-violent action and civil disobedience: ANV-COP21 and local Alternatiba groups run theory and practice training: preparing an action, sharing roles, knowing the legal framework and the risks.¹²
• Join a movement: Extinction Rebellion France and Greenpeace are organised in local groups, the way in to take part and learn with others.²
• Observe police practices: the LDH observatories train identifiable observers who document protests.³
• Know your rights: Amnesty's booklet "Manifestation : tes droits en action" (in French), and our guides.

Stay informed

• Protest calendar: Demosphere, local participatory sites such as Paris-luttes.info, and the websites of the organisations above.
• Verified news: the outlets and fact-checking services in the directory.
• Before sharing something, check it.

Following accounts on social media

• Find the official accounts from the organisation's website (links in the footer): fake and parody accounts are common.
• Prefer RSS feeds or a decentralised network (Mastodon) to follow without algorithms or profiling.
• Your follows, likes and shares are public: if your situation is sensitive (residence permit, job, minor), follow from a separate account or via RSS.
• Don't post photos where other protesters can be identified (film and publish).

Training and getting involved in the directory

In one of these situations? keen to get involved or trained · new to politics, but I want to act · depressed, sad or overwhelmed · afraid, but I want to act

Sources

Each note links to the source of the information. Most sources are in French. Laws change: check the date of the source and, if in doubt, ask a lawyer.

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1. ANV-COP21 — Training · AI-sourced on Oct 28, 2026 · awaiting human check ↩

2. France 3 — Training in civil disobedience with Extinction Rebellion and ANV-COP21 · AI-sourced on Oct 28, 2026 · awaiting human check ↩↩

3. LDH — Citizen observatories: describe, testify, denounce · AI-sourced on Oct 28, 2026 · awaiting human check ↩