The Laboratory of Insurrectionary Imagination - UK Tour 05

Trickster Training

A two day intensive training in becoming a Tric, Fool, Rebel Clown and Open Hearted Idiot.
As part of our tour of England and Scotland the Laboratory of Insurrectionary Imagination is offering a two day free, but donations welcome, intensive training. This will include an introduction to Rebel Clowning, The Battle of the Story and Praying to Products.

A few things you should know about the trainings

1 - The training is for adults (16+), as it requires a lot of focus and attention, as well training in public locations. We are sorry that we are currently unable to offer child care.
2 - The training is free.
3 - You should bring - Clothes you can move in. Lots of water. Food to share and an open heart.
4 - You are expected to attend both days.
5 - You will not be asked to do anything you feel unable to do, but you should be prepared to push yourself from where you feel comfortable.

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The Trainings come in 3 sections detailed below.

Rebel Clowning Trainings

Like all armies, people who wish to join the ranks of CIRCA have to undergo training. Before going into baffle with CIRCA, recruits take part an intensive "bigshoe camp" where they learn Basic Rebel Clown Training (BRCT). At the end of the BRCT you will be capable of taking on any CIRCA mission but will be advised that further training is necessary as learning to be truly stupid and discovering our clown is a longer process. Becoming a clownbattant can be challenging, but it's a rewarding life.
The training will involve games and exercises which develop a spirit of subversive play, help us work efficiently as a group, become more spontaneous in life and during actions, and begin the process of finding the clown that resides in all of us.
There are five phases of BRCT:
* Finding the Inner Clown
* Subversive Play
* Civil Disobedience and Direct Action
* Bouffon Manoeuvres
* Marching and Drilling

The Battle of the Story

The Battle of the story session will aim to give you the tools to understand and deconstruct the power holders' stories and how to ensure we, as agents for change, successfully put forward OUR stories, in OUR terms to define OUR reality.

Praying with The Church of the Immaculate Consumption.

Following an introduction from the vacuum cleaner in Prayers to Products, get thrown in at the deep end and come and pray with us. Feel what it's like to disobey under the noise of manufactured desire, get your shopping buzz for free and experience a post consumer sensation. All this whilst making people smile and warming your insides with the cheekiness of it all. More on Praying here www.consume.org.uk