Logo: Earth First! Summer Gathering 2003, Yorkshire, Weds 13th - Sun 17th August

Gathering Timetable

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Thursday 14th August

Earth First! Summer Gathering timetable for Thursday 14thAugust
Time Space 1 Space 2 Space 3 Space 4 Space 5 Space 6 Space 7 Outside
10-11:30 Wild things Solidarity South Pacific Defy ID Facilitating Skills Histories of EF! International Networks: PGA & Social Forums   Farmers Tour / Climbing
12-1:30 National and International Roundup
Lunch
3.00-5.00

Gathering-wide discussion in small groups: Why are we here? Where are we now?

This is to get an idea of where people at the Gathering are coming from politically & how they get involved.

Based around 5 questions:

  1. How did you get involved in direct action?
  2. Why do you remain involved?
  3. What is the best thing that could come out of this year's gathering?
  4. What's excited you the most politically, and why?
  5. What is exciting you most about next year (and beyond)?
5.30-7 Dismantling the Oil Industry Mental Health: Solutions Based Animals, should they ever be eaten? Nanotechnology Representing yourself in court Community Organising G8: in the UK in 2005 Foraging / Local Knowledge
Dinner & Speaker on Environmental Direct Actino in Itoiz and other videos and international speakers

 

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Friday 15th August

Earth First! Summer Gathering timetable for Friday 15thAugust
Time Space 1 Space 2 Space 3 Space 4 Space 5 Space 6 Space 7 Outside
10-11:30 Argentina Social Centres GM Crops Security Culture Targeting companies the animal rights way? Organising actions & campaigns   Farmer's Tour / Climbing
12-1:30

Gathering-wide discussion: The idea is to look at where we would like to be and the types of political activity that help or hinder getting there. Based around three questions:

  1. Where would you like to see us in 5 years time?
  2. What aspects of political activity helps or hinders social transformation / revolution / insurrection / capitalism?
  3. Finally, What do you think is the most important thing to work on now?

This may include discussions on both "what do we do" and "how do we do it", and might include "summit hopping", the role of carnivalesque actions, single-issue campaigns, what solidarity means, sexism, racism, working with other groups.

Lunch
3.00-5.00

Gathering-wide discussion: Having understood peoples motivations for coming to the gathering and what types of activity are believed to be valuable, this session is for people to discuss what they might want to work on over the next year. We will split groups by the broad themes that have come up in discussions.

We plan to attempt to see if there is consensus on what to work on. But, consensus is not the goal of this session. It is possible that a few major topics want to be pursued. The central questions for this session are, "what tactically is the best thing, or things, to work on?", "what am I into working on?"

5.30-7 Practical Workshops ONLY!

Enough talking! 		Climbing Trees Self-Defence for Women Foraging / local knowledge Arrest role play Public (dis)order situations: role-plays Intro to Navigation Catapult skills
Dinner & Open Mic Night

 

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Saturday 16th August

Earth First! Summer Gathering timetable for Saturday 16thAugust
Time Space 1 Space 2 Space 3 Space 4 Space 5 Space 6 Space 7 Outside
10-11.30 Palestine / Israel: grassroots perspectives Reflections on anti-war activity Protest Camps, and the new roads program Human Genetics Bypassing Security Systems & Fences Summit-Hopping Experiences Unemployment: not a fall back but a career choice! Climbing / Farmer's Tour
12-1:30

Gathering-wide discussion: The idea of this session is to discuss what we need to do, practically, to work best on the things we've decided are important. Do we want to co-ordinate? If so, how do we want to co-ordinate? How do we communicate in terms of paper publications, the Web? What about under-used stuff like pirate radio? What about meetings and Gatherings?

Lunch
3-5

Workshops on each of the structural things people want to create (e.g. paper-based publication(s), networking tools, future meetings and gatherings?)

5.30-7 Prisoner Solidarity Disarm DSEI, Destroy DSEI Peatland Defence Computer Security for the Non-technical Ecological Economics Stopping the Badger Killers Legal Update: new laws Self-Defense for Women
Dinner & Ceilidh

 

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