Train to be a direct action trainer and play a vital role in preparing people for action at the G8
*Sheffield: Jan 21st-23rd, 2005*
*Glasgow: Feb 18th-20th, 2005*
*London: March 2005 (to be confirmed)
*Sheffield: Jan 21st-23rd, 2005*
*Glasgow: Feb 18th-20th, 2005*
*London: March 2005 (to be confirmed)
By the end of a Direct Action Trainers' Workshop you'll be equipped to run
direct action training sessions - stimulating action in your community and
helping other activists prepare for effective action at the Summit.
For more details, please read on or see our website:
http://seedsforchange.org.uk/free/diary#oxlangla
What will happen at the workshops?
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The workshops will have an emphasis on learning by doing, so come ready to
participate and share your skills. Sessions will include:
*What makes an effective and participative workshop
*How to deliver useful and dynamic training
*Practising exercises to help groups:
-Build affinity groups & other support systems
-Use their bodies (& some simple equipment) to prolong their protest
-Understand their legal rights
-Make quick group decisions on actions
-Deal with confrontational action situations & stay safe
-Explore concepts of violence & nonviolence
Practicalities...
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Workshops will begin at 7pm Friday and finish by 5pm on Sunday. Priority will
be given to people that can make the whole weekend and have a firm intention
of using the skills they learn.
*Booking is essential as places are limited*
The workshop includes basic accommodation and vegan food. The weekend is free
but donations towards costs would be appreciated.
Who are the workshops for?
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We're looking for people with experience of participating in direct action or
civil disobedience. Previous experience of facilitating or attending direct
action training isn't necessary. These workshops aren't for the mildly
curious - you'll be coming because you want to stimulate real action at the
G8!
Want to be there? Here's what to do next...
Contact us with your questions or booking:
DATW(at)seedsforchange.org.uk
for arrest & legal workshops, & other training prior to the G8, see:
http://www.skillsharing.org.uk
for more information on training & resources on grassroots activism, see:
http://www.seedsforchange.org.uk
direct action training sessions - stimulating action in your community and
helping other activists prepare for effective action at the Summit.
For more details, please read on or see our website:
http://seedsforchange.org.uk/free/diary#oxlangla What will happen at the workshops?
---------------------------------------------------------------
The workshops will have an emphasis on learning by doing, so come ready to
participate and share your skills. Sessions will include:
*What makes an effective and participative workshop
*How to deliver useful and dynamic training
*Practising exercises to help groups:
-Build affinity groups & other support systems
-Use their bodies (& some simple equipment) to prolong their protest
-Understand their legal rights
-Make quick group decisions on actions
-Deal with confrontational action situations & stay safe
-Explore concepts of violence & nonviolence
Practicalities...
-------------------------
Workshops will begin at 7pm Friday and finish by 5pm on Sunday. Priority will
be given to people that can make the whole weekend and have a firm intention
of using the skills they learn.
*Booking is essential as places are limited*
The workshop includes basic accommodation and vegan food. The weekend is free
but donations towards costs would be appreciated.
Who are the workshops for?
------------------------------------------------
We're looking for people with experience of participating in direct action or
civil disobedience. Previous experience of facilitating or attending direct
action training isn't necessary. These workshops aren't for the mildly
curious - you'll be coming because you want to stimulate real action at the
G8!
Want to be there? Here's what to do next...
Contact us with your questions or booking:
DATW(at)seedsforchange.org.uk
for arrest & legal workshops, & other training prior to the G8, see:
http://www.skillsharing.org.uk for more information on training & resources on grassroots activism, see:
http://www.seedsforchange.org.uk
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Comments
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A specialist skill?
09.12.2004 22:31
x
yes but....
10.12.2004 10:53
pixie
its a numbers game
10.12.2004 17:09
lets not waste time on these elitist workshops, time to get as many people as possible together, young ,old , black white,gay straight, NGO. socialists, trade unionist, religious people,autonomists ect ect
well u probably wont take a blind bit of notice of the above. But if u insists, might i suggest that u take a leaf out of the chartists movement (1840s). then, like today the authorities used mounted police on horses to bash the shit out of the protesters. the protesters response??they threw 1000s of marbles on the ground to de-mount the police horses. also (not for vegertrians) they had no quarms to slit the neck of a police horse with a carving knife. now theres good tactics.
red letter
kneejerk reaction? Surely some mistake...
12.12.2004 12:12
That and the other forms of action you mention do all have something to do with this workshop. Whilst I agree with where x is coming from, there are skills that we can learn from each other that help us take direct action - communication, working as a group, making decisions fast and democratically, supporting each other. These and others are being covered by these workshops. In learning these things, we're having to unlearn so much that we were taught as kids (& adults).
Now this workshop, if you read the title, is about direct action trainers. If you've been to workshops or meetings, you'll know that they vary hugely in how well facilitated they are, whether they address the different levels people are at, and use their experience without patronising or pushing, and if they deal with the different ways different people learn. These are some of the things that will be covered too, and why, if you're interested in making our gatherings, workshops, meetings, organising (& our actions) better than they are now, this might be of interest, as a way of sharing your skills & the skills of other people who come along.
activist & trainer
Sheffield Location
16.12.2004 18:13
Deacon dave