Learn – Share – Volunteer – Teach
Hey! Welcome to Wild Earth! Join us at an old-growth forest camp July 1-7 on southern Vancouver Island for forest action training, social and eco-justice workshops, and activists bent on taking down the system. Campaigners and newcomers welcome!
We're pleased to announce an outstanding lineup of presenters and workshops (see below). It's a thrill to work with such talented folks who are volunteering to share their activism skills, experience and wisdom. Big cheers!
Wild Earth is the only activism training camp on the coast, and this year's focus is media and legal support for social and environmental justice advocates who are speaking out against the 2010 Olympics and the Torch Relay.
The gathering is 100% volunteer-run with zero corporate sponsorship, and we're very fortunate to have the support of several grassroots organizations. A big shout-out goes to the People's Trust, which kicked off our fundraising drive with a $500 contribution to this year's camp. The funds cover camp supplies like propane and tarps, transportation, and honourariums for presenters. Outside funding also means that participants contribute what they can and no one is turned away for lack of money. ($20-100 donation suggested.) Everything is included: free camping (BYO tent), meals, snacks, coffee and tea, and bush-style amenities.
At this point, WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! Seize this opportunity to help create a week-long community of social and environmental justice advocates in a fabulous natural setting. Volunteers get free admission, valuable experience and great contacts for future happenings. Contact Zoe right away to get involved: moc.liamg|tnulbeoz#moc.liamg|tnulbeoz
- Help with camp set-up and logistics
- Present a workshop, lead a discussion, give a performance, play a game
- Climbing trainers and non-violence trainers wanted
- Help organize an event before the gathering - a yard sale, music show, movie, picnic, or whatever
- Wish list: Large pots and pans, propane tanks, tarps, big tents, food and especially coffee donations. Also hammers, axes, shovels, extra bowls and plates and silverware.
Presenters include:
- Frank "The Stimulator" Lopez, hands-on independent media
- Skundaal (Bernie Williams), indigenous rights and warrior ethics; justice for missing and murdered women
- Rusty, activist security
- Chris Shaw, 2010 Olympics impacts on communities
- Sara Jennings, 2010 Olympics environmental impacts in Whistler
- Tom Jaugelis, Gateway Project - highways and urban sprawl
- Jessica Palmer, the campaign against urban sprawl in Portland
- Rob Hunter, Metis solo performer
- Bruce Dean, photography is not a crime
- Garliq, herbal first aid and activist wellness
- John Stedman, wilderness first aid
- Zoe Blunt, guerrilla strategies and direct action tactics
- Tree-climbing training
- Non-violence training
- Native plant walks
- Paleo skills
- Campaign round-up
Please join us for the 11th annual Wild Earth gathering July 1-7 on south Vancouver Island. Thank you and pass it on! http://forestaction.ca
