[ACE] Camp for Climate Action Planning Meeting

[ace at lists.mutualaid.org]

Dear all,

we'd like to invite you to the Scottish organising gathering for the Camp
for  Climate Action, which will take place at Talamh Housing Co-op (South 
Lanarkshire), Sat 8- Sun 9 July.

The meeting will be a chance for people from Scotland to come together and
 plan for the climate camp as well as joining in with the overall
organising  of the camp. We're expecting 60-80 people, from England andd
Scotland. You  can find more info about what will happen at the meeting at
the bottom of the  email.

The Camp for Climate Action will run from 26th August - 4th September and 
bring together thousands of people who believe that not enough is being
done  to stop climate chaos.  It is organised by a growing network of
groups and  individuals from around the country.

The camp will be a mix of actions, workshops and entertainment on all
topics  related to climate change and will be organised on the basis of
neighbourhood   and sustainability, much like the Eco-village at Stirling
last year. The  location of the camp is Megawatt Valley, home to Drax,
Eggborough and  Ferrybridge coal power stations, 15 miles east of Leeds.
Drax is the largest  single emitter of CO2 in the country.

Thurs 31 August has bee set for a day of creative mass action at Drax
power  station to protest against an economy based on fossil fuels. Other
smaller  actions will happen throughout the week.

If you can't make it to the meeting but would like more information or get
 involved in organising the camp, please get in touch.

Everyone is invited to the meeting, please pass this invite on to anyone
who  might be interested.

All the best and hope to see you there!

Rhiannon
Facilitation Working Group
Camp for Climate Action

http://www.climatecamp.org.uk

"The planet will be toast long before we run out of coal."

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Scottish organising meeting, 8-9 July,
Place: Talamh, South Lanarkshire, just south of Glasgow
Address: Talamh Housing Co-operative, Birkhill House, Coalburn, South 
Lanarkshire, ML11 ONJ
Times: Sat, 10:30am-6pm; Sun, 9:30am-5pm
More info from: facilitation at climatecamp.org.uk


The Agenda for the gathering will include:

*an introduction to the climate camp - the idea behind it, how it's
organised  and how to get involved.

*a session about mobilising/outreach in Scotland and getting together a 
Scottish neighbourhood.

*an informative workshop on the coal industry, climate change and Drax

*a discussion about what we want to see coming out of the camp, such as.
and  starting to plan for it.

The gathering also offers the chance to offer help or get involved in
working  groups, who will be meeting at Talamh: site, transport, legal,
communications, outreach/networking,site safety and wellbeing, action 
support, workshops and entertainment.

The exact agenda with times for the sessions will be posted on our website
on  Friday, 30 June

Accommodation will be camping and some indoor spaces for those who need
them.  space is available and free if you contact us in advance. Please
bring your  own bedding (sleeping bag & mat), and a tent. Please also
contact us if you  have any access, dietary or crèche needs. Food will be
provided and will be  about £10 per person, and there will be a travel
pool so that people who have  to come a long way on public transport can
afford to come.

For travel information please see:
http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/nextmeeting.htm

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More info about the camp:

Drax is one of three coal power stations in Megawatt Valley, a ten miles 
stretch near Leeds. On it's own it is the largest single emitter of CO2 in
 the UK, emitting 20.8million tonnes a year.: more than a quarter of the
total  CO2 emitted by all Britain's motorists. Coal is the dirtest way to
make  electricity (apart from nuclear of course), and half of Britain's
electricity  comes from coal. Dwindling oil and gas supplies means coal
use is on the  rise. The planet will be toast long before we run out of
coal.

Climate change will transform life on Earth without action now. We are 
currently on course for a 3C degree rise in temperature, which is likely
to  mean the deaths of 400 million of the world's poorest people, and a
social  crisis that will engulf us all. And still the insane machine
rumbles on:  political clichés about sustainable growth, full steam ahead
for nuclear  power, the new Airbus, civil war in Iraq, the gridlocked
motorways rumbling  towards oil depletion…

Check out the website for more info

http:///www.climatecamp.org.uk