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CodePink Women's Activist Training Camp, SF Bay Area, August 15-17, 2003
Vanessa writes:
CodePink Women’s Activist Training Camp
San Francisco Bay Area, August 15–17, 2003
Join women of all ages and backgrounds for a weekend of activist training sessions and outdoor fun brought to you by CodePink: Women for Peace.
CodePink began as a movement to stop the war on Iraq, and in a short time has become a vibrant presence in the peace and social justice community. It continues to organize actions in creative -- and sometimes outrageous ways -- addressing a multitude of issues from the missing weapons of mass destruction to the corporate takeover of our airwaves, all the while bringing into play the sensibilities of respect, compassion and interconnectedness.
CodePink has gained a reputation for being where the issues are and calling it like it is. Its unique call to action has captured the imagination of women and like-minded men throughout the country. We want to continue this great momentum and share it with you in an activist training camp.
LOCATION OF TRAINING CAMP: Anthony Chabot Regional Park, only 20 minutes from downtown Oakland. The Park’s beautiful lake and miles of hiking and riding trails make it one of the best camping spots in the East Bay.
PRESENTATIONS/TRAINING SESSIONS*:
Possible training sessions include translating the news into creative actions; outreach; facilitating meetings; incorporating art and culture into your activism; how to get the media’s attention; campaign strategy; anti-racist organizing; using the Internet and WWW; youth and student organizing; and lobbying.
Possible presentations include an update on Iraq, Afghanistan, and Palestine; making the connection between the peace movement and anti-corporate globalization movement; understanding the PATRIOT Act and civil liberties; electoral politics and the 2004 elections.
There will also be plenty of music, interactive games so people get to know each other, and other outdoor fun!
*This is a tentative list of sessions. A final list including names of trainers will be available soon.
TRAINERS*:
Medea Benjamin, Global Exchange
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Professor, Activist and Author
Riva Enteen, National Lawyers Guild
Jodie Evans, CodePink: Women for Peace
Samina Faheem, American Muslim Voice
Estelle Freidman, author of “No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women”
Rebecca Kaplan, Progressive Communications
Betita Martinez, Institute for Multiracial Justice
Leila Salazar, Amazon Watch
Karen Stevenson, Core Communications
*This is an incomplete list. There are many more wonderful trainers!
COST: $20 – 50 sliding scale. (Please pay $50 if you can afford to subsidize the camp for another activist.) The cost pays for the campsite, the trainings, and dinner on Friday and Saturday night. You will have to provide your own tent and bedding.* You will also need to bring food for your breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday.
*Call us if you have extra camping equipment or space in your tent OR if you need camping equipment, so we can hook you up with someone else.
REGISTER: Registration is first-come, first-served and space is limited to 100 participants, so sign up soon! Please call Vanessa, Marissa or Kate at Global Exchange, 415-575-5555 or email peace@globalexchange.org.
MORE INFO: More info. soon at http://www.codepinkbayarea.org! For general info. about CodePink, see www.codepinkalert.org.
Vanessa writes:
CodePink Women’s Activist Training Camp
San Francisco Bay Area, August 15–17, 2003
Join women of all ages and backgrounds for a weekend of activist training sessions and outdoor fun brought to you by CodePink: Women for Peace.
CodePink began as a movement to stop the war on Iraq, and in a short time has become a vibrant presence in the peace and social justice community. It continues to organize actions in creative -- and sometimes outrageous ways -- addressing a multitude of issues from the missing weapons of mass destruction to the corporate takeover of our airwaves, all the while bringing into play the sensibilities of respect, compassion and interconnectedness.
CodePink has gained a reputation for being where the issues are and calling it like it is. Its unique call to action has captured the imagination of women and like-minded men throughout the country. We want to continue this great momentum and share it with you in an activist training camp.
LOCATION OF TRAINING CAMP: Anthony Chabot Regional Park, only 20 minutes from downtown Oakland. The Park’s beautiful lake and miles of hiking and riding trails make it one of the best camping spots in the East Bay.
PRESENTATIONS/TRAINING SESSIONS*:
Possible training sessions include translating the news into creative actions; outreach; facilitating meetings; incorporating art and culture into your activism; how to get the media’s attention; campaign strategy; anti-racist organizing; using the Internet and WWW; youth and student organizing; and lobbying.
Possible presentations include an update on Iraq, Afghanistan, and Palestine; making the connection between the peace movement and anti-corporate globalization movement; understanding the PATRIOT Act and civil liberties; electoral politics and the 2004 elections.
There will also be plenty of music, interactive games so people get to know each other, and other outdoor fun!
*This is a tentative list of sessions. A final list including names of trainers will be available soon.
TRAINERS*:
Medea Benjamin, Global Exchange
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Professor, Activist and Author
Riva Enteen, National Lawyers Guild
Jodie Evans, CodePink: Women for Peace
Samina Faheem, American Muslim Voice
Estelle Freidman, author of “No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women”
Rebecca Kaplan, Progressive Communications
Betita Martinez, Institute for Multiracial Justice
Leila Salazar, Amazon Watch
Karen Stevenson, Core Communications
*This is an incomplete list. There are many more wonderful trainers!
COST: $20 – 50 sliding scale. (Please pay $50 if you can afford to subsidize the camp for another activist.) The cost pays for the campsite, the trainings, and dinner on Friday and Saturday night. You will have to provide your own tent and bedding.* You will also need to bring food for your breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday.
*Call us if you have extra camping equipment or space in your tent OR if you need camping equipment, so we can hook you up with someone else.
REGISTER: Registration is first-come, first-served and space is limited to 100 participants, so sign up soon! Please call Vanessa, Marissa or Kate at Global Exchange, 415-575-5555 or email peace@globalexchange.org.
MORE INFO: More info. soon at http://www.codepinkbayarea.org! For general info. about CodePink, see www.codepinkalert.org.