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Announcement :: Protest Activity

SDS Action Camps this August

This August, SDSers will host an Action Camp in Lancaster PA. This camp will run for four days and will be grounded in intensive skills trainings on organizing, media, facilitation, nonviolent direct action, and campaign strategy. We will explore lessons from history, the anatomy of social movements and contemporary movement building in the US. The action camp will be spaces to deeply grapple with questions surrounding SDS and race, gender, class, sexuality, and other aspects of power and oppression and identity. All trainings will be underpinned by a liberatory framework. This will be a space to grow and bond as SDSers, develop strategy and vision, learn from movement elders, and engage in anti-authoritarian leadership development.
The basic logistics have now been confirmed. Yay!

Midwest Action Camp NOTE: The Camps have been folded into a single event at the Lancaster location.

Northeast Action Camp August 13-16 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

- Price

The goal is to have the camp be as cheap as possible. Because funds are scarce, we are reqesting a registration fee on a sliding scale of $25-100. NO APPLICANT WILL BE REFUSED FOR LACK OF FUNDS. Scholarships and travel stipends are available.

If you would like to contribute to funding the camp, you can make non-deductible contributions to our paypal account: www.newsds.org -- look for the "donate" icon on the right side of the page.

- Curriculum

See main article: Action Camps: Curriculum
[ newsds.org/wiki/index.php ]

What exactly will be at this camp? There will be three main skill areas that we will focus on: 1) skills, 2) vision and strategy, and 3) anti-oppression. In addition, we will talk about internal SDS stuff, and how those skill relate.

Who will be the trainers / facilitators? There will be a mix of people helping out, both from in and outside of SDS, including members of such distinguished organizations as the WRL, Smartmeme, and Rainforest Action Network. More specific info will be posted as details are confirmed with the groups and individuals involved.

- Application/Registration

Because there is limited space, and this space is designed to further SDS vision and strategy, we are prioritizing the applications of SDS members. SDS is committed to doing our part to end white supremacy, patriarchy, classism, heterosexism, ableism and all forms of oppression. Indigenous people, people of color, working class people, women, and l/g/b/t/q persons are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applications for the action camps are live! [ docs.google.com/Doc ]

Copy/Paste it into an email and send it off to sdsactioncamps (at) gmail.com!

Hooray!

How To Help Out

- Working-Group

There is currently a volunteer working-group doing the bulk of the planning for the camps. If you would like to help out the working-group, or possibly join it, subscribe to the email list: [ lists.riseup.net/www/info/sdsactioncamps ]

- Volunteers Needed:

All positions are volunteer. Currently we need:

Kitchen crew [Update: The kitchen crew is full, we no longer need more volunteers for this. Thanks to everyone that asked to help!]

People who can plan simple, tasty recipes, and supervise/help with their preparation. For more info or to sign up, contact Nick at liberate_lancaster (at) riseup.net

Fundraisers: People to help raise the capital needed to fund these great events. For more info, contact Max atmax (at) riseup.net

Odd Jobs: There will be a list of odd jobs to do for the four days of action camp. You can sign up for these at the camp itself. For questions, email Nick at liberate_lancaster (at) riseup.net

Contact
To get in touch with the folks organizing Action Camps, check out the following:

Working-Group Members:

If you are a member of the action camps working group, please add your name

Faye Bibeau owlsie (at) gmail.com (817)721-9752
Jenna Peters-Golden deathbydiamonds (at) gmail.com
Joshua Kahn Russell brownietime (at) gmail.com (415) 659-0544
Beth Blum binahmirah (at) gmail.com (717) 309-4179
Aric Miller arikwithana (at) gmail.com (248) 719-3557
Zack Hershman refuseandresist (at) riseup.net (201) 264-2200
Rob Korobkin rob.korobkin (at) gmail.com (617)733-1780
Sicily McRaven sis_artistry (at) yahoo.com
Nick Martin liberate_lancaster (at) riseup.net (717) 413-0782
 
 

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