NIRS is proud to invite
you to participate in the
August 8 – 14 Southeast Convergence for Climate
Action
www.climateconvergence.org
Secluded site near Asheville, NC
Social Justice * Energy Justice * Climate Justice * Non-violence
* Democracy skills
Week-long intergenerational training retreat (“Action Camp”)
— learn about false solutions to climate change
(“clean coal” and nuclear) — build real-world skills
for real climate solutions; organizing; action.
Registration required – come for all or part.
Low cost ($50 -- $100, sliding scale)...scholarships available. Meals
and tent camping included in registration OR stay in area motels; limited
Asheville home-stays possible. To register please visit: http://www.climateconvergence.org/southeast/index.php
Daily:
- intensive workshops on anti-oppression, basics and advanced issues
in energy, environment, climate, local/global sustainability, democracy
skills
- all issue sessions will include strategic thinking and planning, spanning
local to global
- community time, shared chores, yoga, evening campfire, music
Panels/Workshops include:
Confronting False Solutions to Climate Change including “clean
coal” and nuclear power
Anti-oppression leadership training
Strategic Campaign building
Grandparents of our movement telling stories of past victories
Nukes 101, Fossil Fuels 101, Organizing 101
Global Nuclear Energy Partnership and its Global Mobile Chernobyl
Countering mountain top removal and challenging expanding coal energy
plans
Principles of non-violent activism
Climbing and other action skills
Making big puppets
Homegrown sustainability – wind, solar, energy efficiency, permaculture,
small hydro, small biofuels
…and more!
Cosponsors include:
Southern Energy
Network
Nuclear Information and Resource Service
Mountain Justice Summer
Energy Justice
Summer
Asheville Rising Tide
Rising
Tide North America
Blue Ridge Environmental
Defense League
Nuclear Watch South
The Canary Coalition
More information: Mary Olson NIRS Southeast Office 828-675-1792 –
or nirs@main.nc.us
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