Upcoming National Events
Students of Sustainability Conference [SoS] - 4th-8th July @ La Trobe University, Bendigo
Road Trip for Change: Step Out(back) and Learn from Country – 4th-20th July (+ Shorter sections) Will encompass the SoS Conference, trip to Eyre Peninsula then Lizard’s Revenge Festival at Roxby Downs.
ASEN Events Info
One of the main roles of ASEN is to link students and activists up to share ideas, creativity and energy. The network has a DIY culture, if we don’t like the spaces that are being created in mainstream society, then we seek to create ones that are more inclusive, and that value dissenting voices.
ASEN’s events and publications are the main spaces we use to explore these connections, and we invite you to get along and get involved!
Students of Sustainability
Each year, ASEN helps to organise the Students of Sustainability conference, which has now grown to be the largest multi-issue environment gathering in Australia. You might have heard about SoS already, or the day of action that happens every year and shakes up the place we’re staying!
SoS is usually hosted by a member collective of ASEN and is organised by a collective of enviro activists in a different place each year. The conference attracts 600-800 people and consists of workshops, inspiring talks, discussions, plenaries, planning sessions, actions, practical skill-sharing, networking, and hanging out with other enviro kids from all over the country.
National Summer Training Camp
ASEN works each year to skill up, educate, empower and connect members of the environment movement. We kick off the new year with a training camp for new organisers held in Canberra, timed to coincide with the Corroborree for Sovereignty on January 26 at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra. Over seventy enviro-minded young people from across the country network, plan, learn and skill up for the year ahead. The Camp is run especially for students and activists who are looking to play key organising roles in their collective. Contact the Convenors for more details about this year’s TC!
State Network Skill-shares
ASEN state networks also organise cross-campus events in the state, much like mini training camps. These are always great ways to build awesome friends, learn more about collective organising, and have time to strategise together. A lot of networks use the ideas and resources available on the Resources for Collectives and Activists webpage.
