SEAN picnic

A SEAN picnic to meet up, eat food, play frisbee, and talk about what we're doing on campus and campaigns we're running. We'll be talking about SOS too. Anyone is welcome. Sunday 6th June Camperdown Memorial Park, Newtown 11am til we're full There will be cake! There will be dips! There will be sporting equipment! Please circulate this to your enviro collectives and people you think might be interested in coming to SOS. In case of wet weather, call Ollie (0422 331 213), as we'll be going to his house instead. Find this event on Facebook...
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Non-violent direct action skillshares

The 'Camp for Climate Action' 2010 with Rising Tide Newcastle and Friends of the Earth (FoE) Sydney are hosting two upcoming Non-violent Direct Action (NVDA) skillshares: When SYDNEY - Saturday 22nd May 10.30 - 4.30 NEWCASTLE - Sunday 23rd May 10.30 - 4.30 Or, let us know your interest for future workshops. We hope to hold them regularly in the lead up to Climate Camp at Bayswater Power Station, Dec 1st - 5th. RSVP to crystalgnomes@gmail.com or 0434641662 Where? in Newcastle - at 'The Loft' 1, 7A Wolfe Street in the Newcastle Mall in Sydney - at 19 Eve Street Erskineville (more…)...
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wild mountains qean camp – may 7-9th

From southern qld or northern nsw and feel like a weekend hanging in the forest having some activist fun? Who wouldn't! Get yourself along to the QEAN camp at Wild Mountains near Rathdowney from May 7-9th. The camp has been organised by the Qld Environmental Activist Network to bring together groups and individuals working for social and environmental sustainability across southern Qld and northern NSW. Two days of workshops are being planned, with the Wild Mountains crew also contributing to the agenda. It's a great chance to meet and share skills with other activists and organisers from around the region and chill near the Border Range rainforest. UPDATE - we've got some wicked workshops planned - to give you a taster for what's in store... Some of the workshops on offer * Theories of Change - explore how you see change happening and your part in it * Collaborative Competence - ways to work effectively with groups to achieve shared outcomes * Facilitation - an interactive...
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'Feral' Beverley uranium mine protesters win Supreme Court lawsuit

'Feral' Beverley uranium mine protesters win Supreme Court lawsuit Ken McGregor, Court Reporter From: AdelaideNow April 09, 2010 11:59AM See horrific video footage of the protest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poqr787toC0&feature=player_embedded ANTI-nuclear protesters who were beaten, blinded and sealed in shipping containers - then dubbed "feral" by Treasurer Kevin Foley - have won their Supreme Court lawsuit. Ten years after the Beverley uranium mine protest, Justice Tim Anderson today awarded the nine protesters and a television cameraman a combined $700,000 compensation for the incident near Andamooka in May 2000. (more…)...
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