Friends of the Earth BASECAMP 2013

Friends of the Earth BASECAMP 2013 Programme

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Programme

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Friday 12 July

13.15 –14.15 Yurt 4 • Jess Gold Project Earth Rock A new multi-media resource based on Jess Gold’s album designed to teach about climate change and sustainability in the classroom is being launched in September. Come for a preview and find out how to use your own free sample. (2) 14.30 –15.00 Marquee • Neil Kingsnorth, Carla Doran, Jenny Bickley Welcome to BASECAMP Plenary session Find out what’s planned for BASECAMP 2013 and how to create your own journey through the programme. (3) 15.00 –15.45 Marquee • Elias Diaz Pena, David Heller, Anna Watson, Claire Fauset, Elli Kontorravdis Raising our ambition Part 1 Plenary session Campaigners from the international to the local tell inspirational tales about campaigning in a tough and unsympathetic environment and pose a challenge for activists everywhere. Anna Watson and Ed Carlisle set the scene for our next discussion on the Big Questions. ( 4A) 16.15 –17.15 Marquee, Yurts, Classrooms 1 & 2 Raising our ambition Part 2 – discussion groups We will break into groups to discuss the questions posed in the first session and get our heads into gear for the rest of the weekend. Tea and coffee available throughout. ( 4B) 16.00 –19.15 YH Lounge Create your own session If you have a burning issue you want to discuss or a question you want answers for or an experience to share, you can book yourself a slot in the dedicated space self – organising space in the Lounge and publicise it to others.

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18.00 –19.00; 19.15 –20.15 Marquee • Paul de Zylva, Sandra Bell The Bee Cause: How close are we to saving Britain’s bees? Join us to take stock of the wonderful progress we’ve been making with Friends of the Earth’s Bee Cause campaign this year. There’s plenty to celebrate, share, and look forward to, as well as questions to discuss. What else we can to do make sure we get what we (and bees) deserve: a real Action Plan to save Britain’s bees? How we can work together to WIN The Bee Cause? And if we do, what happens next? (6A, 6B) 18.00 –19.00; 19.15 –20.15 Yurt 2 • Guy Shrubsole, Nikki Packham Clean British Energy Catch up with campaigners on the Clean British Energy campaign, as we review what we’ve achieved on the Energy Bill so far, celebrate everyone’s hard work and get your thoughts on where we go next, as the bill moves in to the House of Lords. (7A, 7B) 18.00 –19.00; 19.15 –20.15 Classroom 1 • Julian Kirby, Melanie Kramers Make It Better Friends of the Earth has made great strides with our campaign for greener products this year. Come and explore the next phase of the campaign as we bring the supply chain to life. Find out how you can influence the way in which products are made. (8A, 8B) 18.00 –19.00; 19.15 –20.15 Yurt 3 • Roger Clarke, Andy Atkins, Board members Meet the Board: the Board’s report to you – what Friends of the Earth’s Board has been up to since Conference 2012 and our thoughts on Friends of the Earth’s direction and progress over the last campaigning year. (10A, 10B)

Creative and practical session

Main plenary/all-together moments

Friends of the Earth processes and democracy

Youth & Education and Young Friends of the Earth

18.00 –19.00 Classroom 2 • Mike Childs, Joanna Watson Big Ideas Change the World surgery Come and find out more about our mind-blowingly ambitious three year research project that aims to map a route from a planet in peril to a world of well-being. Just what are the 30 or so key changes needed to dig us out of the mighty hole we’ve dug ourselves into? By looking at the world afresh, and celebrating human capacity to be ingenious, collaborative and empathetic, we hope to come up with smart ideas that could lead to a bright future. (11A)

18.00 – 20.00

12.00 – 16.00

12.00 –14.30 Yurt 4 Meet Young Friends of the Earth and the Youth and Education Network Find out more, tell us what you’ve been doing and get involved. Bring along any education resources you have for other people to look at over the weekend and browse through other people’s. (1)

17.15 –18.00 Yurt 4 • Young Friends of the Earth Introduction to Young Friends of the Earth Join us to talk about our campaigning work. (9)

Doing your own thing

18.00 –19.30 Village Hall • Joe Jenkins Introduction to Friends of the Earth . For anyone interested in finding out more about who Friends of the Earth really are, what they do and why they do it, join Joe Jenkins (Director of Fundraising, Communications & Activism at Friends of the Earth) who will present a film celebrating the first 40 years of Friends of the Earth, share our plans for the next 40, and take any questions you can throw at him! (12) 18.15 –19.15 Yurt 4 • Rachel Gibbons Youth and Education Workshop : Becoming an educator Find out how you can engage children and young people in your campaigns by going into schools and youth clubs. How do you join the Youth & Education Network, plan a session, get into a school and keep children safe? (13) 19.15 –20.15 Yurt 4 • Rachel Gibbons The Bee Cause : Resources for educators There is an education pack to accompany The Bee Cause, with an assembly plan, ecosystem card games, waggle dancing, bee-friendly flower surveys and advice for the school on setting up a bee-friendly area. Come and have a go at the activities and plan your school session. (14) 19.15 –20.15 YH Lounge • Board members, Motions proposers Motions drop-in sessions Motions are a way in which local groups put forward ideas to influence decision-making over the direction and content of Friends of the Earth’s work. This session is a drop-in where you can come and find out more about the Motions which have been prioritised for the Motions debate on Saturday and to help inform you about the process. (15)

19.15 –20.15 Classroom 2 • Liz Hutchins How can we win change through politics? Come and explore with our head of the Political and Legal Unit the challenging political context that we are campaigning in and discuss a strategy for dealing with it. (16) 19.15 –20.15 Creative Tent • Rebecca Kirk, Carla Larkin Practical creative session Find out more about the creative tent and try your hand at making bees wax candles, Bee B’n’Bs and seed-bombs (a small donation appreciated for the more expensive materials) (17) 20.45 –22.00 Marquee • Hosted by Andy Atkins and Helen Rimmer Earthmovers Presentation and Awards Come to this annual highlight to celebrate grassroots achievements. We will hear about inspiring campaigns and ways in which local groups have risen to the challenge and made a difference. Find out who has won Campaign of the Year, Group of the Year and Friend of the Earth awards. (18)

20.00 – Midnight

12:00 –14:30 Creative Tent (open all weekend) DIY – Bee Crafty Practical Try your hand at making bees wax candles, Bee B’n’Bs and seed-bombs. Take away instructions on how to make them yourself and run your own ‘bee crafty’ sessions (a small donation appreciated for the more expensive materials).

16.15 –17.15 Yurt 3 • Neil Kingsnorth, Karen Leach Intro to local campaigning If you are new to the Friends of the Earth network of campaigning local groups, come to this session and find out from staff and local group members what can be achieved locally and what people can do as groups and individuals to achieve change both nationally and in their own communities. (5)

16.00 –19.00

Lunch is not provided on the Friday – please bring your own food or buy food in the Village Store, pubs or cafes

Friday 12 July

Workshops, skills and training

22.00 Campsite Bonfire Catch shuttle buses from the Car Park to the Campsite and enjoy a session under the stars. 22.00 Free time Sample some local ales at the pubs in Hartington village

17.15 –20.30 Dinner Dinner is served in three shifts with sessions running concurrently. Please choose a maximum of 2 sessions to allow time for your meal.

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Saturday 13 July

08.30 – 09.30 Yurts, classrooms Create your own session: Kidnap a campaigner Want to get some specific info out of one of Friends of the Earth’s campaigners from the staff body or the activist network. Talk to them the night before and write your name next to a space on the board at the info point and arrange your session. 08:30 – 09:30 Bee planting and habitat creation We want to leave Hartington a more bee friendly place than when we arrived. Join our bee team to create bee friendly habitats and plant some bee friendly plants and seeds. 08.30 – 09.30 Yurt 4 • Rachel Gibbons Youth and Education – Gove’s curriculum reforms – Stop that man! A new school curriculum is being proposed by the Education Secretary Michael Gove which strips it down to the bare facts and removes almost all reference to environmental issues and sustainability. Activism, social justice and responsibility to others is being removed from Citizenship. Along with millions of others, members signed petitions and fed into the consultation – but what now? (19) 09.45 – 10.00 Marquee • Introduced by Neil Kingsnorth and Carla Doran Intro to the day and Review of the Year Plenary session Come back together again for the start of BASECAMP Day 2 and watch a short film about the last year of campaigning locally, nationally and internationally – get inspired for another year’s activism. (20)

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11:00 –12:00 Marquee • Michael Warhurst The EU Parliament and the 2014 elections – important but ignored? Turnout in next May’s European Parliament elections will probably be low and there’s a risk of more climate-denying candidates winning seats. Yet most environmental policy in the UK is made at EU level and the EU parliament has massive influence on these laws. What can we do to help people understand the importance of the European Parliament and encourage them to vote in the elections? (23) 11.00 –12.30 Yurt 1 • Vicki Hird, Clare Coatman Can you do the Low Carbon Cook Off? Practical Session Serious fun with the Land, Food and Water Programme Join us for a cooking demonstration where pairs compete to create a meal with the lowest possible footprint. We’ll talk about a whole range of food issues then you get the chance to taste the meal and vote for the winning team. (24) 11.00 –12.00 Yurt 2 • Dave Powell It’s the economy stupid! Politicians are only interested in one thing: getting growth going, perhaps at any cost. With the economic ‘recovery’ seeming perpetually elusive, and more cuts on the way, how can we get out of the rut and make the case for a better way of running the economy? Come and share your ideas. (25) 11.00 –12.00 Classroom 2 Naomi Luhde-Thompson, Anna Watson Planning Champions A discussion on how best we can support each other in our planning campaigning. Including feedback from our conversations with University Planning Schools about support they may be able to offer local groups and activists engaged in planning issues. (26)


ain plenary/all-together M moments



11.00 –12.00 Classroom 1 • Roger Clarke, Neil Kingsnorth What could local group dialogue and influence look like? Discuss and explore with members of the Board and staff how Friends of the Earth groups should influence the direction of the Friends of the Earth movement and vice versa. 27A) 11.00 –12.00 Yurt 3 • Denis Walker, Adam Roxby Media skills – Podcasting and interview techniques Find out how to contribute to the Friends of the Earth podcast and brush up on your interview techniques for radio and TV with FoEpod hosts Adam Roxby and Denis Walker. Bring your smartphone or other recording device with you for a practical session. 28)

11.00 – 12.00

07.30 – 10.00

08:00 – 09:30 Creative tent DIY – Bee Crafty Try your hand at making bees wax candles, Bee B’n’Bs and seed-bombs. Take away instructions on how to make them yourself and run your own bee crafty sessions (a small donation appreciated for the more expensive materials).

11.00 –12.00 Marquee • Paul de Zylva, Sandra Bell Nature Biodiversity campaigners Paul and Sandra will share their ideas for campaigning on Ordinary Places and Spaces – why our local natural spaces are just as important for biodiversity and people as those with official designation and how we can help to protect them. (22)


11.00 –21.30 (all day) YH Lounge Create your own session If you have a burning issue you want to discuss or a question you want answers for or an experience to share, you can book yourself a slot in the dedicated self-organising space in the Lounge and publicise it to others. 11.15 –13.15 Village Hall • Lucy Pearce, Mike Childs, Elaine Gilligan, Liz Hutchins Your chance to help shape Friends of the Earth’s next big public campaign Part I We are holding a series of three sessions over the weekend to contribute to the development of our next major campaign. Part 1 sets the context and in Parts 2 and 3 we will debate five short-listed proposals, offering both critiques and contributions to improve them, and then express preferences. We ask people who attend to read the shortlisted campaign proposals before the sessions kick off. As we need to keep these discussions very focused we need to restrict numbers, so we ask you to sign up to one, two or all sessions in advance. To ensure every local group gets an opportunity to contribute, we are also asking local groups not to send more than one person to these sessions until we know whether there are more spaces available. (30A) 12.00 –13.00 Yurt 4 • Simon Bullock Climate Emergency – what it means globally for the UK This session will discuss three key questions: What’s needed globally to prevent dangerous climate change? What’s the main role for the UK? What are the best things Friends of the Earth can do to make this happen? (31)

12.00 –14.00 Lunch Make sure you make time to take it!

12.00 –13.00 Yurt 2 • Dave Powell Transforming Finance Local banking, new currencies and ‘green quantitative easing’ were just some of the ideas on the table at Friends of the Earth’s Transforming Finance conference in May. Hear about the ideas from international academics and experts on how to get investment flowing into social and environmental activity, not bolstering big banks – and share ideas on what would make the biggest difference to local and national economies. (32) 13.00 –14.00 Marquee • Elias Diaz Pena, Nick Rau Paraguay and the international dimension* Elias, coordinator of Sobrevivencia (Friends of the Earth Paraguay) talks about the devastating impacts of soy expansion driven by Northern consumption and explains how they are working with Friends of the Earth in the UK on a joint project to empower communities to defend their livelihoods. (33)

12.00 – 14.00

07.30 – 09.45 Everywhere Doing your own thing This is your time to explore the area, relax and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. In your event info pack you will find a range of walks around the village.

10.00 –11.00 Marquee • Craig Bennett, Elaine Gilligan The Big Picture Plenary session Craig, Friends of the Earth’s Policy and Campaigns Director and Elaine, Head of Programmes talk about the issues that face us all in the year ahead, with an overview of the political and campaigning context; our successes and challenges and our plans for the future. (21)

10.00 –11.00

Breakfast served at the YH and campsite between 07:30 and 09:00

Sat 13 July


13.00 –14.00 Classroom 1 • Naomi Luhde-Thompson, Anna Watson Reflections on recent planning reforms There have been many changes to the planning system over the last couple of years. Come to the session to share insights and ask questions of other campaigners about the reforms and their impacts on communities and the environment. We’ll also discuss ideas for political manifesto asks around planning. (34) 13.00 –14.00 Classroom 2 • Tony Bosworth, Helen Rimmer Stopping dirty energy An essential first step in UK and global action on climate change is stopping dirty energy projects. This session will look at what we can do in the UK, including work on stopping fracking for shale gas, and at how we can be involved in a global month of action on dirty energy in October and November. (35A) 13.00 –14.00 Yurt 3 • Melanie Kramers, Alana Cherrie Media skills Skills Training Come and learn how to write press releases like a pro. Tips and practice on getting your story noticed by journalists. (36) 13.00 –14.00 Classroom 1 • Roger Clarke, Neil Kingsnorth What could local group dialogue and influence look like? Explore with members of the Board and staff how Friends of the Earth groups should influence the direction of the Friends of the Earth movement and vice versa. (27B) * The participation of Friends of the Earth Paraguay has been organised with the financial assistance of the European Commission funded Development Fields project. The views of Friends of the Earth Paraguay are the sole responsibility of Friends of the Earth Paraguay and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Commission.

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Saturday 13 July

17.00 –19.00 Hartington environs • Andy Atkins Sketching with Andy Practical Session Bring your sketch book and your walking boots. Enjoy a stroll round the glorious Derbyshire countryside and join Andy Atkins, Friends of the Earth’s Executive Director, to test your drawing skills. Some pads and pencils will be provided.

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17.30 –18.30 Marquee • Jennifer Rosenberg, Simon Bullock Bringing the energy alternatives home This session will feedback on Friends of the Earth’s energy efficiency and fuel poverty campaigning over the past year – both public and behind the scenes. It will also be an opportunity for people to contribute ideas for our work on these vital areas in the future. (39) 17.30 –18.30 Classroom 2 • Kenneth Richter, Dave Powell Land-grabs, pensions and positive investment How can we make sure our pensions are invested in positive change rather than in unethical land grabs? Find out more about how pensions are invested and how we can influence that. Discuss what positive investment looks like. (40) 17.30 –18.30 Classroom 1 • Anna Watson, Charlotte Chan Empowering communities – training the trainers Friends of the Earth is developing a new training course for people who are already active to build their skills and confidence in inspiring others to take action (especially in poorer communities). We want to hear your thoughts on what makes a good training course, what tools you may need and what issues you would expect a course like this to cover. (41) 17.30 –19.30 Yurt 3 • Denis Walker, Adam Roxbury Media skills – Podcasting and interview techniques Skills Training Find out how to contribute to the Friends of the Earth podcast and brush up on your interview techniques for radio and TV with FoEpod hosts Adam Roxby and Denis Walker. Bring your smartphone or other recording device with you for a practical session. (42)





18.30 –19.30 Classroom 2 • Stephen Eades Marinet AGM Join Marinet, the Friends of the Earth Marine Network to find out more about their Fisheries Campaign and share your ideas for the year ahead. All welcome. (43) 18.30 –19.30 Classroom 1 • Michael Warhurst, Anna Watson Can a focus on wellbeing improve communities – and help us reduce our resource use? The economy is in a mess, and people are worried about future, jobs, livelihoods etc. We also have a massive challenge in making the transition to a sustainable society. Can a focus on wellbeing break this log jam, identifying what changes we need to make to create a better future? (44)

18.30 – 20.30

14.00 – 19.00

16.45 –18.45 Village Hall • Elaine Gilligan, Joe Jenkins, Lucy Pearce Your chance to help shape Friends of the Earth’s next big public campaign Part 2 We are holding a series of three sessions over the weekend to contribute to the development of our next major campaign. Part 1 sets the context and in Parts 2 and 3 we will debate five short-listed proposals, offering both critiques and contributions to improve them, and then express preferences. We ask people who attend to read the shortlisted campaign proposals before the sessions kick off. As we need to keep these discussions very focused we need to restrict numbers, so we ask you to sign up to one, two or all sessions in advance. To ensure every local group gets an opportunity to contribute, we are also asking local groups not to send more than one person to these sessions until we know whether there are more spaces available. (30B)

17.30 –18.30 Marquee • Paul de Zylva, Sandra Bell Nature (repeat) Biodiversity campaigners Paul and Sandra will share their ideas for campaigning on Ordinary Places and Spaces – why our local natural spaces are just as important for biodiversity and people as those with official designation and how we can help to protect them. (22B)


18.30 –19.30 Marquee • Asad Rehman, Jennifer Rosenberg The road to Paris – the global climate deal How can we build a global climate movement to get a deal to save the planet. What would constitute a set of people’s demands to build the power we need. (45) 18.30 –19.30 Yurt 3 • Melanie Kramers, Alana Cherrie Media skills How to create great photo opportunities and get them into the paper. We’ll use props to plan, shoot and communicate some live stunts. (46) 17.00 –19.00 Hartington environs Walk 19.30 –20.30 Yurt 2 • Mike Childs Big Ideas Change the World Surgery (repeat) Come and find out more about Friends of the Earth’s mind-blowingly ambitious three year research project that aims to map a route from a planet in peril to a world of well-being. Just what are the 30 or so key changes needed to dig us out of the mighty hole we’ve dug ourselves into? By looking at the world afresh, and celebrating human capacity to be ingenious, collaborative and empathetic, we hope to come up with smart ideas that could lead to a bright future. (47) 19.30 –20.30 Marquee • Paul de Zylva, Sandra Bell Nature Biodiversity campaigners Paul and Sandra will share their ideas for campaigning on Ordinary Places and Spaces 17.30 –20.15 Dinner Served in three shifts.

– why our local natural spaces are just as important for biodiversity and people as those with official designation and how we can help to protect them. (48) 19.30 –20.30 Classroom 2 • Vicki Hird, Clare Coatman, Kenneth Richter Land, Food and Water surgery Does what it says on the tin: find out the latest news from the team, pick up resources and meet other activists interested in the issues. (49) 19.30 –20.30 Yurt 4 • Rachel Gibbons, Kate Brennan Cooking up the Fracking process in Gordon Jamsay’s kitchen A satirical script for secondary schools, but fun even if you’re not an educator. Come to Gordon Jamsay’s restaurant, where he cooks up the fracking process, copes with interruptions from concerned diners, has a report from the countryside with Janet Peat Snorter and finally has to cope with a burst-in from Arnold Schwarzenfeffer, come to save the day. (50)

17.30 – Midnight

14.30 – 16.45 Classroom 1 El Impenetrable Screening A genuine Western in one of the world’s last virgin territories: the Paraguayan Chaco. The film follows the story of director Daniele Incalcaterra who wants to establish a national park with the land left to him by his father. However neighbouring GM soybean growers and oil prospectors who are destroying the forest do not seem too keen on this idea. This is a real-life account of the struggle for land and resources in Paraguay. Followed by Q&A with Elias Diaz Pena from Sobrevivencia, FOE Paraguay (38)

17.00 –19.00 Hartington environs • Hilary Griffiths, Roger Clarke, Mike Birkin Walk. Meet at the reception desk in Hartington Hall main hall and go for a glorious circular walk to one of the most beautiful valleys in Derbyshire. Footpath runs from the front of the youth hostel.

17.00 – 19.00

14.00 –16.15 Marquee • Roger Clarke, Andy Atkins, Hilary Griffiths The Motions Debate In this session local groups present and second prioritized Motions to the Board. This is an important element of Friends of the Earth’s governance and an opportunity for groups to feed-in to Friends of the Earth’s future work. Only Voting Delegates from local groups are eligible to vote but everyone is welcome to contribute to the debate. We suggest that members of the same group sit together in the debate to enable you to confer with your Voting Delegate before each vote. (37)

Sat 13 July


19.30 –20.30 Classroom 1 • Anna Watson, Charlotte Chan Community asset mapping We will look at how you can use asset mapping as a tool to build an understanding of resources and skills in your community and use it as a way to reach out to new people. (51) 19.30 –20.30 Yurt 3 • Melanie Kramers, Alana Cherrie Media skills Tips and practice on using Twitter, Facebook and other social media to communicate your campaign. (52) 20.45 –21.30 • Marquee • George Monbiot, Andy Atkins The John Preedy Memorial Lecture Plenary session Renowned author and columnist George Monbiot presents his manifesto for re-wilding the wild and explains why a mass restoration of eco-systems offers hope where there was none before. (53) 21.45 onwards YH Dining room, Yurt 1 Social time including open mic session 22.00 –22.45 YH Lounge • George Monbiot, Joanna Watson Poetry reading Celebrate ‘John Clare Day’ by joining George and Joanna for a poetry reading from the work of this well-loved nature poet whilst drinking his health! Pick a favourite John Clare poem and bring it along to read yourself.

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Sun 14 July

Sunday 14 July

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09.00 –12.00 Creative Tent Remade in Leeds: Up-cycling workshop session 1 Practical Customise your old T-shirts and turn your old materials into re-usable bags. Take away instructions on how to make them yourself and run your own craft sessions.

10.00 –11.00 Classroom 1 • Brenda Pollack, Mike Birkin Myth Busters! Countering scepticism about renewable energy The majority of the public support renewable energy, but many projects, especially wind power, get bogged down in noisy and hostile debate. This session helps you disentangle fact from fiction and gives you tips from seasoned campaigners on how to promote a positive view of renewable energy in your local area. (56)

09.00 – 12.00 YH Lounge Create your own session If you have a burning issue you want to discuss or a question you want answers for or an experience to share, you can book yourself a slot in the dedicated selforganising space in the Lounge and publicise it to others.

10.00 –11.00 Hartington Church • Ed Carlisle Green talk at Holy Communion Ed Carlisle from Together For Peace will host a talk on environmentalism and spirituality, exploring how Christian theology can help people develop a vision for eco living, as part of the Holy Communion Service. (57)

09.00 –10.00 Yurt 4 • Rachel Gibbons The Youth and Education Network AGM We will review the year’s Y&E activities and would love to have your thoughts on them, as well as your ideas about how you can reach young people in the next year and how we can help you. We will elect the co-ordination group and there will be an update on what it means for us now young people are a Friends of the Earth audience. (54)

10.00 –11.00 Yurt 2 • Tony Bosworth, Helen Rimmer Stopping dirty energy An essential first step in UK and global action on climate change is stopping dirty energy projects. This session will look at what we can do in the UK, including work on stopping fracking for shale gas, and at how we can be involved in a global month of action on dirty energy in October and November. (35B)

10.00 –12.00 Marquee • Joe Jenkins, Elaine Gilligan, Lucy Pearce Your chance to help shape Friends of the Earth’s next big public campaign Part 3 We are holding a series of three sessions over the weekend to contribute to the development of our next major campaign. Part 1 sets the context and in Parts 2 and 3 we will debate five short-listed proposals, offering both critiques and contributions to improve them, and then express preferences. We ask people who attend to read the shortlisted campaign proposals before the sessions kick off. As we need to keep these discussions very focused we’ll have to restrict numbers, so we ask you to sign up to one, two or all sessions in advance. To ensure every local group gets an opportunity to contribute, we are also asking local groups not to send more than one person to these sessions until we know whether there are more spaces available. (30C)

10.00 –11.00 Yurt 4 • Young FOE Young Friends of the Earth AGM or Meet the Young Friends of the Earth steering group surgery. (58) 10.00 –11.00 Yurt 1 • Aaron Kiely, Liz Hutchins Embracing diversity Aaron Kiely, NUS black students officer leads a discussion on campaigning in a diverse society embracing both gender and BME issues. (59A) 10.00 –11.00 Classroom 2 • George Monbiot, Joanna Watson Q&A session with George Monbiot Following his lecture on Saturday night, George Monbiot will respond to your questions about re-wilding and anything else you want to explore with him. (60)





11.15 –12.15 Classroom 1 • Brenda Pollack, Mike Birkin Myth Busters! Countering skepticism about renewable energy The majority of the public support renewable energy, but many projects, especially wind power, get bogged down in noisy and hostile debate. This session helps you disentangle fact from fiction and gives you tips from seasoned campaigners on how to promote a positive view of renewable energy in your local area. (56B) 11.15 –12.15 Yurt 2 • Mike Childs What should be the future for nuclear? Friends of the Earth has recently conducted a consultation on whether nuclear power has a role in providing clean energy for the future and what Friends of the Earth’s position should be. Mike Childs reports back on the results of this exercise. (61)

11.15 – 15.30

07.30 – 10.00

09:00 – 11:00 Bee planting and habitat creation We want to leave Hartington a more bee friendly place than when we arrived. Join our bee team to create bee friendly habitats and plant some bee friendly plants and seeds.


11.15 –12.15 Yurt 3 • Michael Warhurst, Julian Kirby Reducing our Resource Use How we are leading the debate in Europe on how to measure and reduce our resource use, and how you can help, including how you can help with our work to get large companies to measure and reduce their resource use by improving the draft EU law on company reporting (including lobbying key UK MEPs; linked to ‘Make it Better’ campaign. (62) 11.45 –13.00 Classroom 2 • Aaron Kiely, Liz Hutchins Embracing diversity (repeat) Aaron Kiely, NUS black students officer leads a discussion on campaigning in a diverse society embracing both gender and BME issues. (58B) 12.15 –13.15 Yurt 3 • Rachel Gibbons, Jenny Stevens Bee Creative Create your own bee with newspaper, masking tape and wire, to be mounted on a glove or a hat. These can be used for running the “Bring on the Bees” role play activities or for any other purpose. (63) 13.00 – 14.00 • Creative Tent Remade in Leeds: Up-cycling workshop session 2 Practical Customise your old T-shirts and turn your old materials into re-usable bags. Take away instructions on how to make them yourself and run your own crafty sessions.

13.00 –14.00 Yurt 4 • Rachel Gibbons Young people, consumption and identity Our current levels of consumption are damaging the planet and aren’t even making us happier. However, it’s not as easy as just asking people to buy less, as people’s identity and sense of worth is tied up in the things they own. We will focus on young people, as teenage is a key time for people in working out who they are and their place in the world. We will be thinking about why consumption is so central to people’s identity, what could replace it and how that could be promoted. (64) 13.00 –17.00 DIY – Bee Crafty area Try your hand at making bees wax candles, Bee B’n’Bs and seed-bombs Take away instructions on how to make them yourself and run your own bee crafty sessions (a small donation appreciated for the more expensive materials).

15.30 – 17.00

09.00 –10.00 Classroom 1 Spiritual Space A quiet space to meditate or worship.

10.00 –11.00 Yurt 3 • Jenny Stevens Bring on the Bees More bee activities for children. Meet a collection of glove puppet honeybees (6 workers, a drone and a queen), all currently unemployed. Take them to the Honeybee Job Centre to find them suitable employment. Interview a giant foraging Honeybee (mounted on a safety helmet), role play a conversation between a Honeybee and a Red Mason bee and lots more. (55)

10a.00 – 12.15

Breakfast served at the YH and campsite between 07:30 and 09:00


14.15 –15.30 Marquee and environs • Elias Diaz Pena, Neil Kingsnorth, Lucy Pearce Last Word: Final get-together and solidarity action with Friends of the Earth Paraguay Plenary This is the last formal session at BASECAMP where we will hear from Elias Diaz Pena about the work of Sobrevivencia and hold a solidarity action for the community whose forest reserve in Luz Bella has been invaded. Lucy Pearce will report back on the outcomes from the Shaping FOE’s Future Campaigns sessions and Neil Kingsnorth will reflect on the event and give us some highlights of the campaigning year ahead. (65) 15.30 –17.00 Creative Tent DIY – Bee Crafty Practical Try your hand at making bees wax candles, Bee B’n’Bs and seed-bombs. Take away instructions on how to make them yourself and run your own bee crafty sessions (a small donation appreciated for the more expensive materials). 15.30 –17.00 Yurt 4 • Rachel Gibbons, Young Friends of the Earth Sharing resources Bring along any education resources, chat to people about them and hear what other people have found useful. You can finish off your model bee or start a new one and put forward ideas for the resources you would really like to see. (66)


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Programme at-a-glance

Yurt 1

Yurt 2

Yurt 3

Key

Friday 12 July Yurt 4

Classroom 1

Classroom 2

Marquee

YH Lounge







YH Dining room

Village Hall

Creative tent

Campsite

Hartington environs

8.00

9.00

10.00

11.00

12.00

12.00-14.30 Meet Youth & Education Network (1)

13.00

13.15-14.15 Project Earth Rock (2)

14.00

14.30 –15.00

14.30 Official start to BASECAMP – welcome!

14.30 –15.00 Welcome to Welcome to Basecamp BASECAMP (3)

15.00 –15.45 Raising our Ambition Part 1 (4A)

15.00

16.00

(3)

16.15 –17.15 Raising our Ambition Part 2 (4B)


17.00

18.00

18.00 –19.00 Clean British Energy (7A)

19.00

19.15 –20.15 Clean British Energy (7B)

16.15 –17.15 Intro to local campaigning

16.15 –17.15 Raising our Ambition (4B) (5) Part 2

17.15 –18.00 Introduction to Young Friends of the Earth (9) 18.00 –19.30 18.00 –19.00 Meet the Board (10A) Becoming an educator (12) 19.15 –20.15 Meet the Board (10B)

19.15 –20.15 The Bee Cause: resources for educators (14)



16.15 –17.15 Raising our Ambition Part 2 (4B) 16.00 –19.15 Create your own session

18.00 –19.00 Make It Better

(8A)

19.15 –20.15 Make It Better

(8B)

18.00 –19.00 Big Ideas Change the World (11A) 19.15 –20.15 FOE’s Political Strategy (16)

18.00 –19.00 The Bee Cause (6A) 19.15 –20.15 The Bee Cause

(6B)

19.15 –20.15 Motions Drop-ins (15)

17.15 –20.30 Dinner Only choose a maximum of 2 sessions to make time for dinner

18.00 –19.30 Introduction to Friends of the Earth (12)

19.15 –20.15 Practical creative session (17)

20.00

21.00

22.00

20.45 –22.00 Earthmovers Awards (18) 22.30 Bonfire

23.00

24.00 14

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Programme at-a-glance Saturday 13 July

Yurt 1

8.00

Yurt 2

Yurt 3

08.30 – 09.30 Create your own session: Kidnap a campaigner (Yurts and classrooms)

9.00

Yurt 4

Key

Classroom 1

Classroom 2

12.00

13.00

11.00 –12.30 Low carbon cook off (24)


11.00 –12.00 11.00 –12.00 Media skills: podcasts It’s the economy, and interview stupid! (25) techniques (28) 12.00 –13.00 Transforming Finance (32) 13.00 –14.00 Media skills: press releases (36)

12.00 –13.00 Climate emergency (31)

11.00 –12.00 Nature (22A) EU teach-in (23)

13.00 –14.00 13.00 –14.00 13.00 –14.00 Stopping dirty energy Reflections on recent Stopping dirty energy (35A) planning reforms (34) (35A)

13.00 –14.00 Paraguay and the international dimension (33)

13.00 –14.00 Improving dialogue between groups and Board (27B) 14.30 –16.15 Film – El Impenetrable

16.00 17.30 –18.30 Media skills: podcasts (42)

17.00 17.30 –20.15 Dinner In 3 shifts

19.30 –20.30 Big Ideas Change the World (11B)

20.00

23.00

21.45 Open mic

17.30 –18.30 Fair transition – empowerment

18.30 –19.30 Media skills: photo stunts (46)

19.00

22.00





YH Dining room

Village Hall

07.30 – 08.30 Breakfast

11.00 –12.00 11.00 –12.00 What could local group Planning Champions 10.00 –11.00 dialogue and influence (26) The Big Picture (21) look like? (27A)

15.00

21.00


Creative tent

08.00 –09.30 Bee Crafty

Campsite

07.30 – 09.00 Breakfast

Hartington environs 08.30 – 09.30 Bee habitat creation Meet at Welcome Desk

09.45 –10.00 Review of the Year

14.00

18.00

YH Lounge

08.30 –09.30 Gove’s Curriculum reforms (19)

10.00

11.00

Marquee


19.30 –20.30 Media skills: social media (52)

19.30 –20.30 Cooking up the fracking process – a script for schools (50)

14.00 –16.15 Motions debate

11.00 –21.30 Create your own session


(37 )

16.45 –18.45 Shaping our future campaigns Part 2

(38)

(41)

11.15 –13.15 Shaping our future campaigns Part 1 (30A)

17.30 –18.30 Landgrabs, pensions and positive investment (40)

17.30 –18.30 Nature (repeat) (22B) 17.30 –18.30 Bringing the energy alternatives home (39)

18.30 –19.30 Wellbeing debate (44)

18.30 –19.30 Marinet AGM (43)

18.30 –19.30 Road to Paris – global climate deal (45)

19.30 –20.30 Community Asset mapping (51/41B)

19.30 –20.30 Food Surgery

19.30 –20.30 Nature

(49)

(30B)

17.30 –20.15 Dinner In 3 shifts

17.30 –19.00 Sketching with Andy Atkins 17.00 –19.00 Walk

(48)

20.45 –21.30 John Preedy Memorial Lecture (53)

21.45 Social time 22.00 Poetry reading Social time

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Programme at-a-glance Sunday 14 July

Yurt 1

Yurt 2

Yurt 3

Yurt 4

Classroom 1

Key

Classroom 2

Marquee

YH Lounge

09.00 –10.00 Youth & Education AGM (54)

9.00 10.00 –11.00 Embracing Diversity (59)

11.00

12.00

13.00

10.00 –11.00 Stopping dirty energy (35B)

10.00 –11.00 Bring on the Bees (55)

11.15 –12.15 Nuclear consultation results (61)

11.15 –12.15 Reduce resource use (62)


15.30 Official end to BASECAMP

09.00 –10.00 Spiritual space 10.00 –11.00 Q&A session with George Monbiot (60A)

10.00 –11.00 Young Friends of the Earth AGM (58) 11.15 –12.15 Countering scepticism about renewable energy (56B)





YH Dining room

Village Hall

Creative tent

11.45 –13.00 Diversity session (repeat) (58B)


15.30 –17.00 Sharing educational resources (66)

14.15 –15.30 Last word and solidarity action with FOE Paraguay (65)

Hartington environs

09.00 –11.00 Bee habitat creation Meet at Welcome Desk 10.00 –11.00 Eco talk at Holy Communion – Church (57)

10.00 –12.00 Shaping our future campaigns Part 3 (30C)

13.00 –14.00 Young people, consumption and identity (64)

Campsite

07.30 – 08.30 Breakfast 09.00 – 12.00 Up-cycling workshop session 1

09.00 –12.00 Doing your own thing – self organised sessions

12.15 –13.15 Bee Creative (63)

14.00

15.00


07.30 – 09.00 Breakfast

8.00

10.00


13.00 –14.00 Up-cycling workshop session 2 13.00 –17.00 Bee Crafty

16.00

17.00

18.00

19.00

20.00

21.00

22.00

23.00

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