Northern Student Activism Weekend - What happened?

When?

11 - 12 February 2012

York University, Langwith College

A fun filled weekend of workshops, open sessions and a chance to decide the new People & Planet climate change campaign!

Saturday 11th

11:00 - 11:30 – Arrive in York for opening session

11.30 - 12:30 – Go Green Week catch up session

12.30 - 13.30 – Lunch - free veggie and vegan lunch provided

13.30 – 15:00 – Building a movement on campus workshop - get tips on how to make your group a strong and sustainable campaigning force

15:00 – 16:00 - Shared Planet proposal - discuss and debate where you think Shared Planet should be held

16:00 – 16:15 - quick break

4.15 – 5. 30 – “Coal Talk” - interactive session to help you learn about coal power

5.30 – 6.30 – open space session - plan events, actions and campaigns with groups across the region!

we’ll then head out for food and drink

Sunday 12th

10.30 – 11.30 – Democracy session: International climate movement proposal discussion and debate

11.30 – 12.30 – GM workshop - interactive workshop to find out what GM is, why it’s here and the potential problems

12.30 – 1.30 – lunch

13.30 – 14:00 – Tar sands presentation - hear about tar sands extraction from a member of the People & Planet Tar Sands Youth Solidarity Exchange

14:00 – 15:00 - Democracy session: Going Greener campaign proposal discussion and debate

15:00 – 15:15 – break

15.15 – 16.15 - Democracy session: Tar sands proposal discussion and debate

17.15 – 17.30 – Democracy session: climate change voting - what do you think should be the People & Planet climate change campaign from 2013?

17:30 - 17:45 - closing round up