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New video for activism workshop, Summer Gathering 2009!
Image © Lucy Horton
NEW Photography for Activism Workshop
Image © Lucy Horton
People & Planet can provide a wide variety of excellent training for your group. This will help you and your group to develop your skills, confidence and knowledge as campaigners.
All of the P&P training is designed to be highly interactive, and the evaluations we receive show that participants find it informative, stimulating and enjoyable.
The workshops below can also be amended and developed for your particular circumstances and interests. Your P&P support staff contact will be in touch to help your group find the right workshop for you. If you’d like to request an additional workshop please fill out the form at the bottom of the page or contact your support staff contact.
The workshops are free but if costs can be recouped from your group budget or student union, that would be appreciated! Check out the workshops NEW for 2009!
The Issues
Workshop |
Duration* |
Description |
|---|---|---|
90 - 180 min |
Learn about P&P’s campaign to end government and corporate financing of fossil fuel extraction and how you can get involved. |
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90 -120 min |
An introduction to our Go Green campaign and how you can make your University improve its environmental performance. An advanced version is also available if you have already started your Go Green campaign. |
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90 - 120 min |
Think your uni should be making the low-carbon transition? This workshop will help you make it a reality and get everyone in your uni community going greener. |
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90-120 min |
Be a super sleuth and sniff out corporate power on your campus by joining Reclaim Research, our national participatory research project. This workshop will give you all the tools you need to take part in the project at your uni. |
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90 - 120 min |
Do we have to let huge corporations get away with abusing workers and destroying communities? We say NO! Students have the power to fight corporate power and campaign for human rights in solidarity with their workers. Find out how with this workshop, and join an exciting new campaign. |
The Skills
Workshop |
Duration* |
Description |
|---|---|---|
60 - 120 min |
Learn all about the People & Planet network, what you can get out of it, and how you can contribute to its success. Perfect for groups with lots of new members. |
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90 - 120 min |
Find out how to plan better, more successful and spectacular actions that contribute to your campaign objectives and grab the attention of your targets. |
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90 -120 min |
This workshop lets you analyse your group, identify its strengths and weaknesses and plan for the future. If your group isn’t achieving as much as you would like, then this is the workshop for you! Especially good before a handover to a new committee. |
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90 - 120 min |
You’ve got three minutes to explain your campaign to someone at a stall, in a lecture, on stage. How do you make sure that you get other students on side and get your message across? |
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90 - 120 min |
This takes you through how to design and plan strategic and fun campaigns, as well as how to win them! |
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90 - 120 min |
Introducing you to a consensus process that is inclusive and gets whole group agreement on decisions regarding campaigns or actions (or anything else). |
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60 - 90 min |
How to get loads of cash for your group and the P&P Network. |
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90 -120 min |
How to stop your meetings going round in circles! Facilitation helps your group to get everyone involved, make really effective decisions and have lots of fun at the same time. |
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90 -120 min |
How to win campaigns by persuading important people to do what you want! Covers choosing your targets, ways of influencing them and face-to-face lobbying. |
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Media Skills (UPDATED!) |
90 - 120 min |
How to get the media on your side and communicate your messages to and through them. Includes media strategy, press releases and interview techniques. |
Non-Violent Direct Action |
90 -120 min |
Covers inspiration and motivation, together with lots of physical roleplays. Lots of fun. |
Photography for Activism (NEW!) |
120 mins |
How can you use photos to increase publicity and support for your campaign? Maximise the coverage of your actions by learning to take good photos and how to get them used by the media. |
Fundraising and Student Unions (NEW!) |
90 - 120 mins |
Make the most of your SU to increase the impact of your campaigns and access funding. |
Videos for Activism (NEW!) |
90 - 120 mins |
Learn how to produce good looking and effective videos with a voice-over in a short space of time. Create videos to inspire others to take action! |
*The workshop duration is specified as a range, from the shortest time the workshop can realistically be given in, to the ideal length of time it should be allocated if possible.
