People and Planet Training Day - York

Event published by Stephen

Event date: February 27, 2010 10:30

Tagged as: environmentalism

Places: york

This Saturday York is hosting the Yorkshire People and Planet region's annual training day. This is a great chance to attend some top notch workshops, meet other P&Pers from around Yorkshire and share stories and ideas and sample the cullinary delights of York's Food Not Bombs group.

Basic outline of the day:

10.30 - Arrivals, tea & coffee
11.00 - Group tales - a chance to hear what other groups have been up to over the past year and be inspired.
11.30 - Workshop Session 1
- Non-Violent-Direct-Action
- Action Planning
1.00 - Lunch provided by York Food Not Bombs
1.45 - Workshop Session 2
- Lobbying
- Explanation of new Corporate Power campaign
3.15 - Group Disscussion Session - A chance to share ideas, learn from one another's successes and mistakes, discuss possible future regional actions, etc.
5.00 - Farewell & Ends


Getting Here:

From York Rail Station catch the big purple no.4 bus, this will take you all the way to uni.

From there you need to get off the bus at the first bridge over the road once you've come up the hill to campus. From there take the steps up the hill to the left of the road, go past the library, over a white bridge, then take the path right along the edge of the hill unitl the path takes you from the edge, there you should see a building on your left marked Alcuin East Wing, that's the place.

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