[van-announce] Direct Action Workshop

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-----Original Message-----
From: Jackie Larkin [mailto:jlarkin at bcnu.org]
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 11:59 AM
Subject: Direct Action Workshop, Sat. Nov 22 and Sun. 23, 2003
 

 STANDING OUR GROUND


Non-Violent Direct Action (NVDA) Workshop

Skills and Resources for Labour and Community Activists

Saturday and Sunday-- November 22 and 23, 2003 

  

WE WILL LEARN AND SHARE ABOUT:

-       the principles and practice of Non-violence and direct action
(NVDA)

-       labour, anti-racist and feminist contributions to NVDA

-       creative, dynamic and proactive ways of taking to the streets

-       working with the body and crowd energy - how to be grounded and
centered when confronted with tense situations

-       affinity groups, flying squads and skills for group organizing

-      NVDA responses/skills for moving together and changing energy in
a crowd 

-       strategy planning for direct action within a larger campaign

-      NVDA and the law

Training Collective:  Jackie Larkin, Maryann Abbs, Roger Kishi, Juli
Rees, Maxine Kaufman-Lacusta

 

Where:  To Be Announced 

When:  November 22 and 23, 2003  

Time:   9.00am-4.30pm

Cost:  $35 to $5 (sliding scale); no one will be turned away due to lack
of funds 

 

Registration: Participants must send in registration fee with their
registration. The deadline for registration is October 30. Send
registration to Juli Rees, 832 Baker Dr., Coquitlam BC, V3J 6W8. Make
the cheque payable to Roger Kishi 

 

For more information and to register contact: Juli Rees at jrees at heu.org
or call (604) 456-7107 (Juli) or 604-433-2268-2106 (Jackie)