There are a few events that you might want to note in your diary. They’re definitely worthwhile events and need your help to spread the word about them to and to show up on the day.
ACTIVIST SKILLSHARE WORKSHOPS
“Switch off Hazelwood. Switch off Coal. Switch on Renewables” is a day of fun, creative and inspiring direct community action at Hazelwood coal power station. Coal burning power stations are one of the main contributers to climate change, and Hazelwood is one of the dirtiest in the industrialised world.
Skillshare/trainings
We’re asking everyone who plans to come to the Switch off Hazelwood:Switch off Coal day of action to also attend one of the activist skillshare training courses prior to the action.
These trainings are invaluable tools that have been used in virtually every social movement to ensure the safety and effectiveness of activists, and they will provide you with a clearer understanding of what to expect at the action and some more tools to add to your activist toolbox.
What will be covered in the trainings?
Hazelwood skillshare/training sessions program will include;
Introduction to civil disobedience
Why peaceful mass civil disobedience /nonviolence as a tactic for Hazelwood?
Your legal rights and responsibilities.Roles at an action: (police liaison, media liaison, medical
support team, legal observers and more).
* Creative civil disobedience through puppets, props and music.
* Protest tactics – the practical how to’s when switching off
coal.
* Organising for the day (affinity groups).
* Dealing with police response to peaceful civil disobedience.
* Media at an action –how to generate your own media and speak to
journalists.
(Role plays and interactive learning tools will be used through each session)
We will be holding trainings in Melbourne in the weeks leading up to Sept 12/13 at the Climate Action Centre (Level 5, new building Victoria Trades Hall Council).
Please identify which of the trainings you wish to attend and RSVP for that training stream – and the action of course.
Currently Scheduled Nonviolence Trainings
Two day workshop program that repeats; this program structure provides a split weekend allowing for parents and busy activists to attend on two concurrent Saturdays. The full weekend caters for those able to devote a weekend block of the same 2 day program.
Stream one;
Sat 15th August: Day one program
Sat 22nd August: Day two program.
Stream two;
Sat & Sun- 29/30 two day program in single weekend.
Skill shares to start at 9.30 am and end at 5pm.
please rsvp via www.switchoffhazelwood.org
