Provisional Rising Tide Gathering programme
4-6th October 2002, Manchester

This is a taster of what we'll be up to over the weekend. Whilst the general content will stay the same, the timings may differ slightly....

Friday evening from 5.30pm onwards Arrival and registering
From 6.15 - 7:30pm Special guest Mark Thomas, delivering his unique brand of politics, introducing us to merry world of climate change, oil pipelines, government corruption and the opportunities for campaigning! Be there early!

Saturday theme: Climate change issues
10 - 11am - Plenary session
Welcome to the gathering, introducing ourselves and Rising Tide
Updates on the political situation, Kyoto Protocol, climate justice and our campaigning focus

11-11.30 - break

11.30 - 1pm Workshop round 1
The main issues. 2 x 45 minute repeated workshops to go into more depth on:
1. Road transport
2. Carbon trading
3. Baku pipeline
4. Airport expansion plans

1-2.15 - lunch

2.15 - 3.30 workshop round 2
1. climate despair and empowerment
2. climate media training
3. Round up of Rio+10, UN and climate change greenwash - how we counter it, exposing climate skeptics
4. banner making/ subvertising / practical and fun stuff

3.30-3.45pm - break

3.45 - 5.15- workshop round 3
1. Lower carbon lifestyles
2. Climate change campaigning strategy
3. outreaching to the wider community
4. Renewables - a practical session with update on UK policy, using them in local community and cakmpaigning nationally

5.15 - 5.45 - break

5.45 - 7pm plenary and round up of day, and Open Forum
A chance to see the diversity of climate change campaiging up and down the country, get inspired and tell people what you've been up to.

7pm - food!

8pm - videos on climate change actions on big screen

From 9pm till about 11pm - open mike night
Show off your talent!

Sunday - Movement building, campaigning and action

10am - 11am - outlining campaign ideas and our movement buildling plans

11-12pm - Workshop Round 4
Up to 4 workshops going into more depth from Saturdays campaign and movement building plans

12 - 12.15 - break

12.15 - 1.15 - Workshop round 5
Up to 4 workshops going into more depth from Saturdays campaign and movement building plans

1.15 - 2.30 - Lunch

2.30 - 3.30 - final plenary
wrapping up ideas, whats ongoing, campaigns from here onwards, timeline for next year, farewells, evaluation

3.45 onwards - clear up, except for:

3.45 - 4.45 - local contacts brief meeting.

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