Rising Tide
 

RISING TIDE UK GATHERING
1-3rd October 2004, Nottingham

If you're planning to come to the gathering, but haven't booked yet, you need to as space is limited. Please email as soon as possible, or call 01865 241097.

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When / Where

The Rising Tide Gathering will be held at the Sumac Centre, Nottingham, NG7 6HX, from 1st - 3rd October. The gathering runs 5pm Friday to 2pm Sunday, although the Sumac centre is open Sunday afternoon until 4pm for anyone who wants to hang around.

The Sumac Centre is located at 245 Gladstone Street, west off Sherwood Rise at Alberta Terrace, opposite the top of Exeter Road. The Sumac Centre website has a good map of how to get there, including directions by public transport:

http://www.veggies.org.uk/sumac/map.html

Cost

£15 - £35 includes food. This is a sliding scale depending on what you can afford.

Accommodation

We are offering crash-pad accommodation, which means sleeping on floors at the Sumac Centre and nearby Neds Housing Co-Op. This is very basic: bring a sleeping bag!

If you want somewhere more civilised to sleep here is a web page for local B & B’s

Food

The food will be vegan and included in the price. The first meal is on Friday evening at 6pm. If you have any alergies or dietary needs that are not catered for with vegan food, please contact us as far in advance as possible.

What to Bring

As well as your SLEEPING BAG, we are asking you to bring a press cutting about climate change and a record of any activity you have taken part in that was about climate change. We will use these on Friday evening for some activities to get us thinking about climate change and what we can do about it.

Contact Details

If you have any queries you can email John on until Thursday or phone the Rising Tide office on 01865 241097. From then on you can contact the office mobile 07762 252932. The Sumac Centre Phone is 0845 458 9595

Programme

Below is the programme for the 2004 Network Gathering at the Sumac Centre in Nottingham, any questions please ring John on the above numbers. Programme subject to last minute changes. New subjects welcomed from participants.

FRIDAY

intro, food, safety, sleeping, crèche, payment, cabaret, what is RT (short notice), where are we going (short notice), filming, security, ask people to put up bring things to people attention on wall chart, show timetable etc

Wall chart of press cuttings about climate change and discussion

Wall chart of achievements (from putting in low energy light bulbs to BP portrait gallery actions) and discussion to generate interest in the subject and in campaign opportunities.

SATURDAY

9:00 – 10:00

big meeting – announce workshops and free space for people to speak to.

10:00 – 11:00

  1. New Road Building – reviving the UK anti-roads movement – Becca Lush
  2. Eco-housing – Penny Poyer and Gil Schalom
  3. Contraction and Convergence – Tim Helweg-Larsen
  4. Motivations, keeping going in the long haul. Elizabeth Carola

11:00 – 11:30 break

11:30 – 12:30

  1. Stop Esso – Climate Deniers web site – Nick Davies
  2. Airport Pledge – George Marshall
  3. Non Violent Direct Action taster session – Matthew Herbert
  4. Oil, War and Climate Change – Jo Hamilton

12:30 – 1:30 Lunch

(this may extend to 2 or even 2:30 if there are lots of people and the cooks need that amount of time to feed everyone. I will know nearer the time)

1:30 – 2:00

big meeting: generate any new workshops, free space for people to speak to.

2:00 – 3:00

  1. Climate Extinction, using a game developed by NEF, session 1 – Susan Ballard
  2. The Science of Climate Change – Jo Brown
  3. The Rising Tide network – what is and where it is going – John Hoggett
  4. G8 Roadshow- Alice

3:00 – 3:30 break

3:30 – 4:30

  1. Climate Extinction, using a game developed by NEF, session 2 – Susan Ballard
  2. Campaigning against the oil industry – London Rising Tide
  3. Colombia Solidarity Campaign using personal testimony and interactive theatre – Marta Hinestroza (assisted by Matthew Styles and John Hoggett)
  4. Free space!

4:30 – 6:00

Big meeting – future plans, who, what, where, when, wall chart. Look at geographical areas of participants (Mark and John to coordinate)

6:00 – 7:00 Supper

8:00 – 10:00 Cabaret – Phil Thornhill coordinating

SUNDAY

9:00 – 10:00

big meeting – announce workshops, new workshops and free space for people to speak to.

10:00 – 11:00

  1. Kyoto and the ESF – Phil Thornhill
  2. Media – love it, use it – John Hoggett
  3. Free space
  4. Free space

11:00 – 11:30 break

11:30 – 12:30

  1. Rising Tide Network, what now? – John Hoggett to convene
  2. Treesponsability – Penny Eastwood
  3. Free space
  4. Free space

12:30 – 1:30 Lunch

(this may extend to 2 or event 2:30 if there are lots of people and the cooks need that amount of time to feed everyone. I will know nearer the time)

2:00 end

2:00 – 4:00 Sumac centre will remain open for networking etc