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all, received the following today, I will try to get to some of it, let me know if you are interested or come to the meeting Monday, Cheers Matt.
Hi Orca people – Apologies if you have already got a message about this, but I thought you would be interested in this. A whole lot of active community and climate people from Geelong and Surf Coast are coming, as well as climate group leaders from further afield. It is shaping up to be a brilliant weekend!
We’d love to get as many locals as possible on board – the workshop works even better if there are a few from each group as there is plenty of time to work on shared story and strategy.
Cheers, Kathryn
Dear friend,
My name is Kathryn and I’m a presenter with The Climate Project. It’s seriously hard to talk about climate change without people’s eyes glazing. But when I tell them the story of my wild 700-kilometre walk over Australia’s highest mountains — how snowgums now grow higher up mountains looking for colder air; how the dry forests ignited into a super-fire on the last day of my walk — people grow quiet and listen closer.
It made me realise the power of stories — how they communicate values, express who we are, and motivate others to join us. Barack Obama got his start as a community organiser — it’s how he learnt the power of personal stories and why he made them the cornerstone of his presidential campaign.
‘Camp Obama’ taught everyday people around the United States how to tell powerful stories. Meeting each other at a million points of hope and energy, these stories transformed a political campaign into a popular movement. Now we’re bringing this powerful training to Anglesea, so we can work together to make a massive impact this election. Click here if you’re interested in coming along:
Yes, I’m interested in attending the Community Organising Workshop
http://changegeelong.eventbrite.com/
Where: Eumeralla Camp, 1415 Great Ocean Road, Anglesea
When: 29th and 30th of May, with an optional Friday night before.
Registration cut off: 15th of May
Spaces are limited -- don’t miss out!
Low-cost accommodation available: Details to come.
Click here to read the draft agenda and apply for the Community Organising Workshop
http://changegeelong.eventbrite.com/
When you arrive on Friday night or Saturday morning you’ll be greeted by an enthusiastic group of highly caffeinated facilitators. You’ll mingle with members of various organisations, like the most active Climate Action Groups from around Victoria, GetUp and Union Climate Connectors. You might even be surprised to find one of your neighbours there.
And there will be a moment that day–when the room falls silent and your breath catches in your throat, as a story captures you completely. Often it’s the quiet person in the room that manages to blow everyone away. Last year, in Melbourne, it was a story from a climate activist whose grandfather survived the holocaust and told him to never stop fighting for what was right. In Sydney, an engineer who gained the courage, and learnt the skills, to talk with his coal-mining company colleagues about new directions.
With the looming federal election just months away, the skills, strategies and stories you’ll learn to tell will give you a powerful voice on climate change. Click here if you’re interested in coming along.
Click here to find out more and apply for the Community Organising Workshop.
http://changegeelong.eventbrite.com/
The spin doctors, attack ads, and focus group tested sound bites are waiting in the wings. Media pundits have their eyes on the political horse race, ignoring the people affected by the policies they squabble over. In this campaign, we will tell the stories of these people. Together we will provide the passion, humanity and energy so absent in the practiced smiles and hollow lines of our politicians.
Hope to see you,
Kathryn McCallum, for the organising team.
PS – We have some exciting guest speakers and facilitators.
PPS – The “greatest moral challenge of our generation” just got relegated to the budget bin. It’s not good enough.
Event Website:
http://changegeelong.eventbrite.com/
