SCHEDULE
We are delighted to present our Draft Conference Schedule. While we have made every effort to ensure its accuracy, we must stress that it is subject to change at any time. All changes will be posted on this page, and delegates will be notified by email of any major cancellations or rescheduling.
Conference Schedule |
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| FRIDAY | |||||
| 15:30 | Registration Opens | ||||
| 17:00 | THE STATE WE'RE IN: SCIENCE
FROM THE FRONT LINE |
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| 19:00 | Campaign Success Gathering - Students/Organisations from around the Country lay out their campaigning materials to share tips, skills and ideas | ||||
| 20:00 | Ethical Fashion Show, Music and Bands late into the night | ||||
| SATURDAY | |||||
| 08:30 | Breakfast and registration for new arrivals | ||||
| 10:00 | The Flipping Point: overcoming
denial and despair and feeling good about the struggle ahead |
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| 11:00 | Break | ||||
| 11:15 | Themed Workshops 1: False Fixes and Political Problems | ||||
| WS1 | Climate Refugees (STAR) | Trading our way into trouble - Carbon offsets and the carbon market (Carbon Trade Watch) | The Nuclear Option (G reenpeace) |
Corporate Social Responsibility and its limits (PLATFORM) | Incineration: The Case of Newhaven |
| 12:15 | Break | ||||
| 12:30 | Themed Workshops 2: Some Solutions | ||||
| WS2 | Zero Carbon Britain/Contraction and Convergence (Centre for Alternative Technology) | Political Systems: Capitalism, Socialism or Anarchy? | Permaculture (Sussex Roots) |
Climate Camp |
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| 13:30 | Lunch (With Campaign Stalls from around the Country) and Fringe debate: "Should Students Fly?" | ||||
| 14:30 | Themed Workshops 3: Climate Campaigning Skills | ||||
| WS3 | How to use the Media (New Internationalist) | Planning Your Campaign (People and Planet) |
Non-Violent Direct Action (Training Seeds for Change) | The Right to Protest (Training Seeds for Change) | |
| 15:30 | Break | ||||
| 15:45 | Themed Workshops 4: Students as a Force for Change | ||||
| WS4 | What Role Does The N.U.S have in fighting Climate Change? | Campaigning Success: Food and Flights in Universities - (Food for US and Eco-Uni) | The Importance of Universities in the Climate Campaign | Students: Working with Workers - (Workers' Climate Action) | Dead alarm-bells: The capitalist media and the irresistible necessity of new social art (Student Climate Project) |
| 16:45 | Break | ||||
| 17:00 | WHERE NEXT?: BUILDING THE
STUDENT CLIMATE MOVEMENT With contributions from Climate Camp, People and Planet and many more (Special Guest Speaker TBA) |
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| SUNDAY | |||||
| 10:00 | COIN Speaker Training | ||||
| 14.30 | NVDA Training | ||||