NATIONAL REPOWER SUMMIT!
When: The National Repower Summit will be held in Melbourne from the 9-12th July.
● Monday 11am: Old Arts Theatre (Melbourne University) with activities until 8pm. Accommodation at Urban Central.
● Tuesday 9am: Old Arts with activities until 8pm. Accommodation at Urban Central.
● Wednesday 9am: Old Arts with activities until 9pm. Accommodation at Urban Central.
● Thursday 9am: Around Melbourne city. Finish at 4pm at Old Arts.
Where: Each day will be held at the Old Arts Theatre at Melbourne University. Accommodation is at Urban Central: 334 City Rd, Southbank, even for Melbourne-based volunteers.
We will assist you in moving between the two venues. Please arrive by 11am at the Old Arts Building at Melbourne University on Monday the 9th of July. http://maps.unimelb.edu.au/parkville/building/149 Upon arriving, there’ll be a registration desk where you can get your name signed off and collect your Summit ID.
Why: We’ve got some big campaigns coming up in the second half of the year, a lot of successes to celebrate and you will learn so much by being at the summit with volunteers from across the country. We’ll have workshops, planning, presentations, skill shares and fun!
Registration form: Registration has now closed. If you have already registered but no longer intend to attend, please let Charlie (charlie@aycc.org.au) know immediately.
Cost: The cost for this event is highly subsidised with full price being $150 and concession being $100. This will cover accommodation for three nights, food and activities. Please bring some spare cash for public transport and any additional food you want. Even if for some reason you are not staying with the group at our accommodation, you will still need to pay $100.
Participant fees should be transferred by direct debit to the AYCC:
Account name: Australian Youth Climate Coalition
Account Number: 375 879
BSB: 032 056
Label your transaction as: firstname_lastnameTC, e.g. charlie_woodTC
The deadline for this payment is Wednesday July the 4th.
Program
This program is subject to change based on facilitators’ availability but the rough outline is:
Day 1:
11:00 Arrive and welcome
11:30 National Director presentation
12:00 Get to know you and agenda detailed
13:30 Lunch
14:30 Celebrating 2012 successes so far
15:30 Understanding where the climate movement is at
16:00 AYCC’s role and strategic plan
16:30 Campaigns for 2012: Repower, Youth Decide, Port Augusta
17:00 Housekeeping and wrap-up
18:00 Dinner at a local restaurant
Day 2:
09:00 Recap Youth Decide and Port Augusta
09:30 Climate Science and Solutions presentation | YD and PA strategy for facilitators
10:30 Youth Decide planning session: regional groups | local groups | support teams | central outreach teams | online/media | uni campuses
1200 Lunch
13:00 Workshop Slot 1*
14:30 Workshop Slot 2
15:00 Youth Decide planning session
17:00 Open space** for workshops, discussions and 10-15 people doing monthly donor calls.
18:30 Dinner and presentations at Melbourne Uni
20:00 Open space and action factory
Day 3:
09:00 Presentations: movement successes
10:00 Workshop Slot 3
11:30 Morning Tea
12:00 Workshop Slot 4
13:30 Lunch and open space
15:00 Youth Decide planning session
16:00 State planning
17:00 Call-out practice and action factory
19:00 Party at a local restaurant
Day 4:
09:00 Morning action
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Workshop Slot 5
14:30 Final presentations
16:00 Finish
*Workshop Slots will have 5-6 workshops or discussions. We will be sourcing external and internal trainers so we can’t give you a final breakdown until closer to the date. Each workshop slot will have AYCC’s standard workshops for people who haven’t been to AYCC’s training camps before and additional discussions and workshops for those who have.
AYCC standard workshops include: Personal Narrative, Communicating Climate Change, Call-outs, Recruitment, Theories of Change, Delegation, Campaign Strategy, Meeting Facilitation, Group Organising and Holding an Event.
Additional workshops and discussions include: Media training, Email writing, Salsa Training, Frontline Organising, Branch Structure, Democratisation of Branches, Understanding NVDA, Grassroots Fundraising, Speakers Training, Sustainable Activism, Anti-Oppression and Field Organising.
**Open Space is a space where you can add your own discussions, skill shares or workshops. Already there are many ideas for the open space but you’re more than welcome to add your own on the day, these currently include: workshops like Music and Activism, documentary Just Do It, discussions (e.g., how to engage over 23s or using stories to reach new communities) and planning sessions (e.g., working with schools or Port Augusta walk logistics).
The best ideas come from bringing bright young people together. We will have a whiteboard for you to write any great ideas you have for making AYCC even better at building a generation wide movement to solve the climate crisis.
What to bring
All rooms come with doonas, linen, towels and soap and they are serviced every day, so you need only bring clothes, toiletries, a notepad and pens and a laptop (if you prefer to take notes this way). There will be lockers in the rooms to keep valuables safe. All meals are included but please do bring change for extra snacks and public transport.
Queries
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Charlie Wood:
charlie@aycc.org.au or 0427 485 233
