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Training for Action

act | 21.10.2004 16:42

TRAINING for ACTION presents:

Introduction to Training Skills for Activists

Mon 8 Nov. in Edinburgh
9.30am arrival, 10.00am start - 5.00pm end.

A free day long workshop open to anyone interested in running workshops, training sessions, gatherings or meetings for activists and the wider community.

This is an Introduction to Training Skills for Activists and covers:

*How to plan and do: workshops, training sessions, short gatherings and meetings
*Tools for making sessions enjoyable, inclusive and effective
*Practising skills and sharing experiences with other activists
*Skills for working without leaders, communication within groups,accessibility and ways to increase participation
*Planning how to support each other beyond this day.

9.30am arrival, 10.00am start-5.00pm end.

Food - please bring to share
Accommodation - if you need the night before or after the day please call
Access - please get in touch if you have any special needs or want to know
about access details for the venues.

The day is organised by Blatant Incitement (BLINC) and Seeds for Change
and is part of TRAINING for ACTION - a series of training days for
activists on topics including:

~Training Skills
~Groupwork Skills
~Action Skills
~Legal Support Skills

A series of training days helping to prepare ourselves for action at the
G8 summit in Scotland, July 2005, and actions before and beyond!

You are: wanting to share your skills with others involved in activism and
campaigning, and willing to pass on your experiences.

We are: a small group of activists who have given a number and variety of
trainings over the last years.

Dates
8 November Introduction to Training Skills for Activists in Edinburgh
From January 2005 Direct Action Trainers workshop in Glasgow, Lancaster
and Oxford
From March 2005 Arrest and Legal Skills at 3 venues across these islands
PLUS other trainings to be arranged

www.skillsharing.org.uk

Blatant Incitement and Seeds for Change
www.eco-action.org/blinc www.seedsforchange.org.uk

BOOKINGS & INFO: 0845 330 7583
info(at)skillsharing.org.uk (replace (at) with @ - we've done this to avoid spam)

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POSTERS AND FLYERS AVAILABLE - GET IN TOUCH AS ABOVE

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- Homepage: http://www.skillsharing.org.uk


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