Victorian Climate Action Network

Tag: campaigning

  • VCAN meeting

    Unfortunately, when we set this date we were not aware of that it clashes with the refugees rally. It has proved difficult to to change the date, but we hope that those of you attending the rally will join us mid-afternoon for the second half.

     Draft Agenda

    1.00     INTRODUCTION: Acknowledgement of country, introductions, review of agenda.
    1.15     CAMPAIGN AND WORKING GROUP UPDATES

    2.30     Afternoon tea and networking opportunity. (30 mins)

    In café – as a way of expressing gratitude for free venue.

    3.00     NEXT STEPS: Getting the message out to potentially friendly audiences.

    3.30     WORLD CAFÉ STYLE TABLES ON RELEVANT TOPICS (40 mins)

    4.10     ACTION PLAN REPORT BACK: Two most important ideas from each world cafe table

    4.20     CONCLUSION, EVALUATION, NEXT MEETING

  • VCAN: half day workshop on climate emergency campaigning

    Climate Emergency
    Climate Emergency

    Set up from 12.30pm, event from 1pm – 4.30pm with a half-hour break for networking.
    We are hoping to make it a larger than usual event which helps build our capacity for climate emergency campaigning.
    So please save the date and start inviting people who might be interested.

    A draft agenda is below. Suggested changes contact Jane Morton, Darebin Climate Action Now

    Afternoon tea in the kiosk (rather than bringing our own) as a way of supporting the kiosk proprietors

     

    Climate Emergency Campaigning Workshop
    Sunday 11 September 1.00pm – 4.30pm
    Draft agenda

    1. Introductions etc (10 mins) (1.00pm – 1.10pm) Tony Gleeson (chair)
    2. Why is emergency scale action necessary? Presentation and discussion. David Spratt (30 mins) (1.10pm – 1.40pm)
    3. What is climate emergency campaigning? (50 mins) (1.40pm – 2.30pm)
    4. Presentation: Jane Morton (5 mins) What is emergency mode?
    5. Presentation: Philip Sutton (5 mins) Some examples from history of declaration of emergency or state of emergency.
    6. Presentation: Luke Taylor (5 mins) [Title?]
    7. Large group discussion: What is climate emergency campaigning

      i.      Is it reinforcing and building accurate description of the climate science within all climate campaigns?
      ii.      Is it campaigning for the declaration of a climate emergency?
      iii.     Is it campaigning for a massive emergency-speed mobilisation?                             iv.     Is it all of the above?
      v.      Is it something else? Something additional to the above?
    8. Small group discussion: Does your group do climate emergency campaigning? Which type? If not why not? If so how is it going? Could you do more or it?
    9. Report back


    BREAK – in kiosk  (2.30pm – 3.00pm)

    1. Challenges and opportunities – mapping the political terrain (3.00pm – 3.30pm)
    2. Approximately three inspiring speakers, each talking for five minutes or so.
    3. Discussion (15 minutes in large group or small groups)
    4. Next steps. World café style breakout groups (3.30pm – 4.00pm)
      A leader for each table takes two minutes to describe the focus of each table. All of the tables focus on next steps to advance an aspect of climate emergencycampaigning.
    5. Report-back, reflection and conclusion (4.00pm – 4.30pm)

    OPTIONAL HALF HOUR TO CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS. (4.30pm – 5.00pm)