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This workshop on non-violent direct action is organised specifically for newly declared gasfield free communities.
This practical guide from CSG Free Northern Rivers walks you through the steps needed to become a gasfield free community.
From Green Left Weekly
Continue Reading → Ricketts said there is a bigger aim for the campaign than just winning an end to CSG mining in NSW. “We are building a large mainstream social movement, activating huge numbers of people who have never been active before.
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When: 6pm, Thursday 3rd May
Where: The Loft, Level 2,
Kindness House,
288 Brunswick St
Fitzroy, Victoria
Experienced social and environmental activist, prominent activism educator and writer Aidan Ricketts will be our special guest straight from northern NSW next month, launching his new book, The Activists’ Handbook, […]
The launch a powerful new tactic for community resistance to coal seam gas.
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“A law lecturer is running night classes to teach people how to be effective protesters.” Interview on Seven News
From the Northern Star, April 14, 2012
Continue Reading → THE PETROLEUM industry has condemned an anti-coal seam gas activist training workshop conducted in Lismore this week as a “new low” in the debate.
Brisbane-based Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association Ltd chief […]
To support the community action against coal seam gas mining in the Northern Rivers region, there will be activist workshops at the Workers Club in Lismore at 6.30pm, every second Thursday for three weeks from March 15th.
Action against coal seam gas extraction in the Northern Rivers region is gaining strong […]
The workshop roll out continues for Kyogle and Casino based CSG free groups. On March 11, I will be providing training in establishing new groups, campaign planning and non-violent direct action. This training is being organised by the Group against Gas Kyogle http://www.facebook.com/groups/195834647104687/
Continue Reading → UPDATE
The workshop was a great success! Protests on […]
Compared to so many campaigns I’ve been involved what amazes me is how mainstream it really is.
Rather than struggling to motivate communities to take an interest, this worm has well and truly turned and I am now struggling to keep up with the demand from formerly conservative and mainstream rural communities […]
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