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Activist training at The Channon June 24, 2012: Non-violent direct action for Gasfield Free communities

On June 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Training workshops

This workshop on non-violent direct action is organised specifically for newly declared gasfield free communities.

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The ‘How To Guide’ for declaring your community gasfield free

On June 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Acitvist resources

This practical guide from CSG Free Northern Rivers walks you through the steps needed to become a gasfield free community.

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Communities use new tactics to go CSG free

On May 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Media

From Green Left Weekly

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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Gas group attacks SCU lecturer

Gas group attacks SCU lecturer

On April 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Media

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3 May, 2012 – Wilderness Society Victoria event

On April 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Training workshops

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, […]

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Community declares itself Gasfield Free!

On April 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In News & Events

The launch a powerful new tactic for community resistance to coal seam gas.

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Protest School on Seven News

On April 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Media

“A law lecturer is running night classes to teach people how to be effective protesters.” Interview on Seven News

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Gas Lobby Criticises Activist

On April 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Media

From the Northern Star, April 14, 2012

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 […]

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Building capacity – training and the CSG-Free group

On March 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Training workshops

The newly formed CSG free Lismore action group is offering a series of activist training workshops in coming weeks to help ‘build capacity’ for local resistance to CSG mining. This Thursday night (29/3/12) the author of The Activists Handbook, Aidan Ricketts,  will conduct a public workshop on strategic campaign planning for the […]

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The CSG-Free Community Strategy: A new approach to community defence

On March 15, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Commentary

The “CSG-Free Community Strategy” being launched by CSG-Free Northern Rivers aims to go beyond the idea of locking individual gates and will take our resistance to a whole of community level. To this end local communities are being trained in non violent civil resistance to all CSG activity. A key part of […]

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It's in everyone's backyard

March/April 2012 – CSG-Free training in Lismore, NSW

On March 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Training workshops

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 […]

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March 25, 2012 CSG Free Workshop, Grafton, NSW

On March 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Training workshops

Draft Program for Grafton Non Violent Direct Action Training (Stage1) Grafton Community Centre

25th March 2012

10am Register, drinks etc. 10.15 History of Social Movements, 4 Roles in a successful Social Movements and the 8 stages required for success
– Carol Perry. 11.15 Morning tea 11.45 Planning and Mapping Your Campaign: How […]

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Aidan Ricketts - activism consultant

March 11 2012 – CSG-Free Northern Rivers training workshop

On March 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Training workshops

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/

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The workshop was a great success! Protests on […]

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Farmland not gasland

What is so different about the CSG- free campaign?

On February 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Commentary

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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Inaugural CSG free Northern Rivers activism and campaign workshops at Keerong Valley

On February 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Training workshops

The training day at Keerong Hall was a huge success. As has become familiar we had a very representative sample of the local community: contractors, farmers, small business owners, and many fired up people self-describing as former conservatives. Lismore councilor Simon Clough, myself (Aidan Ricketts) and Environmental Defender’s office lawyer Sue Higginson provided […]

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