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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername"></b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shannon@eyfa.org" target="_blank">shannon@eyfa.org</a>></span><br>Date: Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 9:53 PM<br>
Subject: [Network] EYFA Newsletter June 2011: Summer Events and Happenings<br>To: <a href="mailto:network@lists.eyfa.org" target="_blank">network@lists.eyfa.org</a><br><br><br>Back by popular demand, here is a round up of activists events,<br>
gatherings, camps and meetings happening around Europe this summer.<br>
<br>
Have an event planned this summer or autumn that should be included? Email<br>
<a href="mailto:eyfa@eyfa.org" target="_blank">eyfa@eyfa.org</a> and we'll add it to the website.<br>
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1. Climate Camp Italy<br>
2. Queeristan<br>
3. Istanbul LGBT Pride Week<br>
4. Makv�rket Building Festival<br>
5. Space Camp<br>
6. Climate Camp Belgium<br>
7. Animal Rights Gathering<br>
8. Anarchist Summer Camp<br>
9. War Starts Here<br>
10. Ecotopia Bike Tour<br>
11. Eco-Camp Khimki-2011<br>
12. LUNI Summer Camp<br>
13. DIY Bike Fest<br>
14. European Hitchhiking Gathering<br>
15. Climate Camp Germany<br>
16. Earth First Summer Gathering<br>
17. Nyeleni Europe Forum on Food Sovereignty<br>
18. Olkiluoto NPP Blockade<br>
19. No Borders Camp Bulgaria<br>
20. International Anti-Nuclear Gathering<br>
21. Outdoor Skillshare<br>
22. Stop the Arms Fair<br>
23. Reclaim the Fields Camp<br>
<br>
<br>
1. Climate Camp Italy<br>
June 17-19<br>
Milan, Italy<br>
<br>
The first Italian Climate Camp takes place this weekend in Milan. �Each<br>
day has a different theme, such as 'Soil as a Common Good' on Saturday,<br>
and a critical mass on Sunday's 'Hands on the City.'<br>
<br>
The camp is part of a campaign to stop Milan's bid to host the 2015<br>
Universal Expo. �The camp itself is set up in a newly built district,<br>
which is part of the gentrification push taking place to try and secure<br>
the Expo.<br>
<br>
It might be too late to get in on the action, but you can keep up what has<br>
been happening by visiting the websites:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.inventati.org/climatecamp/" target="_blank">http://www.inventati.org/climatecamp/</a><br>
<a href="http://www.noexpo.it" target="_blank">http://www.noexpo.it</a><br>
<br>
<br>
2. Queeristan<br>
June 17-19<br>
Amsterdam, The Netherlands<br>
<br>
If you happen to be nearby Amsterdam this weekend, head out to<br>
Schijnheilig to take part in a queer weekend of activism and resistance at<br>
Queeristan.<br>
<br>
Three days of workshops and direct action, which will explore issues of<br>
solidarity, privilege, power and sex. �From transphobia to sex work, from<br>
solidarity to clowning, conversations and workshops will be diverse and<br>
work towards �reclaiming our bodies and minds.�<br>
<br>
And parties. �Don't forget the queertastic parties!<br>
<br>
<a href="https://queeristan2011.wordpress.com" target="_blank">https://queeristan2011.wordpress.com</a><br>
<br>
<br>
3. Istanbul LGBT Pride Week<br>
June 20-26<br>
Istanbul, Turkey<br>
<br>
The theme of this year's Istanbul LGBT Pride Week is �taboo.� �Events<br>
include panel discussions, workshops, film screenings, parties, a picnic,<br>
performances, students' gathering, dance workshops, a costume workshop,<br>
and more.<br>
<br>
For the full programme in english:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J0eyzxk3m2XZnbhRsP_SEVAaL412YZDKwoZPFWGUNus/edit?hl=en_US&authkey=CIqhtMAJ&pli=1" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J0eyzxk3m2XZnbhRsP_SEVAaL412YZDKwoZPFWGUNus/edit?hl=en_US&authkey=CIqhtMAJ&pli=1</a><br>
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4. Makv�rket Building Festival<br>
July 1-31<br>
Knabstrup, Denmark<br>
<br>
Makv�rket is a huge, old tile and brick factory that is now being turned<br>
into a culture and environment collective, creating autonomous spaces for<br>
cooking, workshops, circus and loads of practical experiments with<br>
sustainability and horizontal democracy.<br>
<br>
In July there will be loads of workshops and events; from building compost<br>
toilets for festival use, to mobile solar showers, from metal work to<br>
dancing, socialising and exchanging dreams and ideas for our common<br>
future.<br>
<br>
Makv�rket is situated in Knabstrup, 80 km from Copenhagen and can be<br>
reached by train from Copenhagen main station in an hour.<br>
<br>
<a href="http://makvaerket.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/summer-construction-festival-2011/" target="_blank">http://makvaerket.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/summer-construction-festival-2011/</a><br>
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5. Space Camp<br>
July 2-7<br>
Northern Moldova<br>
<br>
Space Camp is a self-organised camp about the organisation of free spaces,<br>
for all people interested in alternative forms of culture and living<br>
together.<br>
<br>
The camp will take place in a park with several abandoned buildings, a<br>
lake and natural, isolated surroundings. �The aim is to make the area<br>
usable in the longer-term, and also to share ideas and experiences via<br>
workshops, discussions and communal living.<br>
<br>
The organisers are asking for participants to contact them by June 25th to<br>
help with planning and preparations.<br>
<br>
<a href="https://spacecamp2011.wordpress.com" target="_blank">https://spacecamp2011.wordpress.com</a><br>
<br>
6. Climate Camp Belgium<br>
July 6-11<br>
Antwerp, Belgium<br>
<br>
This year's Belgian Climate Camp will focus on emissions trading and the<br>
impact of new road infrastructure around Antwerp. �Everyone is invited to<br>
come along for a week full of interesting workshops, meetings, ecological<br>
living and direct action.<br>
<br>
<a href="http://climate-justice-action.be/" target="_blank">http://climate-justice-action.be/</a><br>
<br>
<br>
7. Animal Rights Gathering<br>
July 15-17<br>
Dutch countryside, near Amsterdam<br>
<br>
The International Animal Rights Gathering is an annual event which brings<br>
together activists from all over the world for a weekend of workshops,<br>
talks, discussions, films, information stalls, entertainment and<br>
networking. The aim of the Gathering is to promote and improve<br>
co-operation and co-ordination between activists from many different<br>
countries, with the aim of building a strong coherent global movement to<br>
fight animal exploitation and spread compassion.<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.argathering.net/" target="_blank">http://www.argathering.net/</a><br>
<br>
<br>
8. Anarchist Summer Camp<br>
July 18-25<br>
Austria<br>
<br>
The Anarchist Summer Camp in Austria will bring together people from<br>
different places, regions and with different experiences and backgrounds<br>
in order to test a liberated life. �Everyone is invited who can identify<br>
with emancipation and domination-critical ideas. You do not know with any<br>
theories or already be active in a collective.<br>
<br>
What happens at the camp will depend on what you make of it and what will<br>
emerge spontaneously on site. There is not a finished program, rather it<br>
is about to engaging, stimulating discussions and workshops. The end of<br>
the camp is a reflection of those present, so everyone is responsible for<br>
the everyday things that can arise to the camp and to keep it going.<br>
<br>
There is no fixed organisation team this year, but some individuals have<br>
organised enough money to pay the fee on a camp site and collected ideas<br>
about how the camp might look like. �Since there is no fixed organisation<br>
team, �the whole cycle of the camp reflects the means of all people<br>
attending the camp.�<br>
<br>
A list of things which are needed can be found on:<br>
<a href="http://de.anarchopedia.org/A-Camp_2011/AST" target="_blank">http://de.anarchopedia.org/A-Camp_2011/AST</a><br>
<br>
Further informations about the camp can be found at<br>
<a href="http://a-camps.net/AST" target="_blank">http://a-camps.net/AST</a><br>
<a href="http://de.anarchopedia.org/A-Camp_2011/AST" target="_blank">http://de.anarchopedia.org/A-Camp_2011/AST</a>.<br>
<br>
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9. War Starts Here<br>
July 22-29<br>
Lule�, Sweden<br>
<br>
The 22-29th of July, Lule� in northern Sweden: War Starts Here! �Join the<br>
international action camp against the NEAT military exercise area, the<br>
biggest military training ground in Europe. There will be a huge mass<br>
action on the 26th of July, and seminars with translations every day at<br>
the camp. � Join to protest against all violent expressions of militarism.<br>
<br>
For more info, see <a href="http://warstartshere.com/en/actioncamp" target="_blank">http://warstartshere.com/en/actioncamp</a><br>
<br>
<br>
10. Ecotopia Biketour<br>
July 26-August 31<br>
Florence-Pisa-Tyrrhenian Coast-Rome-Campolattaro-Benevento-Napoli-Pippio,<br>
Italy<br>
<br>
The theme of this year's biketour is sustainable agriculture and food<br>
sovereignty. �The tour will start in Florence and finish in Pippio,<br>
visiting ecofarms, nature reserves, communes and community projects along<br>
the way.<br>
<br>
The full route is approximately 1200km long, but you can also join for<br>
just part. �Participants should be interested in environmental and social<br>
justice issues an want to take part in actions as well as learning about<br>
sustainability. �You should also be interested in taking an active part in<br>
the group, including helping with daily tasks and participating in<br>
consensus decision-making. �You should also be able to cycle about 50km<br>
per day!<br>
<br>
To find out more visit the website:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.ecotopiabiketour.net" target="_blank">http://www.ecotopiabiketour.net</a><br>
<br>
<br>
11. Eco-camp Khimki-2011<br>
Beginning July 27-August 6<br>
Moscow region, Russia<br>
<br>
Activists of civil, environmental, human rights and other organizations<br>
are welcome to take part in this camp, against the destruction of Moscow's<br>
forests. �The camp will include protest actions, workshops and trainings.<br>
<br>
The Khimki forest has already become the symbol of the struggle of Russian<br>
society against the corrupted state. Now the Solnechnogorsk and Klin<br>
forests in the region of Moscow are under the threat of destruction, as<br>
the authorities plan to build the toll-highway 'Moscow-St.Petersburg'<br>
there as well. And even that's not enough for them - there is one more<br>
toll-road with wide infrastructure planned closer to Moscow city - Central<br>
Ring High Way (TSKAD).<br>
<br>
This Eco-camp in defense of Moscow forests is organized by the Moscow<br>
group of "Autonomous Action," members of radical-ecological movement<br>
"Rainbow Keepers" and other environmentalists, anarchists and<br>
antifascists.<br>
<br>
The camp will be open on July 27. The place will be announced just before<br>
the opening, considering the monitoring of the forest-cuts and work-plans<br>
of construction of the toll-roads in the region. The camp is planned to be<br>
working until August 6th.<br>
<br>
You can contact the organizing committee of the camp and send your<br>
application via <a href="mailto:lesapodmoskovia@gmail.com" target="_blank">lesapodmoskovia@gmail.com</a><br>
<br>
More information is available in Russian at:<br>
<a href="http://avtonom.org/en/node/15894" target="_blank">http://avtonom.org/en/node/15894</a><br>
<br>
<br>
12. LUNI summer camp<br>
July 29 � 31<br>
near Vilnius, Lithuania<br>
<br>
The non-formal communal initiative LUNI (Free University), aimed at<br>
creating alternative to established model of education, is organising a<br>
summer camp. It will be two days of theoretical and practical activities,<br>
open discussions, movie screenings, etc. The camp will take place in a<br>
picturesque area 65 km from Vilnius, near the lake and organic garden:<br>
<a href="http://www.nemunoantika.lt/freewind/" target="_blank">http://www.nemunoantika.lt/freewind/</a><br>
<br>
The camp will be DIY and the program will be set up according to<br>
suggestions of participants: give a talk, workshop, hold a discussion on<br>
any topic yourself or suggest someone who can do this. Send suggestions to<br>
luni.stovykla [at] �<a href="http://gmail.com" target="_blank">gmail.com</a> or just write in �Facebook� page:<br>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/#%21/event.php?eid=166756420054127" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=166756420054127</a><br>
<br>
More about LUNI: <a href="http://luni.lt.garnys.serveriai.lt/luni-free-university.html" target="_blank">http://luni.lt.garnys.serveriai.lt/luni-free-university.html</a><br>
<br>
Website for the camp in Lithuanian:<br>
<a href="http://luni.lt.garnys.serveriai.lt/luni-vilnius/18-vilniaus-luni-paskaitos/408-luni-vasaros-stovykla-2011.html" target="_blank">http://luni.lt.garnys.serveriai.lt/luni-vilnius/18-vilniaus-luni-paskaitos/408-luni-vasaros-stovykla-2011.html</a><br>
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13. DIY Bike Fest<br>
August 5-7<br>
Scheveningen, The Netherlands<br>
<br>
DIY Bikefest is a DIY organised festival for bicycle freaks, punx and<br>
pirates. It will take place at the Piratenbar squat next to the sea in the<br>
harbor of Scheveningen. �There will be lots of working, welding and<br>
building bikes, workshops, bike-attack bikewars, bakfietsraces,<br>
infostands, bands �and DJs, vegan food and more more more.<br>
<a href="http://diybikefest.puscii.nl/about/" target="_blank">http://diybikefest.puscii.nl/about/</a><br>
<br>
<br>
14. European Hitchhiking Gathering<br>
August 5-9<br>
Kara Dere, Bulgaria<br>
<br>
Calling all hitchhikers, crazy adventurers, hardcore travellers and<br>
first-timers to gather in Kara Dere, Bulgaria on the 5th of August 2011 to<br>
meet fellow hitchhikers, exchange stories and experiences, have fun and be<br>
part of a growing community.<br>
<br>
<a href="http://hitchgathering.org/" target="_blank">http://hitchgathering.org/</a><br>
<br>
<br>
15. Climate Camp Germany<br>
August 7-14<br>
J�nschwalde/Brandenburg, Germany<br>
<br>
The climate camp will be a space for networking, knowledge exchange and<br>
debate on the one hand, but also a space to show practical resistance and<br>
to implement direct action. �The camp will represent a field of<br>
experimentation for a different kind of life: resource efficient,<br>
grassroots and self-organised.<br>
This year's German camp will take place in Brandenburg, where an important<br>
decision will be made this year �in regards to the false solution of<br>
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology. ��Clean coal� is being used<br>
as an excuse by those in power to continue using brown coal in energy<br>
production and avoid energy decentralisation.<br>
<a href="http://www.lausitzcamp.info" target="_blank">http://www.lausitzcamp.info</a><br>
<br>
<br>
16. Earth First Summer Gathering<br>
August 10-15<br>
East Anglia, England<br>
<br>
A week of workshops, training and planning for a life of ecological defence.<br>
There'll be a huge number of workshops focused on sharing skills and<br>
ideas, planning campaigns and networking for all aspects of ecological and<br>
social resistance. These will include community organising, planning<br>
actions, halting building and mining projects, legal info, workplace<br>
struggles, climbing, squatting, blockading, wild food, avoiding burn-out,<br>
breaking security cordons, self-defence...<br>
<a href="http://www.earthfirstgathering.org.uk/2010/front.html" target="_blank">http://www.earthfirstgathering.org.uk/2010/front.html</a><br>
<br>
<br>
17. Nyeleni Europe Forum on Food Sovereignty<br>
August 16-21<br>
Krems Austria<br>
<br>
>From August 16-21 a mass meeting of groups, unions, associations and<br>
collectives of farmers, students, activists, ecologists, agricultural<br>
workers and landless youth and all others who are working for food<br>
sovereignty in Europe and in the world is being planned.<br>
The meeting aims to act as a catalyst for grassroots organisers to build<br>
new ways of organising our food systems, away from corporate control and<br>
the WTO framework, and towards food sovereignty and meeting people's<br>
needs. �It will provide space to define the struggles and strategies<br>
necessary to create a movement for Food Sovereignty which can challenge<br>
today's dominant forces of production and consumption.<br>
For more information and to register for the forum:<br>
<a href="http://nyeleni2011.net/" target="_blank">http://nyeleni2011.net/</a><br>
<a href="http://www.eurovia.org/spip.php?article359&lang=en" target="_blank">http://www.eurovia.org/spip.php?article359&lang=en</a><br>
<br>
<br>
18. Olkiluoto NPP Blockade<br>
August 20<br>
Olkiluoto, Finland<br>
<br>
After the first successful, publicly announced blockade of an atomic plant<br>
in Finland last year, a second big, international blockade action has just<br>
been announced. �You are invited to join the action yourself or with your<br>
group, to contribute your support for the preparation and to spread the<br>
word.<br>
<br>
Finland is �the� symbolic country for the so-called �nuclear renaissance.�<br>
�The blockade aims to show the world that there is no future in nuclear<br>
power at all, and that the international community of anti-nuclear<br>
activists is supporting each other, since the radioactive threat doesn't<br>
stop at national borders.<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.olkiluotoblockade.info" target="_blank">http://www.olkiluotoblockade.info</a><br>
<br>
<br>
19. No Borders Camp Bulgaria<br>
August 25-29<br>
the border between Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey<br>
<br>
Following the EU eastward expansion, countries like Bulgaria and Romania<br>
are progressively cracking down on those that try to cross their borders<br>
and rampantly working against freedom of movement. The Bulgarian<br>
government�s current target date for joining the Schengen agreement is<br>
2012. The border control between Bulgaria and Turkey is cited as the<br>
biggest problem Bulgaria is faced with in order for the country to join<br>
Schengen. Following the participation of Bulgarian border police in<br>
FRONTEX operations along the Greek-Turkish border, there is talk of<br>
extending the agency�s operations to the border between Bulgaria and<br>
Turkey. �These developments, together with the deterioration of the<br>
migrants� situation in neighboring Greece, are the two immediate reasons<br>
for organizing a No Border camp at the border between Bulgaria, Greece and<br>
Turkey in the coming summer.<br>
<br>
The organising group in Bulgaria is still looking for help in setting up,<br>
especially with fundraising, medics and lawyers. �Find out more and get in<br>
touch if you can help:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://noborderbulgaria.wordpress.com/2011/" target="_blank">http://noborderbulgaria.wordpress.com/2011/</a><br>
<br>
<br>
20. International Anti-Nuclear Gathering<br>
first week of August<br>
&#268;esk� Bud&#283;jovice, Czech Republic<br>
<br>
The next Anti-Nuclear Gathering will take place in the first week of<br>
August. � The last networking gathering was organised by the Nuclear<br>
Heritage Nework in Helsinki in March 2011, while smaller gatherings took<br>
place in summer 2010 in ten cities as part of the Baltic Sea Info Tour.<br>
<br>
This time there will be a small camp in the garden on an anti-nuclear<br>
activist. �Don't forget to bring camping gear, leaflets, photos, films and<br>
other materials documenting anti-nuclear activities. �As capacity is<br>
limited, please announce yourself on contact [at] <a href="http://nuclear-heritage.net" target="_blank">nuclear-heritage.net</a> as<br>
soon as possible.<br>
<br>
Additional information available soon:<br>
<a href="http://www.greenkids.de/europas-atomerbe/index.php/International_Anti-nuclear_Network_Meeting_in_Czech_Republic" target="_blank">http://www.greenkids.de/europas-atomerbe/index.php/International_Anti-nuclear_Network_Meeting_in_Czech_Republic</a><br>
<br>
<br>
21. Outdoor Skillshare<br>
August 26-29<br>
South Lanarkshire, Scotland<br>
<br>
Coal Action Scotland warmly invites you to join us in beautiful rural<br>
South Lanarkshire for a weekend of skillsharing and workshops about<br>
outdoor life and resistance techniques. From mass catering to foraging<br>
wild foods, from land defence to self defence, from climbing trees to<br>
digging tunnels and everything between; come and learn new skills, meet<br>
new people and share your experiences with others.<br>
<br>
This skillshare will be a safe, inclusive and participatory environment<br>
for learning new, interesting and transferable skills and is open to<br>
people of all abilities and experiences. Whatever your particular<br>
campaign, whatever interests or excites you, the skillshare will be a<br>
creative melting pot of ideas and techniques to sustain life and resist<br>
oppression (however it manifests itself).<br>
<br>
Check the website or join the mailing list on:<br>
<a href="http://outdoorskillshare.noflag.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://outdoorskillshare.noflag.org.uk/</a><br>
<br>
<br>
22. Stop the Arms Fair<br>
September 13<br>
London, England<br>
<br>
This September, the world�s biggest arms fair � DSEi � will be back at the<br>
ExCeL conference centre in London Docklands.<br>
<br>
Over 1200 arms companies will be hawking their deadly wares to 25000<br>
buyers from around the world, including military delegations from<br>
repressive, human-rights abusing regimes. This year, for the first time,<br>
the UK government will be inviting paramilitaries and border security<br>
forces.<br>
<br>
Make no mistake; this is the big one � the nexus of capitalism, war and<br>
repression. Will we let this obscene event pass off unopposed? NO WE<br>
WON�T! �The 'Stop the Arms Fair Coalition' are calling on everyone to take<br>
part in the Day of Action against DSEi on Tuesday September 13th.<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.dsei.org" target="_blank">http://www.dsei.org</a><br>
<a href="http://www.stopthearmsfair.org.uk" target="_blank">http://www.stopthearmsfair.org.uk</a><br>
<br>
<br>
23. Reclaim the Fields Camp 2011<br>
September 21-30<br>
Rosia Montana, Romania<br>
<br>
The third Reclaim the Fields Camp will take place in Rosia Montana, where<br>
people have been defending their land for ten years against criminal<br>
corporate land grabbing, robbery and exploitation. �The village in the<br>
Apuseni Mountains in Romania is under threat of being destroyed by a gold<br>
mining project.<br>
<br>
The camp aims to share experiences, exchange skills and knowledge,<br>
reinforce local movements and to find links between each other and other<br>
anti-capitalist and anti-colonialist movements. �A General Assembly of<br>
Reclaim the Fields will be held, and there will be many opportunities to<br>
learn about access to land and food sovereignty.<br>
<br>
The program is participative and the kitchen and camp logistics are being<br>
organised collectively. �Get in touch if you would like to help in the<br>
organisation process, and expect to contribute to the running of the camp<br>
whilst you're there.<br>
<br>
For more information and to register:<br>
<a href="http://www.reclaimthefields.org" target="_blank">http://www.reclaimthefields.org</a><br>
<br>
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