August 29th - September 1st
Georgia's Student/Youth Environmental-Action Conference
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GreenPeach 2008! will be host to over 100 Georgia students and young people who are working on campuses and in communities to create environmental and socially just solutions to our worlds largest problems. This four day conference we will provide spaces for yound people to share experiences, create new relationships and ideas, discuss local/international environmenal justice issues and
solutions, to create plans for action on these issues, conduct community service and organizing projects, and to have a GREAT time with like-minded individuals. Look forward to workshops and lectures on issues from anti-oppression and sustainable urban living techniques to mountain top removal and global climate change. GreenPeach 2008! is the third annual meeting of Georgia Students for Sustainability, an open network (all are welcome!) of Georgia climate and social justice activists supported by the Southern Energy Network.
On-Site Sign-In will be from 12pm-10pm Friday August 29th at Martha Brown United Methodist Church, 468 Moreland Avenue, East Atlanta.
You MUST register to attend.
GreenPeach 2006: Birth of Georgia Students for Sustainability!
Friday August 29th 12pm-9pm, Saturday August 30 7am-8:30pm, Sunday August 31 7am-10pm, Monday (Labor Day) September 1 7am-3pm 2008
Martha Brown United Methodist Church, 468 Moreland Avenue, East Atlanta
Ormewood Park Green Space, East Atlanta
How
We are organizing carpools through our registration page. This side of I-20 is bicycle friendly, so bring a bicycle if you would like! Get Here Safetly! Directions!
Martha Brown United Methodist Church is a five minute walk from the Ormewood Park Green Space and events will be held between the two locations.
Free housing at Martha Brown United Methodist Church and free camping at the Ormewood Park Green Space will be provided. Showers are not available, but there will be bathrooms at Martha Brown UMC and running water at the Ormewood Park Greenspace. Martha Brown UMC sleeping accomodations include primarily floor space, so please remember to bring a mat!
If you are from Atlanta, or know someone in Atlanta, you may stay elsewhere in town and commute to the conference. We highly encourage attendees to stay on-site so we may cut down our use of fossil fuels, and to enhance the GreenPeach experience for everyone!
We also want your stay and
experience to be comfortable! Onsite, both Camping and Indoor Housing
(floors and couches) will be available. If needed, off-site bedspace
can be provided.
Heres a check list of some items that might make your stay more like home:
- Tents/Hammocks
- Blanket/Sleeping Bag
- Sleeping Pads
- Clothes (expecting mostly cloudy weather 65-85 degrees ~30% chance of rain)
- Personal Items (soap, washcloth, toothbrush, etc)
- Cup/bottle/coffee cup
- Personal Plate/Bowl and eating utensils (also provided on-site)
- Snacks
- Pens/Pencils and Paper for many enthusiastic notes
- Down-Time items (Instruments, books, slack-lines, frisbee's etc etc).
NO Alchohol or Illegal Substances will be allowed at the conference! You will be removed from the conference!
Young adults under 18 will not be allowed to attend the conference overnight. They are, however, welcome to attend the conference during the day.
Meals will be provided for free for the extent of the conference. All meals provided will be vegan so that everyone can enjoy them. Attendees are encouraged to bring snacks and non-vegan food items to be cooked on site if they wish.
GreenPeach 2008 Schedule
Friday August 29th
12pm-10:00pm On-Site Registration & Orientation
2pm-2:30pm Press Conference
4:30pm-6:00pm Group Activities and Orientation
6:00pm-10:00pm Dinner
6:00pm-6:30pm Welcome To GreenPeach!
6:30-6:45pm "We are Georgia Students for Sustainability" (a Multimedia Experience)
7:00pm-8:00pm Student Success Panel: Campus/Community Stories from the Past Year
8:30pm-11:30pm Defiance, Ohio, Revolutionary Youth, The Wild, and Indyana Jonez play @ WonderRoot Community Center, 982 Memorial Drive, Atlanta, GA
9:00pm Movies
Saturday August 30th
7:00am-8:00am Morning Exercise
8:00am-9:00am Breakfast
9:00-9:30am Morning Circle
9:30am-10:30am Opening Session: Community and Community Gardens with Rashid Nuri, from Truly Living Well Natural Urban Farms
10:30am -11:45pm Workshop Block A
1. Canning/Dehyrdation w/ Aubrey D. Coffee, PhD Clemson University
2.Renewable Energy w/ Mary Carr, Southern Alliance of Clean Energy
3. Sustainable Activism w/ Stephanie Powell, Southern Energy Network
3. PowerVote! w/ Erik Howell, Toni Watkins, Curtis Mcleod
12:00pm-1:15pm Workshop Block B
1. Permaculture w/ Bob/Jill of Udan Farms
2. Climate Change and Georgia w/ Gretchen Goldman, Georgia Tech
3.Leadership Development/Recruitment w/ Stephanie Powell of Southern Energy Network
4. Protecting Southern Forests from Logging and Biofuels w/ Eva Hernandez, Dogwood Alliance
1:30pm-3:00pm Lunch & Ormewood Park Urban Agriculture Tour
3:00pm-4:15pm Deep Ecology and the Movements Before Us
4:30pm-5:45pm Workshop Block C
1. Sodexo; Sustainability on Campus w/ Christy Cook, Emory University
2. No New Coal: Georgia w/ Natasha Fast, Georgia Students for Sustainability
3. Georgia Transportation w/ Atlanta Transit Riders Union
4.Lobbying your campus Administration w/ Ryan Jones, Student Emory University
6:00pm-7:00pm Dinner
7:00pm-8:30pm Panel: Environmental Justice & Justice-minded Environmentalism
Nia Robinson, Director, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative
Yomi Noibi, Director, Eco-Action
More..
Sunday August 31st
7:00am-10:00am Personal Time
9:30am-10:30am Breakfast
10:00am-10:30am Morning Circle
10:30am -12pm Climate Justice w. Nia Robinson Director of Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative
12pm-1:30pm Workshop Block D
1. Starting a Non-Profit
2. No New Nukes! w/ Glen Carrol, Nuclear Watch South
3. Planning a Campaign w/ Seth Gunning, Southern Energy Network
4. Non-Violent Direct Action Training w/ Rising Tide North America
1:30pm-3:00pm Lunch and Free Time
3:00pm-4:30pm Workshop Block E
1. Starting a Community Garden w/ Bob Wilson, President of Atlanta Community Garden Program
2. Green Fee Campaigns and Presidents Climate Commitment w/ Bret Oconnor, GSS
3. Working the Media w/ Natalie Quinn, Georgia Students for Sustainability
4:30pm-6:00pm Campus Break-out Sessions (time to plan!)
6:00pm-7:30pm Dinner and a Movie!
7:30pm-10:00pm Music (Bi-Polar Bear, The Green Hit, Spoken Word, and more..) @ The Ormewood Park Green Space
Monday September 1st (Labor Day)
7am-8am Morning Exercise
8am-9:30am Breakfast
9:00am-9:30am Morning Circle
9:30am -12:00am Workshop Block F
1. GSS, Developing the Organization w/ GSS :)
2. Canvassing Project 101
3. More on Non-Violent Direct Actions
12pm-1:00pm Lunch
1:00-3:00pm Travel; NO NEW COAL Demonstration & Canvassing Opportunity
3pm-9pm Clean Vibes Conference Breakdown
For more information regarding conference logistics:
Contact Seth at 404.434.9745 or seth@climateaction.net
For details concerning the conference host sites
Contact Liam at 404.247.6827 or liamratt@gmail.com
