one week out! July 25, 2008

Only one week to go! The RNC Welcoming Committee, UA-Midwest and the Seeds of Peace want to invite you and your friends to join us for four days to polish up on our Direct Action and Street Medic skills, or learn a whole new set of tools in a beautiful setting in Southern Minnesota. From [...]

Ride Share! July 11, 2008

Please start posting and making plans of ride share to get down to the camp.  This is a good way to meet up with people in your area to make it down and fit as many people in cars as we collectively can!

Workshops!! June 30, 2008

Workshops going on!: Facilitation Consensus Process Arts & Activism (puppets or general) Media & Messaging Direct Action Organizing general Direct Action tactics, strategy, and/or theory Urban Tactics for Direct Action Blockades RNC Presentation Possible Workshops: Medic Trainings Gender Dynamics Guerrila workshops Climbing Night Games Self-defense De-arresting/Puppy Piles Evening Entertainment Rocket Stoves legal observer training

Update!!! June 26, 2008

RNC Action Retreat Update The RNC Welcoming Committee and Unconventional Midwest RNC Action Camp and Retreat July 31- Aug 1 is less than 6 weeks away. We have a great weekend planned. Here are some updates 1 The camp is child friendly, drug and alcohol free, and a safe space for other bodied identified folx. [...]

Schedule! June 19, 2008

Please keep coming back for updates on the schedule that is going to come out soon. Please sign up for the listserv on the annoucements of the listserv: action-camp2008@lists.riseup.net And RSVP to: rncactionretreat@riseup.net We need food, transport, child care numbers!

Call for workshop, skillshare proposals May 19, 2008

Hey all! – So if you have a special skill or knowledge in an area that pertains, let us know! Don’t hesitate to send us your proposals for workshops, skillshares, etc. Some things we are interested in but not limited to – Non-violence trainings Blockading 101 Advanced Blockading Street Tactics Consensus Trainings Climbing Street Medics [...]

RNC Action Camp and Retreat! July 31 – Aug 3 2008 May 13, 2008

RNC Action Camp and Retreat! July 31 – Aug 3 2008 in beautiful Southern Minnesota Join the RNC Welcoming Committee, UnconventionalAction Midwest, Citizen’s League of @nti- CivilationVoters for a 4-day camp-out retreat and actioncamp training. The camp will conduct trainings on non-violence, direct action, community organizing, blockades, guerrilla kitchens, group consensus decision-making, legal defense, affinity [...]