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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 Thursday, July
31st [...]

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. We reserve the right [...]

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
Affinity Groups
Let us know! [...]

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 groups,
street theatre, jail support,
and other topics.

Attend all the workshops [...]