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DESCRIPTION:Join us for the unfolding of a new campaign that must unify across 
 progressive movements. The campaign to Reclaim the Commons 
 http://www.reclaimthecommons.net means a   reclaiming of all that is 
 common, food,  heath, human rights, housing, democracy, security. All these 
 controlled and exploited by vast powers of   corporate empire and 
 government.  ---  Day One of Two (April 10 & April 17):  A training in 
 Non-violent Direct Action, Media strategy, Basics of Biotechnology, 
 corporate globalization and Consensus Facilitation.  Reclaim the Commons  
 http://www.reclaimthecommons.net  Training, Education, Inspiration and 
 Agitation by the Green Bloc of Sonoma County  The Reclaim the Commons 
 mobilization will oppose Bio2004, the biggest national gathering of 
 corporate executives and lobbyists for the biotech  industry.  But we want 
 to do more: we want to teach and demonstrate the alternatives: organic 
 food, community gardens, urban transformation, a   gift economy.   We hope 
 to build on the great work already being done in Mendocino County around 
 Measure H, which would ban the growing of GMO crops.  This is a gathering 
 to inform, enrage, inspire, and spread the skills and tools we need to make 
 our visions real.  Event is FREE  Globalization and Biotech basics:  
 Corporate globalization impoverishes our communities, steals our jobs and 
 resources, and erodes our quality of life.  The biotech industry is a  
 blatant example of how corporate control is being extended to our food 
 supply, our medicines, and even our DNA.  A window of opportunity is still  
 open to stop this threat to our health and environment.  Learn the facts, 
 the strategies and the talking points.  Direct Democratic Organizing and 
 Decision Making:  Our counter to a top-down system is direct democracy: 
 organizing in small groups to make decisions by consensus, planning our 
 actions and projects through spokescouncils, creating an atmosphere in 
 which every person gifts and perspectives are welcome.  We can offer 
 training in consensus basics, meeting facilitation, and advanced 
 facilitation techniques.  Permaculture and Ecological Design:  Small scale, 
 sustainable systems in which people control their own resources and 
 communities meet their own basic needs are part of our vision.  
 Permaculture is a system of ecological design that can be applied to 
 gardens, buildings, and communities.  Learn workshop that will teach the   
 basic principles and practices, and include a hands-on project.  Share 
 skills, prepare for garden actions and plant giveaways, and leave a gift 
 behind for the community.  Direct Action Organizing and Training  
 Nonviolent direct action directly confronts oppressive power.  Learn the 
 theory, strategy, and organizing tools of this potent form of political  
 action.  Role plays and participatory learning help us prepare for street 
 actions: how to stay calm in tense situations, how to de-escalate   
 violence, how to choose and evaluate tactics. Mobile tactics, legal 
 considerations, basic health and safety, self-protection, affinity group 
 formation,   support, jail solidarity, and aftercare.  Media  Learn how to 
 work with and make use of the Corporate Media to tell our story. How to 
 write a press release, how to talk to the media, and how NOT to talk to 
 them will all be covered.    \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/04/08/34943.php
SUMMARY:Reclaim the Commons Training Part 1 - Deconstructing Empire
LOCATION:Health and Harmony offices  400 E Morris St.   Sebastopol, CA  
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/04/08/34943.php
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