No Pipelines!  Action Camp for Climate Justice

June 6th - 9th, 2014
205 Roscoe Road, Charlotte, Vermont

Join organizers and activists from across Vermont for a weekend of workshops and trainings to deepen our collective understanding of the politics of extreme energy and take action to stop the fracked gas pipeline!  With pipeline plans moving forward, it's time to take to the streets and skill up for direct action.  Learn how to plan creative actions from beginning to follow-up; from scouting the target, engaging media, and using a range of blockading skills to defend a livable planet for humans and all beings.
Register here 

Schedule Announced!
Here's a sneak peek at our schedule in progress.  Most workshops are confirmed, except those with a star *** and a few more may be added!

Friday June 6th
5pm Arrival & camping set up
6pm Dinner
7pm Welcome & Panel Discussion
    -Local Resistance: Stories from the Campaign to Stop the Fracked Gas Pipeline

Saturday June 7th
8am Breakfast
9am Opening Circle
10am Workshop Block 
    -Direct Action Gets the Goods! Examples from Local & National Struggles Taking Direct Action to Win
12pm Lunch
    -Lunchtime conversation: What is Rising Tide VT?
1pm Workshop Block
    -What is this Fracking Pipeline? An informational session about the proposed Vt Gas Pipeline
    -Direct Action: What is it? Why do we use it? How do we do it?
3:30pm Workshop Block
    -Action Planning & Preparation  
    -From Climate Justice to Local Democracy: The Outlook of Social Ecology
6pm Dinner
7pm Direct Action Slide Show

Sunday June 8th
8am Breakfast
9am Opening Circle
10am Workshop Block
    -Putting Our Bodies on the Line: Intro to Blockade Tactics
    -Anti-racism & the Environmental Movement***(tentative)
12pm Lunch
1pm Workshop Block
    -Transformative Organizing for Social Change***(tentative)
    -Waging the Battle of the Story: Action Media Strategy
    -Know Your Rights
3:30pm
    -Action Planning & Preparation  
6pm Dinner

Monday June 9th
Collective action to stop the fracked gas pipeline!
We hope you can clear your Monday morning schedule & stick around for a family friendly direct action to hold Vermont Gas Systems accountable for their plans to build the largest fossil fuel infrastructure project of the last 50 years. 

Logistical Information


Donation: We're asking for $20-50 donations for the action camp to pay for expenses, but no-one will be turned away for lack of funds


Accommodations: There are plenty of camping spots available at the top of the field & in the woods. Please bring your own camping gear!  A few indoor cots are available for people who need indoor accomodations. Off site sleeping arrangements may be available, please register & contact us if you have special needs regarding sleeping accomodations.

Accessibility: Rising Tide Vermont hopes to make this event as accessible as possible.  Please register & contact us with any accessibility needs & we will do our best to meet them.

Ridesharing & Parking: Parking is VERY limited at the camp site. We will be arranging for shuttle transportation to & from an offsite parking area.  Please plan ahead and carpool. Fill out our rideshare form if you can offer or need a ride!

Child Care: We will have a kids tent area and can arrange child care & activities if needed. We hope to make this a family friendly event! Please register & be in touch if you would like child care.

Please Leave your Dogs at Home!

Cell service is limited at camp, please plan accordingly
 

Directions to 205 Roscoe Road, Charlotte, VT

From Burlington
Head south on Spear Street into Charlotte
You'll come to a 4-way stop with a blinking red light at the intersection of Spear Street and Hinesburg Road
Keep going south 1.2 miles
Turn left on Prindle Road
Go 2.4 miles
Turn right on Roscoe Road 
Cross the covered bridge (mailbox is in the bridge on the left)
Driveway is IMMEDIATELY on the left after the bridge and parallels the river

From Middlebury (and points south on Rte 7)
Head north on Rte 7
In the center of Charlotte at the stoplight, turn right on Church Hill Road 
At the top of the hill, turn right on Hinesburg Road
You'll come to a 4-way stop with a blinking red light at the intersection of Spear Street and Hinesburg Road
Turn right on Spear Street
Go south 1.2 miles and turn left on Prindle Road
Go 2.4 miles
Turn right on Roscoe Road
Cross the covered bridge (mailbox is in the bridge on the left)
Driveway is IMMEDIATELY on the left after the bridge and parallels the river

From I-89 Northbound (south of Williston)
Get off at Exit 12 (Williston) and turn left on Rte 2A
Follow 2A through St. George until it ends at Rte 116
Turn left on 116
In the center of Hinesburg, turn right on Charlotte Road
Go 1.4 miles and where Charlotte Road takes a sharp turn to the right, go straight onto Baldwin Road
Go 2 miles and turn right on Drinkwater Road
Go .9 miles and turn left on Roscoe Road
Cross the covered bridge (mailbox is in the bridge on the left)
Driveway is IMMEDIATELY on the left after the bridge and parallels the river

From I-89 Southbound (north of Williston)
Get off at Exit 12 (Williston) and turn right on Rte 2A
Follow 2A through St. George until it ends at Rte 116
Turn left on 116
In the center of Hinesburg, turn right on Charlotte Road
Go 1.4 miles and where Charlotte Road takes a sharp turn to the right, go straight onto Baldwin Road
Go 2 miles and turn right on Drinkwater Road
Go .9 miles and turn left on Roscoe Road
Cross the covered bridge (mailbox is in the bridge on the left)
Driveway is IMMEDIATELY on the left after the bridge and parallels the river

From Bristol
Go north on North Street 9.2 miles to Monkton Ridge
Left on Baldwin Road/Davis Road
Take the first left onto Rotax Road
Go 2 miles and turn right on Roscoe Road
Go 2 miles and our driveway is on the right just before you enter the covered bridge