Tag Archives: Climate Camp

Occupy: learning from Climate Camp? Part 2

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

We’ve had a lively 3 way conversation about what the Occupy movement can learn from the experience of movements such as Climate Camp. We (Dwight Towers, Seta and myself) ranged quite widely – leadership, accountability, meetings that work even for … Continue reading →

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Occupy: Learning from Climate Camp?

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

Until recently in the UK Climate Camp could, with some justification, have been called the most dynamic force in activism. Now that baton has passed to the anti-cuts movement, and specifically the Occupy movement. There are lots of similarities between … Continue reading →

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When consensus doesn’t work

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

Over at how to save the world, Dave Pollard has written a thought-provoking piece on consensus entitled When consensus doesn’t work. It comes complete with a ‘will consensus work?’ flowchart that highlights some of the issues we raised in our … Continue reading →

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Catching up…..

Posted on July 2, 2011 by

Seems like a while since I got round to reflecting on the work we’ve been doing on the blog, so here’s a quick catch up. Common Ground Since its inception Climate Camp has been an amazing experiment in working by … Continue reading →

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A vision for visioning…

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

A week ago I spent the day with 16 staff and volunteers from 4 sustainability organisations that all share the same faith background. We came together to vision for a sustainable faith community here in the UK and possibly internationally. … Continue reading →

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Who you gonna call?

Posted on January 7, 2011 by

We regularly report back via the blog on workshops, meetings and events at which we’re working. We often don’t find time to mention the support we offer by phone. I type this because towards the end of last year I … Continue reading →

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Shared planets and open spaces: part 2

Posted on November 8, 2010 by

  It seems like I’m blogging about Open Space with regularity nowadays. Awareness of the technique is clearly growing amongst the campaigning NGOs and networks with whom I do a lot of my work. And it’s being used to good … Continue reading →

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Local groups: successes and challenges

Posted on September 27, 2010 by

The NGO Forum met on Thursday at WDM’s offices in London. The session focused on learning from each other about supporting local group networks. The topic was obviously a hot one as about a dozen new organisations responded to the … Continue reading →

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Loose change or climate change?

Posted on August 12, 2010 by

Finance Team at Climate Camp are appealing for your cash. Here’s what they have to say: Dear everyone, The Edinburgh camp starts next week, but we really need some cash NOW. If you’re coming and can make a donation now, … Continue reading →

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Just do it!

Posted on June 25, 2010 by

Here’s one for the film buffs and direct action junkies amongst you. Coming soon, but not to cinemas:  Just do it, a documentary to inspire action on climate change. This film needs your help, as this isn’t going to be … Continue reading →

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