Hi Everyone,<br><br>I'm aware you all probably have <i>heaps</i> on your plates at the moment, but in case you haven't seen this, a callout's gone over ASEN food coops worms n compost eList re. content/discussions for SoS 2010. It's below...<br>
I also recommend that you jump on the eList by sending an email <a href="mailto:Co_ops_Worms_n_Compost_ASEN_WG-subscribe@yahoogroups.com">here</a>. <br><br><br>Tim<br><br><a href="mailto:timscott97@gmail.com">timscott97@gmail.com</a><br>
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Haw haw, hope you've all been having a deelightful year. :)<br>
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Well, SoS has come out of nowhere and it's time to start planning!<br>
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Has anyone started thinking about chats for the working group meeting?<br>
It's on around 2pm on Wednesday 9 July. Please let me or Kathryn (<br>
<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Co_ops_Worms_n_Compost_ASEN_WG/post?postID=C1618xMBbCNBBLW0m_la_mnijh1Lal8laSoGuxZOt9bbdVs5cTwNAYiv10KbrMJPEFdby7NNEQDTUmNsi_k">kathryn@...</a> ) know if you are able to help pull together the<br>
agenda and/or facilitate.<br>
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I guess the agenda could include<br>
- report backs from coops, successes, struggles, happiness, community love<br>
- update on the wiki and resource sharing<br>
- plans for the rest of the year<br>
- (cross coop networking/socialising?) :D<br>
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I'm not sure, please post ideas!!<br>
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I'd also like to start talking about food campaigning generally. eg,<br>
GM crops being planted in NSW and Vic now! Gettin info out about<br>
agriculture and climate change; about agricamps and poverty; about<br>
soil degradation, pollution, fishery collapse, etc etc etc.<br>
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There are plans for an open space strategy session:<br>
(from Ange)<br>
A forum called "Booting GE out of Australia" is already on the program<br>
10:45 to 12:15 on Sunday 6th July. I am planning to have an open space<br>
to discuss and plan campaigns and actions that could occur on<br>
university campuses, particularly in Sydney. I plan for the open space<br>
to be on Monday 7th of July at 3pm.<br>
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I encourage some of us at least to go to this, and we could report<br>
back to working group on Wednesday?<br>
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Does the food coop working group have capacity to campaign more<br>
conventionally? Would it weaken and disperse energy or could it make<br>
us stronger? Or is it outside the scope of the working group?<br>
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So yes, don't be afraid to post glorious ideas! Would be good to have<br>
a quick bit of energetic email dialogue before the conference.<br>
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Hurrahs.<br>
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Love,<br>
Tessa xx<br>
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