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<DIV>Apologies for the long silence. </DIV>
<DIV>The statement is very well put indeed and i totally agree with all the aims of the group.</DIV>
<DIV>In the end i'm afraid i did not read it at the gathering though due to time being very short.</DIV>
<DIV>I was only there for a short couple of hours early on saturday as i had some work booked in the afternoon. On sunday the agenda was jam packed & the statement would have been a bit too long to be read as a spontaneous announcement.</DIV>
<DIV>On saturday however, a short working group feedback time was built into the agenda. Because i wasn't going to be around for this, I wrote a little note that i left for the facilitator to read out. It updated on the kidspace situation, mentioning you guys & calling out for at least one person (preferably not the usual suspects :) to get involved in the organization of the kidspace. Didn't get much response at the gathering, but i just saw that CC Process group has included this note in their email newsletter sent out yesterday, so all hope is not lost. I also did a lot of informal chatting with people on the subject & got a few promises of coming to hang out in/around the kids' tent at the camp.</DIV>
<DIV>The next gathering will be on the 8/9th of august in Oxford. I'll be abroad, but we could still get something read through Process as long as we got it on the agenda on time. I do think it is important that the points in the statement are heard, but as i read here, maybe we could work on aiming it more directly at Climate Camp ?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000>Also there is maybe a bit of a confusion about how the kids area is being organised. <BR>The Kids area is an open space where anyone interested can run a workshop and/or get on with their own activities, in a DIY fashion : Climate Camp (who is not a fixed entity in itself but just anyone & everyone who is involved at any particular time - not a lot of whom have children) is therefore not asking the Radical Childcare collective to 'run' the space or man it for the entire week. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000>I have happily committed at the Cambridge gathering to making sure that the kidspace happens and that it is a cool one & i'm very glad the collective is equally committed to this aim. But if none of us want to be in the tent at any one time & other parents/children want to see something happening in there, then they can just do it. We are also clear that the kidspace will not be a creche. So no obligation & no pressure ! Everyone is entirely free to do as much or as little as they like. And children at the</FONT> camp also hang out & are welcome everywhere, by no means only in the kidspace.</DIV>
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<DIV>Sending an update on practical stuff in another email right away </DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Emily James <emily@emily-james.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Anna Davies <annmaridav@hotmail.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> radical childcare <radical_childcare@lists.aktivix.org><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, 20 July, 2009 9:48:32<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [Radical_childcare] the statement<BR></FONT><BR>Hi All, <BR><BR>Agree, the statement is important, but yeah, maybe it needs something specific about what provisions people should plan on and what might still be needed for Camp -which is sounds like you know, but just need to formalize.<BR><BR>There was a brief announcement at the gathering, with a very flattering description of the radical childcare group, but unless I missed it, I didn't see any of you there?<BR><BR>There is still one more gathering before
Camp, but if you go through the process group, much progress can still be made. It might also be worth checking in with the workshops group, to see if you can tailor something to the kids space.<BR><BR>So, so excited that you are doing so well.<BR><BR>Emily<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
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<DIV>Hi<BR><BR>I won't be going to the gathering now. Annelle are you ok to read the statement?<BR><BR>Anna D<BR><BR>x<BR><BR>> Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:57:40 -0700<BR>> From: <A href="mailto:tumbleweed_freed@riseup.net" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:tumbleweed_freed@riseup.net">tumbleweed_freed@riseup.net</A><BR>> To: <A href="mailto:emily@emily-james.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:emily@emily-james.com">emily@emily-james.com</A><BR>> CC: <A href="mailto:radical_childcare@lists.aktivix.org" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:radical_childcare@lists.aktivix.org">radical_childcare@lists.aktivix.org</A><BR>> Subject: Re: [Radical_childcare] the statement
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<DIV class=h5><BR>> <BR>> hi emily, thats cool, while i was putting it together i had the same<BR>> question pop to mind. i wrote it to fit in with what was discussed at the<BR>> meeting last week and also the minutes of the meeting that jon sent to<BR>> this email list regarding this statement was as follows:<BR>> <BR>> "The political importance of childcare<BR>> We’re concerned about the lack of enthusiasm around providing stuff for<BR>> kids and their carers.<BR>> Action point: Gemma to write a short statement based mainly on stuff from<BR>> the Raising Some Hell zine about not leaving your friends behind and the<BR>> whole community taking responsibility for childcare. Gemma will send it<BR>> round to the list for a quick group edit before it is finalised. This<BR>> statement will be read out at the next climate camp gathering, by either<BR>> Anna Davies or Annelle."<BR>> <BR>> so this is what i
was trying to do.<BR>> <BR>> i didnt think it was a statement particularly about what we were gonna do<BR>> at the kidspace, more of a sttatemnet about what this group stands for and<BR>> does. i think its important that this is know, and people dont just assume<BR>> we are just there to provide childcare at anyones radical events.<BR>> <BR>> having said that, maybe i could write a little bit extra specifically<BR>> relating to exactly what the radical childcare collective is proposing to<BR>> take on at the cc, althou to be honest, i know we willl be 'running'it,<BR>> and anyone can do workshops, but it just simply means to me that we will<BR>> be manning the tent for the week basically and overseeing it all....<BR>> <BR>> hope this helps, and hope im right in thniking this is whats it all about!!<BR>> <BR>> xxx<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> > Sorry for not being more informed... but its this meant
to be simply a<BR>> > statement of principles for the CC childcare collective or is it meant to<BR>> > be<BR>> > a proposal to be presented to the CC gathering... or something else that<BR>> > I'm<BR>> > not understanding?<BR>> ><BR>> > It's all very well put, I'm just not sure what the context is.<BR>> ><BR>> > Emily<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > 2009/7/16 <<A href="mailto:tumbleweed_freed@riseup.net" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:tumbleweed_freed@riseup.net">tumbleweed_freed@riseup.net</A>><BR>> ><BR>> >> hi all,<BR>> >><BR>> >> sorry its a day late, my brain has had a mind of its own this week!!<BR>> >><BR>> >> anyway, attached is what i could put together in the time i had. i<BR>> >> normally go thru things with fine tooth comb, but hope to leave it to<BR>> >> you<BR>> >> lot to do that!
theres prob some stuff that could be shortened/thats<BR>> >> slightly repeated, and i couldve gone on and on about this issue, but<BR>> >> just<BR>> >> stuck to the main ones. please edit to your hearts content!<BR>> >><BR>> >> the main thing that i was trying to keep in mind is not to sound like we<BR>> >> are 'attacking' cc for being unchildfriendly/not provideing their own<BR>> >> kidspace, which sometimes can sound like that if we are reading out a<BR>> >> 'statement' of our beliefs etc to a particular group.<BR>> >><BR>> >> therefore, please can people edit the statement in relation to this. it<BR>> >> might be good to have a general statement that we just have for all<BR>> >> situations, and also edit a more shinyhappypeople one that is more<BR>> >> lighthearted and positive to encourage/welcome other activist groups...<BR>>
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