Skillshare/training - Switch off Hazelwood, Switch on Renewables

“Switch off Hazelwood. Switch off Coal. Switch on Renewables” is a day
of fun, creative and inspiring direct community action at Hazelwood
coal power station. Coal burning power stations are one of the main
contributers to climate change, and Hazelwood is one of the dirtiest
in the industrialised world.

Skillshare/trainings.

We’re asking everyone who plans to come to the Switch off
Hazelwood:Switch off Coal day of action to also attend one of the
activist skillshare training courses prior to the action.

These trainings are invaluable tools that have been used in virtually
every social movement to ensure the safety and effectiveness of
activists, and they will provide you with a clearer understanding of
what to expect at the action and some more tools to add to your
activist toolbox.

What will be covered in the trainings?

Hazelwood skillshare/training sessions program will include;

   * Introduction to civil disobedience
   * Why peaceful mass civil disobedience /nonviolence as a tactic
for Hazelwood?
   * Your legal rights and responsibilities.
   * Roles at an action: (police liaison, media liaison, medical
support team, legal observers and more).
   * Creative civil disobedience through puppets, props and music.
   * Protest tactics – the practical how to’s when switching off
coal.
   * Organising for the day (affinity groups).
   * Dealing with police response to peaceful civil disobedience.
   * Media at an action –how to generate your own media and speak to
journalists.

     (Role plays and interactive learning tools will be used through
each session)

We will be holding trainings in Melbourne in the weeks leading up to
Sept 12/13 at the Climate Action Centre (Level 5, new building
Victoria Trades Hall Council).


Please identify which of the trainings you wish to attend and RSVP for
that training stream – and the action of course.

Currently Scheduled Nonviolence Trainings for Switch off Hazelwood:
Switch off Coal: Switch on Renewables.

Two day workshop program that repeats; this program structure provides
a split weekend allowing for parents and busy activists to attend on
two concurrent Saturdays. The full weekend caters for those able to
devote a weekend block of the same 2 day program.

     Stream one;
     Sat 15th August: Day one program
     Sat 22nd August: Day two program.

     Stream two;
     Sat & Sun- 29/30 two day program in single weekend.

     Skill shares to start at 9.30 am and end at 5pm.

please rsvp via www.switchoffhazelwood.org