Tools for Social Change

A Trapese Short Course at Ragman’s Lane Farm, Easter 2010

Sat 27th March- Sat 3rd April 2010

Drawing on the ‘Do It Yourself Handbook’ (handbookforchange.org) this week long
course will provide training in grassroots organising, including consensus decision
making, popular education and effective campaigning. It will also explore how these
tools can be used to set up long term projects e.g. land projects, social centres, community
gardens and how we can work together effectively to achieve social change.

Who: Trapese is a popular education collective who have been organising interactive workshops
which aim to inspire action since 2004.

To register please contact us before 27th

January 2010 at www.trapese.org

Cost: £175-350 pounds depending on income.

Location: Ragman’s Lane Farm Forest of Dean, a sixty acre farm in

Gloucestershire teaching people how to use land sustainably.
More info: www.ragmans.co.uk and www.trapese.org

START PRODUCING THE FUTURE
Experiments against Enclosure - Tools to reclaim the Commons

All round the world, there are thousands of projects and people working from the bottom up, creating and resisting the system that is causing climate change and building a more just and sustainable world, right here and now. As part of the 100 days run up to the Copenhagen Climate summit, The Trapese Collective invite YOU to three days of of practical workshops, trainings, discussions and inspiration on everything from crash technologies and local food to campaigning and building alternatives. Come to just one workshops or the whole three days. Check out our mid week film programme. Join the real green (grassroots) shoots.

When? Saturdays 17th October, 31st October, 14th November 2009, 10.30 - 6pm.

Where? Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA www.arnolfini.org.uk
How? Register via Arnolfini box office or phone, T: +44 (0)117 9172300 / 01 E: boxoffice@arnolfini.org.uk .

Please say which session(s) you plan to attend.Or simply turn up and register on the day. Some sessions are ‘closed’ once they start, others are drop in, (see programme)

How much? Participation is not dependent on paying but we suggest a donations from £5 to £15 per person, per day, depending on income. This will go to the workshop facilitators, who are offering these sessions for free, or to the projects of their choosing.
Food? Bring food to share or there are plenty of local eateries.

Who? Trapese are a popular education collective who among other projects edited the Do It Yourself -handbook for changing our world, in 2007. This project which draws on the themes from the book will be co-ordinated by Alice Cutler, Natasha Machin and Steve Stuffit, from Bristol with input from Paul Chatterton, and Kim Bryan and many
other Trapese friends. www.trapese.org