The dates and venue for the 2012 Peace News Summer Camp have now been set: 26 – 30 July in the beautiful grounds of Crabapple Community, near Shrewsbury in Shropshire. Full details – including how to book – available soon! In the meantime, please put the dates in your diary now.
Leave a Comment December 31, 2011
The third Peace News Summer Camp in late July (not long after PN’s 75th birthday party) was the best yet. Over 120 people came together at the lovely Crabapple Community near Shrewsbury for five days of discussion, debate, tripod-climbing, singing, compost-toilet-making, marquee-erecting, collective childcare and brilliant entertainment from some of the most talented and committed performers on the circuit.
Of course, the core of the camp was the workshops. There was a joint workshop by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and Chris Cole of Fig Tree on the East London arms fair in September (DSEi) and the use of military drones. There was a mixed-gender discussion on feminism alongside a men’s meeting on masculinity and militarism. We had sessions on “Using Indymedia”, “Resistance in Harry Potter”, “Peace Activities in Wales”, “Frontline Nonviolence: Action in Palestine” and “Home Education”.
Alongside workshops on cake-making, nonviolent direct action, green economics and car culture, we had “Solidarity Forever: Unionising Migrant and Casualised Workers”, “Revolutions in Egypt and Beyond” (by Alex Nunns, co-editor of Tweets from Tahrir, available from PN), and a presentation by Greg Muttitt, author of the recently-published Fuel on the Fire: Lessons from Iraq on Oil and Occupation.
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Leave a Comment September 26, 2011
If you are staying overnight at the camp you should bring:
You do not need to bring plates/cutlery etc. The camp will be renewably powered and will have running water and basic washing facilities.
See you there!
July 12, 2011
You can now pay for entrance and food at the Peace News Summer Camp online at the Peace News webshop. Please note that we don’t actually send out tickets so bring a print out of your payment email if you can.
April 19, 2011
The 2011 Peace News Summer Camp will be located in the ground of the Crabapple Community in Berrington village near Shrewsbury. It is a few miles out of Shrewsbury in Shropshire. See map.
For more details see about the camp.
March 20, 2011
In 2011 the camp will be held at the Crabapple community near Shrewsbury from 28 July-1 August 2011. More details to follow…
November 17, 2010
