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Seeds of Peace provided meals to thousands at the RNC
Volunteer with Seeds Of Peace
Over the last year we had been preparing for the Republican National Convention with a lot of hard work and organizing. Nick went to the twin cities in April and was joined by Max in June. The rest of the collective arrived in July to conduct and support our action training camp, Wilderness First Responder Course, and Action Medic Training. When those trainings were over we moved from Anathouth Farm to the Twin Cities to start intensive organizing for the kitchen and the medic space. We were greatly helped in efforts to procure food and find a kitchen site by Minneapolis Food Not Bombs, Sisters of Camelot, and Barb from the farm. The kitchen also received incredible help from F&D, Emily, and John all from the Twin Cities. The medics worked closely with the Northstar Collective a locally formed medical support group, to set up the Clinic and get street medics ready for the actions.
Somehow, during all this work Grumble left to go worked with long time Seed’s friend Calico Future on the PNC2RNC Bicycle Caravan. The ride left Madison and traveled to the RNC taking fourteen days to do so. The riders stopped in communities along the way promoting bikes and working on community gardens to advocate sustainability. Grumble left the ride after a week and Calico and friends continued to do food support with some Seed’s gear and her veggie oil truck.
We often face having to deal with everything coming together for the kitchen at the last minute and the RNC was no exception. We nailed down our kitchen location about a week before the convention, but had to wait to secure funding just three days before our first meal. On August 26, we drove the buses on a back root to Saint Paul to avoid any unwanted attention. We were honored to work with Felipe and have him and his kitchen to help us out. At the same time the medics in our collective were setting up the clinic and getting supplies together for the actions. The next day we served our first meal at the convergence space, a lovely lunch. A few days latter the police raided the Convergence center and several organizer houses. They eventually rounded up 8 people and charged them with felony conspiracy charges. At that point things just got crazier as the week progressed. On Saturday we met the Bike Riders and Calico serving a dinner to the Pagan Cluster after their full moon ceremony. It was the end of the bike ride. Sunday was a busy day in which we provided breakfast for the Veterans for Peace Anti-War March and prepared affinity group lunch boxes for the start of the RNC and the next day’s actions.
On Monday morning we cooked a meal for 4,000 to be served at lunch for the March on the RNC Anti-War Protest. The Seeds of Peace crew headed out and bikes and in Felipe’s truck to the capital to serve lunch. They also brought food for those engaging in blockades and marches that were not allowed. Two volunteers with the food crew got arrested latter that afternoon, Steven and Mo. The police were harsh using pepper spray and tear gas on largely non-violent demonstrators. Two of our medics were also among the 200 people arrested by the police. The next day we made another large lunch for the Poor Peoples March for Human Rights and Economic Justice. The following day we provided lunch to the Student Walk-Out and the Anti-War Committee’s street actions. During this time we also provided meals to jail support, the medic, and people getting out of jail. On September 7, after everyone had gotten out of jail we packed up the kitchen and the clinic. Several days latter we traveled home.
Seeds of Peace would like to thank Sisters of Camelot, Northstar Health Collective, the RNC Welcoming Committee, Emily, John, F‡D, Minneapolis FNB, Veterans For Peace, the Pagan Cluster, Martha, Amy, and all the volunteers who helped chopped veggies and wash dishes.
Created on 02/04/2003 10:24 AM by admin
Updated on 11/08/2008 11:20 PM by grumble
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Seeds of Peace Camp Trainers |
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Posted by: anonymous on 06/16/2008 04:39 PM
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SEEDS OF PEACE FREE ACTION CAMP
JULY 6-13, 2008
ANATHOTH COMMUNITY FARM
740 ROUND LAKE ROAD LUCK, WI 54853
Seeds of Peace Collective is a non-profit collective dedicated to providing support to groups and individuals striving for social, economic, and environmental justice. Since our inception during the 1987 Great Peace Walk, we have provided kitchen, first aid, and educational support for mass actions and other campaigns addressing the important issues of our time. Seeds of Peace is pleased to announce we have finalized the schedule and location for a full Free Action Camp this July in Northern Wisconsin. The Camp will be located at Anathoth Community Farm near the small town of Luck, Wisconsin. We invite all social and environmental justice activists, organizers, and other interested parties to attend this exciting and educational event.
Attendance is open to all and free of charge – Seeds Of Peace requests donations to help cover food and other expenses.
We will provide shuttle transportation from Minneapolis on July 5th - contact Seeds for more information.
Please bring your own camping gear and personal effects, keeping in mind the rural environment of the camp. Prepare for hot days, cool evenings, and lots of bugs, including ticks.
Some of our trainers include:
Lauren Regan – Executive Director, The Civil Liberties Defense Center
Erika Thorne – Trainer’s For Change
Mike “Grumbles” Bowersox – Seeds Of Peace
Teresa Ortiz – Worker’s Interfaith Network
Deborah Rosenstein - Labor Education Service
Barb Katt - Plowshares Land Trust, Anathoth Community Farm
Bonnie Urfer – Nukewatch, Anathoth Community Farm
James “Guin” McGuinness – Shundahai Network
Sarah Seeds - The Ruckus Society
Trainings and workshops:
Principles and Practice of Non-Violent Direct Action
Group Process, Affinity groups, and Formal Consensus
Sustainable Activism
Beginning & Advanced Blockades
Direct Action Skills and Strategies
Legal Training
Media Strategies
Anti-Oppression
Immigrant’s Rights
Nuclear Issues
Labor Solidarity
Guerilla Kitchens
Political Theater
Community Health & Safety
Mass Action Organizing
SEEDS OF PEACE WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER & ACTION MEDICAL COURSE
Immediately following the Free Action Camp, Seeds is sponsoring a full Wilderness First Responder/Action Medical training, open to anyone interested in learning the skills to provide first aid for the activist community. The staff of Aerie Backcountry Medicine, based in Missoula, MT, will teach the Wilderness First Responder section. Because Aerie supports the work we do, they have offered us a substantial discount on their usual fee. The fee for this course is $450.00 The WFR is a nine-day intensive course, at the end of which participants will be nationally certified. A three-day advanced Action Medic training taught by Seeds members will follow this. The dates for the WFR/Action Medic training are July 15- 27.
If you would like to confirm that you plan to attend the action camp, need information on what to bring, directions to the farm, info on the shuttle arrangements from Minneapolis, or information about the WFR/ Action Medical training, please contact Seeds Of Peace at seedsofpeace@riseup.net or call 208-240-3253.
For more information on Anathoth Community Farm, visit their website at anathothcommunityfarm.org |
Seeds of Peace Free Action Camp |
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Posted by: nick on 04/29/2008 04:02 PM
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Seeds of Peace Free Action Camp
This July in Luck, Wisconsin the Seeds of Peace Collective is hosting a Free Action Camp followed by a certified Wilderness First Responder course at the historic intentional community at Anathoth Farm. Camp begins with a dinner and night of orientation at 7pm the evening of July 5th, and will consist of eight days of daily trainings and evening speakers designed to give participants a full technical knowledge of movement history, the place of civil disobedience in protest, community organizing, and safe action preparation and execution. The camp is designed to provide a learning space for those interested in protesting at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, or for anyone interested in learning how a movement get stared and where acts of civil disobedience fit into furthering a political goal. This camp is free and open to all.
The Seeds of Peace Free Action Camp will then be followed by a certified Wilderness First Responder course with an added three day emphasis on action medical. This course is designed for those interested in being an action or protest medic for the DNC or RNC or for any large or small campaign or future action. The course is taught in conjunction with Aerie School for Backcountry Medicine. It does require registration and has a fee of $450. P
Please contact Seed of Peace at seedsofpeace@riseup.net for a registration and information packet or with any further questions.
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Posted by: nick on 04/22/2008 01:59 PM
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Attention: Seeds of Peace Free Action Camp
This camp is for all those who demand an end to the illegal war in Iraq; for those who don’t support the return to a nuclear program for our country; for those who seek an end to unjust economic practices. This camp is for those who seek meaningful ways of organizing our communities and direct ways of voicing our political program of peace, justice, and economic freedom for all.
Seeds of Peace Collective is a non-profit collective dedicated to providing support to groups and individuals striving for social, economic, and environmental justice. Since our inception during the 1987 Great Peace Walk, we have provided kitchen, first aid, and educational support for mass actions and other campaigns addressing the important issues of our time. Seeds of Peace is pleased to announce we have finalized the schedule and location for a full Free Action Camp this July in Northern Wisconsin. The Camp will be located at Anathoth Community Farm near the small town of Luck, Wisconsin. (anathothcommunityfarm.org)
Action Camp
The Free Action Camp will include trainings on non-violence, direct action, community organizing, blockades, guerrilla kitchens, group consensus decision-making, legal defense, affinity groups, street theatre, jail support, and other topics. The dates for the Seeds Of Peace Free Action Camp are July 6-13, with a dinner and orientation on the night of the 5th. The Direct Action Camp is free and open to all. Seeds Of Peace is requesting donations to help cover costs.
WFR and Action Medical
Immediately following the Free Action Camp, Seeds is sponsoring a full Wilderness First Responder/Action Medical training, open to anyone interested in learning the skills to provide first aid for the activist community.
The staff of Aerie School Of Backcountry Medicine, based in Missoula, MT, will teach the Wilderness First Responder section. The WFR is a nine-day intensive course, at the end of which you will be nationally certified. The dates for the WFR section are July 15- 24. The Action Medical section follows, and will be taught by members of Seeds Of Peace and other experienced trainers. All of our trainers are EMT’s or WFR’s, and are long-time medics. The dates for the Action-Medical section are July 25-27.
Because Aerie supports the work we do, they have offered us a substantial discount on their usual fee. The fee for this course is $450.00. Because the entire fee goes to Aerie, we cannot offer discounts of any kind.
Registration forms for the Wilderness First Responder course, and additional information about the Free Action Camp are available at seedsofpeace@riseup.net
When: July 5th to the 13th for the Action Camp
July 15th to the 24th for the WFR
July 25th to the 27th for the Action Medical
Where: Anathoth Community Farm, Luck, WI
www.anathothcommunityfarm.org
For more information contact:
seedsofpeace@riseup.net
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