www.queeruption.org.uk

August 2010

Manchester, UK

Queeruption is a free DIY radical queer gathering that has so far happened in London, New York, San Francisco, Berlin, Tel-Aviv, Sydney, Barcelona, Vancouver and Amsterdam. Each one is a little different, shaped by the people who plan it and the community that makes it happen. The goal is to make a politically inspiring and educational gathering open to all, taking initiative, creating and participating, instead of just consuming the gay lifestyle on sale.

Past Queeruptions have included shared vegan meals, political discussions, direct actions, skillshares, workshops, bands, spoken word, dress up and cabaret, dance parties, bands, film screenings, radical sex, and more.

Queeruption 2010 has just been announced to take place in Manchester, UK in August 2010. Keep an eye on the website for more details, or join the mailing list.

http://ecotopia2010.org

August 1-21

Fläming region, Germany

Until 2008 Ecotopia was an international gathering organised by EYFA for young people from all over Europe involved orinterested in environmental and social justice issues. This year some former 'Ecotopians' have decided to try it again, but this time it is for all ages.
Ecotopia2010 aims to be a place for learning, exchanging experiences and spreading information about environmental, social, political and other issues. It will also try to be a functional model of self-sustainable community that puts into practice the principles of an environmentally friendly life-style.

http://www.earthfirstgathering.org.uk/2010/front.html

August 4-9

Derbyshire, England

Earth First! is a network of people and campaigns who fight ecological destruction and the forces driving it. It believes in doing it yourself, rather than relying on governments or industry. Direct action is at the heart of Earth First.

The Summer Gathering will be five days of workshops, networking and planning actions at a low impact eco-living camp organised non-hierarchically. It's run without leaders by everyone who comes along, so come prepared to chip in! Contact the organisers to contribute to the program.

http://www.climatecamp.org.uk

August 21-24

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Camp for Climate Action is a grassroots movement taking direct action against the root causes of climate change. This year it is targeting the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).
Last year RBS were bailed out with £50 billion of UK public money. This bank is one of the world's largest investor in oil, gas and coal. From tar sands extraction in Canada to coal infrastructure in the UK, these projects are not just causing catastrophic climate change, but destroying the lives and livelihoods of people across the globe. Meanwhile, normal people are told there is no money left and to brace themselves for decades of public sectors cuts.
Ecological destruction is built into the mechanics of the financial system, with communities disenfranchised from their own futures. This is why, in August, people from all over will be converging to take back power and Break the Bank!
The sustainable and collectively organised basecamp will give you the chance to learn, train up, and meet like minded individuals. Exciting action plans are currently in the plotting stages – check out the website for updates.

http://www.english.klimacamp2010.de/

August 21-29

Erkelenz-Borschemich, Germany

The Klima Camp aims to show that a high quality of life doesn't have to depend on a high use of natural resources. The camp is being organised around for core elements: workshops and discussions, participation and political protest, sustainable lifestyle and networking.

The camp will be based near a large coal mine called Garweiler and on Saturday August 28th there will be a public action, which many different groups are being invited to join.

Participants are asked to register on the website.

http://olkiluotoblockade.info/index.php/Olkiluoto_Blockade

August 28

Olkiluoto, Finland

Shoulder to shoulder the nuclear industry and the Finnish government are on an offensive to push for more nuclear developments in Finland. In the middle of April, just before Chernobyl Day, the Finnish government published their proposal to build two additional nuclear reactors.

In response, a blockade of the Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) at Olkiluoto has been called for August 28th as a signal to show peoples' resistance against the rulers of irresponsibility: when corporations and governments act irresponsibly, it becomes our duty to reclaim our own lives and future.

The blockade will last a day and include a colourful diversity of actions - sitting on the road bodies will be used to peacefully block nuclear power.

The Blockade includes a picnic by the road, information events and other actions to make clear that nuclear power is not an option - not in Finland and not anywhere else!

You can contact organisers by email: info [at] olkiluotoblockade.info or phone +358 41 7270620

http://www.tridentploughshares.org/

September 2-6

Reading, England

A chance for new and experienced activists to come together to plot the end of those nasty nuclear weapons.

Join for a fun and action-packed few days of workshops and discussion, local networking and outreach, nonviolent direct action training, action planning and trips to the Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment (where nasty new warhead developments are well underway)

Call +44 845 45 88 361 or email tpgathering[at]yahoo.com

http://www.libertaere-medienmesse.de/

September 3-5

Oberhausen, Germany

The first Libertarian Media Fair for the German speaking world will be held from September 3-5. This will be three days of exhibitions, project ideas, readings, culture, events, meeting information and making plans for a world beyond crisis and exploitation. A large variety of libertarian publishers and other media producers will be there with stalls, including projects from Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Turkey and the UK.

The focus will be on German language media, but there will also be media projects in Spanish, Turkish and English language.

http://www.noborderbxl.eu.org/?lang=fr

September 27-October 3

Brussels, Belgium

The No Border Camp in Brussels follows the tradition of No Border camps organised all over the world since the 90s. It will be a meeting, a convergences of struggles, aiming to end the system of borders that divides us all. Like in Calais or Lesbos in 2009, it is about building a temporary and autonomous space of living, thinking, sharing (experience, skills, information and analysis), and actions concerning the questions of borders, migration and the right of freedom of movement and to chose the place where you want to live.

The camp will be built up from September 24. Activities will begin on the September 27 and continuing until October 3. During the week Brussels will swarm with different activities about (anti-) migration policy and its consequences. The camp will also offer the opportunity to fight together with different action strategies, but also to build up a long term dynamic. Everyone is invited to participate and to propose their own activities and cooperation.