CSG-Free Northern Rivers Activism Training Day Sphinx Rock Café Saturday 28 April 2012 10 am – 4pm To support the community action against coal seam gas mining in the Northern Rivers region, there will be activist workshops at the Sphinx Rock café on Saturday 28 April from 10 am till 4pm. The training will be provided by Aidan Ricketts, author of the Activists Handbook and other presenters TBA. Copies of the Activists Handbook will be available for sale for $30 The training will involve three key presentations: 1. The power and life cycle of Social Movements, The roles of activists in a successful Social Movement 2. Planning and Mapping Your Campaign: Practical processes for effective campaign planning and strategy, including conflict mapping techniques – Aidan Ricketts 3. Direct Action Techniques- including practical and legal aspects of meetings, rallies, marches, sit-ins, blockades and the new csg free community strategy Aidan Ricketts For more information visit www.aidanricketts.com/