Tar Free Oxford Takes Off
Reposted from Tar Sands Network | 10.08.2012 12:22 | Tar Sands | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Energy Crisis | Oxford
Tar Free Towns [ 
http://tarfreetowns.org/what-is-a-tar-free-town/ ] is an idea we had a little while ago, which originated from the desire to connect people in the UK with communities fighting tar sands in Canada, by supporting and encouraging hubs of tar sands activism to flourish in the UK.
http://tarfreetowns.org/what-is-a-tar-free-town/ ] is an idea we had a little while ago, which originated from the desire to connect people in the UK with communities fighting tar sands in Canada, by supporting and encouraging hubs of tar sands activism to flourish in the UK.
Now, a new Tar Free Town took its first step! On a very rainy Sunday afternoon, a wonderfully mixed group of people came together. Some have campaigned about Tar Sands before, some have campaigned about other environmental issues and some are completely new to campaigning. These people came together to learn more about the tar sands and to discuss what an Oxford-based group could do to resist the world’s most destructive project.
The meeting started with an intimate screening of Taking on Tarmageddon [ http://campbellroadproductions.com/films/tarmageddon ] and continued with an interesting and informed Q&A with UKTSN’s Jess and Sue. We then broke into small groups to discuss exactly what people wanted to discuss in an OpenSpace-style session. This was an extremely efficient and productive way to exchange ideas, brainstorm, and even have some deliverables by the end of the meeting!
Check out the Tar Free Oxford webpage [ http://tarfreetowns.org/tar-free-oxford/ ] to see what is planned and how the group is progressing, or join the discussion on its Facebook group. We have no doubt it will kick some tar-sands butt!
The meeting started with an intimate screening of Taking on Tarmageddon [
http://campbellroadproductions.com/films/tarmageddon ] and continued with an interesting and informed Q&A with UKTSN’s Jess and Sue. We then broke into small groups to discuss exactly what people wanted to discuss in an OpenSpace-style session. This was an extremely efficient and productive way to exchange ideas, brainstorm, and even have some deliverables by the end of the meeting! Check out the Tar Free Oxford webpage [
http://tarfreetowns.org/tar-free-oxford/ ] to see what is planned and how the group is progressing, or join the discussion on its Facebook group. We have no doubt it will kick some tar-sands butt!
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