Youth Action Gatherings
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The Sierra Youth Coalition is once again working with partner organizations to co-host regional Youth Action Gatherings across Canada in 2008! These week long summer camps build youth awareness, community and leadership skills for environmental and social justice.
Check out the 2008 Programming!
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Go Beyond Youth Action Gathering
Where: Wildwood Eco-forestry Site, Nanaimo B.C.
When: August 22-28, with option for attendence over the first weekend only (Aug 22-24th)
Who: Any youth (generally persons under 30) who are interested in learning the skills to create change solutions in their communities. Focus will be on initiatives in a school or campus setting. We are aiming to have 40-60 participants.
How Much: Up to $200 (includes all sessions, meals and accommodation), sliding scale according to ability to pay
Why: To learn the skills, build the teams, and exchange the knowledge necessary to take action toward climate change solutions and sustainability on schools and campuses across B.C.
What: 2008 Go Beyond Youth Action Gathering Program
The Get Sustainable! Galabash! fundraiser on July 13th, 4-7:30pm in Market Square was a huge success! Thanks to all the volunteers, sponsors, and participants who made it happen.
The BC Campus Climate Network will provide powerful training opportunities for post-secondary students who would like to see their peers and institutions achieve deep emission reductions while fostering a culture of sustainability. Students old and new to the Sustainable High Schools Project will share their successes, challenges, and visions of the future for sustainability initiatives at their schools while building new skills and friendships.
After attending the Go Beyond Youth Action Gathering, post-secondary aged youth will receive ongoing support from the B.C. Campus Climate Network through the Go Beyond Project, and high-school aged youth will be supported by the Sierra Club/Sierra Youth Coalition’s Sustainable High Schools Project.
Both the Go Beyond Project and Sustainable High Schools are youth-driven projects that aim to see long-term change embodied in the operations, curriculum, and culture of their school. The Go Beyond Youth Action Gathering will be a critical learning space that will enable youth to make this change happen.
In addition to specialized training, space will be made for the two groups to collaborate, learn together, and mentor each other while camping at Wildwood, a beautiful ecoforestry site near Nanaimo, BC. There will also be a shorter strategic visioning session (August 22-24) for those who would like to participate but are unable to attend the entire week, which will look at the future of the GO BEYOND program and at its partnership with the Sustainable High Schools Project.
For information on the BC Youth Action Gathering, please contact Maggie Knight at mknight.syc@gmail.com or call 250-508-3117.
Thanks to our sponsors!
Event Sponsors:
BC Hydro
BC Climate Action Secretariat
British Columbia Government and Service Employees Union
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Student Sponsors:
Archipelago Marine Research
Biologica Environmental Services
Hazel & Ron Braithwaite
Oak Bay Green Committee
Sierra Club BC
Women of the Moose
In-kind Donors:
49th Parallel Grocery
City of Nanaimo
Lifestyle Markets
Saanich Organics
Share Organics
Terra Breads
Uprising Breads
How To Get There
CYCLING DIRECTIONS FROM NANAIMO
Starting from Maffeo Sutton Park in Nanaimo (this will be the meeting place for those coming from Victoria and Vancouver on the morning of Fri. Aug. 22 and travelling together by bike convoy)
Go South on Front St.
Turn Left on Esplanade
Turn Right on Crace St.
Turn Left on Haliburton and go South until Haliburton ends and meets the highway
Turn Left onto the Trans Canada Highway (you may wish to use the crosswalk)
Turn Left onto Cedar Rd. (there’s a light, and again you may wish to use the crosswalk). When you cross the river, turn right to follow Cedar up the hill and across the overpass.)
Go until you pass the “village square”. Continue up the hill and watch for the Y intersection.
Turn Left onto Yellow Point Rd (on the map it looks like it’s a continuation of Cedar, but it’s not – the turnoff’s easy to miss if you’re not paying attention)
For the Zuiderzee Campground, turn right off of Yellow Point Rd. onto Enefer Rd.
For Wildwood, continue on Yellow Point Rd. past Enfer Rd. and turn right onto Crane Rd.
To get from the Departure Bay ferry terminal to Maffeo Sutton Park:
Exit the ferry terminal onto the Trans Canada Highway.
Continue along the highway, which will turn into Stewart Ave.
Turn left onto Terminal Ave.
When you reach Comox Ave, the park is on your right across the street (you may wish to use the crosswalk).
To get from the Nanaimo train station to Maffeo Sutton Park:
Go North on Prideaux St.
Turn Right onto Fitzwilliam St.
Turn Left onto Front St.
The park is on your right at the bottom of the hill
To get from the Nanaimo bus station to Maffeo Sutton Park:
Go East / Left on Comox Rd.(down the hill)
The park is at the bottom of the hill, at the intersection with Terminal Ave.
The maps below may help you if you are cycling solo (click to enlarge). If you are coming in the convoy, don't worry, our leaders will know where they're headed!
CYCLING DIRECTIONS FROM DUKE POINT FERRY TERMINAL
Exit ferry terminal onto Jackson Rd.
Continue onto MacMillan Rd.
Turn left onto Cedar Rd. and go until you pass the “village square”. Continue up the hill and watch for the Y intersection.
Turn Left onto Yellow Point Rd (on the map it looks like it’s a continuation of Cedar, but it’s not – the turnoff’s easy to miss if you’re not paying attention)
For the Zuiderzee Campground, turn right off of Yellow Point Rd. onto Enefer Rd.
For Wildwood, continue on Yellow Point Rd. past Enfer Rd. and turn right onto Crane Rd.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
Heading north (from Victoria):
• Just past Ladysmith, turn right at the set of lights onto Cedar Road
• Drive along Cedar Road for 5 minutes; turn right at the Husky Station on to Yellow Point Road
• Drive for 10 minutes (you’ll pass Yellow Point Lodge and Roberts Memorial Park)
• Turn left onto Crane Road (for Wildwood), or continue a short distance and turn left onto Enefer Rd for Zuiderzee Campsites
Heading south (from Nanaimo):
• Turn onto Cedar Road at the south end of Nanaimo (Southgate)
• Cross the Nanaimo river and turn right (you will still be on Cedar Road)
• Turn left onto Yellow Point Road and drive about 4 km
• Turn right onto Enefer Rd for Zuiderzee Campsites or continue another 1km and turn right onto Crane Road for Wildwood.
What To Bring
BASICS (numbers based on full week's attendance)
T-shirts and tank tops (4 pairs)
Long sleeve shirts (2 pairs )
Pants (3 pairs)
Shorts (2 pairs)
Underwear (7 pairs)
Socks (7 pairs)
Sleepwear (2 pairs)
Sport Sandals (1 pair)
Jacket, fleecy or sweater (1)
Rain Coat and pants(1 pair)
Sturdy runners/hiking boots (1 pair)
Sun glasses
Sun hat
TOILETRIES (toothbrush/toothpaste/etc..)
Brush/comb
Sun screen
Soap/Shampoo (biodegradable)
Towel & Washcloth (durable)
Bathing suit
Very Important Items
Sleeping bag and sleeping mat (if you have not let us know that you need us to provide them for you)
Pillow & Pillow Case (or just use a sweatshirt)
Journal/Notebook/Sketchbook/Sketching supplies/Writing implements
Water bottle(s)
Well-tuned BIKE and helmet!!!!(we’ll provide if you can’t bring/do not have one)
Bike lock (esp. if you are travelling to the camp by ferry)
Flashlight (LED or plus extra batteries)
Mesh bag with durable, lightweight cutlery, plate, bowl and mug (tupperware works well)
OPEN MIND AND POSITIVE ENERGY!
IDEAS ABOUT WHAT ISSUES OR PROJECTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS IN YOUR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY!
Optional Items
Camera, extra batteries, extra film/card
Musical instruments – please do!
Photos of where you live
Book to read
Cards, games, sports balls to play with others (we have a soccer ball)
An outdoors-proof watch
Fleece blanket for sitting in the meadow after dark
Healthy “comfort food” (stored in kitchen!)
Art Materials (paint sets, pens, pastels, tissue paper for lanterns)
…whatever you feel would be fun to share
Do NOT Bring
Illegal drugs
Knives
Expensive Items (binoculars and digital cameras would be cool though)
Anything with disposable packaging –we have to pack out all our garbage
Personal electronic items (hair dryers, cell phone, ipod, gameboy... etc)
Our Venues
WILDWOOD ECOFORESTRY SITE
Wildwood is a beautiful forest that has been logged sustainably for many decades by Merve Wilkinson (who still lives on the property). Wildwood is now looked after by The Land Conservancy's Jay Rastogi, who will take us on a tour during our first weekend.
Most of our programming will take place at Wildwood for both post-secondary and high school streams. High school participants and some staff will camp in the meadow. We can also go swimming in the lake (down the road, past Merve's house, and through the orchard).
In order to protect Wildwood, it is very important that we stick to the road and meadow to minimize damage to the fauna. Due to the risk of forest fire, absolutely no smoking is permitted on site (smokers are asked to walk out to the road).
While at Wildwood all our electricity will be provided by solar panels, so please leave unnecessary electronics at home.
Zuiderzee campsite is a short way north from Wildwood (a 10-15 minute bike ride). Post-secondary students and some BC Campus Climate Network staff will camp here during the week. There is some access to electricity and showers can be enjoyed for $1 each.
If you are arriving independently or while the majority of the group is in programming at Wildwood, please consult the acommodation list sent out on Tuesday August 19th via email and put your gear in your assigned tent and then join us at Wildwood. If you are not sure which tent you are in, please call Maggie Knight at 250 508 3117 or leave your gear in the large yellow and green tent on Site 11 and proceed to Wildwood where you can receive more details.
Ontario Youth Action Gathering 2008
For information on the Ottawa Youth Action Gathering, please contact andre@syc-cjs.org or 1-888-790-7393.
