Aloha fellow Localizer!
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Enjoy the weather
in Washington
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Raft Up on Beautiful Puget Sound
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Bill Is This Happy
To See YOU!
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Fraternize with stellar company at
LocalizeThis!
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The Localize This! 2014 team is
excited for the August 5th start of our Sixth annual action
camp. We all have a great deal to learn from each other, and
inspiring actions and collaborations are guaranteed to
blossom.
IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO WOULD
LIKE TO ATTEND IT IS NOT TOO LATE. Just have
them register
online and indicate what day(s) they will be
attending (it might be helpful for them to check out LocalizeThis.org).
OR they can call us at 805-776-3882. Remember
- NO ONE will be turned away for lack of funds, we encourage
people who are passionate about social change to attend.
Localize This! 2014 will be held at the former Vashon
International Hostel. WARNING - There are remnants of a
slightly offensive/tacky Cowboy and Indian motif, but the
location and facility is near perfect for us.
Many will be
arriving on Monday, August 4th to join us in the
camp setup. We welcome you to come set up your camp space on
that day, and pitch in with our preparations and explore
Vashon. The beaches and trails nearby are beautiful.
Regardless of when you arrive - we are more than happy to
arrange a pick up at the ferry.
1. Camp Welcome &
Check-In: When you arrive at camp, give us a
ring (805) 776-3862, so we
can welcome and orient you to the camp and where to find all
the resources you may need during your stay. We'll do
a final registration at lunch everyday to make sure we have
all the complete information needed to send you useful
post-camp materials and resources.
BUILDING COMMUNITY AT CAMP
Your contributions,
and openness to engage and build connections will
determine how strong and vibrant our community at camp
is. By building a strong foundation we can challenge
each other, grow together, and model the world and
thriving communities we so desperately want to create.
Camp is the organizer incubator.
- Make
the most out of camp by coming with reflections
on the campaigns your already engaged in.
- Come
with action ideas to
workshop and test out among participants and
trainers!
- What
do you want to bring back to your community and
how will you share those insights and
inspiration?
2. Trainers at Camp:
We welcome you to meet some of
the trainers at camp who we've invited to share their
insights, hard-earned lessons, and inspiring stories. Some
trainers are listed HERE with more to be added. We
hope you'll share your gifts, talent, and wisdom, we are all
experts in something. Our hope is that we we will co-create
a safe and welcoming space and time together where the
cross-pollination of ideas spurs our engagement forward. We
hope that camp will deepen our commitment to the cause and
to one-another, help us to be more effective and grow our movement.
An evolving schedule of workshops and activities will be
available when you arrive and will be sent in a follow-up
email.
3. Work-Trade:
We encourage you to contribute to the camp and help sustain
it and our ability to make it happen by signing up for work
trade shifts. At registration check-in we'll have a
work-trade sign-up. Right
now the most pressing need is for folks to stay
on Tuesday August 12th to pack-up and tidy-up
the camp. Additionally We need help painting
overpass bannering materials, supporting the kitchen crew,
and packing up post-camp, etc.
4. Bring:
- Sleeping Bag, Blankets, Pillow
- Sleeping Pad
- Tent
- (if you
don't have the gear let us know, we'll have a very
limited supply to borrow) There are a few Tee Pees
available and even fewer home-stays for those who
camping is not an option.
- And YES! there are hot showers AND
some web access.
- Fabulous food will
obviously be provided according to your dietary preference
noted during registration.
- Our
kitchen crew would appreciate it if you brought your own
dinnerware, utensils, and cups to keep down the
trash and help everyone be responsible for their own
clean-up.
- Flashlight
- Clothes
for the warm weather
- Jacket for
cool morning and evenings
- Raincoat
for unlikely wet weather
- Whatever
you need to chronicle your experience and bring the
lessons home (pen, notebook, laptop, etc)
- Something
fun to share during rare downtime or at the campfire
like musical instruments, glow-in-the-dark frisbee, etc
- A open,
positive attitude, eagerness to learn and share, and
build connections with other passionate change makers.
5. Transportation: PLEASE READ
CAREFULLY We've got all the transportation
tips below to ensure you arrive at Vashon hick-up and
hang-up free! To get transportation advice give a ring to (805) 776-3862. If you are
coming from out of town we will do our best to pick you up
at a Seattle transportation hub on Monday the 4th and return
you there on Monday or Tuesday August 11th or 12th after
camp-wrap up. If you are flying in to SEATAC airport let us know
ahead of time so we can avoid a taxi and arrange a volunteer
to give you a ride to the ferry. We can pick up anyone from
the Vashon Ferry Terminal and give you a lift to the camp,
please call before you disembark from either Tacoma or West
Seattle so we can send someone. If at all possible please
try to arrive before opening circle in the AM.
Remember, the ferries wait
for no one!- Arrive early and relax for an enjoyable
boat ride on beautiful Puget Sound.
2014 Localize This! camp is being held at: 12119
Southwest Cove Road Vashon, WA 98070
The Camp is at the old Youth Hostel on the left side of Cove
Road. Cove Rd is West off of Vashon Highway/99, the main road
runnning North and South connecting both the Vashon and
Tahlequah Ferry Terminals.
Utilizing the metro trip planner by
King County is a great resource for non-locals.
Bus- The Rapid
Ride C bus will bring you directly to the West
Seattle/Fauntleroy ferry terminal from downtown Seattle.
Except for very late night hours it runs every 15 minutes.
Cost is $2.50
If you are arriving
during the weekday from downtown Seattle you can
walk or bike onto the passenger water taxi located at: Pier
50, 801 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98104
By utilizing this resource, the
7:40 AM ferry, you'll arrive at camp in perfect time catch
a cup of coffee and some breakfast. The cost is $5
each way and no extra for your bike.
The ferries that run
from West Seattle can take cars and passengers & are
located at: SW
Barton St/Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal
FARE $22.05 for car, $5.20 per passenger (walk-on too).
You only pay to come to Vashon.
West Seattle Ferry to
Vashon Schedule (Weekday)
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West Seattle Ferry to
Vashon Schedule (Weekend)
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If you are coming from the south near
Tacoma area you can grab the vehicle and passenger ferry to
the southern end of Vashon Island at Point
Defiance. (There's a gap around 1pm where "SSH" is on the
schedule)
FARE $22.05 for car, $5.20 per passenger (walk-on too).
You only pay to come to Vashon.
6. Alter
and Space for Grounding and Mindfulness: Social change requires more than intellect
and a strong work ethic, we need to engage our full being
including our heart and spirit. I find that I am doing my best
when I am working from a place of honoring those who have come
before and the generations who will follow. In the spirit of
our inter-generational struggle for justice we hope you
recharge at camp all the capacities you need to carry you
forward throughout the year in a sustainable manner. Several Localize
This! participants are creating a space dedicated to
that. Here is what they have to say:
"This year at action camp we
decided to have an alter space as an option for people to
sit, meditate, pray, honor, feel and think as they like in a
quiet place. Why do we do
this work? Perhaps because of our love for the earth?
People? Spirit? This can be a place to reflect and ground
yourself. Everyone is welcome
to bring inspiring items for the alter from home. We are also going to dedicate part of the
alter space to honor the inspiring people in our lives who
have passed, in particular for Alberto Cazarez who came to
camp last year and passed recently. We'll have a printed
collage there for people to see, and if any of you want to
bring photos or write messages to honor Alberto and others,
please bring them."
We Can't Hardly Wait For You To Join
Us!
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