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Fraternize with stellar company at
LocalizeThis!
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The Localize This! 2015 training
team is excited for the Tuesday August 11th start of our
Seventh annual action camp. We all have a great deal to learn
from each other, and inspiring actions and collaborations are
guaranteed to blossom. There are some really exceptional
people who are part of the training team we're excited for you
meet!
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 or 248-462-0906. Remember - NO ONE will be turned away for
lack of funds, we encourage people who are passionate about
social change to attend.
Localize This! 2015 will be held at the former Vashon
International Hostel. WARNING - There are remnants of a
offensive/tacky Cowboy and Indian motif, but the location and
facility is near perfect for us.
Folks helping
setup the camp are arriving on Monday,
August 10th. We welcome you to come set up
your camp space on that day, 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 or 248-462-0906, 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 & Draft Schedule
at Camp: We've
invited some exceptional people to share their insights,
hard-earned lessons, and inspiring stories. 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. If you are curious, check-out
the evolving schedule of workshops and activities
HERE.
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 18th 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 or 248-462-0906.
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 and we'll see if someone
in Seattle can pick you up (no promises). If you fly into
SEATAC you may also try using the 560
bus from Seatac to Westwood Village (which connects
with the C Rapid Ride bus below).
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.
CARPOOL
While making plans, if you are
driving please add your ride to this Carpool page so folks
needing rides can join you!
Remember, the ferries wait
for no one!- There is construction right now so the ferries
may be running late, especially backups getting off vashon.
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
running 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.
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.
We Can't Hardly Wait For You To Join
Us!
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