Ahoy Compadre!
Enjoy the weather in Washington
Enjoy the weather in Washington
Raftup on Beautiful Puget Sound
Raft Up on Beautiful Puget Sound
paddle in seattle group huddle
Kayaktivists Unite, PADDLES UP!
Dinner At Localize This!
Fraternize with stellar company at LocalizeThis!

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.
King County water taxi 2014

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.

2015 vashon ferry summer schedule
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.

2015 Vashon Tacoma summer schedule
Directions to Vashon



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