We’re celebrating our 11 year anniversary since Gluaiseacht started as a college network in 2000 and now is a bit of everything! - 11 years of fabulously fertile RESISTANCE!

From the Hague COP6 Climate Conference in 2000, Faslane and Sellafield trips, Genoa G8, Scotland G8, Ecotopias all over Europe, Ecotopia Ireland 2002, Rossport Solidarity Camp, Shell to Sea support, Shannon Peace Camp and Anti-War Movement support, Climate C…amp Ireland, and so much more, we have a lot to celebrate! We’re putting together a booklet on Glu over the past decade. It MIGHT be ready in time…well, at least in draft form!!

It’s gonna be a nice informal get-together over the weekend, camping, with a nice fire. We hope to play some GAMES - maybe get a treasure hunt sorted, sardines, werewolves, skipping ropes maybe? all suggestions welcome.

Hope you can make it, bring a friend and meet other like-minded folk. Bring yer own sleeping bag+tent, some drink + instruments, veg from yer garden if you have some. We’ll have food + some drink! ALL WELCOME.

Let us know if yer coming so we can calculate food quantity : gluaiseacht (AT) riseup.net

or sign up at:

http://www.facebook.com/nancy.l.serrano/posts/234298539944515?ref=notif&notif_t=share_wall_create#!/event.php?eid=254165247932928

The skills share weekend took place during the October bank holiday weekend (2010) at the Rossport Solidarity House in Mayo. It was a great success and a good auld laugh! Saturday began with lots of role plays using non violent direct action followed by knot tying practice with local fisherman Pat O’Donnell. After a tasty lunch, we began practicing different climbing techniques. This was brilliant and everyone got to have a go.  As the night drew in, the pumpkins were lit and Halloween games began!

Impressively everyone was up bright and early for the really informative wind turbine talk which highlighted the household appliances that use the most energy (an electric shower is the worst).  We took down the homemade wind turbine (made at the course here last Spring) and repainted the blades with linseed oil. It was then time to reveal the camp’s pride and joy that is Solly the dolphin, the new heavier tail end, meaning the blades will stay in the wind for longer and produce even more energy. We are so pleased with the wind turbine – thanks again to our friends at V3 power- they will be running another course next year. After another hearty lunch we began the sustainable activism workshop. It was really great to have this space to think and chat about issues that are often overlooked in the buzz of actions. Topics included safer spaces, looking at privilege, our needs and how to support each other better. It was excellent to see new and old faces, locals and supporters from across the country, come together and share skills. Hopefully this is just the first of many skill shares at the house up on the hill…..If you have ideas for workshops you’d like to see happen or could run one, please get in touch by emailing rossportsolidaritycamp@gmail.com 

http://www.rossportsolidaritycamp.org/