[Huon Forests] Program of Events - Southern Forests Convergence 2010 - this weekend

[jenny weber]

*PROGRAM OF EVENTS*
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*SOUTHERN FORESTS CONVERGENCE 2010*

*Environmental and Activist Conference & Skill-share *

*organised by the Huon Valley Environment Centre*

*Friday 29th January – Sunday 31st January 2010 *

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*The Lea Scout Conference Centre: Southern Outlet, between Kingston and
Hobart*

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*Registration fee $10, Camping $10 per night, accommodation available, Meals
available $5 *

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*Friday 29th January 2010 *

*5pm Dinner *and Welcome by HVEC – Logistics of weekend* *

*5:30pm*

*“Standing Up for Tasmania's Forests - A Gunns 20 Event”*

with Australian Greens Leader Senator Bob Brown, Author Richard Flanagan,
Fiona Newson Tasmanian Aboriginal Land and Sea Council and Academic and
Author - Pete Hay, MC Gunns 20 Defendant Adam Burling, and music by Steve
and Marjorie Gadd & Friends

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*Saturday 30th January 2010 *

9.30am – 1:30pm

*Southern Forests Report-back Forum*

Huon Valley Environment Centre (Jenny Weber), Still Wild Still Threatened
with information on Forest Stewardship Council Certification  (Ed Hill & Ula
Majewski), TWIS (Vica Bayley), PULP THE MILL (Alice Graham), ENVIRONMENT
TASMANIA (Phil Pullinger) SPIRIT OF BRUNY, FSC reportback

Reportbacks from local community groups working on forest campaigns.

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NETWORKING LUNCH 1:30 – 2:30pm

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2:30 – 3:30pm

*Forests in the State Election – Tasmanian Greens MPS perspective*

Kim Booth

The Tasmanian state election is due to happen on the 20th March 2010. The
fate of the forests will be a key issue in the election. The Tasmanian
Greens will potentially play a pivotal role in who will form government.



3:30 – 4:30pm

*Media Skills *

With Jenny Weber, Ula Majewski, Paul Kimbell

Perspectives, sharing skills and information, plus filming and editing tips,
with long term campaigners from the Huon Valley Environment Centre and Still
Wild Still Threatened.



4:30 – 5:30pm

*Non Violent Direct Action Workshop*

led by Nicole Pietsch – Campaigner, Huon Valley Environment Centre

An interactive workshop exploring the NVDA concept, how to manage conflict
and create safe space at actions, and how NVDA relates to the Southern
Forest Campaign.

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*5:30 – 7PM Dinner break*

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*Saturday night; *

*7pm – 8:30PM Climate Change and Forests Event *

with* *MC for the forum - Ed Hill – Still Wild Still Threatened**

Gemma Tillack – International Perspective - The Wilderness Society

Will Mooney – Wood to the Rescue – A global spin campaign - Huon Valley
Environment Centre



Climate change and forests are intrinsically linked. Hear about the
campaigns by local groups to undertake a climate change perspective in the
efforts to protect Tasmania’s wilderness Forests

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*8:30pm*

*Spotlighting Wildlife with Rena Gaborov and Joe Henderson*

A camera setting and spotlighting session will be held at dusk, participants
can get hands on experience and come back the following day, view results
and learn more about technical aspects of remote camera use.

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*Sunday 31st January 2010 *

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10 am – 11am

*Toxicology and Biodiversity, Tasmania’s Wildlife *

Dr David Obendorf

David Obendorf is a veterinarian pathologist specialising in study of animal
disease.

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11 – 12noon

*Legals – Know your rights! *

Roland Browne - Fitzgerald and Browne Lawyers

Roland Browne is Tasmania’s Pre Eminent Lawyer on Environmental Justice
Issues.

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*12 – 1pm LUNCH*



1 -2 PM

*Threatened Species*

Rena Gaborov and Joe Henderson will present a workshop on passive fauna
survey techniques focusing on remote camera use. Joe and Rena live and work
in far East Gippsland and have been instrumental in the campaign to protect
the regions old growth forests. They have found several threatened species
in scheduled logging coupes that have forced the Victorian Government to
protect additional areas of forest. **

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2pm – 3.30pm

*Future Forests Forum *- *Reflections and Projections*

facilitated by Nicole Pietsch – Huon Valley Environment Centre



Reflect on previous years in the forest campaign, and then project into the
future – visioning the sustainable world we are to strive for, and
brainstorm ideas on how to get there.**



3:30 – 4pm Afternoon Tea



4pm – 6:00pm **

*Planning for an action *

facilitated by Will Mooney

Including; Knots and Lashes with Petal, Climbing Skills and Banner Painting

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*6:00 – 7:30pm - Dinner*

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*Sunday Night: Forest Slides Extravaganza followed by movies*

With Photographers Rob Blakers, Wolfgang Glowacki, Matt Newton, Alan Leisham

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*For Further Information*

*email: centre at huon.org or call 0362641286 *

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