War Starts Here - Newsletter #7
Contents
- One week left - updated programme
- When you arrive...
- Accommodation in cabins - spare beds available
- Last-minute transport
- Live updates from camp
- More participating organizations
- Things to bring
1. One week left - updated programme With less than a week left until the camp, people from Ofog and local people in Luleå are busy preparing and building the camp. Participants from around the world have begun to arrive in Luleå, to take part at the annual council meeting of War Resisters Internationals this week, in connection to War Starts Here. Friday is the official start of the camp - and from then is all of us who's going to make it happen! The programme for the week is now updated and several workshops has been added in the past weeks. You can find the programme here: http://warstartshere.com/en/actioncamp
2. When you arrive ... When you arrive in Luleå, we want you to go to one of the two infopoints and tell us that you are here. For planning and preparations, it's important that we know how many we are. Directions to the Infopoints and the camp site can be found on the website, as well as a map of Lulea with all places marked. If you've booked a place in a double room/cottage it's located right next to the camp site. If you're staying at a local peoples home you'll get the adress at the infopoint. The infopoint opens on friday, so if you arrive in Luleå earlier (you're very welcome!) just go to the camp site. If you have questions or get lost, call the infopoint at +46(0)768-175501 (number active from now) Read more: http://warstartshere.com/en/logistics
3. Accommodation in cabins - spare beds available Most of the participants will stay in their own tents on the peace camp site, which is right next to the Lule River. We have also booked a number of beds in cottages / double rooms next to the camp site, and local people have opened their homes to participants. All double rooms and beds in local peoples homes are now full. There are a number of beds left in the cottages for single days, but not for the entire week. Since we booked and paid for the cottages, we would love if all beds were filled every night. Contact [removed] if you would like to stay in a cottage a few nights. Read more: http://warstartshere.com/en/logistics#lodging
4. Last-minute transportation If you haven't arranged transport to Luleå yet, there's a few places left in the bus that Women for Peace are driving from Malmö to Luleå, passing Göteborg and Stockholm. The cost is SEK 500 (about 50 Euros) round trip and the bus departs from Malmö on July 21st. Find contact details for the bus, as well as other suggestions for transportation, on the website: http://warstartshere.com/en/logistics#transport
5. Live updates from camp During the week of the camp, news, blogs, and live updates will be posted at the website, including images and videos. Tell your friends that cannot be at the camp to follow and spread the news in different channels. On Twitter, we'll use #warstartshere for updates. 6. More participating organizations A few more organizations have announced that they will be with representatives of the War Starts Here. including Sami National Association Same Ätnam, Lapland Peace Committee, and The Left Federation of Swedish Women. See all participating organizations here: http://warstartshere.com/en/participating-organisations
7. Things to bring If you have the opportunity to bring any of the following items for use during the camp, it's very much appreciated.
- Extra tents, sleeping bags and sleeping pads
- Cars and bikes
- Tables
- Party tents or other big tents
- Stuff to make the camp site a nice place to hang out: carpets, pillows, flags ...
- Mobile Internet, computers to lend, routers
- Car batteries, small wind turbines, solar panels or other energy generating equipment :)
- Pink stuff: paint, flags, clothing, fabric ...,/li>
- Mosquito repellents, mosquito hats, mosquito nets ...
If you know where we can borrow/rent a large tent (like a circus tent) on short notice, please contact the infopoint.
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