The programme for Climate Camp 2024 revolves around themes of “head, heart and hands”.
Our programme kicks off every day at 10am with a Morning Gathering, where we check in with each other and on the well-being of the Camp. Everyone is encouraged to attend. From 11am, there is a range of workshops, learning, fun and direct action, detailed in the schedule below.
Sunday is the Day of Action.
5-6.30pm: Evening Session
1.
What: Introduction & Welcome Session followed by a Water Ceremony
Where: Sessile Oak tent – An Puball Dáir Ghaelach
10am: Morning Gathering
Planning for the day and the well-being of the Camp
11am-1pm: Morning Session
1.
What: Culture of Care workshop
Where: Sessile Oak tent – An Puball Dáir Ghaelach
Facilitated by: Welfare Working Group
3-4.30pm: Afternoon Session
1.
What: Traveller traditions/connection to land through language, stories, song, poetry workshop
Where: Sessile Oak tent – An Puball Dáir Ghaelach
Facilitated by: Oein De Bhardúin
2.
What: Housing, The Environment and the Far right – What Community Action can we take?
Where: Pine Tent – An Puball Gúise
Facilitated by: Community Action Tenants Union
3.
What: Data centers and fossil fuel expansion in Ireland
Where: Elm Tent – An Puball Ailm
Facilitated by: Slí Eile, Future Generations Kerry, Futureproof Clare & Pat Brody UCD
5-6.30pm: Evening Session
1.
What: Talamh agus Teanga | Land and Language
Where: Sessile Oak tent – An Puball Dáir Ghaelach
Facilitated by: Pól
2.
What: The Colourful Peace workshop
Where: Pine Tent – An Puball Gúise
Facilitated by: ANAKA Women’s Collective
8pm: Evening entertainment
Céilí!
10am: Morning Gathering
Planning for the day and the well-being of the Camp
11am-1pm: Morning Session
1.
What: Countermapping with Save our Sperrins
Where: Sessile Oak tent – An Puball Dáir Ghaelach
Facilitated by: V’cenza
2.
What: Sexwork in Ireland
Where: Pine Tent – An Puball Gúise
Facilitated by: Jupiter
3.
What: Towards a working political economy for Northern Ireland
Where: Elm Tent – An Puball Ailm
Facilitated by: Conor McCabe & Trademark
2-6.30pm: Offsite Session
1.
What: Trip to the Sperrins and the Greencastle People’s Office
Where: Off-site, travel via lift share
Facilitated by: Greencastle People’s Office
3-4.30pm: Afternoon Session
1.
What: How can we communicate the links between climate justice and migrant justice?
Where: Pine Tent – An Puball Gúise
Facilitated by: Sian Cowman
2.
What: Fossil fuel infrastructure with local campaigns and international climate justice
Where: Elm Tent – An Puball Ailm
Facilitated by: Laura from Friends of the Earth NI
Panel: Nathan from Fossil Fuel Non Proliferation Treaty, Hilary from Stop Whitehead Oil Terminal, No Gas Cavern, and a documentary about the Lignite campaign with comments from Pat Grimes
5-6.30pm: Evening Session
1.
What: Lúnasa & the historical/ celtic significance
Where: Sessile Oak tent – An Puball Dáir Ghaelach
Facilitated by: Déaglan
2.
What: Industrial Agriculture & Water Quality
Where: Elm Tent – An Puball Ailm
Facilitated by: Emma & Laura
8pm: Evening entertainment
Storytelling Night with local musicians performing followed by an Open Mic Night
10am: Morning Gathering
Planning for the day and the well-being of the Camp
11am-1pm: Morning Session
1.
What: Communities Against the Injustice of Mining: Voices from the ground and solidarity building
Where: Sessile Oak tent – An Puball Dáir Ghaelach
Facilitated by: CAIM
2.
What: Drumming, Chanting & Singing
Where: Pine Tent – An Puball Gúise
Facilitated by: Cairde Palestine
3.
What: Bringing Internationalism into our Local Struggles by Jineolojî
Where: Elm Tent – An Puball Ailm
3-4.30pm: Afternoon Session
1.
What: Agriculture over Agribusiness
Where: Sessile Oak tent – An Puball Dáir Ghaelach
Facilitated by: Talamh Beo, Land Workers’ Alliance, Nature Friendly Farming Network, Grow in
2.
What: Ancient art of eel skin tanning
Where: Pine Tent – An Puball Gúise
Facilitated by: Lucy Ní hAodhagáin
3.
What: Genocide in Gaza and Palestinian Resistance
Where: Elm Tent – An Puball Ailm
Facilitated by: Bana Abu Zuluf, Dina Abusehmoud, Donal O’Kelly
5-6.30pm: Evening Session
1.
What: Incentivising Ecocide – How Government Policy Poisoned Lough Neagh and What We Can Do About It
Where: Pine Tent – An Puball Gúise
Facilitated by: Save Lough Neagh
8pm: Evening entertainment
Screening of short film, ‘The Eel Fisher’ by Moneyglass filmmaker Méabh Ní Dhoibhlin with Q&A with local fishers.
9pm: Evening entertainment
Music by Lonesome George, Fools Sorrow, The Deadlians
10am: Morning Gathering
Planning for the day and the well-being of the Camp
11am-5pm: Day of Action