Climate Camp 2022 – Call for Workshops!
Call for Workshops!
Workshop submission EXTENDED until: 27.03.2022
Climate Camp near Vienna – 22.05.22-29.05.22
What is a Climate camp?
Climate camps are built on the four pillars: education, networking, living alternatives, and direct action. Climate camps are at the heart of the climate justice movement. They are a gathering place for diverse political and social groups fighting for environmental sustainability and social justice to network and educate one another. They’re also a space where alternatives to today’s exploitative social structures may be tested, and our opposition can be amplified via direct action and civil disobedience. The climate justice movement seeks to ensure a good life for all in a world with finite resources. To achieve this, we strive for radical systemic change.
Share your heart topic with other motivated people
If the restrictions for the pandemic are relaxed, the Climate Camp will take place from May 22 to 29, 2022, tentatively, at the Lobau Camp. We are looking for enthusiastic people who are willing to contribute their skills and knowledge around the management of the multiple crises. We are looking for activist experiences as well as craft, creative, or theoretical know-how. In addition, anything else that encourages shared learning processes to get closer to the goal of a good life for all! We are looking for workshops, panel discussions, and lectures that will engage adults and/or children. The Climate Camp also offers the opportunity to get involved creatively, for example through theater and music performances, guided meditations and other artistic contributions. We are also happy to receive support in childcare.
The ecological crisis as a crisis of social relations
The overexploitation of natural resources has global, escalating consequences. For decades, various natural scientists have been compiling frightening data on the effects of the climate crisis. So why haven’t the necessary steps been taken to reach the 1.5 degree target? More and more people are realizing: this is mainly due to political and social reasons.
In the search for answers, we come up against colonial conditions that have been structurally perpetuated for centuries. The ecological crisis is intertwined with social, economic and political crises. At the same time, these circumstances make us aware of the close relations between different actors and collectives around the globe. Our objectives are interconnected and together we can bring about profound change. We strive toward a sustainable future in which we treat each other with greater respect and love, allowing everyone to flourish freely.
Therefore, we aim to take a multidisciplinary approach on the crisis. As the camp will extend itself upon the current Lobau Camp, we will especially welcome contributions related to this struggle. Thus, we encourage all perspectives on the issues of climate crisis, ecology, and sustainable living, as well as how intersectionality may affect these issues. In particular, we aspire to provide a space where those who are underrepresented in mainstream discourse may express themselves and share their perspectives. Therefore, we invite FLINTA* people, people with refugee and migration backgrounds, and those who have faced racism to participate in shaping the climate camp.
Themes we are mostly interested in…
- Postcolonialism
- anti-racism, critical whiteness, Global North-South divide and exploitation, migration
- Lobau struggle and urbanism
- Urban resilience, sustainable lifestyles, urban-rural divide, green gentrification
- Interconnected crises
- Pandemics and biodiversity loss, perennial crisis status, populist politics,how to deal with psychological effects of crises, psychology and activism
- Feminism
- queer feminism, feminism & ecology, intersectionality
- Environmental sciences
- climate, sustainable architecture and engineering, energy management, system sciences, biodiversity loss, planetary boundaries
- Perspectives on economics, capitalism and society
- Ecological economics, alternative economic systems, degrowth, eco-socialism, economics for the common good etc
Possible forms of arrangement
- Action planning and training
- Social media campaigning
- DIY workshops
- Adbusting
- Book and film discussions
- Theatre
- Lectures
- Panel discussions
- Poetry slam
- Concerts
- Stakeholder games
- Games in general
- etc.
Hard facts
When curating the climate camp, we aim for the following goals and expectations:
- Workshop duration: approx. 3 hours
- It’s possible for your workshop to take place either during the day or during our night program; our objective is to have some “light” events in the evening.
- Fee:
- We rely on donations and grant applications because the the organizing team is entirely made up of volunteers. As a result, we are unable to compensate everyone. Nevertheless, we would still like to reward your contributions. Therefore, depending on the number of facilitators and the available budget, we offer a minimum remuneration of 50€ per workshop holder. We are happy to cover all travel and material costs upon presentation of original receipts.
- If you choose to waive your remuneration , it goes into a soli-pot that allows us to redistribute the money.
- If you require additional funds to participate in the climate camp, please contact us and we will work out a solution. We are especially happy to pay more to socially disadvantaged people to counteract structural barriers.
- Languages:
- German or English
- Accessible language
- other languages (translation services can be provided upon previous agreement)
- Location: Lobau Camp:
- The climate camp is an open-air event hosted in tents
- This must be considered for the workshops format as this is a particular frame (eg: not ideal for beamers)
- Acceptance criteria:
- Reference to the topics of climate crisis and climate justice
- No conspiracy theories or discriminatory content
- We reserve the right to reject proposals for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to, availability of timeslots and space, program coherence, and organizational capability.
- Please follow the governmental Covid rules
If you are interested or have any questions, please contact us by email at programm@klimacamp.at.
If you submit a contribution, please allow us a few weeks after the closing of the survey to concretely decide whether or not we will accept your workshop into the camp. Within a few weeks, we will contact you with the status of your workshop.
If you already have concrete ideas, please fill the following form.
https://survey.klimacamp.at/index.php/699338?lang=en