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Eastern Forest Defense Camp 2003
by Eastern Forest Justice League Tuesday, May. 20, 2003 at 11:17 AM

Come participate in the largest forest defense camp East of the Mississippi June 16-23. Save Eastern Forests!

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<h1 align="center"><strong>Eastern Forest Defense Camp 2003!!</strong>

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<p><strong>Announcing</strong>: The Eastern Forest Justice

League’s 2003
Eastern Forest Defense Camp,<br>
June 16-23, in Southeast Ohio.</p>
<p><strong>Hosted by</strong>: Eastern Forest Justice League, Buckeye

Forest Council,
Katuah Earth First!, Kentucky Heartwood, Southern Appalachian

Biodiversity Project,
and Indiana Forest Alliance.</p>
<p>Calling all activists, forest dwellers, concerned citizens, and

others ready
to act on behalf of our great Eastern forests! In this training camp,

we will
focus on our evolving arsenal of non-violent direct action tactics. We

are looking
for folks from the Northwoods (Great Lakes and New England), Central

Appalachia,
Southern Appalachia (Katuah!), the Great Coastal Swamps, the Piedmont,

the Pine
Barrens, the Allegheny Plateau, the Ozarks and the Midwest to join us

in Southeast
Ohio as we share skills, techniques and ideas for defending our

forests at home.</p>
<p>At this camp, we will be participating in workshops on: </p>
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<li>tree-sits/tree climbing;</li>
<li>blockades 101 and 102</li>
<li> field kitchens; field survival</li>
<li> communications;</li>
<li>banner making;</li>
<li>campaign strategy</li>
<li>media messaging;</li>
<li>security culture</li>
<li>stealthiness in the woods</li>
<li>guerrilla media 101</li>
<li> local flora, fauna, and lore.</li>
<li>more</li>
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<p>Also, we are looking for more workshop ideas, so tell us on your

registration
what other workshops you would like to see or help lead. </p>
<p>Please Note: Please sign up in advance by June 1st</p>
<p>For more information contact:</p>
<p><a

href="http://www.athenscommons.org/actioncamp">http://www.athenscommons.org/actioncamp

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www.athenscommons.org/actioncamp

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