Summer gathering 2023!

You’re all warm­ly invit­ed to the one and only Earth First! sum­mer gath­er­ing 2023!

For this year’s gath­er­ing we have squat­ted the site of the new coal pro­posed coal mine in White­haven, Cum­bria!

Leave the coal in the hole!

The pre­cise loca­tion for the site entrance is here: https://w3w.co/guilty.polygraph.scale

Near­est train sta­tions are Cor­kick­le or White­haven. It is a long walk from the sta­tion so let us know if you need a lift by call­ing the site phone 07592479185. Please call, don’t mes­sage!

Telegram lift share: https://t.me/+RbhnJUczz000YjM0 (self-organ­ised)

If you are trav­el­ing by road: A595, signed White­haven. Then turn R. (from N), or L. (from S), onto road signed: ‘St. Bees/Sandwith’ At B5345: turn L. onto St. Bees Road, then take first R. Sat­Nav: CA28 9QJ

If you need help with acces­si­bil­i­ty or any­thing else the site phone num­ber: 07592479185

We will also keep check­ing our email: earth­firstuk (at) riseup.net

There will be deli­cious food by Veg­gies kitchen, a kids’ space and an amaz­ing pro­gramme of work­shops. and dis­cus­sions Join us!

Summergathering 2023!

 

You’re all warm­ly invit­ed to the one and only Earth First! sum­mer gath­er­ing 2023! This year’s gath­er­ing will take place in the north of Eng­land, on a beau­ti­ful squat­ted piece of land. If you want to book train tick­ets, aim for Carlisle for now – a more spe­cif­ic loca­tion will be announced on th 29th. We’ll get going on the 29th, with set­up and work­shops. There will be deli­cious food by Veg­gies kitchen, a kids’ space and soooo many excit­ing work­shops. We can’t wait!

Please spread the word and get in touch if you can get there ear­ly to help us pre­pare the site <3

For work­shop offers and ques­tions about access­abil­i­ty and any­thing else – please email earth­firstuk (at) riseup.net!

 

 

 

 

What to expect when you arrive

A wel­come tent with peo­ple in to give you a warm wel­come and tell you about the site, where the loos are, where to camp, things you can get involved with straight away, and take dona­tions for the cost of the camp (£0–50), and the meals each day (£0–10/day). Depend­ing on how ear­ly you arrive, mar­quees will be ris­ing or risen for work­shop spaces, peo­ple will by scur­ry­ing about on mis­sions to build or clean com­post toi­lets, find that ham­mer that dis­ap­peared, paint­ing signs, chop­ping veg­eta­bles for the next meal, whis­per-plan­ning a secre­tive action, hav­ing loud polit­i­cal debates with some­one they’ve just met… or hav­ing some qui­et time with a book in a cor­ner of some mar­quee. No one is in charge. We are all crew here, putting col­lec­tive liv­ing into prac­tice, cre­at­ing a tiny tran­sient vision of the world we want to cre­ate and defend. The more you par­tic­i­pate in this camp, the more you will get out of it.

But what the f*** is it, really?

The EF! gath­er­ing is a gath­er­ing of like-mind­ed peo­ple inter­est­ed in eco­log­i­cal direct action, green anar­chy, and rad­i­cal eco­log­i­cal pol­i­tics. It includes 6 days of camp­ing, 3 veg­an meals a day, a pro­gramme of work­shops and activ­i­ties and dis­cus­sions. There will be some music, danc­ing, and sto­ry­telling around the fire. We’ll have some spaces for com­mu­nal eat­ing and chill­ing, and to stay dry in case it rains. But feel free to bring addi­tion­al tarps! Don’t expect luxaries, but there will be com­post loos and some kind of wash­ing facil­i­ty. Remem­ber, this is a sqat­ted site, so there might be some police inter­ac­tion. If you have any con­cerns, get in touch!

What to bring

Bring your own cut­lery, a plate and a mug, and every­thing you might for a camp­ing trip, such as a tent, sleep­ing bag and mat, warm clothes, water­proofs, head­torch, and wellies!

Get in touch

The site phone will be on from the 29th, num­ber will be on here. More info will be post­ed on here soon. For any ques­tions, emails us at earth­firstuk (at) riseup.net