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Summer GatheringSATURDAY, JUNE 18TH 2016

New Economy Breakfast // NEON matchmakers // Viral video skillshare // Panama postmortem // Our common agenda // Beyoncé dance class // Well-being check-in // Organising for systems change // Decolonialising British public life // Intersectionality in our activism and beyond // Lessons from Podemos & Bernie Sanders campaign // Creative community engagement skills // Climate strategy refresh // Storytelling skillshare // Summer feast // Beauty & the Beat DJ set //

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WELCOME!

Whether it’s resisting cuts and oppression or standing up for the

climate and workers’ rights, the brilliant people in the NEON

community have been all sorts of busy. Today you are invited to

turn the volume down on the daily grind and bring it back to the

wider game plan. Why are we doing this? How do our stories fit

together? And what can people taking action for a fair and

sustainable economy do differently now to start winning?

We hope you enjoy fun, festivities and feasts, all organised by fellow

NEON members, and the chance to spend some quality time with

some amazing people, swapping skills, creating connections and

making plans … on your marks, get set, go!

Much love,

NEON Summer Gathering organising team: Alex Jones, Ayeisha Thomas-Smith, Bibi Gratzer, Colette St-Onge, Dan Vockins, Ioana Sirca, Jannat Hossain, Jessie Barnard, Rosie Baines, Meg Brodie and Noel Hatch

P.S. This is your day as much as anyone else’s so don’t hang about if

there’s something you want to do or talk about that’s not in here:

self-organise!

ABOUT NEON

The New Economy Organisers Network (NEON) is a community of

activists, campaigners and organisers committed to taking on the

economic root causes of social and environmental injustice. We run

trainings, share skills and ideas, and collaborate on strategy and

campaigns. In the three years we’ve been around we’ve grown to

over a thousand members from across the social movements.

NEON depends on the active leadership of our members to make it

work and is supported by a small staff team. If you have ideas for

how NEON’s members could better learn from or work with each

other, then get in touch and we’ll work with you to make

it happen.

Find out more:

neweconomyorganisers.org

[email protected]

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10.00 Breakfast briefing – where are we at? Deborah Grayson, Lola Okolosie & Dawn Foster

They say it’s the most important meal of the day… so join Deborah, Lola and Dawn

for a slap up breakfast and their morning report on the state of progressive politics

now. Where are we at now and where are we going next?

Brekkie: fruit & honey porridge (free with ticket)

11:00 Our Common Agenda Dan Vockins and Christine Berry (New Economics Foundation)

Last year we worked together to map what unites our visions of a better future.

Now on NEON’s third birthday it’s time to talk strategy: what concrete steps

can we take together now to pave the way to a fair and sustainable economic

system. Be in the room!

11:30 Breakout #1: Key battles

Christine Berry (NEF) and Guppi Bola (NEON)

What are our strategic and tactical

chances over the next twelve months

to hit neoliberalism where it hurts?

Breakout #2: Power: Ours & theirs

Tatiana Garavito (London Latinx)

Where does neoliberal power come from and how should we be building ours? Let’s talk names and institutions.

Breakout #3: Our story

Bec Sanderson & Dora Meade (PIRC) and Ellie Mae O’Hagan (NEON)

Why are we losing the battle to frame the

economy and what can we do about it? Get

stuck into NEONs new 18-month project.

All day

NEON Matchmakers

NEON’s matchmakers are here to help

you meet organisers to work with from

across our movements. Tell them what’s

big in your activism world and they’ll find

you some great people to talk to about it.

(If it’s love you’re looking for, we're sure

that can also be arranged…)

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13:00 Picnic! Lunch: homemade breads, salads and dips. Feel free to bring extra treats to share!

Beyoncé dance class with Ayeisha Thomas-Smith

Well-being check-in with Luke Wreford (Mindfulness & Social Change Network) A moment of calm to reflect on how you’re doing, & share tips on supporting ourselves & others when the going gets tough.

14:30 Go viral with Novara Ash Sarkar & Ralph Pritchard (Novara Media)

Want to learn the secrets of creating super-shareable video content? Ash and Ralph will take you behind the scenes of their most successful videos so far and offer practical advice about producing and promoting your own.

Intersectionality in our activism and beyond Guppi Bola & Jannat Hossain (NEON)

What is intersectionality, what can it help us achieve, and how can we embed it into our activism (and lives)? Join this discussion to think practically about how connecting our struggles can help us in the fight for systemic change.

How do our communities really win? Andrea Enisuoh (Hackney Community Organiser) & Stewart Halforty (Nottingham People’s Assembly)

Communities across the country are taking on neoliberal power on their doorsteps. Let’s talk about what local action on global problems looks like today and what’s needed to grow the momentum.

Something inside how strong? Luke Wreford (Mindfulness & Social Change Network)

How does personal change relate to social change for social justice and sustainability? Join Luke for a discussion about how our inner world affects our efforts to create change in the outside world – and what that means for the wider progressive agenda.

Panama postmortem Huw Jordan (NEON)

Did UK progressives do enough with what was handed to us in the Panama Papers? Explore the response to the leak, the actors and institutions involved, and what we might do differently next time our Prime Minister is implicated in the tax evasion scandal of a lifetime.

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16.00 Afternoon pit stop Grab a hot or cold drink on us…

16:30 When party politics met people power Paul Hilder (Bernie Sanders campaign), Emma Rees (Momentum) & Elsa González (Podemos)

The relationship

between progressive

populist movements

and political parties is

evolving in exciting and

powerful ways. Pick

apart the lessons from

the UK and abroad from

key experiments in

organising around

formal political power.

Creative community engagement Anca Giurgiu and Ciprian Diaconita (Environmental & Social Change Romania)

How can theatre, games

and collective art

organise communities

on the frontline of social

and environmental

injustice? Find out in

this hands-on

workshop.

Climate strategy refresh Asad Rehman (Friends of the Earth), Sheila Menon (Reclaim the Power / Heathrow 13) & Sam Mason (Public & Commercial Services Union)

Half a year on from the

Paris climate talks, our

fight for climate justice

is growing in strength,

both locally and

globally. Discuss what

the priorities for the

climate movement

should be next, from the

political pressure points

to the tactics.

Decolonising British public life Dalia Gebrial (Rhodes Must Fall) & Hassan Mahamdallie (Muslim Institute)

Recent years have seen an

outburst of campaigns

exposing the colonial

oppression built into the

foundations of many of

Britain’s cultural and

economic institutions.

What have these

campaigns looked like so

far? What are their

strengths and

weaknesses? And what’s

next for them?

Storytelling for systems change Robert Holtam (Narrative Coach)

Behind every great

campaign is a great

story. Learn the building

blocks of an immersive

and compelling story -

character, conflict, plot,

empathy and detail – to

ensure the stories of

change you tell are ones

your audience can

visualise, care about,

relate to and feel they

can be part of.

PROGRAMME

18:00

BYOB Evening feast Cooked by NEON volunteer chefs

Head up to the main hall for a sit-down feast. We’ll handle food - you bring whatever you’re drinking.

Dinner: Middle East Medley (vegan / gluten free options available)

19:00 Summer party

Anyone for rounders?

If it’s sunny we’ll head to the park for some (optional) good old sporting fun…

Beauty and the Beat DJ set

Whip out those Beyoncé dance moves you picked up earlier and rock out to some home-grown NEON musical talent…

NOTES

VENUE

67, 76, 141, 242, 243

Haggerston Overground (6 mins),Old Street (20 mins)

The Rose Lipman Building43 De Beauvoir RdN1 5SQ

The venue is accessible. Please speak to a member of the organising team if you have any additional needs and we will do our best to meet them.