At GG HQ...
We're looking forwards to being on our beautiful site... rolling chalky meadows high above the river Wye, surrounded by woodland in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
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Advance tickets £100; gate price will be higher (please be aware that gate sales will be cash only, available until we reach licensed capacity).
THE SPEAKERS' FORUM
In a new location on the edge of the Campaigns Field you’ll find a fascinating daytime programme of talks with leading Green researchers and designers, campaigners for environmental and social justice, and dedicated activists. Including:
Molly Scott Cato (economist and Green MEP) on Brexit and the Battle for Democracy.
Rob Evans (The Guardian) and Helen Steel on the Pitchford Enquiry into Undercover Policing.
Natalie Bennett – hear her story, just as she steps down from leading the Green Party... followed by Green Party Hustings where we’ll hear from potential new Green Party leaders.
George Miles (‘Dice George’) on the possibilities of a Progressive Alliance.
Paul Mobbs with information on Open Source Intelligence for Activists.
Jamie Kelsey Fry, New Internationalist editor, educator and artivist with stories from the front lines of the global movement against disaster capitalism.
Radical Routes co-operative network Housing Panel; looking at crises and positive solutions.
Tamasin Cave of Spinwatch defending education from privatisation and corporate takeover.
The Sail Boat Project swapping fossil-fueled transport for a clean, wind-powered alternative.
Simon Fairlie's A Rural Land Manifesto.
Louise Somerville Williams of Frack Free Somerset discussing tactics for the long haul.
Jim McNulty on the campaign against toxic weedkiller glyphosate.
Gerald Miles and Hector Christie on GM farming in the wake of Brexit.
For the full 2016 line up of bands, speakers & more, buy a lovely packed 36-page festival programme from the Box Office or Info Exchange for £3, or check the boards outside venues.
CAMPAIGNS FIELD
The centre of politics and protest at the Gathering – bringing together activists and academics, and raising awareness around environmental issues, civil liberties, education, international relations, animal rights and sustainable infrastructure.
In the Campaigns Tent there are discussions and skillshares on: legal rights, spycops, anarchism, Jeremy Corbyn, Trade Unions, TTIP, fracking, migration struggles, Revolutionary Kurdistan, Palestine, Greek solidarity, Welsh language activism, hunt sabbing, the fur industry, vivisection, technology and social justice, and activism tactics.
Also in the field: Radical Youth, Radical Parenting, Queer Dome, Women's Tent, South West Against Nuclear, Tat 4 Tibet, Veggies Catering Campaign, Traveller Space, Cal's Garden and Radical Wales.
EARTH ENERGIES & HEALING
In our Healing Field there's yoga, dance, chi gung, meditation, laughter workshops, chanting and singing, as well as individul massage and healing sessions with professional and intuitive therapists. Afternoon tea in vintage china with Kitsch Kitchen; the Astrologers' Wheel; and a 12-Step dome.
In the Earth Energies area there's ceremonies and night time star tours in the Stone Circle, singing bowls in the Peace Dome, shamanic wisdom in the Story Tipi, a Labyrinthe and a Faerie Glade. And on the edge of the Village Green, Avalon Rising talk-space and the Stars & Stones workshop dome, where wise meets wild and wonder-filled...
THE HILL VILLAGE
Embrace the challenge of exploration, the excitement of trying something new, the freedom of relaxing into a welcoming and creative space...
Visit Hedgespoken, a wagon of the imagination, hung with Rima Staines’ stunning artworks, and inhabited with Tom Hirons' poetry and stories.
Build a bender, construct a rocket stove, or tinker with a stirling engine at Low Impact Living.
Visit the Nomads Exhibition to learn about life on the move in different cultures, and try your hand at traditional craft, dyeing and cooking techniques.
Enjoy SAMS Magic Hat Sauna and heavenly hot showers – daytimes when the chimney’s smoking, nights when the lights twinkle.
Check out processions, prasad and chanting in the Krishna Temple... then dare to visit Dave Panit’s legendary lounge!
IN THE PERMACULTURE AREA...
Earth Care Yurt: Intro to Permaculture with Mike Feingold; how soil affects plant growth; forest gardening in urban areas; seed saving workshops; solar cooking; biochar and wood gasification; sustainable woodland management...
People Care Yurt: Joanna Macy’s The Work That Reconnects; avoiding activist burn out; understanding cognitive behaviour therapy; a Death Café; Birth stories; CAT’s Paul Allen talking about The Extraordinary History of Human Beings, Energy and Happiness; foraged remedies.
Fair Share Marquee: combat food waste; build sustainable communities; local exchange and trading systems (LETS, TAFFS); positive solutions to challenges raised by political events.
Info about all this and more on our updated website - with Line Up A-Z including 3 Daft Monkeys, Nik Turner's Space Ritual, The Ukrainians, Here & Now, Tarantism, Dub The Earth, John Fairhurst, Kangaroo Moon, Hoopy Frood, The Don Bradmans, Dohnut and Seize The Day... plus spoken word and cabaret on the Raconteurs' Stage.
See you at GG 2016!
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