Big Solar Bootcamp Program

Friday 10 February

Arrival at beautiful Port Hacking. Networking and stories with people from across Australia

Saturday 11 February

9.00-9.30

Plenary 1: Welcome and overview of big solar campaign 2012

10.00-11.00

Plenary 2: The possibilities of big solar in Australia.
Panel and Q&A with Terry Teoh (Pacifc Hydro) & Mark Ogge (Beyond Zero Emissions)

11.20 - 12.00

Plenary 3: The politics of big solar in Australia
Guest speaker Senator Christine Milne

12.00-1.10

Workshop 1: Big Solar campaign in your community
Big solar campaign strategy and what it could look like in your community

1.10-2.10

Lunch 

2.10-3.30

Workshop 2: How we win: community organising practice & principles
What is community organising, why organise, key elements 

4.00-6.00

Workshop 3: The big solar poll - and how build local activity
Tools and techniques to build local teams and run the big solar poll in your comunity

6.00pm on

Dinner, free time and music from wonderful bluegrass band The Lurkers

Sunday 12 February

9.00-9.30

Plenary 4: Communicating renewable energy: framing and public opinion
Speaker, Essential Media Communications (TBC)

9.30-10.45

Workshop 4:  Holding your MP to account
Creating public and accountable relationships with your local politician

11.00-12.20

Workshop 5:  Launching the big solar campaign
Overview of launch plans and how to get people involved to make an impact locally and nationally

12.20-1.20

Lunch

1.20-2.30

Plenary 5: Learning from other organising campaigns
Guest speakers:
Daniel Kyriacou, Every Australian Counts campaign, and Justin Field, Lock the Gate campaign

Workshop 6: Planning and next steps
Where to from here
 

2.50-3.50

Breakout skills workshops:

• Media:  how to get good media in your local area
• Alliance building: getting other voices involved from your community
• Telling your story:  using stories to connecting with and activate others
• Getting people more involved: tools and techniques to getting your volunteers more active
• Local group action plan: developing a big solar action plan for your local group
• Getting your MP to listen to you: Building a constituency to hold your MP to account.
• Social media: how online campainging can complement the offline campaign

4.00-4.45

Plenary 6: Wrap up and close