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From: "Road Block Conference" (conference@roadblock.org.uk)
Subject: Road Block national conference - last reminder!
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 23:38:11 +0100
Road Block national conference - 10 June 2006
Hi all
This is the last reminder for the Road Block national conference on 10 June. We are really pleased with the excellent programme we have pulled together - see below. We have the Friends of the Earth lawyer to tell us how to use the Freedom of Information Act and how to challenge decisions. We also have an ecology expert, and a planning expert. There will also be a panel discussion with experienced local campaigners on how to promote alternatives to roadbuilding. You will get a chance to find out from other campaigners what strategies have worked elsewhere. This conference is designed specifically for local campaigners against road schemes, and we hope you will find it inspirational and useful.
It opens at 11am to enable you to get here by public transport, and ends at 5pm. So far we have campaigners coming from Aberdeen to Devon, but there are still a few campaigns unrepresented. Please book as soon as possible so we get an idea of numbers.
For more details and to download booking forms see -
http://www.roadblock.org.uk/action/2006_conference.htm
or book by emailing conference@roadblock.org.uk
Best wishes,
Rebecca Lush, Coordinator of Road Block
and Rachel Stark, Conference Organiser for Road Block
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AGENDA for ROAD BLOCK CONFERENCE 10TH JUNE 2006 - BIRMINGHAM
11am
Arrivals
Registration
Tea & coffee available
11.30am
Conference Opening
Welcomes and housekeeping
General Introductions
Rachel Stark – conference organiser
Rebecca Lush – Road Block Co-ordinator
Keynote Speaker - Jason Torrance – Campaigns Director for Transport 2000
The National Picture - Rebecca Lush – Road Block Co-ordinator
Morning Workshops
1. Planning Processes for Local Authority Schemes
2. Right to know – using the Freedom of Information Act
3. Alternatives to Road Building – Panel Discussion
4. Ecology, Habitats & the law
Mark Sullivan MRTPI CMILT – Planning Consultant - CPRE Warwickshire
Phil Michaels – Friends of the Earth Lawyer
Margaret Wilmott - Salisbury Transport 2000
Jenny Raggett - Wiltshire Transport 2000
Mike Porter - Transport Solutions for Lancaster and Morecambe
Emma Lawrence – Save Swallows Wood
Victoria Harvey – South Beds Friends of the Earth
Phil Wilson – Professional Ecologist - Wessex Environmental Associates
Lunch
Teas & coffees available
Afternoon Workshops
1. Planning processes for Trunk roads
2. Right to challenge – using judicial review
3. Grabbing Media Headlines
4. Roads & Climate Change
Mark Sullivan MRTPI CMILT – Planning Consultant, CPRE Warwickshire
Phil Michaels – Friends of the Earth lawyer
Matthew Herbert - Seeds for Change
Jason Torrance - Transport 2000 & Lucy Pearce – Campaigns Manager of Stop Climate Chaos
Break
Teas & coffees available
Regional Networking
Meet others in your region to discuss and share strategies
Sharing strategies for opposing different types of road scheme -
- Local Roads
- Trunk Roads
- Motorway widening
Stop Climate Chaos – what's happening
Lucy Pearce – Campaigns Manager for Stop Climate Chaos
Closing comments
Rebecca Lush – Road Block Coordinator
5.00
Finish
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