Local Groups' Conference 09

200 activists from 95 local groups gathered together with staff for an action-packed 2 days in September.

Conference recharges you and provides a boost for the coming months. It inspires you to do more.

90% of delegates scored the event as good or very good, with lots of people putting the Open Space discussion on the future of activism for Friends of the Earth as their highlight.

The best part of Conference this year has been Open Space. It empowers group members to lead a discussion on a topic that matters to them.

The Earthmover Awards were also a favourite, closely followed by the informative seminars and workshops.

The Earthmovers awards ceremony was most inspiring, pointing out what a successful campaign looks like in the flesh so we can imitate it.

With Conference 2009 still fresh in our memory, don't forget to pop the date for 2010 in your diary! Next year, we'll be in Reading on the weekend of 11-12 September - we look forward to seeing you there.

Particular highlights and follow-up resources are below:

Photos from Conference 2009
Some visual highlights from the weekend

Open Space
Read the write-up and watch the film

Conference workshops
Download workshop outlines and handouts

Earthmovers Awards
Our annual awards for local groups and their members.

Motions
Campaign and organisational ideas presented to Conference

Board elections
The election of board representatives by local groups

Conference 2008
Looking back at Conference 2008

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