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Facilitators and Presenters Track Session Description Slot Rivers for Life 3 Session Plan: Facilitators and Presenters Slot (3 = Oct 3, 5 = Oct 5. Ex. 3.2 = 2nd session of the day Track Session Description on Oct 3) Session Organizer Session Facilitator Session Presenter(s) Aviva Imhof (International Rivers, In this session, we will share information and USA), Aleksandr Kolotov (Plotina, experiences on how to develop an effective Russia), Glenda Pickersgill (Save strategy to achieve your goals. We will cover the Mary River Coordinating Group, a. How to Fight a Dam: Strategies and Aviva Imhof, choosing targets, developing objectives and tactics, 3.2 Plaza Aviva Imhof Australia), Yu Xiaogang (Green Stories [email protected] building alliances, legal strategies, and developing Watershed, China), Ulrich a communications strategy. We will also share Eichelmann (ECA-Watch, Austria), stories of sucesses and lessons learned. Representative from CECOP (La Parota, Mexico). From street theater to guerilla art, concerts to photo exhibits, campaigning can be an art, and art can be Katy Yan (International Rivers, used to fight injustice. In this skill share and training USA), Danny Ribeiro (Justica session, we will explore a range of strategies that Ambiental, Mozambique), Steve b. Creative Activism: Intersection of Art, Katy Yan, push us to "think outside the box" in terms of how to 3.1 Plaza Katy Yan Burgess and Glenda Pickersgill Advocacy and Culture [email protected] build capacity in communities, grow a movement, (Save the Mary River, Australia), and keep the media's attention. We will also Gustavo Castro (Otros Mundos, discuss what strategies are appropriate for specific Mexico), IMDEC staff regions and particular stages of a struggle. Rodolfo Chavez Galindo (La Parota, Participants will determine the format for this Mexico); Robert Kugonza (Africa session on-site. Topics to be discussed will include Rivers Network, Uganda); Gustavo Marco von Borstel c. Movement-Building: The Importance experiences from around the world on building Marco von Borstel, Castro (Otros Mundos, Mexico); 3.3 Plaza (IMDEC) 1. Effective of Coalitions and Regional Networks coalitions and regional networks, including cross- [email protected] IMDEC staff; Juan Pablo Soler [email protected] Activism (Berklee) topic, cross-culture, women and youth. Stories on (Otros Mundos, Colombia/Mexico), successes and lessons learned will be highlighted. Joan Carling (Asian Indigenous Peoples' Pact, Philippines) This panel presentation will be about facing the challenges of fighting dams and protecting rivers Ercan Ayboga d. Challenges of Activism in and communities in both absolutely authoritarian Thailand, Burma, Iran, Uganda, 5.1 Glory Hill ([email protected] Ercan Ayboga, [email protected] Repressive States and officially democratic repressive states. India ) Presentations will cover Iran, Brazil, Turkey, Mexico, Burma, Uganda, and India, among others. Latha Anantha (River Research In this women-only sharing circle, women will share Centre, India), Liane Greeff (EcoDoc experiences of their connection to rivers and how Africa, South Africa), Betty Obbo and why they decided to become part of the Ikuko Matsumoto, e. Women, Rivers and Dams 5.3 Glory Hill Latha Anantha (NAPE, Uganda), Carmen Diaz movement to protect their rivers and communities [email protected] (IMDEC, Mexico), Lori Pottinger from big dams. We will discuss the impacts of dams (International Rivers, USA) on our families and communities. [[Catriona, Ikal]] Karolo Aparicio and Aviva Imhof This panel will discuss methods and best practices (International Rivers, USA), Richard in fundraising. Topics covered will include Leslie Leslie (Fred Gellert Family Twum (Volta Basin Development grassroots fundraising and writing effective f. Effective Fundraising 5.3 School Karolo Aparicio Foundation), please contact Karolo, Foundation, Ghana), Theodorus proposals to institutional donors. Panelists will [email protected] Chronopoulos (Sigrid Rausing Trust, include speakers from foundations and northern UK), Gustavo Castro (Otros and southern NGOs. Mundos, Mexico) This panel presentation will cover topics such as Jeff Opperman (The Nature urban water conservation, rainwater harvesting, Patrick McCully, Conservancy, USA),Glenda a. Community Water Solutions flood management strategies, small-scale rural 5.3 Field Patrick McCully [email protected] Pickersgill (Save the Mary River water supply projects, desalinization and recycling, Coordinating Group, Australia) and watershed restoration. This session will feature a panel presentation on the impacts of climate change on dam performance Shripad Dharmadhikary (Manthan and safety, aquatic ecosystems, and water Nick Hildyard, Resource Centre, India), Brian b. Water in a Warming World resources management. We will also discuss the 5.1 Field Patrick McCully [email protected] Richter (The Nature Conservancy, implications of these impacts in terms of strugggles USA) against dams and for solutions (and related 2. Climate Change & messaging). Water Management (Paddy) This session will provide an informational overview c. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from of the science and politics of greenhouse gas Philip Fearnside (National Institute 3.3 Field Patrick McCully Patrick McCully Reservoirs emissions from reservoirs. A discussion on for Research in Amazonia, Brazil) communicating about this topic will be included. In this training session, we will learn about the d. Dams and Carbon Trading: history of the CDM, its links to dams, how to Influencing the Clean Development Patrick McCully and Katy Yan influence the process, the current state of the 5.2 Field Patrick McCully Katy Yan Mechanism (CDM) and What Comes (International Rivers, USA) international carbon trading system, and proposals Next for the future of global carbon credits. This session will provide information and training on developing a communications strategy, one of the most important elements of your campaign. We will discuss the essential elements of a a. Developing an Effective communications strategy such as developing goals, Aviva Imhof and Brent Millikan 3.1 School Aviva Imhof Aviva Imhof Communications Strategy determining audiences, and crafting good (International Rivers, USA/Brazil) messages. We will cover traditional and new media, including strategies for dealing with journalists, blogging, using photos and videos, and social networking sites. This training and brainstorm will provide information Berklee Lowrey-Evans and Lori and training on the best ways to talk about a Pottinger (International Rivers, struggle (re-framing), and how to use photos, video, Berklee Lowrey- b. Communicating Effectively: How to USA), Pianporn Deetes new media and narrative storytelling to get your 5.1 School Evans (with Lori & Aviva Imhof Inspire Action (International Rivers, Thailand) message across and have people respond the way Aviva) NEED TO CONFIRM, Mexican you want them to. We will work on re-framing issue- journalists 3. specific and project-specific messages. Communications This informational session will provide an overview (Berklee) of how video can be an effective campaign tool, Molly Clinehens (International Molly Clinehens (IAP c. Video Advocacy Part 1: How to Use including how to plan and produce an advocacy Ian Elwood, Accountability Project, USA), Sarah 3.2 School molly@accountabilit Advocacy Videos video, constructing powerful visual stories that will [email protected] Kelly (Adapting to Scarcity, yproject.org) motivate target audiences and decision-makers to USA/Mexico) act, and plan for timely and strategic distribution. 3. Communications (Berklee) It is highly recommended that participants should also attend Video Advocacy Part 1. This hands-on Molly Clinehens (International training will cover basic shooting skills, including Accountability Project, USA), Sarah Molly Clinehens (IAP lighting, sound, composition and editing. Kelly & Arthur Richards (Adapting to molly@accountabilit Participants will also learn interviewing techniques Scarcity, USA/Mexico), Liane Greeff d. Video Advocacy Part 2: Basic Video yproject.org) & specific to producing videos for human rights 3.3 School Ian Elwood (EcoDoc Africa, South Africa), Ian Training Sarah Kelly campaigns, including how to guarantee safety and Elwood (International Rivers, USA), (Adapting to security of interviewees and themselves. Small Pablo Prieto Gutiérrez, Pato Scarcity) breakout groups will put these theories into action. Esquivel, and Bernardo Lizardi All training will be done on Flip cameras. Limited to (IMDEC, Mexico) 25 participants. This informational session will discuss the important role financiers play in dam projects. Activists need Peter Bosshard (International to "follow the money" and target financiers to stop Rivers, USA), Pianporn Deetes a. Follow the Money: An Overview of destructive projects and change the rules of global Grace Mang, (International Rivers, Thailand), Ikal Dam Financiers and Strategies to 5.2 Glory Hill Peter Bosshard dam building. This session gives an overview of the [email protected] Angelei (Friends of Lake Turkana, Confront Them most important dam financiers from around the Kenya), Nick Hildyard world, their changing roles, and strategies to (Cornerhouse, UK) confront them. It is recommended that participants also attend "Follow the Money." This session will provide a brief overview of new dam builders and financiers from China, India, Brazil, Thailand and Japan, who are Brief presentations by Pai
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