The UPSU is proud to host the first ever Activist Academy, a day of guest speakers, practical workshops, debates, seminars and film showings all aimed to engage and inspire. The day will cover a broad range of issues from seminars and debates Social jusice issues, the enviroment, free education as well as a series of guest speakers and practical workshops. The event aims to engage and inspire arming students with the skills to run effective and successfull campaigns. ]

So..Don't Just Stand there, Do Something!

**Activist Academy Line up**

Speakers:
Virgine Pregny : France 1968 and why it can happen again
Craig Murry (Pending) Former Ambassador to Uzbekistan
Angus Geddes: Portsmouth-Palestine Network
Linda Spence: Former Aid Worker in Palestine

Films
"The revolution will not be televised"
"The Devil came on Horse back"
"Paradise Now"
"The Wall"

Seminars:
Climate Change: What can be done?
Neo-liberalism in Education
France and Greece: Student Movements
Human Rights in Tibet
Venezula: The Future Of Latin American
Non-violent direct action by War on Want
The Art of Boycotting: The Coca-Cola question
Ditching Dirty Development: People & Planet


Workshops:
ABCs of Campaigning
Building a group
Giving your campaign an idenity: Marketing
Campaign Communication
Writing Press Releases
Lobbying Officials

Workshops: Strand Two
Understanding and Using the Media
Campaiging on Global justice stategies
Getting creative: Beyond the banner
Journalism: Writing hard hitting features

**Debates**
Free Education: Can it be won?
The No Platform policy/Freedom of speece
What is the future of the NUS and the Student Movement?

Plus ...

Evening entertainent provided by our very own School of Rock

- Provisinal and may be subject to change -