OCCUPATION CELEBRATION
THE WEEKEND OF JANUARY 27th – 28th 2007
Kia ora to all our supporters,
You’re warmly invited to the Save Happy Valley Coalition’s celebration of our first successful year of occupying Happy Valley. We have been continuously occupying Happy Valley since January 28th 2006 in order to prevent Solid Energy from turning it into an environmentally devastating opencast coal-mine.
The Save Happy Valley Coalition, and anyone who wishes to join us for the weekend celebration, will be meeting in Westport, at 8am on Saturday 27th January 2007. (The majority of us will travel to Westport from Christchurch on the Friday night, car pooling can be arranged thru the coordinator). Please email us for meeting location in Westport – and if you have spare spaces for the drive to the start of the track (60mins drive), or alternatively if you will need a ride [Coordinator details below].
You will need all of your own tramping/camping gear and food, enough for the duration of your intended stay and YOU MUST be prepared for unpredictable weather; rain; sun; hot and cold. This means that you MUST have suitable footwear, waterproof and warm clothing, a sleeping bag and a tent (unless you have arranged to share with someone else). An extended gear list will be made available to you when you confirm plans with the occupation coordinator. If you do not have the required gear we may be able to provide it for you, we will not allow you to join us if you are inappropriately equipped for the weekend, no excuses accepted. We do not want an avoidable accident to jeopardize the success of an occupation we have worked so hard to maintain.
We will be leaving the valley / returning to Westport on Sunday the 28th; you may stay longer in the Valley if you wish but you must arrange this with the coordinator.
It is really important that you make contact with us if you intend to join us for this weekend. This is so that we can prepare the campsite, other facilities, vehicles and so on for the appropriate number of people. We do not want people tramping into the valley on their own during the weekend, but we can be flexible if you make plans with us beforehand. Please let us know if you have any special needs that are of concern, we will be as accommodating as possible and we can provide you with as much information as you require.
For more information please contact the current occupation coordinator.
Thanks for your support!
Frances
Occupation Coordinator
occupation[at]savehappyvalley[dot]org[dot]nz
http://www.savehappyvalley.org.nz/occupation
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