Disputes policy and camp map.

[Lloyd Russell-Moyle]

Hello Everyone, Camp is fast approaching, I have typed up the disputes procedure and amended the guideline for how we deal with alcohol. We still don't have the final policies that you decided as we are waiting on Magico who is in Guatamala testing some new travel vaccine for a few more days and has the outcomes of the agreement. As soon as we have them I will issue the camp handbook with the completed guidelines, rules, maps and also menus. Please read though the disputes procedures, it would be good if everyone understood the process so when things do happen we are all working from the same ideas. Also see attached the camp map with the centre location put on it. Looking forward to an exciting camp. Lloyd ps. We have received many final payments and all bookings and payments will be processed in the coming days. However if you have not completed your bookings or payments (you know who you are) then the late fee is in place unless I was previously informed. Lloyd Russell-Moyle Chair of General Council Woodcraft Folk +44.1274 724 429 +44.7899 785 265 Skype: lloyd_r_m Branches Housing Cooperative, 106 Preston Street, BRADFORD, BD7 1JP ll...@russell-moyle.co.uk Woodcraft Folk Head Office www.woodcraft.org.uk Folk House 9/10, 83 Crampton Street, LONDON, SE17 3BF ll...@woodcraft.org.uk 08454 589 535 Registered charity in England and Wales (1073665) and in Scotland (SC039791) Part of the International Falcon Movement - Socialist Education International - www.ifm-sei.org --- On Mon, 12/7/10, virtual venturers <virtual_...@hotmail.com> wrote: From: virtual venturers <virtual_...@hotmail.com> Subject: Greetings from Clapham To: "V Camp 2010 - St George's Hill Diggers (D)" <vcamp2...@googlegroups.com> Date: Monday, 12 July, 2010, 14:10 greetings to all in Village D, only 3 & 1/2 weeks to VCamp 2010 yay ! Blue Skies Maritza Virtual Venturers - Clapham -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "V Camp 2010 - St George's Hill Diggers (D)" group. To post to this group, send an email to vcamp2...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vcamp2010-vd+unsub...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vcamp2010-vd?hl=en-GB.

[Keith Lomax]

Hi

I can’t say I recognise much of this from the pre-camp discussion.  It is hardly a document to put out to Venturers. Maybe it isn’t meant to be.

Keith
Hebden Bridge

[Lloyd Russell-Moyle]

Keith, The disputes policy is the one that we discussed at the Venturer Camp meeting with the amendments - this is exactly what we discussed, no?. The advice on alcohol is the same as last year which we drew up with you on camp. It is advice for stewards on how to deal with alcohol - in a sense this is a document outlining how we intend to deal with breaches of the policy, its not the drugs and alcohol policy itself. As said in my last email the particular policy, is in Magico's hands and it sill come soon. Are there particular points that you wish to challenge - I'm more than happy to make corrections if I have not followed the will of the Venturer Camp pre meeting. did you have your guidelines for looking at behaviour in groups before camp that you helped draw up last time. It would be useful maybe to recirculate that. Blue Skies Lloyd

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[Keith Lomax]

OK, I think the Disputes procedure should be separate from the camp guidelines. It is about how we resolve disputes and grievances. The guidelines – including things like the programme, requirements for DF involvement in specific roles, sustainability, signing in and out, villages & circles, smoking areas, not getting intoxicated, looking after each other, etc – are another thing.

The guidelines were discussed afresh at pre-camp and it is an essential part of each camp. What was drawn up for the last camp shouldn’t simply be imported without involvement or we lose the educational process and collective ownership and agreed responsibility. The guidelines are different this time (including on alcohol and drugs, and there are new approaches like the awesome job centre and the awesome dole office).

Anyway, we’ll see what emerges when Magico returns.

I attach the activity for Venturers on V Camp policies, with the policies section slightly amended from 2008 to better reflect what was decided at pre-camp this year, but I didn’t take a note so it may not be accurate (after much discussion about quiet times etc I have forgotten what was decided).

Blue skies

Keith

Re: Disputes policy and camp map. Hi

[Lucy Pickering]

Hi Keith

This document is great! We used the exercise with our venturers and it was really useful for getting them thinking about the ethical issues involved in venturer camp, and we sent out your summary of policies to parents, as it's a much more accessible and useful document (not to mention one that better reflects the conclusions of the debates at pre-camp) than the formal policies and procedures doc.

Looking forward to seeing you again on camp.
Blue skies,
Lucy (Oxford)

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[Lloyd Russell-Moyle]

I agree that its is a fantastic resource that you developed Keith. Although I am bemused how it can "better" reflect the conclusions of pre-camp as so far the Village Handbook with the "formal" policies hasn't been sent around so there is no better! It should be sent around tomorrow morning after the final edit, this will be the full policies, while the headlines of the policies (which Keith refelcted well) will be included in the camp "passport", which will be given to everyone on site.

Blue Skies Lloyd Lloyd Russell-Moyle Chair of General Council Woodcraft Folk +44.1274 724 429 +44.7899 785 265 Skype: lloyd_r_m Branches Housing Cooperative, 106 Preston Street, BRADFORD, BD7 1JP ll...@russell-moyle.co.uk Woodcraft Folk Head Office www.woodcraft.org.uk Folk House 9/10, 83 Crampton Street, LONDON, SE17 3BF ll...@woodcraft.org.uk 08454 589 535 Registered charity in England and Wales (1073665) and in Scotland (SC039791) Part of the International Falcon Movement - Socialist Education International - www.ifm-sei.org

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[Keith Lomax]

Hang on, let’s give the credit where it is due. I didn’t write the resource – it was written by Ben, then a venturer who volunteered to do this at the pre-camp meeting before the 2008 V Camp. So it’s thanks to him.

Keith
Hebden Bridge

Re: Disputes policy and camp map. OK, I think the Disputes procedure should be separate from the camp guidelines. It is about how we resolve disputes and grievances. The guidelines – including things like the programme, requirements for DF involvement in specific roles, sustainability, signing in and out, villages & circles, smoking areas, not getting intoxicated, looking after each other, etc – are another thing.