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Campaigns

Will Searby

Ey up! My name, for those who don’t know me, Is Will Searby.  I have been a DF since spring 2010 and I live in the bustling metropolis of Bath-so if your visiting for a reason, or just to breathe the awesomeness in the air, drop me a line and we can have tea and discuss the problems of the world!

I believe, in true British fashion, that you can change the world with a cup of Tea and negotiation is always best, but on the dark days when you can’t, when you look in the  empty caddy and see the harsh metallic suface staring back, when it seems that all hope is lost, well, firstly, take a good hard look at yourself, how on earth did it get this bad? What happened to the other bag of Tea you had? but secondly that’s when it’s time to start campaigning! to start the fight for a brighter future (possibly, nay, definitely including more tea).

So I’m really excited about being the new campaigns rep, we have two excellent “large campaigns” this year which are very different, so I hope there’s something for everyone out there. I’m here to provide you with the education and ideas you need to get going, I’m also hoping that all your fabulous and wonderful world-changers out there contribute your ideas as well!

I’d also really like to help facilitate your own campaigns, be they big or small, so please get in touch, i’d love to hear all your exciting ideas, and help you as much as I can!  It’ll be great, together we will change the world! Because it’s that simple and we, as breathtaking as it sounds, are DFs!

You can contact me at: campaigns@spanthatworld.com

Love

Will xx

The Role

Campaigning is a vital part of the District Fellows Movement, it’s what defines our external public image and gives us a voice as young people. Campaigning is a direct application of the ethos of youth empowerment that the Woodcraft Folk stand for. We stand at the head of a tradition of hundreds of years of protesters, from the direct action of the Diggers’ land seizure to the public welfare measures of the early cooperative movement, with a duty to intervention where we see injustice or inequality. Campaigning relieves the frustration of an under-representative political system through taking action into our own hands and changing the world for the better.

The role of the Campaigns representative is as fluid as any other. Fundamentally it is to facilitate the aspirations of the movement and focus the ideals into tangible external activity, but this can take many forms, from simply organising a DF presence at protests and marches to organising direct action and publicity actions themselves. Workshops will often be necessary to move the campaigns forward within the movement. Campaigns is one of the most exciting aspects of the movement and a dynamic and pioneering role.

The Woodcraft Folk is a registered charity in England and Wales (1073665) and in Scotland (SC039791). Woodcraft Folk, Units 9/10, 83 Crampton Street, London, SE17 3BQ