The term MESTUP is yet another one of the amazing DF acronyms that you will come across, it stands for Mediation Education Support Team Umbrella Project. MESTUP is a team of DFs who provide Mediation and Peer Education on national and international Woodcraft events. Um… But what does that mean?
Mediation is a way of solving conflict, by bringing people together to talk it through with two impartial ‘mediators’. Our role is not to instruct but to help those involved come to a solution.
In MESTUP we run drop in sessions where you can come to find out about and request mediation.
Peer Education is about you and me educating each other. Through workshops, games, and cups of tea, it is about sharing knowledge and skills.
In the context of MESTUP, peer education is also about having someone to talk to in a confidential and safe environment. We provide drop in sessions where you can find out what we’re about and talk to someone in a ’safe place’.
The tent also provides an area of books, leaflets, and friendly people where you can just hang out and chat. Our main focus is on a range of subjects including sex, drugs, identity, bullying, abuse and peer pressure but we’ll also discuss the weather or yesterday’s game.
If you are interested in joining the MESTUP team then send an email to mestup@spanthatworld.com or contact kate yorke(Project Rep)
The District Fellows Movement is the 16-20 year old members of the co-operative educational youth charity, the woodcraft folk, whose ideology is based on the principles of equality, peace, social justice and co-operation, with an emphasis on the empowerment of young people.
DF meetings usually consist of a group of like minded individuals meeting up at a regular time and place (someone's house, or a pub for instance, or even a community hall if the group is large enough) and taking part in usual woodcraft activities. These activities range from co-operative games, orgainising events, workshops and discussions, and general socialising!
The DF movement also meets up on a national basis frequently, to hold both social, educational events and business events allowing everyone to be involved in the running of DF's...
North East Thing: 11th to 13th December
Winter Wonderland: 27th to 30th December
Span that World With Music: 26th to 28th February
Spring Awakening: 6th to 10th April
