Events
Woodcraft Folk organise both local and regional camps and activities as well as larger national camps such as a camp for Venturers (see above) held every three years and an International Camp, usually held every five to six years.
The second to last event, the Global Village Youth Festival of 2006, was the first in over 60 years to be held as an official IFM-SEI camp. Since then, another international festival has taken place. It was called CoCamp and concentrated on cooperation in the world. CoCamp was also an official IFM-SEI camp with groups from all over the world participating in the event.
Regional events are aimed at supporting local communities and traditions and reminding its members of the importance of holding onto ideals of justice, democracy, peace and cooperation. The South West Woodcraft Folk for instance meet annually at Levellers Day and the Tolpuddle Martyrs festival. http://www.tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk/
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