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District Fellows (also known as DFs) is the name given to the 16- to 20-year-old age group of the Woodcraft Folk, a UK-based cooperative educational movement for children and young people. It operates both on a local group level and as a semi-autonomous movement within the Woodcraft Folk. Woodcraft Folk is very strongly in favour of youth empowerment—to this end the 16- to 20-year-old age group is largely run by the young people.
Groups
Individual DF groups are usually based in a town or city, or in some cases a region. DF group meetings usually consist of a group of like minded individuals meeting up at a regular time and place and taking part in usual woodcraft activities such as co-operative games, organising events, workshops and discussions about the Woodcraft Folk's aims and principles and general socialising.
DFs also help with the running of the younger groups: Venturers, Pioneers, Elfins, and Woodchips. The movement has recently set up the New Roots Fund which aims to give grants to new and in need groups.
Organisation
District Fellows Committee
The District Fellows Committee is responsible for overseeing the running of the District Fellows movement. It consists of the following Committee Members:
- Activism Rep
This role facilitates DFs links to wider social movements. This involves publicizing, organizing protests and votes on Campaigns at business meetings.
- Chair of DF committee
- Communications Rep
- Events Rep
- Fundraising Rep
They organise the raising of funds to run the movement.
- Laymember
- MEST-UP Coordinator
- Outreach Rep
- Safeguarding Rep
- Secretary of the DF Movement
- Shadow Events Rep
- Shadow MEST-UP Coordinator
- Shadow Treasurer
- Training Rep
- Treasurer
Non-Committee roles
- Althing General Council Even
- Althing General Council Odd
- Big Camps Rep
- First Aid Fairy
- International Opportunities
- London Liaison
- Manchester Liaison
The Manchester Liaison organizes local DF events in Manchester and keeps in contact with Manchester Folk. The role is a contentious due to relatively few Manchester DFs currently in the movement. This resulted in a 2024 motion to remove the role, however it was unsuccessful.
- Podcast Coordinator
- Scotland Liaison
- Venturer Committee & Venturer Camp Liaison
- Wales Liaison
- Zine Fairy
Secondary roles
- Chair Carer
- Committee General Council
There are two available spaces for this role.
- Resource Fairy
- Vice Chair of Committee
Supervisory roles
- Accessibility rep
- Sustainability rep
See also
References
- "DFs - District Fellows | Woodcraft Folk". woodcraft.org.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- "SpanThatWorld – Woodcraft Folk DFs Online Home". Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Our groups | Woodcraft Folk". woodcraft.org.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- "What we do | Woodcraft Folk". woodcraft.org.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- https://spanthat.world/resources/df-committee/
- https://spanthat.world/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Althing-2024-Minutes.pdf