Tuesday 9 June 2009

Haringey Sustainability Month - June 2009 GREEN EVENTS THROUGHOUT HARINGEY

www.SustainableHaringey.org.uk


Haringey Green Fair
Saturday 13th June
12-5pm
Ducketts Common
Turnpike Lane

Volunteers needed (much appreciated) to come and help with:
- the Sustainable Haringey info stall
- our food zone stall/displays
- mass leafleting about Sustainability month events (see below)

Please come and offer to help out!

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Sustainable Haringey network
June co-ordination meeting
Tuesday 16th June
6.30pm - 8pm
Big Green Bookshop
Brampton Park Road, N22

June Sustainability Month events are now well underway, so we'll get reports on what's been going on so far, what's coming up, and how poeple can help out... Thanks to everyone who's helped distribute 25,000 of our flyers about this! All welcome, particularly new people wishing to get involved.


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OTHER EVENTS

Sat June 13th - Alternative Living
3pm-9pm @ Hornsey Vale Community Centre, Mayfield Road, N8
Workshops, speakers, stalls, local produce and crafts, openspace discussion. Organised by Crouch End Transition Initiative.

Sat June 13th - Queen's Wood
Plant Sale / Open Day
Queen's Wood Lodge Organic Garden - behind the cafe.
Organised by Friends of Queen's Wood

June 13-14th, 19th-21st, 26-28th - Feral Trade Café
12-5pm @ Unit A2, 71 Ashfield Rd, N4
Café and exhibition of local and international person-to-person trading without using companies. Organised by Furtherfield.

June 15-19th - Sustainability Week at St Ann's Hospital
Info stalls, talks, walks, Dr Bike, and bikeride for staff. Organised by Haringey Health Unison.

Sun June 14th - Family Bike Ride
10.45am @ Finsbury Park (by the park café).
All ages/abilities welcome! Organised by members of Haringey Cycling Campaign.

Sat June 20
th - NO! to climate change & capitalism
10.30am @ Wood Green Shopping City (probably outside Boots)
Stall/leafleting. Organised by Haringey Solidarity Group.

Sat June 20
th - Eco Green Holistic Healing Show
11am-4pm @ Shropshire Hall, Gladstone Ave, N22.
Fun, energy saving, pampering, natural home made products, food share. Organised by Thrusted Market.

Sun Jun 21st - Hillfield Park, N10 Street Party
For local residents - with a green theme. Organised by the Hillfield St James Residents Association.

Thurs June 25
th - Film Show: The ‘Age of Stupid’
7pm @ West Green Learning Centre, West Green Road, N15
Organised by Haringey Independent Cinema.

Fri/Sat June 26/7
th - Tottenham Food Co-op and Cafe
12-3pm @ Broadwater Farm Community Centre, 1 Adams Rd, N17
Market stalls/cafe. Organised by Tottenham Food Co-op, and Back To Earth.

Sat June 27
th - South Tottenham Going Green
12-4pm @ Chestnuts Community Centre, Chestnuts Park, St Ann's Rd N15.
Food, stalls, drumming, info, plants/books swap, Dr Bike, displays and films. Organised by and for local residents.

Sun June 28
th - Arts, Crafts & Nature Appreciation Funday
12-4pm @ In Queens Wood (‘Witches Coven’ open space), N10
Including lots of stuff for kids. Organised by Friends of Queen's Wood


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As well as the month of events in June the following activities are supported and co-ordinated through the Sustainable Haringey network…

Ecoteams
Neighbourhood-based small self-help groups to ‘go green’ together. On June 20th they will be celebrating their achievements together!

Local Action
Local community-based sustainability networks and initiatives in Highgate, Finsbury Park, Crouch End, South Tottenham, and Muswell Hill

Working groups
Promoting sustainable food, transport, homes, energy, green spaces, workplaces/economy, and green lifestyles

Growing In Haringey
We’ve launched a major food growing network to encourage and support much greater food production throughout Haringey

Food Co-op market days
The last Fri/Sat of each month, 12-3pm. Part of ‘Back To Earth’ initiatives at Broadwater Farm Community Centre, linked to plans for a city farm and environmental centre in Lordship Rec.

Countrywide networking
We’re in touch with the ever-growing grass-roots movements for change throughout London, UK & worldwide…

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