We have announced an exciting new opportunity for groups that already are, or would like to, run local food growing networks. Read on to find out more.
Applications from suitable organisations are invited, for a chance to receive up to £1000 per borough towards costs for being a Capital Growth Local Lead organisation. We envisage that this may fit with current activities for a number of organisations and enhance the activities you are able to deliver, or for others it may provide the opportunity to launch a network.
In particular we are encouraging community-based organisations to apply and would expect suitable organisations to already have links within their local area or to have started to build relations with local groups.
Please visit the website for more information, guidance notes and to download the application form. Deadline for submission is Friday14th January but we will be inviting further applications later in the year for boroughs where suitable organisations have not been identified.
The Capital Growth team
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
Saturday, 11 December 2010
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Calling all Permaculturalists, Transitioners & Visionaries of a sustainable future.
Calling all Permaculturalists, Transitioners & Visionaries of a sustainable future.
London Permaculture Festival 2011- are looking for representatives from London's Transition initiatives and other London green groups to join the steering group,
which will plan and commission next year's event.
We're starting early, so we can really make the festival as dynamic and inclusive as possible.
Come along to the meeting to offer your expertise & support, and please let others know who may be interested.
Last year’s event was a roaring success, attracting a capacity house of over 900 people.
Next year promises to be even better.
Be a part of building a positive, sustainable vision for London.
Everyone welcome.
Our first meeting is on Tuesday, 14th December at 7-9pm
(or come at 6pm and bring some food to share).
Cecil Sharp House,
2 Regents Park Rd
London
NW1 7AY
London Permaculture Festival 2011- are looking for representatives from London's Transition initiatives and other London green groups to join the steering group,
which will plan and commission next year's event.
We're starting early, so we can really make the festival as dynamic and inclusive as possible.
Come along to the meeting to offer your expertise & support, and please let others know who may be interested.
Last year’s event was a roaring success, attracting a capacity house of over 900 people.
Next year promises to be even better.
Be a part of building a positive, sustainable vision for London.
Everyone welcome.
Our first meeting is on Tuesday, 14th December at 7-9pm
(or come at 6pm and bring some food to share).
Cecil Sharp House,
2 Regents Park Rd
London
NW1 7AY
Saturday, 4 December 2010
Seed Swap Sunday -- 6 Feb 2011, noon-4pm at
Seed Swap Sunday -- 6 Feb 2011, noon-4pm at
Tottenham Chances, 399 High Rd, N17,
as part of Sustainable Tottenham 'Skill-share' day.
(5 mins walk north of Seven Sisters station)
If you're coming along to the Skillshare Sun 5 Dec, noon - 5pm, at
Chances, helpful if you can bring along to help make the Hyperbolic
Crochet Coral Reef:
-- clean plastic shopping bags
-- crochet hooks -- large sizes best
(We should have enough scissors, fingers crossed, which are the other
essential tool)
Hope to see you there -- and hope you'll join in making some coral
creatures for the Haringey outcrop of the global Reef....
Judith
Judith Hanna
Seven Sisters Permaculture
Seed Swap Sunday -- 6 Feb 2011, noon-4pm at
Tottenham Chances, 399 High Rd, N17,
as part of Sustainable Tottenham 'Skill-share' day.
(5 mins walk north of Seven Sisters station)
Thursday, 25 November 2010
Eat your weeds
Sat 20 Nov 2010
We enjoyed a foraging ramble in Crouch End Open Spaces, (even found a bay tree), then went back for a tasting session, washed down with home-grown fennel tea.
Very satisfying eating our freshly picked salad in late November... let's see how we do in December!
www.UrbanHarvest.org.uk
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
Church Farm, Ardeley's 'More than a Box' Scheme
There’s a farm called Misery, but of that we’ll have none
Because we know of one
That’s always lots of fun (Ha ha!)
And this one’s name is Jollity; believe me, folks, it’s great
For everything sings out to us as we go through the gate
All the little pigs, they grunt and howl etc, etc
Yes indeed, Church Farm is a jolly farm. If you visit, you will meet the farm you once knew from childhood stories and games. Animals graze on fields planted with a well tried mix of grasses and flowers, creating a rich mosaic of colour and textures. Glancing through a hedge to the field next door, the contrast is striking: all there is to see is the uniform expanse of an industrial monoculture.
The farm covers 175 acres which includes 30 acres of woods, 10 acres of orchard, and 2 acres of nesting grounds. There are around 150 sheep, cows and pigs, and the farm, which is also a family business, prides itself on its long tradition of rearing rare breeds. The number of poulty is in the thousands, but here again the hens and turkeys are allowed to range freely in designated places such as the orchard. One of the delights of the farm is the piglets, who can be seen playing and scrapping with each other in the feeding area. As the visitors leave, the hope is that they will have been reminded of the very real connection between land and food.
In the meantime, there is a farm called Misery. It hasn't been built yet but the planning permission for Nocton 'Mega Dairy' in Lincolnshire was passed yesterday, with the concession that they will have 3,770 cows instead of the 8,100 of the original proposal. These cows will rarely see a blade of grass. The intensive system leaves them open to many health problems, including lameness, mastitis and bacterial infections.They will be expected to produce 10,000 or more litres of milk each per year. In energy terms, that is the same as a human being running a half marathon every day for ten months of the year.
Compassion in World Farming are running a campaign to raise awareness of this first attempt at industrial farming and you can contact them on the address below. But you can also choose to source your food from a place whose aim is to 'treat the land, wildlife and animals, as they should be treated, and grow great food'.
You can find out more about the Church Farm and Crouch End box scheme by popping into the Haberdashery, Middle Lane on Thursday between 5.30 and 7pm.
For more information on the Church Farm Box Scheme: http://www.churchfarmardeley.co.uk/farmstoreandcafe/gallery/tailoryourbox.html
For more information on the Nocton Dairies:
http://www.ciwf.org.uk/news/beef_and_dairy_farming/nocton_dairies_new_application.aspx
The lyrics are from the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band.
Because we know of one
That’s always lots of fun (Ha ha!)
And this one’s name is Jollity; believe me, folks, it’s great
For everything sings out to us as we go through the gate
All the little pigs, they grunt and howl etc, etc
Yes indeed, Church Farm is a jolly farm. If you visit, you will meet the farm you once knew from childhood stories and games. Animals graze on fields planted with a well tried mix of grasses and flowers, creating a rich mosaic of colour and textures. Glancing through a hedge to the field next door, the contrast is striking: all there is to see is the uniform expanse of an industrial monoculture.
The farm covers 175 acres which includes 30 acres of woods, 10 acres of orchard, and 2 acres of nesting grounds. There are around 150 sheep, cows and pigs, and the farm, which is also a family business, prides itself on its long tradition of rearing rare breeds. The number of poulty is in the thousands, but here again the hens and turkeys are allowed to range freely in designated places such as the orchard. One of the delights of the farm is the piglets, who can be seen playing and scrapping with each other in the feeding area. As the visitors leave, the hope is that they will have been reminded of the very real connection between land and food.
In the meantime, there is a farm called Misery. It hasn't been built yet but the planning permission for Nocton 'Mega Dairy' in Lincolnshire was passed yesterday, with the concession that they will have 3,770 cows instead of the 8,100 of the original proposal. These cows will rarely see a blade of grass. The intensive system leaves them open to many health problems, including lameness, mastitis and bacterial infections.They will be expected to produce 10,000 or more litres of milk each per year. In energy terms, that is the same as a human being running a half marathon every day for ten months of the year.
Compassion in World Farming are running a campaign to raise awareness of this first attempt at industrial farming and you can contact them on the address below. But you can also choose to source your food from a place whose aim is to 'treat the land, wildlife and animals, as they should be treated, and grow great food'.
You can find out more about the Church Farm and Crouch End box scheme by popping into the Haberdashery, Middle Lane on Thursday between 5.30 and 7pm.
For more information on the Church Farm Box Scheme: http://www.churchfarmardeley.co.uk/farmstoreandcafe/gallery/tailoryourbox.html
For more information on the Nocton Dairies:
http://www.ciwf.org.uk/news/beef_and_dairy_farming/nocton_dairies_new_application.aspx
The lyrics are from the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band.
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Ooh ah Cantona
You may have read over the weekend about Eric Cantona's latest interview in which he called for people to withdraw their cash from their banks en mass. The Guardian reported it here. The film of the interview has become a You Tube hit and spawned a campaign for a protest withdrawal.
Some commentators have pointed out that such a protest would have little affect because of the limited funds high street banks actually carry and that it would have no impact on the investment banks that were instrumental in causing the current crisis. Fair point, but there is a clear piece of direct action you can take if you are disgruntled with you bank, assuming of course you bank with one of the 'big' names. Switch you account to an ethical based bank operating on a mutual or cooperative basis, or a local Credit Union. This is a clear message you can send out to support the move toward a responsible and fair financial system.
Supporting a Credit Union is particularly beneficial as it is their aim to bring affordable credit facilities to the poorer members of our communities who are often denied access to conventional banking and are forced into the hands of loan sharks and other forms of highly undesirable money lending outfits. There is a move to establish a Credit Union in Haringey and you can pledge your support for it here.
So go on strike a blow for fair banking, support your local Credit Union and put your money where your mouth is!
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
The Fabulous Haringey Fungus Foray - 31 Oct 2010
Fantastic free fungus foray, held every Autumn by the London Natural History Society.
And at the end of the day they cook and serve the edible ones!
If you're keen on mushrooms, here's the group for you: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonfungi/
www.UrbanHarvest.org.uk
Flash apple mob!
guerilla juicing by the clocktower in crouch end on 18 sep 2010, to publicise apple day
www.UrbanHarvest.org.uk
Tuesday, 9 November 2010
Sustainable #Tottenham skill share in full effect on Twitpic
Sustainable #Tottenham skill share in full effect on Twitpic
Monday, 1 November 2010
Down with Waste! Skill Share 7 November 2010 @ Tottenham Chances
DOWN WITH WASTE! @ Tottenham Chances, 399 High Road, N17 6QN
TIMETABLE
11:00-1:00 Autumn Gathering
Meeting of the Sustainable Haringey Network – next steps
ALL WELCOME!
1:00-2:30 - LUNCH
(delicious food to share together)
2:00–4:30 Skill Share Workshops & discussions
4:30—5:00 Closing Circle
WORKSHOP PROGRAMME
* Fashion show of second hand clothes
* Children’s workshop on recycled art
* Quiz on what does and doesn’t go into
council recycling green box
* Knitting using yarn made from plastic bags
* Build a pirate ship from a plastic milk bottle
* B.Green: design new clothes recycling your jeans
* Display of bookmaking re-using A4 paper
* Children’s workshop drum making and
playing from recycled materials
* Furniture & art displays from recycled
products
* Presentation on “cutting waste, cutting
carbon and creating jobs”
* Model-making demo from rubbish by 8 year old Josie Smith
* Film: Material Resource Facility (where green box items are sorted)
* Trouble shooting workshop for computers and electronic equipment
* Treasure basket for babies and toddlers
4.30—5.00 - CLOSING CIRCLE
Organised by and for local residents -
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
Meeting 28th October: Skill Share @ Tottenham Chances
Our next meeting to discuss the upcoming ReFuse! Skill Share is this
Thursday, 28th October 7pm at Tottenham Chances, 399 High Road, N17 6QN
All welcome!
Please get in touch if you can contribute time to help make this a
wonderful event: Wendy 07908 705 377 or email Joyce Rosser:
jrosser@lineone.net
Please see minutes of the last meeting and our latest Flyer here:
http://haringeyskillshare.wikispaces.com/Re-UseCyclePair
Monday, 25 October 2010
Council officer makes pride of Britain shortlist: Haringey Council
Neighbourhood's officer Leyla Laksari is one of four Londoners shortlisted for this year's Pride of Britain awards.
She will be featured in ITV's London Tonight on Monday 25 October, 6pm, where a short film will showcase her achievements in developing the Living Under One Sun (LUOS) healthy living project in Haringey.
Leyla works within the Northumberland Park and White Hart Lane Neighbourhood Management Service and has 28 years as a parent, school governor, teacher, community activist and project officer behind her.
Northumberland Park is one of the most deprived areas in the country with Neighbourhood teams tasked with helping often disaffected groups access services and engage with community activities.
Leyla describes her work as "actionism" and revels in the challenge her job brings.
The Living under One Sun (LUOS) healthy living project is one of Leyla's most impressive achievements.
It was set up to help reduce crime and vandalism at the local adventure playground, bringing mothers and local women of different ethnicities to meet, cook and share stories of their lives.
Soon this developed into a platform for accessing services, training community leaders and founding more community projects.
LUOS embraces the core values of Haringey's Sustainable Community Strategy which puts communities right at the heart of change, shaping and driving developments.
Saturday, 23 October 2010
Transition Crouch End: We are all in this together; whether we like it or not!
With the release of the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review the media is full of talks of cuts and speculation on how different social groups or individuals will be affected. Appropriately there is concern expressed across the media on how the poorer sections of society and particularly those on welfare benefits will fare as a result of these public spending reductions. However what I want to consider is not what these cuts will mean to your economic circumstances but how they will affect your wellbeing.
Friday, 22 October 2010
Films Coming up in Haringey
Following the success of the screening of “The Age of Stupid” last December we are pleased to announce we will be showing two Environmental Films this year, one in November and one in December. We would welcome representation from Sustainable Haringey at these events and if you could be kind enough to forward to your members or any other interested parties details of the event it would be appreciated. These films will be shown at the Marcus Garvey Library and admission is free, refreshments will be served, details are as follows.
Thursday 11th November @ 7pm
Manufactured Landscapes directed by Jennifer Baichwal
In the 21st century, industrial expansion has taken a devastating toll on the environment. From China's mountains of computer waste to the overcrowded skylines of Shanghai, commercial development has left an indelible mark on the landscape. Jennifer Baichwal's touching film draws on the work of renowned photographer Edward Burtynsky to illustrate her point. MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES treads similar ground to eco-docs AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH and THE 11TH HOUR, yet still manages to inform and inspire.
Thursday 9th December @ 7pm
‘A Crude Awakening’ directed by Basil Gelpke
A Crude Awakening is the kind of film that, if it doesn't give you at least a nightmare or two, then it's hard to imagine what exactly would frighten you. A scarifying work that's less a documentary than an extended debate or lecture (like An Inconvenient Truth without the slideshow and studio audience), the film tries to answer a question that seems to have mostly fallen by the wayside in much of the recent discussion about the environment and energy policy. It's a two-part question, actually: When is the oil going to run out, and what's going to happen when it does?
Thursday 11th November @ 7pm
Manufactured Landscapes directed by Jennifer Baichwal
In the 21st century, industrial expansion has taken a devastating toll on the environment. From China's mountains of computer waste to the overcrowded skylines of Shanghai, commercial development has left an indelible mark on the landscape. Jennifer Baichwal's touching film draws on the work of renowned photographer Edward Burtynsky to illustrate her point. MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES treads similar ground to eco-docs AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH and THE 11TH HOUR, yet still manages to inform and inspire.
Thursday 9th December @ 7pm
‘A Crude Awakening’ directed by Basil Gelpke
A Crude Awakening is the kind of film that, if it doesn't give you at least a nightmare or two, then it's hard to imagine what exactly would frighten you. A scarifying work that's less a documentary than an extended debate or lecture (like An Inconvenient Truth without the slideshow and studio audience), the film tries to answer a question that seems to have mostly fallen by the wayside in much of the recent discussion about the environment and energy policy. It's a two-part question, actually: When is the oil going to run out, and what's going to happen when it does?
Thursday, 21 October 2010
Apple Day 2010
Crouch End's second annual Apple Day on 16 October 2010 attracted over 400Source Transition Crouch End Apple Day 2010
people. They came to drink apple juice, fresh from the press, and to
taste over a dozen different varieties of English apples and
pears. Children were encouraged to press their own juice, take part
in the Longest Peel Competition and make vegetable monsters, which could later
be turned into nutritious soup.
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Budget Day protests - Wednesday October 20th
>A reminder about the local anti-cuts Budget-Day lunchtime demonstration at the College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CoHENEL), Tottenham High Rd at 1pm (organised by the teachers union branch there) - all welcome.
This will be followed by 2 London-wide marches to Downing Street:
- Trades Unions and community groups assemble 4.30-5.30pm - Lincolns Inn Fields, WC1 (Holborn tube). Rally with speakers starts 5pm.
- Students assemble 4pm outside University of London Union, Malet Street.
Then both will march to 10 Downing Street for another rally at 6pm, where speakers include Tony Benn, Caroline Lucas MP, Rev Jesse Jackson, Jeremy Dear (NUJ) and Dot Gibson (National Pensioners Convention)
This will be followed by 2 London-wide marches to Downing Street:
- Trades Unions and community groups assemble 4.30-5.30pm - Lincolns Inn Fields, WC1 (Holborn tube). Rally with speakers starts 5pm.
- Students assemble 4pm outside University of London Union, Malet Street.
Then both will march to 10 Downing Street for another rally at 6pm, where speakers include Tony Benn, Caroline Lucas MP, Rev Jesse Jackson, Jeremy Dear (NUJ) and Dot Gibson (National Pensioners Convention)
OVER 200 PEOPLE TAKE TO THE STREETS OF HARINGEY AHEAD OF BUDGET CUTS ANNOUNCEMENT
OVER 200 PEOPLE TAKE TO THE STREETS OF HARINGEY AHEAD OF BUDGET CUTS ANNOUNCEMENT
Report from Indymedia 19th October 2010
At the rally, on Monday 18th October, protestors called on Haringey councillors to demand adequate government funding, reject privatisation, and oppose and refuse to implement cuts – or resign.
Read More a HAPS website
Sunday, 17 October 2010
Haringey Sustainable Foodnews
SusTottenham and Sustainable Haringey present
Sunday 7th November
At Tottenham Chances, 399 Tottenham High Road, N17
Entry free – why not drop into the morning or afternoon sessions, or both!
11am – 1pmAutumn Gathering
Meeting of the Sustainable Haringey network – the next steps…
1pm – 2pmLunch - sharing food together
2pm – 4.30pm Down With Waste!
Skill Sharing and discussions…
Fashion show of second hand clothes
Children’s workshop on recycled art + children’s clothes swap shop
Wood works wonders – using recycled wood
What does and doesn’t go into the green box?
“How to build a pirate ship from plastic milk bottle” workshop
Interactive skill share wall
Council recycling information
Food waste and home composting
What is a Material Resource Facility?
“Cut waste, cut carbon and create jobs” – Friends of the Earth
Children’s workshop on making drums
Knitting with “pharn” (yarn made from plastic bags)
And Techie stuff
All welcome – why not come and share your skills and learn new ones!
Sunday 7th November
At Tottenham Chances, 399 Tottenham High Road, N17
Entry free – why not drop into the morning or afternoon sessions, or both!
11am – 1pmAutumn Gathering
Meeting of the Sustainable Haringey network – the next steps…
1pm – 2pmLunch - sharing food together
2pm – 4.30pm Down With Waste!
Skill Sharing and discussions…
Refuse * Reduce * Re-use Repair * Recycle
Presentations, workshops to join in, and displays to take in and enjoy including:Fashion show of second hand clothes
Children’s workshop on recycled art + children’s clothes swap shop
Wood works wonders – using recycled wood
What does and doesn’t go into the green box?
“How to build a pirate ship from plastic milk bottle” workshop
Interactive skill share wall
Council recycling information
Food waste and home composting
What is a Material Resource Facility?
“Cut waste, cut carbon and create jobs” – Friends of the Earth
Children’s workshop on making drums
Knitting with “pharn” (yarn made from plastic bags)
And Techie stuff
All welcome – why not come and share your skills and learn new ones!
HARINGEY ALLIANCE CALLS 'EVE-OF-BUDGET' MARCH AND RALLY ON MONDAY OCT 18th TO RESIST CUTS AND DEFEND VITAL LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES
Local residents and workers to march to Full Council session, calling on Haringey Councillors to demand adequate government funding, reject privatisation, and oppose and refuse to implement cuts.
- Assembling 5.30pm at Wood Green Library. Marching to Civic Centre, N22 for a rally there at 6.30pm.
A recently formed alliance is urging everyone who lives or works in Haringey to join together in resisting central government cuts to local services. The Government will be announcing its controversial National Budget on October 20th. The Haringey Alliance for Public Services (HAPS) is calling on local people to show their opposition to proposed cuts by joining a march from Wood Green Library (5.30pm) to a rally outside Wood Green Civic Centre (6.30pm) on Monday 18th October where the Council will be holding a full meeting of all the borough's Councillors.
Over 120 anti-cuts protestors braved a very wet autumn evening on September 14th to show their opposition before the last Council Cabinet meeting. HAPS are hoping for a good turnout again on Monday 18th. Community groups and trade union branches are being encouraged to bring their banners and to speak at the rally about the services they provide and use.
- Assembling 5.30pm at Wood Green Library. Marching to Civic Centre, N22 for a rally there at 6.30pm.
A recently formed alliance is urging everyone who lives or works in Haringey to join together in resisting central government cuts to local services. The Government will be announcing its controversial National Budget on October 20th. The Haringey Alliance for Public Services (HAPS) is calling on local people to show their opposition to proposed cuts by joining a march from Wood Green Library (5.30pm) to a rally outside Wood Green Civic Centre (6.30pm) on Monday 18th October where the Council will be holding a full meeting of all the borough's Councillors.
Over 120 anti-cuts protestors braved a very wet autumn evening on September 14th to show their opposition before the last Council Cabinet meeting. HAPS are hoping for a good turnout again on Monday 18th. Community groups and trade union branches are being encouraged to bring their banners and to speak at the rally about the services they provide and use.
Friday, 15 October 2010
We will need ‘2 Earths’ to sustain our lifestyle | Metro.co.uk
Our take up of food, land, natural minerals and animals has doubled in under 50 years, says new research.
Britain came 31st in a list of countries based on their ‘ecological footprint’ – the amount of land and sea each person needs to provide the food, clothes and other products they consume.
The country has ‘improved’ from having the 15th biggest footprint two years ago – but this is down to an increase in other countries’ impact rather than a reduction in Britain.
Wildlife in tropical countries is also under huge pressure, with populations of species falling by 60 per cent in three decades, the report by WWF, the Zoological Society of London and the Global Footprint Network said.
Thursday, 14 October 2010
The Crude Awakening - this Saturday, Central London, 10am!
fwded from: www.climatecamp.org.uk
The Crude Awakening - this Saturday, Central London, 10am!
Together, on 16 October, let’s give the oil industry a really Crude Awakening....
Our climate system is rapidly sliding into crisis, as oil companies destroy people's lives and the environment to keep sucking up their profits. Oil saturates every aspect of our lives. Oil profits lubricate the financial markets and its sponsorship clings like a bad smell to our cultural institutions. It flows through pipelines to the petrol stations, airports and factories of our cities.
The failure of the UN COP15 process showed us – if there was ever any doubt – that government and industry can’t tackle climate change. It’s up to us. It’s time to up the ante.
As a movement, our actions against coal and aviation have made a real difference. Now oil’s time is up. Together, on October 16, let's give the oil industry a Crude Awakening.
Meet in central London [See how and where, below]. Be ready to move, to HOLD A SPACE and to leave that space in a way that shows we've been there.
Be creative. Be prepared. Be there.
Find out more, get involved and sign up for text alerts at www.crudeawakening.org.uk Facebook: http://bit.ly/c6S0kg
Twitter: @crudeawake
Crude Awakening is part of the Climate Justice Action global week of action for climate justice. Crude Awakening is supported by: Space Hijackers, Climate Camp, Plane Stupid, Rising Tide, Liberate Tate, Laboratory of Insurrectionary Imagination, UK Tar Sands Network, and Earth First.
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This is it. 3 days to go. Oil - time's up!
So this one is going to be short and sweet. Here's your final checklist.
1. Sign up to your bloc. Will it be Dirty Money, Building Bloc or Body
Bloc? The choice is yours - but do it now, because sign ups close at
midnight on Friday night. If you don't have a phone, not to worry, just
turn up on the day - there will be plenty of people around you receiving
texts and word of mouth will do the trick.
http://www.crudeawakening.org.uk/node/12
2. Pack your bag. Bring a zone 1-2 travelcard or Oyster card (unregistered
or not, your call). Tuck a tenner into your wallet and you can stay away
from overpriced tourist food. If we get held up somewhere for a bit, it
might also be sensible to have your own food and water with you. Don't
bring anything that could be construed as a weapon or that won't easily
fit on the tube.
3. What to wear. The forecast is looking good, but this is London in
October: prepare for whatever the weather might throw at us with warm
clothes and waterproofs. The Space Hijackers will be running a mobile
'climate laundry', so you could bring old jackets, jumpers, etc. to swap
for the latest in activist chic... which could also come in handy for
staying low-profile.
4. Stay in touch. Bring your phone to receive text alerts (of course!). If
you've got a fancy phone that can tweet and take photos, follow us on
twitter @crudeawake and use the hashtag #crudeawake in your tweets. You
can also email photos to us at crudeawakening2010@gmail.com and we'll
upload them to the online photo gallery. Although as always, be careful
when taking photos and video of people taking direct action, and make sure
any footage that goes public won't get anyone in trouble later on.
5. Know your rights. Read the legal briefing and follow the advice given.
6. Stick together. Bring a friend! Your flatmate, your sister, your
work-mate... you never know who might be up for it. Pair up with your
'buddy' (or find one on the day) and agree to watch out for each other
throughout the day. Keep close to your buddy and/or your affinity group,
and stay in your bloc as we move through London.
7. Keep calm and carry on. We'll be on the streets and on tubes surrounded
by members of the public. Let's act purposefully - because we are here for
a reason. Things may get chaotic, but if we keep calm, act strategically,
and work together to overcome whatever barriers may stand in our way,
we'll get to our destinations, and - fingers crossed - pull off an
incredibly effective and inspiring Crude Awakening.
8. Get inspired. Talk to your friends. Check out the website for thoughts
on why we're doing this, and some great videos that give you some how-to
tips. Make something beautiful to bring along. Get ready to make your
mark.
See you on the streets! The forecast says sunshine. We can't wait...
The Crude Awakening - this Saturday, Central London, 10am!
Together, on 16 October, let’s give the oil industry a really Crude Awakening....
Our climate system is rapidly sliding into crisis, as oil companies destroy people's lives and the environment to keep sucking up their profits. Oil saturates every aspect of our lives. Oil profits lubricate the financial markets and its sponsorship clings like a bad smell to our cultural institutions. It flows through pipelines to the petrol stations, airports and factories of our cities.
The failure of the UN COP15 process showed us – if there was ever any doubt – that government and industry can’t tackle climate change. It’s up to us. It’s time to up the ante.
As a movement, our actions against coal and aviation have made a real difference. Now oil’s time is up. Together, on October 16, let's give the oil industry a Crude Awakening.
Meet in central London [See how and where, below]. Be ready to move, to HOLD A SPACE and to leave that space in a way that shows we've been there.
Be creative. Be prepared. Be there.
Find out more, get involved and sign up for text alerts at www.crudeawakening.org.uk Facebook: http://bit.ly/c6S0kg
Twitter: @crudeawake
Crude Awakening is part of the Climate Justice Action global week of action for climate justice. Crude Awakening is supported by: Space Hijackers, Climate Camp, Plane Stupid, Rising Tide, Liberate Tate, Laboratory of Insurrectionary Imagination, UK Tar Sands Network, and Earth First.
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This is it. 3 days to go. Oil - time's up!
So this one is going to be short and sweet. Here's your final checklist.
1. Sign up to your bloc. Will it be Dirty Money, Building Bloc or Body
Bloc? The choice is yours - but do it now, because sign ups close at
midnight on Friday night. If you don't have a phone, not to worry, just
turn up on the day - there will be plenty of people around you receiving
texts and word of mouth will do the trick.
http://www.crudeawakening.org.uk/node/12
2. Pack your bag. Bring a zone 1-2 travelcard or Oyster card (unregistered
or not, your call). Tuck a tenner into your wallet and you can stay away
from overpriced tourist food. If we get held up somewhere for a bit, it
might also be sensible to have your own food and water with you. Don't
bring anything that could be construed as a weapon or that won't easily
fit on the tube.
3. What to wear. The forecast is looking good, but this is London in
October: prepare for whatever the weather might throw at us with warm
clothes and waterproofs. The Space Hijackers will be running a mobile
'climate laundry', so you could bring old jackets, jumpers, etc. to swap
for the latest in activist chic... which could also come in handy for
staying low-profile.
4. Stay in touch. Bring your phone to receive text alerts (of course!). If
you've got a fancy phone that can tweet and take photos, follow us on
twitter @crudeawake and use the hashtag #crudeawake in your tweets. You
can also email photos to us at crudeawakening2010@gmail.com and we'll
upload them to the online photo gallery. Although as always, be careful
when taking photos and video of people taking direct action, and make sure
any footage that goes public won't get anyone in trouble later on.
5. Know your rights. Read the legal briefing and follow the advice given.
6. Stick together. Bring a friend! Your flatmate, your sister, your
work-mate... you never know who might be up for it. Pair up with your
'buddy' (or find one on the day) and agree to watch out for each other
throughout the day. Keep close to your buddy and/or your affinity group,
and stay in your bloc as we move through London.
7. Keep calm and carry on. We'll be on the streets and on tubes surrounded
by members of the public. Let's act purposefully - because we are here for
a reason. Things may get chaotic, but if we keep calm, act strategically,
and work together to overcome whatever barriers may stand in our way,
we'll get to our destinations, and - fingers crossed - pull off an
incredibly effective and inspiring Crude Awakening.
8. Get inspired. Talk to your friends. Check out the website for thoughts
on why we're doing this, and some great videos that give you some how-to
tips. Make something beautiful to bring along. Get ready to make your
mark.
See you on the streets! The forecast says sunshine. We can't wait...
Sunday, 10 October 2010
Waste Skill Share in North London
SusTottenham and Sustainable Haringey present
Sunday 7th November
At Tottenham Chances, 399 Tottenham High Road, N17
Entry free – why not drop into the morning or afternoon sessions, or both!
11am – 1pm Autumn Gathering
Meeting of the Sustainable Haringey network – the next steps…
1pm – 2pm Lunch - sharing food together
2pm – 4.30pm Down With Waste!
Skill Sharing and discussions…
Refuse * Reduce * Re-use Repair * Recycle
Presentations, workshops to join in, and displays to take in and enjoy including:
* Fashion show of second hand clothes
* Children’s workshop on recycled art + children’s clothes swap shop
* Wood works wonders – using recycled wood
* What does and doesn’t go into the green box?
* “How to build a pirate ship from plastic milk bottle” workshop
* Interactive skill share wall
* Council recycling information
* Food waste and home composting
* What is a Material Resource Facility?
* “Cut waste, cut carbon and create jobs” – Friends of the Earth
* Children’s workshop on making drums
* Knitting with “pharn” (yarn made from plastic bags) – demonstration
* And much more!!!!!
All welcome – why not come and share your skills and learn new ones!
www. sustainableharingey.org.uk - http://haringeyskillshare.wikispaces.com - sustottenham.wikispaces.com
Organised by and for local residents, based on freely-given time and effort. Financial support from Haringey Council
Autumn Gathering: Refuse * Reduce * Re-use * Repair * Recycle
SusTottenham and Sustainable Haringey present
Sunday 7th November – Gathering & SkillShare
@ Tottenham Chances, 399 High Road, N17
11am – 1pm Autumn Gathering
Meeting of the Sustainable Haringey network – the next steps
1pm – 2pm Lunch - sharing food together
2pm – 4.30pm Down With Waste! Skill Sharing and discussions…
Refuse * Reduce * Re-use * Repair * Recycle
2pm – 4.30pm The afternoon session is for practical presentations, workshops to join in, and displays to take in and enjoy including: Fashion show of second-hand clothes; Children’s workshop on recycled art, + childrens clothes swap shop; Wood works wonders using recycled wood; What does and doesn’t go into the green box?; How to build a pirate ship from plastic milk bottles; Interactive skill share wall; Recycling information; Food waste and home composting; What’s a Material Resource Facility?; Cut waste, cut carbon and create jobs; Children’s workshop on making drums; Knitting with pharn (yarn made from plastic bags) demonstration... And much more. All welcome. Why not come and share your skills and learn new ones?!
Organised by and for local residents, based on freely-given time and effort. Financial support from Haringey Council
http://haringeyskillshare.wikispaces.com - sustottenham.wikispaces.com - www.sustainableharingey.org.uk ►►►
Saturday, 9 October 2010
The SPTechBlog: Where Is SharePoint Heading?
The SPTechBlog: Where Is SharePoint Heading?
'It’s moving into the cloud. “That’s a win-win economically for Microsoft and our customers,” Spataro said. “It’s a new way to abstract away the complexity of keeping SharePoint up and running. We want to lead the drive into the cloud.”'
10 Things You Can Do to Reduce Carbon!!!
We all cut our carbon by 10% starting this year. You, me, your work, your school, the council, the church, the chip shop. Everyone.
In our homes, in our workplaces, and in our hospitals, our galleries and football clubs and universities, we’ll be helping each other take the first steps towards a better future.
Ten things you can do to save yourself money (and lower your carbon use)
1. Find your house thermostat and turn it down
2. Draught proof your windows
3. Look in your loft – is the insulation sufficient?
4. Line your curtains and close them at dusk
5. Don’t leave appliances on standby
6. Dry clothes outside not in the tumbledrier
7. Use tap water not bottled water
8. Change to low energy light bulbs
9. Have at least one meat free day a week
10. Walk or cycle part of your journey to work
WHY NOT JOIN US? Sign up on our website www.sustainableharingey.org.uk or the 10:10 website www.1010global.org
In our homes, in our workplaces, and in our hospitals, our galleries and football clubs and universities, we’ll be helping each other take the first steps towards a better future.
Ten things you can do to save yourself money (and lower your carbon use)
1. Find your house thermostat and turn it down
2. Draught proof your windows
3. Look in your loft – is the insulation sufficient?
4. Line your curtains and close them at dusk
5. Don’t leave appliances on standby
6. Dry clothes outside not in the tumbledrier
7. Use tap water not bottled water
8. Change to low energy light bulbs
9. Have at least one meat free day a week
10. Walk or cycle part of your journey to work
WHY NOT JOIN US? Sign up on our website www.sustainableharingey.org.uk or the 10:10 website www.1010global.org
Friday, 8 October 2010
Wednesday, 6 October 2010
Tim Jackson's economic reality check | Video on TED.com
Tim Jackson's economic reality check | Video on TED.com
Rober1236 Jua the Cyber Trekker of Second Life
Friday, 1 October 2010
Come and join us at the Sustainable Food Skill Share for a feast of sustainable food activities
11am - Foraging Walk. Meet Mill Mead Rd, N17 at the Corner of Ferry Lane
11am-1pm
- Collective food preparation event; bring your own home grown produce to share
- Library, Children's Activities
- Film showing, Tea/coffee and cake . . .
1pm-2pm
- Lunch
2-4pm
- Workshops - details HERE
4-4.30pm
- TALK: Where next for community food growing projects
4.30-6pm
- Open Space to discuss where next for local food growing
6pm-late
- Dinner and self-organising entertainment . . .
11am-1pm
- Collective food preparation event; bring your own home grown produce to share
- Library, Children's Activities
- Film showing, Tea/coffee and cake . . .
1pm-2pm
- Lunch
2-4pm
- Workshops - details HERE
4-4.30pm
- TALK: Where next for community food growing projects
4.30-6pm
- Open Space to discuss where next for local food growing
6pm-late
- Dinner and self-organising entertainment . . .
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
New book on 'collaborative consumption'
Reviewed and described here, this ought to be of interest to people interested in sustainability -- even if some of it is a bit heavy with internet jargon. A lot of it is obvious when you think about it - why buy tools that you only plan to use once in a while when you can share them with your neighbours? New media and social networks does make this easier, though if we lived in more community-minded neighbourhoods then a noticeboard and a hanging pencil would probably work as well.
There are lots of initiatives like this starting at the moment, some of which seem to have a presence in Haringey - I've joined a local Streetbank group. Ecomodo seems to do the same thing, and I wish someone would do a comparison of the two. Justfortheloveofit.org proclaims itself the world's fastest-growing alternative economy - again, a bit of a delusion of grandeur, but worth a look.
Ultimately, green 'unconsumerism' is just the flip side of green consumerism - finding ways not to buy stuff is good, but it doesn't lead to an alternative economic system that provides us with livelihoods, pensions, and a properly funded welfare state, as well as the stuff that we want. For that we really would need to re-engineer the economy from top to bottom.
Wednesday, 15 September 2010
Lots of juicing
The Urban Harvest press had an outing to St Ann's hospital in the morning, then the Margaret McMillan Nursery School in the afternoon - both have fabulous gardens full of fruit, and we made delicious apple and pear juice.
Thursday, 9 September 2010
Cheers!
The Urban Harvest Apple Press gets its first outing - juicing apples and pears at the forest garden in Crouch End
Monday, 6 September 2010
Monday, 30 August 2010
Streetbank...
...looks like the sort of thing Sustainable Haringey People ought to know about. Have a look at the web site - http://www.streetbank.com/
Monday, 23 August 2010
The Lordship Rec Community Festival 2010
Incorporating the 'Make A Change' sports extravaganza and the 'Tottenham Green Fair'
Lordship Rec, Lordship Lane, Tottenham N17
Saturday Sept 11th
1pm-5pm (sports from 12noon)
Activities include: Tottenham Flower & Produce Show, Dog Agility Show, Cycling Activities & Dr Bike, Fun Run, Performances & DJ, Community Cafe, Skateboarding/BMXing, Football Tournament, Netball, Tennis, Aerobics, Martial Arts, Rugby, Arts and Crafts for Under-5s and for older children, Pedal-powered Stage, History Displays, Pond-Dipping & Bug Hunt, Adventure Play, Children's Procession, Picnics and Community Stalls
Thursday, 22 July 2010
UK government axes its sustainability watchdog
BBC News - UK government axes its sustainability watchdog: "The UK government is to stop funding the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC), its independent environmental watchdog and advisory body."
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Haringey Council's carbon emission targets
It's easy to find stuff about Haringey Council's aspirations to be the 'greenest borough', and even to find the specifics about its plans and targets to reduce its own emissions.
It's much harder to find out specific information about what the baseline is for these reduction targets. I searched for ages, to no avail. Now, a cynical person might think that baseline was being kept from us, so that the council can claim progress secure in the knowledge that no-one will be in a position to dispute this.
For once, the cynical person would be wrong. After some courteous correspondence with Councillor Joe Goldberg, I was provided with the specific data that I wanted. In fact, the baseline and the progress against it show the Council in rather a good light. In 2006-7, which is the baseline year, Haringey Council's NI 185 emissions - that is emissions from its own operations - were 44,790 tonnes. For real emissions anoraks, this is a 'weather corrected' figure. In 2007-8 they were 44,616 tonnes, a fall of 0.39%, but in 2008-9 they were 42,631 tonnes - a reduction of 4.82%. The comparable figure for 2009-10 is 41,894 - 6.47% below the baseline.
It would be nice to get some more detail about where the emissions are coming from, and where the gains were being made - but at least there are real reductions being delivered.
So why doesn't Haringey make more fuss about its genuine progress? In the 1980s the GLC had a big signboard outside County Hall, showing the number of people unemployed in London. Why doesn't Haringey have an emissions board outside the Civic Centre?
It's much harder to find out specific information about what the baseline is for these reduction targets. I searched for ages, to no avail. Now, a cynical person might think that baseline was being kept from us, so that the council can claim progress secure in the knowledge that no-one will be in a position to dispute this.
For once, the cynical person would be wrong. After some courteous correspondence with Councillor Joe Goldberg, I was provided with the specific data that I wanted. In fact, the baseline and the progress against it show the Council in rather a good light. In 2006-7, which is the baseline year, Haringey Council's NI 185 emissions - that is emissions from its own operations - were 44,790 tonnes. For real emissions anoraks, this is a 'weather corrected' figure. In 2007-8 they were 44,616 tonnes, a fall of 0.39%, but in 2008-9 they were 42,631 tonnes - a reduction of 4.82%. The comparable figure for 2009-10 is 41,894 - 6.47% below the baseline.
It would be nice to get some more detail about where the emissions are coming from, and where the gains were being made - but at least there are real reductions being delivered.
So why doesn't Haringey make more fuss about its genuine progress? In the 1980s the GLC had a big signboard outside County Hall, showing the number of people unemployed in London. Why doesn't Haringey have an emissions board outside the Civic Centre?
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Living Under One Sun - the movie!
A documentary about how a derelict piece of land in an economically deprived part of North London has, with minimal funding, been transformed into a vibrant, productive community allotment using recycled and sustainable materials. At last, now available on YouTube - in two parts.See here http://www.youtube.com/user/livingunderonesun
Sunday, 18 July 2010
Sustainable Haringey Summer Gathering
Sustainable Haringey Summer Gathering
Sunday 25th July, 12 noon - 4.30pm
Special theme - promoting and celebrating sustainable food policies, practices and projects in Haringey
12 noon - Plum Day celebration feast! Those attending are welcome to bring along some food to share..
1pm - Reports, discussions, informal and formal networking.
@ Railway Fields Nature Reserve, Green Lanes, N4 (opposite Harringay Green Lanes overground station)
All welcome. (Minutes of the last Gathering are enclosed below).
Sunday 25th July, 12 noon - 4.30pm
Special theme - promoting and celebrating sustainable food policies, practices and projects in Haringey
12 noon - Plum Day celebration feast! Those attending are welcome to bring along some food to share..
1pm - Reports, discussions, informal and formal networking.
@ Railway Fields Nature Reserve, Green Lanes, N4 (opposite Harringay Green Lanes overground station)
All welcome. (Minutes of the last Gathering are enclosed below).
SH co-ordination meeting on Tuesday 20th (6.30pm at the Big Green Bookshop
SH co-ordination meeting (Tues 20th July 2010)+ Mins of Spring Gathering (April 25th 2010) at Big Green Bookshop
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Saturday, 10 July 2010
New video from the Waste group
Posted on YouTube here, it explains what can and can't go in the green recycling box. Put together in a few hours by local activists.
Friday, 9 July 2010
Sustainable Food Group Meetings
Monday 12th July, planning committee at Civic Centre, 7pm, about the big Hornsey Town Hall regeneration. Transition will object to plans for Town Hall Square, and no doubt there will be other protests.
Haringey Repair Map
View Haringey Repair Map in a larger map
Where to get things repaired in Haringey (or nearby - a few places are just across the border but they are still useful to Haringey residents)
Monday, 5 July 2010
CARRY ON DIGGING!
North London campaigners win battle to save allotments
Exactly a year after they were told their allotments would be sold as building land, a group of north London campaigners have clinched a deal which ensures the site will stay green forever.
The Save Fortis Green Allotments campaign gathered thousands of signatures for a petition, won backing from celebrities such as Kate Humble and Monty Don, and mobilised all-party political support in the effort to save the field in Muswell Hill where locals have grown their veg for nearly a century.
Sunday, 4 July 2010
PLEASE HELP RECORD CLIMATE SONG
PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME RECORD the song whose lyrics are below. The melody is also strong. Perhaps it could not only spread our messge but also earn money for campaigns, to which I would donate any money it might earn. Please contact me if you would like to help, OR FORWARD THIS EMAIL to anyone you know who might be able to help. A simple recording would be enough to disseminate the song widely. You never know, maybe someone famous would record it and it could be politically influential. I need someone who can do the accompaniment, and a good singer.
Also any feedback on the lyrics would be welcome, as they could probably be improved. I'll probably come up with another verse or two soon; what is below is just the first version.
Thank you
Tim Root
email tim@timroot.net "How can you say you love me?" My daughter said to me. "You're ignoring the climate crisis, And living carelessly, Polluting endlessly. You know that our future's threatened, The next eight years will tell If we can live like you did, Or suffer utter hell, The earth left a barren shell. Floods and droughts come more and more, Don't trash the world; it isn't yours; Please invest in wind and sun, Don't screw my life - it's just begun! Don't buy from the bad polluters Like Exxon and BP. Show them they cannot profit By trashing land and sea, We need clean energy. We can afford survival, Just think and you will see. Just to drive and fly less often, Please do these things for me And all humanity. _______________________________________________ Activists mailing list
Saturday, 3 July 2010
Haringey Alliance for Public Services
Please distribute this statement widely
Lets speak out and defend our vital local community and public services!
Say NO to CUTS
- unnecessary, unfair and unacceptable
Good public and community services, and a universal welfare system, are central to what's good about Haringey and our lives.
We all need decent health care, schools and nurseries, community centres, well-run parks and libraries, social services, affordable housing, safe and attractive neighbourhoods, jobs with good pay and conditions, and an adequate and reliable income for unwaged people to live on. To achieve this, the resources needed must be ensured.
But the Government is threatening massive cuts to local Council services, to the NHS, to public sector jobs, to Haringey's voluntary and community sector, and to local people's benefits. We don't have to accept this!
Lets support each other and resist all cuts
If not countered, these cuts will be devasting:
- for all Haringey's local communities
- for those working in the local public sector and other jobs
- for many vital public, voluntary and community projects, services and facilities
- for the most vulnerable in our society including those reliant on housing and incapacity benefits.
What can we do together?
This is a wealthy country, but the Government has chosen to take away £billions of public funds from essential public services in order to prop up greedy and irresponsible banks. Our public services are entitled to adequate resources and improvements, not threats of cuts, closure or privatisation.
Recently the Government backed down after 5,000 people marched to save the Whittington Hospital and its casualty department. Many others have started to object and protest about proposed cuts affecting their services and jobs. Alliances and campaigns are springing into action all over the country. Doing nothing is not an option! Together we can reverse the cuts programme if we take action and if we say NO.
We call on all Haringey's residents, community groups, workers, and trades unions to link together and stand up for what's right.
Lets speak out, support each other and resist all cuts
The Haringey Alliance for Public Services (HAPS) has been set up in the last few weeks. Reps of the following borough-wide organisations attended the founding meetings - Haringey Friends of Parks Forum, Haringey Forum for Older People, Haringey Federation of Residents Associations, Haringey UNISON, Haringey Health UNISON, Haringey Trades Union Council, Haringey Solidarity Group, Haringey Socialist Workers Party, and the Sustainable Haringey network. HAPS is a network open to all those living, working or based in Haringey. We support opposition to the running down, closure or privatisation of any local public services, and support campaigning for improvements. We promote communication and co-ordination, mutual aid and solidarity among all those affected, and a wide range of tactics and initiatives towards achieving the aims.
If you agree, please attend our next meeting. All groups and individuals welcome.
Support Our Public Services!
Tuesday 27th July - 7pm
Big Green Bookshop, Brampton Park Rd, N8 (just off Wood Green High Rd)
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Please send us your details so we can keep you updated:
HAPS
Sunday, 30 May 2010
Report of Sustainable Haringey Coordination Meeting - 18th May 2010
Note: Next Meeting, Tuesday 15th June - will be an open meeting as part of Sustainability Month.
1. Introductions: Jo Foster, Pamela Harling, Anna Konarska, Dave Morris, Wendy Keenan Apologies: Chris Barker, Anne Gray, Gemma Harris, Jo Homan, Gillian Livingstone, Joel Minot, Joyce Rosser, Richard Minutes of the last meeting: agreed.
2. Spring Gathering: Wolves Lane was a nice venue for this event, although the meeting was not that well attended. ACTION: Dave to finish notes for this.
3. Brief reports of events:
- Green on the Screen showed films on soils and permaculture 5th and 12th May. Next film will be 2 June.
- Pamela went to the London low carbon communities meeting held on Monday 17 May, and an Eco-Teams training day on 24th April.
4. Local Groups news:
Priory Park Fun Run on 16 May SH had a stall with Transition Crouch End. First outing for SH gazebo (which is now with Gillian and Richard).
SusTottenham is focussing on the skills share day 20 June. Planning meetings Thursdays, Tottenham Chances.
Transition Finsbury Park is pushing ahead with leasing land at Finsbury Park for a tree nursery. Meeting held in Finsbury Park café 8th May
Ward’s Corner coalition Six members went to a symposium on using new technologies for mapping spaces (Open Sailing).
5. SH Working group reports.
Growing in Haringey Jo is putting together an events calendar. Food Group and Transition Crouch End in response to Hornsey Town Hall plans (current display in Hornsey library) proposing radical "meanwhile" use of surrounding land for temporary growing sites, sustainable planting by residents and trial of weekly Saturday real farmers' market in the forecourt, as INTERIM use. A weekly Food Group get together is proposed on Fridays in Jai Krishna, Turnpike Lane.
Waste Group visit to EcoPark on 21 April.
Council liaison meeting held 17 May - report form Quentin.
6. Events coming up:
19 May London food Link meeting and Transition Highbury Green Drinks Pamela going.
May 21 FoE Food campaign launch Railway Fields, 7.30pm
May 22nd
- compost give away in Finsbury Park.
- Growing in Haringey meeting, Brunel Walk 2pm.
- Ally Pally open day leaflets for Muswell Hill Sustainability Group stall ACTION Pamela.
27th May Public services coordination meeting at the Big Green bookshop.
June Sustainability Month - events leaflet almost ready for printing. Final details to Dave.
12 June Green Fair 12 to 5pm Duckett’s Common. Planning meeting on 20 May - who attending? ACTION: Anna to do volunteer rota. Jo to book three stalls next to each other. Pamela to get publicity material from groups (with Wendy) and set up SH stall. Wendy to get Anna added to activists e-mail list.
13 June visit to Church Farm, Stevenage (associated with Farming Renaissance)
19 June still waiting to hear if SH has a stall at Tottenham Festival (booking sent).
Summer Gathering: Sunday 25th July at Railway Fields. To be coordinated by Anna and the Food Group. It was suggested that Julie Brown from Growing Communities might be invited to speak.
7. Other key events:
- Apple Day will be 16th October.
- 10th October will be 10:10:10 day of action.
- Lordship Rec Festival 11 September.
- Eco-Homes weekend 12/13 June.
Next Meeting Tuesday 15th June - will be an open meeting as part of Sustainability Month.
Monday, 24 May 2010
June is Haringey Sustainability Month
Sustainable Haringey
www.sustainableharingey.org.uk
Please forward widely...
June is Haringey Sustainability Month
- packed with exciting, informative, relevant, useful, empowering and fun-tastic green community activities throughout all corners of the borough!
This year's annual Haringey Sustainability Month, co-ordinated by the Sustainable Haringey network, promises to be the most extensive programme of local green events and widespread publicity ever held in the borough. Throughout the whole month, local residents and community groups, environmental organisations and the Council have organised dozens of events in all corners of Haringey including film shows, festivals, nature walks and talks, practical seminars and workshops, skills sharing, information stalls, social events, bike rides and Dr Bike, visits to eco-homes and plant growing sites, games, meetings, protests, foraging trips, and healthy eating! These events will promote the positive green policies and practices our society urgently needs to adopt to deal with mounting environmental concerns and climate change. Tens of thousands of leaflets are being distributed to publicise the activities.
www.sustainableharingey.org.uk
Please forward widely...
June is Haringey Sustainability Month
- packed with exciting, informative, relevant, useful, empowering and fun-tastic green community activities throughout all corners of the borough!
This year's annual Haringey Sustainability Month, co-ordinated by the Sustainable Haringey network, promises to be the most extensive programme of local green events and widespread publicity ever held in the borough. Throughout the whole month, local residents and community groups, environmental organisations and the Council have organised dozens of events in all corners of Haringey including film shows, festivals, nature walks and talks, practical seminars and workshops, skills sharing, information stalls, social events, bike rides and Dr Bike, visits to eco-homes and plant growing sites, games, meetings, protests, foraging trips, and healthy eating! These events will promote the positive green policies and practices our society urgently needs to adopt to deal with mounting environmental concerns and climate change. Tens of thousands of leaflets are being distributed to publicise the activities.
Sunday, 23 May 2010
June Events Sustainable Haringey
Wed 2nd June - 7pm: Green on the Screen
- 'Agro Rebel' film show about permaculture farming. + Food / discussion. @ Moors Bar, 57 Park Rd, N8 8SY Local/organic/delicious food and courageous conversations. http://greenonthescreennorthlondon.ning.com Organised by Positive Earth
Thurs 3rd June - 7pm-10.30pm: "Collapse"
- A film about overcoming society's dependency on limited oil supplies @ Green Lens Studios, 4a Atterbury Road N4 1SF www.greenlenstudios.com Organised by Green Lens Studios
Fri 4th June - 7pm-9pm: 'Breathing Buildings' workshop on creating microclimates for planting..
- using waste heat from buildings @ Green Lens Studios, 4a Atterbury Road N4 1SF www.greenlenstudios.com Organised by Green Lens Studios
Sat 5th June - 11am-5pm: Springwatch Biodiversity Festival
- Stalls, food, displays, walks, talks and much more@ Alexandra Palace Park (Western side). Organised by LBH and BBC.
Sat 5th June - 2pm: Learn about trees and tree preservation orders
- Starts at Chestnuts Park Community Centre. Walk & talk - an informal social event. All welcome. www.ttfh.org.uk Organised by Tree Trust for Haringey
Sun 6th June - 10-4pm: Meadow Orchard Project
- Interactive community design workshop using permaculture principles and tools. Behind Hornsey Central Health Centre (through car park), 151 Park Road N8 8JD http://shepherdscothealinggarden.ning.com Organised by the Meadow Orchard Project
Tues 8th to Thurs 10th June: Green Roadshow/stall in Shopping City
- Organised by LBH Environmental Resources Team
Wed 9th June - 6.45pm: Sustainable Community Celebration!
- Stationers Park, N8 (Lower part, entrances from Mayfield or Denton Rd). How do we sustain ourselves to build community? Bring a picnic, stories, songs, poems, instuments etc, anything that inspires and sustains you to share with others. Further Info contact Andy on 07940 291 779. Indoor venue being secured as a 'fallback' in case of rain... chati2009.ning.com Organised by Transition Crouch End
Fri 11th June: Schools day at Green Fair
- @ Ducketts Common. Schools will be bringing classes for a visit. Organised by LBH
Sat 12th June -12noon-5pm: Haringey Green Fair
- @ Ducketts Common. At Ducketts Common. 40 stalls, 5 zones - transport, childrens, biodiversity, waste & recycling inc give-and-take area; and low carbon zone with carbon gym... and small stage with brief speakers and film clips. Parade from Wood Green tube 11.30am; solar stage with acts inc Aswad. Ents and refreshments will carry on 5-7pm and segue into World Cup match at 7.30pm, UK’s only biodiesel-powered outdoor world cup screening! Brochure will be carbon-offset with N10ergy. Organised by LBH and others.
Sun 13th June - 10am: Family Bike Ride around some Haringey parks
- Children and parents especially welcome.Meet 10am in Finsbury Park (by the cafe in the park). The ride will go through Finsbury Park, Chestnuts Park, Downhills Park, Lordship Rec, Alexandra Palace, and Parkland Walk. Suitable for children on bike seats or trailers, and older ones on their own bikes, but they do need to have a little bit of road sense as there will be some road riding on quiet roads. We'll probably be cycling around 10 miles (or you can drop out on the way) and there will be plenty of playground and café stops during the route. Info: adam@tao.org.uk Organised by Haringey Cycling Campaign + Green Lens Studios
Sun 13th June - 12noon-4pm: Markfield Park festival to celebrate recent improvements there.
- @ Markfield Park, N15 Organised by LBH and Friends of Markfield Pk
Sat / Sun 12th-13th June: Class Wargames computer-mediated gaming
- @ HTTP Gallery: http://www.http.uk.net from June for more details. Creating participatory spaces for collective play. The rival teams will be acting our class war strategies, playing each other using physical game sets in their home cities while connected the Net. Six teams worldwide are involved: London, England (HTTP), Nottingham, England (Nottingham Contemporary), Vienna, Austria (Erotic Union), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Descentro), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Black Mirror Studio), Berlin, Germany (Bootlab).
Sat/Sun 12th/13th June - ‘Open Weekend Showcases Eco-Renovation in North London’
- As part of the Eco House Weekend, eleven Victorian and Edwardian houses and flats providing examples of good practice in eco-renovation and located in the boroughs of Camden, Haringey, Islington and Hackney will open their doors to the public. All have made substantial progress in cutting their carbon emissions through a variety of measures such as installing new heating systems, fitting double glazing or repairing existing windows, insulating lofts etc. Eco House Weekend is designed to appeal to both house-owners and interested professionals such as architects, surveyors and designers. The houses will be open for varying periods on Saturday 12th June and Sunday 13th June - for details and booking see: www.victeri.co.uk. £10.00 for entrance to all 11 properties will be charged (£20.00 for professionals), and ticketing is on-line and in advance only. The event is organised by VICTERI, an energy efficiency consultancy specialising in the renovation of Victorian and Edwardian terrace houses.
Tues 15th June - 6.30pm: Sustainable Haringey open meeting
- For all who wish to get actively involved in the borough-wide network co-ordinating Haringey Sustainability Month! Over a thousand residents and 50 community organisations have already affiliated. @ Big Green Bookshop, Brampton Park Road, N8. Organised by SH network
Wed 16th June - 7pm-9pm: Build Your Own Bike
- @ Green Lens Studios, 4a Atterbury Road N4 1SF www.greenlenstudios.com Organised by Green Lens Studios
Sat 19th June: Tottenham Festival - visit the green and community stalls / activities
- Music, displays, dance, stalls, marquees, food etc. @ Bruce Castle Park, N17 Organised by Tottenham Festival Committee.
Sat 19th June - 11am-1pm: No to nuclear waste trains through Haringey!
- Protest / stall by Harringay Station, Green Lanes, N4 Trains carrying highly radioactive nuclear waste pass through Haringey each week on the Barking to Gospel Oak line. The building of new nuclear power stations will greatly increase this toxic waste. The Nuclear Trains Action Group will have a stall to publicise and protest against these dangerous transports and unsustainable nuclear power. For more background information see www.nonucleartrains.org.uk. Contact: david.lrcnd@cnduk.org Organised by Nuclear Trains Action Group
Sat 19th June - 5pm onwards: Meadow Orchard Project
- Summer solstice celebration and presentation of the new community design for the site. Behind Hornsey Central Health Centre, 151 Park Road N8 8JD http://shepherdscothealinggarden.ning.com Organised by Meadow Orchard Project
Sun 20th June - 11am-9pm: Mid-summer Skills Share celebration.
- Crafts, knowledge, food, games, discussions, Dr Bike, music and performance, poetry... and much more. 11-1pm: Food, kids stuff 1-2.30pm: Lunch together. 2.30-7pm: Workshops and discussions. 7-9/10pm: Perfomances. @ Tottenham Chances, 399 Tottenham High Rd, N17 sustottenham.wikispaces.com Organised by Sustottenham .....
And....... at 10am: Local foraging and harvesting together! Meet in Tottenham Hale, then on to the Skill Share at Tottenham Chances to share our bounty. Meet 10am, bottom of Mill Mead Rd off Ferry Lane [on 230 & W4 bus route and near Tottenham Hale Tube] Organised by Urban Harvest
Sun 20th June - 2pm: Hillfield Street Party, Olympics and EcoSculpture competition.
- @ Hillfield Park N10. Neighbouring residents welcome. Organised by Hillfield St James Residents Association
Mon 21st - Fri 25th June - 4pm-7pm: Dr Bike in some Haringey parks
- Free bike repairs daily, 4-7pm, in various locations during national bike week. Locations to be confirmed. Organised by Council's transport team.
Fri 25th and Sat 26th June - 12.30-3pm: Tottenham Food Coop and Community Cafe
- Fresh, organic and fairtrade products for sale + delicious/inexpensive meals cooked by local residents @ Broadwater Farm community centre, 1 Adams Road, N17 http://sustainable-haringey-food-group.wikispaces.com/Tottenham+Food+Coop Organised by Tottenham Food Co-op and Back 2 Earth
Sat 26th June - 1pm: Protest against BP for their crimes against the environment (climate change, oil spills etc).
- @ Tottenham Hale BP Garage, Hale Rd N17 Organised by Haringey Solidarity Group www.haringey.org.uk
Sun 27th June - 12-4pm: Summer Celebration of Growing in Haringey
- visit some key food and plant growing sites Info: www.growinginharingey.org.uk Organised by Sustainable Haringey members
Wed 30th June - 7pm-10pm: There was a forest (photo exhibition)
- @ Green Lens Studios, 4a Atterbury Road N4 1SF www.greenlenstudios.com Organised by Green Lens Studios
- 'Agro Rebel' film show about permaculture farming. + Food / discussion. @ Moors Bar, 57 Park Rd, N8 8SY Local/organic/delicious food and courageous conversations. http://greenonthescreennorthlondon.ning.com Organised by Positive Earth
Thurs 3rd June - 7pm-10.30pm: "Collapse"
- A film about overcoming society's dependency on limited oil supplies @ Green Lens Studios, 4a Atterbury Road N4 1SF www.greenlenstudios.com Organised by Green Lens Studios
Fri 4th June - 7pm-9pm: 'Breathing Buildings' workshop on creating microclimates for planting..
- using waste heat from buildings @ Green Lens Studios, 4a Atterbury Road N4 1SF www.greenlenstudios.com Organised by Green Lens Studios
Sat 5th June - 11am-5pm: Springwatch Biodiversity Festival
- Stalls, food, displays, walks, talks and much more@ Alexandra Palace Park (Western side). Organised by LBH and BBC.
Sat 5th June - 2pm: Learn about trees and tree preservation orders
- Starts at Chestnuts Park Community Centre. Walk & talk - an informal social event. All welcome. www.ttfh.org.uk Organised by Tree Trust for Haringey
Sun 6th June - 10-4pm: Meadow Orchard Project
- Interactive community design workshop using permaculture principles and tools. Behind Hornsey Central Health Centre (through car park), 151 Park Road N8 8JD http://shepherdscothealinggarden.ning.com Organised by the Meadow Orchard Project
Tues 8th to Thurs 10th June: Green Roadshow/stall in Shopping City
- Organised by LBH Environmental Resources Team
Wed 9th June - 6.45pm: Sustainable Community Celebration!
- Stationers Park, N8 (Lower part, entrances from Mayfield or Denton Rd). How do we sustain ourselves to build community? Bring a picnic, stories, songs, poems, instuments etc, anything that inspires and sustains you to share with others. Further Info contact Andy on 07940 291 779. Indoor venue being secured as a 'fallback' in case of rain... chati2009.ning.com Organised by Transition Crouch End
Fri 11th June: Schools day at Green Fair
- @ Ducketts Common. Schools will be bringing classes for a visit. Organised by LBH
Sat 12th June -12noon-5pm: Haringey Green Fair
- @ Ducketts Common. At Ducketts Common. 40 stalls, 5 zones - transport, childrens, biodiversity, waste & recycling inc give-and-take area; and low carbon zone with carbon gym... and small stage with brief speakers and film clips. Parade from Wood Green tube 11.30am; solar stage with acts inc Aswad. Ents and refreshments will carry on 5-7pm and segue into World Cup match at 7.30pm, UK’s only biodiesel-powered outdoor world cup screening! Brochure will be carbon-offset with N10ergy. Organised by LBH and others.
Sun 13th June - 10am: Family Bike Ride around some Haringey parks
- Children and parents especially welcome.Meet 10am in Finsbury Park (by the cafe in the park). The ride will go through Finsbury Park, Chestnuts Park, Downhills Park, Lordship Rec, Alexandra Palace, and Parkland Walk. Suitable for children on bike seats or trailers, and older ones on their own bikes, but they do need to have a little bit of road sense as there will be some road riding on quiet roads. We'll probably be cycling around 10 miles (or you can drop out on the way) and there will be plenty of playground and café stops during the route. Info: adam@tao.org.uk Organised by Haringey Cycling Campaign + Green Lens Studios
Sun 13th June - 12noon-4pm: Markfield Park festival to celebrate recent improvements there.
- @ Markfield Park, N15 Organised by LBH and Friends of Markfield Pk
Sat / Sun 12th-13th June: Class Wargames computer-mediated gaming
- @ HTTP Gallery: http://www.http.uk.net from June for more details. Creating participatory spaces for collective play. The rival teams will be acting our class war strategies, playing each other using physical game sets in their home cities while connected the Net. Six teams worldwide are involved: London, England (HTTP), Nottingham, England (Nottingham Contemporary), Vienna, Austria (Erotic Union), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Descentro), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Black Mirror Studio), Berlin, Germany (Bootlab).
Sat/Sun 12th/13th June - ‘Open Weekend Showcases Eco-Renovation in North London’
- As part of the Eco House Weekend, eleven Victorian and Edwardian houses and flats providing examples of good practice in eco-renovation and located in the boroughs of Camden, Haringey, Islington and Hackney will open their doors to the public. All have made substantial progress in cutting their carbon emissions through a variety of measures such as installing new heating systems, fitting double glazing or repairing existing windows, insulating lofts etc. Eco House Weekend is designed to appeal to both house-owners and interested professionals such as architects, surveyors and designers. The houses will be open for varying periods on Saturday 12th June and Sunday 13th June - for details and booking see: www.victeri.co.uk. £10.00 for entrance to all 11 properties will be charged (£20.00 for professionals), and ticketing is on-line and in advance only. The event is organised by VICTERI, an energy efficiency consultancy specialising in the renovation of Victorian and Edwardian terrace houses.
Tues 15th June - 6.30pm: Sustainable Haringey open meeting
- For all who wish to get actively involved in the borough-wide network co-ordinating Haringey Sustainability Month! Over a thousand residents and 50 community organisations have already affiliated. @ Big Green Bookshop, Brampton Park Road, N8. Organised by SH network
Wed 16th June - 7pm-9pm: Build Your Own Bike
- @ Green Lens Studios, 4a Atterbury Road N4 1SF www.greenlenstudios.com Organised by Green Lens Studios
Sat 19th June: Tottenham Festival - visit the green and community stalls / activities
- Music, displays, dance, stalls, marquees, food etc. @ Bruce Castle Park, N17 Organised by Tottenham Festival Committee.
Sat 19th June - 11am-1pm: No to nuclear waste trains through Haringey!
- Protest / stall by Harringay Station, Green Lanes, N4 Trains carrying highly radioactive nuclear waste pass through Haringey each week on the Barking to Gospel Oak line. The building of new nuclear power stations will greatly increase this toxic waste. The Nuclear Trains Action Group will have a stall to publicise and protest against these dangerous transports and unsustainable nuclear power. For more background information see www.nonucleartrains.org.uk. Contact: david.lrcnd@cnduk.org Organised by Nuclear Trains Action Group
Sat 19th June - 5pm onwards: Meadow Orchard Project
- Summer solstice celebration and presentation of the new community design for the site. Behind Hornsey Central Health Centre, 151 Park Road N8 8JD http://shepherdscothealinggarden.ning.com Organised by Meadow Orchard Project
Sun 20th June - 11am-9pm: Mid-summer Skills Share celebration.
- Crafts, knowledge, food, games, discussions, Dr Bike, music and performance, poetry... and much more. 11-1pm: Food, kids stuff 1-2.30pm: Lunch together. 2.30-7pm: Workshops and discussions. 7-9/10pm: Perfomances. @ Tottenham Chances, 399 Tottenham High Rd, N17 sustottenham.wikispaces.com Organised by Sustottenham .....
And....... at 10am: Local foraging and harvesting together! Meet in Tottenham Hale, then on to the Skill Share at Tottenham Chances to share our bounty. Meet 10am, bottom of Mill Mead Rd off Ferry Lane [on 230 & W4 bus route and near Tottenham Hale Tube] Organised by Urban Harvest
Sun 20th June - 2pm: Hillfield Street Party, Olympics and EcoSculpture competition.
- @ Hillfield Park N10. Neighbouring residents welcome. Organised by Hillfield St James Residents Association
Mon 21st - Fri 25th June - 4pm-7pm: Dr Bike in some Haringey parks
- Free bike repairs daily, 4-7pm, in various locations during national bike week. Locations to be confirmed. Organised by Council's transport team.
Fri 25th and Sat 26th June - 12.30-3pm: Tottenham Food Coop and Community Cafe
- Fresh, organic and fairtrade products for sale + delicious/inexpensive meals cooked by local residents @ Broadwater Farm community centre, 1 Adams Road, N17 http://sustainable-haringey-food-group.wikispaces.com/Tottenham+Food+Coop Organised by Tottenham Food Co-op and Back 2 Earth
Sat 26th June - 1pm: Protest against BP for their crimes against the environment (climate change, oil spills etc).
- @ Tottenham Hale BP Garage, Hale Rd N17 Organised by Haringey Solidarity Group www.haringey.org.uk
Sun 27th June - 12-4pm: Summer Celebration of Growing in Haringey
- visit some key food and plant growing sites Info: www.growinginharingey.org.uk Organised by Sustainable Haringey members
Wed 30th June - 7pm-10pm: There was a forest (photo exhibition)
- @ Green Lens Studios, 4a Atterbury Road N4 1SF www.greenlenstudios.com Organised by Green Lens Studios
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