Nottinghamshire Newswire Archive

WHY AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL IS A CHURCH:
ON THE SACRED AND THE PROFANE IN WORLD POLITICS

The Sumac Centre in Forest Fields recently reopened after it was closed for a few weeks during which volunteers redecorated the place and managed to get their hands on some much needed maintenance work. Local photographer Alan Lodge visited the centre last week to find out what all the fuss is about...

In advance of a protest at a corporate biofuels conference in Newark on 17/18 October, there will be a presentation by Biofuelwatch on the pros and cons of biofuels, followed by a discussion of campaigning possibilities.

Newark and Sherwood District council have approved the application for Lindhurst wind farm.

The Stop the War Coalition is aiming to influence Gordon Brown's scheduled statement to Parliament on the war in Iraq. You can come with us to demonstrate outside Parliament, and you can rally with us in the Market Square.

On Tuesday 18th Sept at 3pm Newark and Sherwood Planning committee will decide on Nottingham's first wind farm (the first 2 applications for wind farms in Nottingham have been rejected). The Planning Inspector has recommended an APPROVAL for this site which is very good news.

Having attended the V3 Wind Turbine Workshops a couple of weekends ago [links below], I thought I'd check out some other examples of wind turbines uses, in and around the Nottingham area.

Having attended the V3 Wind Turbine Workshops a couple of weekends ago [links below], I thought I'd check out some other examples of wind turbines uses, in and around the Nottingham area.

Having attended the V3 Wind Turbine Workshops a couple of weekends ago [links below], I thought I'd check out some other examples of wind turbines uses, in and around the Nottingham area.

So I made my way to the Sumac Centre last night, where some people from the southern region of Oaxaca in Mexico would be speaking. I'd read quite a few things about what is going on in Oaxaca in this last year. The Oaxacians are trying to get rid off their governer who, after a teacher strike last year, has come down very heavy handedly on any form of dissent in the region. The teacher strike marked the start of what was to become the biggest popular uprising the world has seen in the last 10 years orso, with many dissapearences and deaths still happening under the regime of Federal Police. So I read some stuff on Indymedia and know a couple of people that have visited Oaxaca in the past and were inspired by its community spirit (and food!). Apart from that, I was eager to learn more...

Ecoworks community garden will host an activity weekend to finish the walls on our strawbale building from Thurs 20-Sat 22 September. We will be working from 10.30 am-4.30 pm each day. We aim to finish the walls on the end section of the building (destined to be a kitchen) in this period; come along!

On Thursday 20th, we shall start by doing preparation work; removing some bales that have been water-damaged, preparing stakes etc...then we shall start on the wall-raising, hopefully finishing by fixing the roofplate (timber structure that fits on top of the walls and on which the roof joists rest) on Saturday.

Ecoworks is on the Hungerhills allotment site, reached off Ransom Road, St.Anns.....we can provide transport from the city centre by arrangement. Ring me on 07719 428187 for more info. Hot drinks supplied; please bring your lunch.

Come to the Ecoworks community gardens in Hungerhill this Saturday to help with garden tasks, and celebrate.

The Big Blockade of Faslane Nuclear Submarine base takes place on 1st October 2007

The newly formed Nottinghamshire, Mansfield and Nottingham Trades Union Council has called a Public Meeting at 7.30pm on Thursday 27th September in the New Mechanics to campaign against Gordon Brown's public sector pay freeze.

Are East Midlands Airport for real, carbon neutral by 2012! Does that mean that they are shutting down? No such luck. No, they are putting up 4 wind turbines, yes those things that they normally have an objection to as they disrupt their radars. Read press statement below:

On Friday 14th an Indymedia activist from Oaxaca, Mexico will come to the Sumac Centre to speak of their ongoing struggle against the unpopular and corrupt governor and the repression that followed an annual teachers strike. Since then, the resistance in Oaxaca has turned into the largest popular rebellion in over a decade. The hundreds of illegal detentions, disappearances and injuries, and at least eighteen documented deaths mark an unignorable part of modern Mexican and world history. Please come on the 14th and show your support. There will be short films, a talk, some music and food... Entry will be by donations to be able to contribute towards the travle costs of the speaker. If you can, please pick up copies of the flyer and poster at the Sumac Centre and distribute... Otherwise, see attached PDF.

Links: Oaxaca tour feature article (UK Indymedia) | Oaxaca Topic Page (UK Indymedia) | Indymedia Oaxaca

Previous talks at the Sumac Centre: Argentinian film makers screen Indymedia film | Indigenous Woman from Ontario, Canada voice their struggle in defend of land

'Putting Down Roots' is an arts project exploring our relationship with the land & sharing refugees stories of agricultural backgrounds. Prints, photography and film produced through workshops on allotments will be on display, along with stories of land left behind.

Nottingham County council vote this Wednesday on weather to support the expansion of Nottinghams Eastcroft waste incinerator.

Take action now and write to councillors!

V3 Power build small wind turbines and run courses teaching people how to make their own turbines. They put a couple up at various events, to inspire folks to get involved with such alternatives.

V3 Power build small wind turbines and run courses teaching people how to make their own turbines. They put a couple up at various events, to inspire folks to get involved with such alternatives.