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Spring into Action orgainising meeting Tuesday 6th March 8pm

Eastside Climate Action | 05.03.2007 18:29 | Climate Camp 2006 | Climate Chaos

The weekly orgainising meeting for Spring into Action will be held at the Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, Forest Fields @ 8pm on Tuesday 6th of March

Spring into Action is a week of workshops, events, music and action on climate change happening at different venues across Nottingham.

Climate change is real and it's happening now. Governments and corporations dream of continued economic growth - economic growth can't solve this crisis, but we can. A massive and concerted effort is needed on the scale of 'Dig for Victory' or the 'Home Front': A war on climate change.

We can't continue our current way of life - the oil on which it all depends is running out too fast. A shift to a locally based economy will have to happen, with food and energy being produced by the people that use it. The only question is when? We could start now, or we could wait for a future of war, famine, hurricanes, droughts and floods. We need to gain the courage and change fast enough to cultivate a new world, before it's too late.

'Spring into Action' is part of an emerging grassroots movement against climate change. Born out of the Camp for Climate Action, 'Spring into Action' unites people across the east of England into making changes in our own lives, creating small scale solutions in our communities and resisting those who still seek their own short term gain over a safe future for us all.

So get involved, come join a workshop or run one yourself, come and help organise the change that you want to experience in our world.

Eastside Climate Action
- e-mail: info@eastsideclimateaction.org.uk
- Homepage: http://www.eastsideclimateaction.org.uk

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Dig for Victory

06.03.2007 10:29

Spades not Ships
Spades not Ships

“Dig! Dig! Dig! And your muscles will grow big

Keep on pushing the spade

Don’t mind the worms

Just ignore their squirms

And when your back aches laugh with glee

And keep on diggin’

Till we give our foes a Wiggin’

Dig! Dig! Dig! to Victory"

Lord Woolton


The Truth Doesn't Have To Be Inconvenient

15.03.2007 23:07

From Thursday 5th – Wednesday 11th April 2007, there will be a week of workshops, events, music and action on climate change happening at different venues across Nottingham.

Climate change is real and it's happening now. Fortunately there are simple alternatives to the causes of climate change. All it takes is a bit of teamwork.

Meeting to plan the week continue every Tuesday until early April.

Meeting details at  http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=979

Event details at  http://www.eastsideclimateaction.org.uk/

Pat


More details on Spring Into Action

15.03.2007 23:10

Workshop programme

The week of events will take place from Thursday 5th – Wednesday 11th April 2007. The following items are confirmed for the programme. Plenty more are on the way!

Venues and times are being firmed up at the moment, and a provisional programme will be released from Monday 19th March, available in printed form around Nottingham and on our email announcement list from around Wednesday 21st March. The final programme will have extra events added as the week goes along, so watch this space for details!

Visits

  • Thursday 5th - visit to Hill Holt Woods, an example of a low inpact woodland community
  • Thursday 5th to Saturday 7th - straw bale building at Ecoworks
  • Wednesday 11th AM - cycle ride from central venue to Attenborough nature reserve followed by a talk about the eco visitor centre
  • Tour of Bestwood Country Park & its woodland management practices, date TBC
  • Tour of St Anns allotments and the various community garden projects there, date TBC

Events

  • Sunday 8th - "Seedy Exchange" at Sumac Centre - exchange seeds & plants (venue TBC)

Workshops

  • Sunday 8th - stencilling & street art workshop, Sumac Centre (venue TBC)
  • Plane Stupid - a look at climate change & the aviation industry
  • Basic bike riding training
  • Bike repair - all week at central venue
  • Low impact living
  • Creative seasonal cooking
  • Jams/pickles/storage of veg & fruit
  • Veganism & climate change
  • Foraging for food
  • Guerilla gardening
  • Beginners guide to growing your own fruit & veg on an allotment
  • Beginners guide to growing your own fruit & veg in your back yard
  • Permaculture in cities
  • Introduction to community compost project
  • Raw food
  • Legal briefing - know your rights for activists
  • No Widening M1 campaign
  • Public speaking & touring
  • Global action plans
  • Building eco teams in our communities

Pat