Sounds on the Downs - Thursday 5th June 2008
The Downs, University Park, Nottingham

The free Sounds on the Downs festival happened on Thursday. And jolly nice it was to!

It was an outdoor event involving information and campaign stalls, interactive environmental and social

justice activities, locally sourced fairly traded bbq and café, non-alcoholic drinks, local music acts

and performance arts, with the aim of allowing networking space for campaign groups and futher

information for the public as well as just being a great day out on the campus!

This year the festival which marries the yin and the yang of student activism, environmental awareness

and social justice with a party atmosphere! Dancing, workshops and an opportunity to marvel at the

beauty of the world. Bands, DJs, vegetarian food, drum jams, acoustic music, poetry, plays, acrobats,

jugglers, taichi and loads of stalls with information about SEEN campaigns and community groups from all

over Nottingham...

... and for 2008 an eco cinema, local food fair, an owl sanctuary, live graffiti art, a wish-tree, fun

and games courtesy of Hide n' Soc and inspiration for everyone!



event website:
 http://www.su.nottingham.ac.uk/campaigns/esj/sounds

University of Nottingham Students' Union Environment & Social Justice committee.
 http://www.su-web.nottingham.ac.uk/~environ

Nottingham Student Peace Movement (NSPM)
 http://www.su-web.nottingham.ac.uk/~nspm



Previous years events:
2006 Sounds on the Downs,Nottingham University: Piccys 1
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2006/08/348061.html

2006 Sounds on the Downs,Nottingham University: Piccys 2
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2006/08/348082.html

2007 Sounds on the Downs, University of Nottingham
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2007/06/373175.html

2007 Sounds on the Downs - Wind Turbine Set-up
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2007/06/373158.html


other university events:

Peace Conference & Knowledge Lab :: some photos
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2007/02/362679.html

'Die-In' at Nottingham University to protest at un-ethical investments 2006
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/05/340171.html

Nottingham University Student Die-In :: to protest at un-ethical investments 2007
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/03/365708.html

Nottingham Student Peace Peace Conference
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2006/03/334976.html

Protests as arms dealers attend careersfair
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/10/325974.html

'Overcoming Media Bias' Nottingham Student Peace Peace Conference
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2006/02/334602.html

Lt.General Arif Hassan, of the Pakistan Army, Nottingham University
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2005/11/327548.html

Prime Minister visits Nottingham University
Pix 1  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/01/331554.html
Pix 2  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/01/331575.html
Pix 3  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/01/331596.html

2006 Amnesty Protest in Nottingham City Centre - Close Guantanamo Bay [Please]
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/03/364827.html

2007 Amnesty Protest in Nottingham City Centre - Close Guantanamo Bay
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2008/03/393504.html


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ALAN LODGE
Photographer - Media: One Eye on the Road. Nottingham. UK
Email:  tash@indymedia.org
Member of the National Union of Journalists [No: 014345]
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"It is not enough to curse the darkness.
It is also necessary to light a lamp!!"
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