Carry on skimming for community news titbits and links to more info on the
subject
Further info around the subject
37% of children in Brighton Pavillion ward (central) are living in poverty
from Campaign to End Child Poverty, see BBC article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7644155.stm
The Green New Deal a report published by New Economics Foundation, download
here for free or to see summary.
United Nations Environment Programme report, calling for a Global Green New
Deal and links here
Ann Pettifor 'Economies of Scale' - Tame the market and start a new global
trading system Guardian 21 Oct 08 - For more on her work, see
www.operationnoah.org
More on Larry Elliott, including articles here
Colin Hines 'Local Authority Bonds - A Return To Ethical Investment' - Guardian
02 Oct 08
More on what Caroline Lucas has been getting up to:
www.carolinelucas4pavilion.co.uk / Facebook
WWF 2008 Living Planet Report: Planet faces an ecological 'credit crunch'.
Demand for resources now exceeds the planet's capacity to replenish its
'natural capital' by about 30%. If global consumption continues at the same
rate, by the mid-2030s we will need the equivalent of two planets to maintain
our lifestyles.
Green Party policy: click here for a selection of economics related items.
M Scott Cato & previous Greenspeak guest speaker Martin Large, Ecologist
article 'An End To Monopoly Money' local currencies and creating common wealth
- here
Transition Brighton & Hove Business & Economics Group next meeting Wed 12 Nov
6.30-8.00pm, Suite 4, Brighton Media Centre, 68 Middle St, Brighton - link to
group page here
The next Brighton & Hove Green Party Action Day is Saturday 6th Dec your
chance to donate a little time with low commitment, to helping Brighton elect
the country's first Green MP.
If you can't make that then there are plenty of other opportunities (or why not
become a member or donate?) - <email obscured> or 01273 782235
...And at the time of writing Barack Obama has just been elected US president,
with his party calling, among other things, for an end to US reliance on oil,
investment in a new green economy and responsible economic management....
Community News
Greenspeak Extra! Thurs 27th Nov The Home Ecovillage Project in association
with Greenspeak and Brighton Permaculture Trust, presents 'Strawbale Houses' 2
talks with Barbara Jones (amazonails), Grand Designs featured builder of 2007:
12.30-2.30pm and 7.00-9.00pm at Angel House, 1 Brunswick Terrace, Hove BN3 1HN.
Learn about this exciting, carbon neutral, super-insulating, cheap, cutting
edge natural building material (see http://www.strawbalefutures.org.uk/ ) - 5+
suggested donation. Contact <email obscured> 07766 093015
In December we take a breather, then back again for Sat 17th Jan It's Easy
Being Green, details TBC. After a long summer of IT kerfaffle, including a
tangle with hackers, the new Greenspeak website is up and running and will get
better as we get round to improving the content, as is the new Greenspeak
Facebook Group, both with discussion forums. Meanwhile, we are always looking
for volunteers to help us make Greenspeak bigger and better, in return for the
right to brag to people you fancy about how cool you are and feel good about
how many karma points you have. Get in touch and let's chat.
Gill's Home & Garden opened recently on Western Rd, Hove, expanding on the
hardware store that previously occupied the premises. It is now the only outlet
in Brighton & Hove selling Biodiesel for your car, made from recycled Sussex
cooking oil and features a new garden centre at the back with Sussex grown and
organic plants and herbs and you can refill your Ecover biodegradable cleaning
products www.gillshomeandgarden.co.uk
Next Transition B&H Talk 'Leaving oil before it leaves us' with Simon Snowden,
from Liverpool University on Thurs Dec 4th...details to be confirmed. Meanwhile
Rob Hopkins' inspirational 'Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependence to Local
Resilience' was voted the 5th favourite book read by MPs over the summer; it is
now available at the excellent City Books, Hove or at a discounted rate by
contacting <email obscured> or coming to Transition talks
and events. Sign up for monthly newsletters to keep in touch with what
Transition Brighton and Hove are up to, by emailing
<email obscured> or join the Facebook group.
Thurs 6th Nov @ The Old Market, Burlesque Against Breast Cancer presents "the
biggest night in British burlesque with the best variety and cabaret line ups
to hit the UK, in aid of Macmillan cancer support". It's an idea which seems to
have exploded, with a book of erotica and related events around the UK and
beyond - www.burlesqueabc.com or Facebook group
Throughout November & December, many restaurants in the city and across the
country will ask diners to add a voluntary 1 donation to Street Smart, a
charity raising funds for the homeless, disadvantaged and victims of domestic
violence - www.streetsmart.org.uk or Facebook group
Learn facilitation skills for generating high-quality collaborative decisions
in this introduction to running Formal Consensus meetings. Essential for anyone
interested in effective group dynamics. One introductory class is scheduled
each month, with advanced classes running in parallel, for donations on a
sliding scale. For more info, contact Nathaniel White (white@magicatechne.com)
and put Formal Consensus in the Subject line.
It has been estimated that we now have less than 100 months to turn round our
carbon emissions in order to avoid 'runaway climate change'. How we will get
there? The clock is ticking - www.onehundredmonths.org
Cafe Scientifique hosts 'Utopia Theory the Physics of Society' on Tuesday
November 18th 2008 at The Quadrant pub, near the clocktower, Brighton, with
Philip Ball (Nature) "Are there 'laws of society' in the same way as there are
laws of physics inevitable rules that govern the way people behave and
organize themselves collectively? And if so, can we use them to find better
ways to live?"
A new on-line ethical gifts store has just launched, based in Lewes -
www.goodgreengifts.com
Sumana, a new Thai Massage Clinic has opened up above the Madhatter Cafe; for
details see - www.sumanathaimassage.org or Facebook Group
A Change The Dream symposium is being held in Lewes on Sat 15th Nov, 15-25, to
explore how, by pulling together on an unprecedented scale, we can move in a
new direction, towards an era of interconnected action and collective wellbeing
- www.bethechange.org.uk
The Brighton Tubas Friendship and Solidarity Group is a network aiming at
fostering links between community organisations in Tubas, occupied Palestine,
and Brighton & Hove. There is a fundraising gig with live music and DJs Sat 8th
Nov at The Cowley Club, London Rd, Brighton BN1 4JA. Thurs 20th Nov there will
be an evening of films and talks at the Friends Meeting House, 7pm, from the
delegation that have recently returned from the Tubas / Jordan Valley region.
www.brightonpalestine.org
Brighton Climate Change are organising coaches for the National Climate March
in London on Sat Dec 6th - <email obscured> / 07816832748 -
www.campaigncc.org
And I have to give Furniture Now! a plug for keeping Greenspeak on-line through
the death of a computer, at low cost and positive environmental impact, while
being all round nice people...For all your pre-loved furniture needs,
collections / deliveries around Brighton & Hove via the Lewes branch -
www.furniturenow.org.uk
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