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<big><strong style="color: red;">Draft only, page under construction</strong></big> ==[[Image:cpt_logo.jpg|100px]]Supporting Aboriginal Peacemaking, Fri, April 1st, 7pm, Friends Meeting House== Speaker: Peter Haresnape How are Aboriginal Communities in Canada and around the world dealing with widespread pollution and exploitation of their land without community consent? What is the role of international observers and instruments like the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples? What are the implications of the long and painful history between European settlers, the Christian Church, and Aboriginal peoples across Turtle Island (North America)? [[Image:blockade.jpg]] You are invited to hear Peter Haresnape, full-time member of the Aboriginal Justice Team speaking about his experiences in Canada working with native communities and organisations. Peter joined Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), an international ecumenical violence-reduction and human-rights organisation, in 2010. CPT works in partnership with peacemakers affected by conflict, war and oppression. For more information contact peter@haresnape.net or go to http://www.cpt.org. Organised by Norwich Quaker Meeting. Contact: Luzie 07706 631761 or norwichQuakers@btconnect.com. ==Film show: Rethink Afghanistan, Wednesday 6th April, 7:00 pm, The Cube, The Forum== By award-winning filmmaker Robert Greenwald and Brave New Foundation. This is a ground-breaking documentary that shatters all perceived truths behind the war in Afghanistan. The film covers a number of different segments including troops, Pakistan, cost of war, women in Afghanistan, civilian casualties, security and solutions. It will be followed by discussion. Further information from info@norwichstopwar.org.uk {| class="wikitable" |- |width="10%"| [[Image:NorwichStopTheWarCoalition.jpg]] |width="30%"| More information from: http://www.norwichstopwar.org.uk |width="50%"| |width="10%"| |} == KEEP OUR NHS OUT OF PRIVATE HANDS! THURSDAY 7TH APRIL @ 7.30PM, Friends Meeting House== JOIN THE CAMPAIGN. PUBLIC MEETING, FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE UPPER GOAT LANE, NORWICH SPEAKERS: DR WENDY SAVAGE Joint chair Keep Our NHS Public (KONP) DR CHRIS EDWARDS Senior Research Fellow UEA MARK HARRISON Chief Executive, Norfolk Coalition of Disabled People Chair: DR IAN GIBSON Organised by Norfolk KONP: http://www.norfolk-says-yes-keep-our-national-health-service-public.org.uk ==Cafe Conversations - Aladdin's Cafe, Magdalen Street== Hot topics will be discussed in a series of cafes run by UEA MED lecturer Dr Stefi Barna. Free of charge and all welcome. The cafe conversations are sponsored by CUE East, Magdalen Street Celebration and Transition Norwich. More details and full programme at: http://www.uea.ac.uk/ssf/cue-east/events ===ENGINEERING EARTH, Friday 1 April 8 pm=== Efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have so far provided little confidence that we will avoid dangerous climate change. But can technology succeed where we have so far failed? The new science of Earth Engineering offers an array of promising and innovative new technologies designed to capture emissions and cool the planet; but raises a number of novel social, ethical, legal and political questions. Come and share your views on this rapidly evolving and vibrant topic. ===SOMETHING KINDA FISHY GOING ON, Friday 8 April 6pm=== How good are we at detecting air quality? Can anybody tell if it’s a bad pollution day? Now that the factories in Norwich have mostly closed or relocated, is air quality even a problem? We will sniff out the air quality around Magdalen Street and use resources (i.e. a map of the new one-way system around St Augustine’s, reproductions of paintings of smoke and smog) to think about the invisibility of air pollution and how that influences attitudes to its regulation. (Please note 6 pm start time) ===SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS: CAN FARMING BE GREEN? Saturday, 15 April,3 pm=== With growing populations and diminishing resources, sustainable agriculture and food security are top priorities the world over. One of the greatest challenges we face is to increase agricultural yields while reducing environmental damage caused by farming. Modern agriculture is one of the most energy hungry and polluting industries in the world, and covers nearly 40% of the land surface, yet without it we cannot survive. We are all directly and indirectly affected by our food provision systems; how can we change them to achieve food security in the long term? Come and share your views with two researchers in sustainable agriculture. ==April 12th, Dementia Care, 9:30am to 4pm, The King’s Centre== The King’s Centre, King Street, Norwich, Norfolk NR1 1PH Admission Free Buffet Lunch provided £20 cancelation fee applies Register by email to: dementia.alliance@ymail.com or N&W Dementia Alliance, John Innes Centre, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UH http://www.dementiaalliance.co.uk Dementia is the most significant health and social crisis of the 21st century and we need to be smarter about how we respond. This event is aimed at all those involved in delivering health&care services to people with dementia in Norfolk & Waveney. To share knowledge & experiences from across the statutory, private and voluntary sectors. ------------------ ==A LunchBox talk on the work of UNICEF, Friday 15 April 2011, 1pm to 2pm, Friends Meeting House== Speaker: Claire Richards "From Nun to Mum to UNICEF" A poster for the talk is attached - also a 'diary poster' showing the speakers for the next few months. The talk starts at 1pm and lasts about 30-35 minutes, followed by questions and discussion. The meeting closes at 2pm. Admission is Free. You are welcome to bring a packed lunch any time from 12.15 onwards. A £2 donation is invited for a hot drink and biscuits. If you want to do something different for lunch, these UNA -sponsored talks are well worth hearing and will update you on a range of subjects from experts in the field of politics and international development. Contact: 01603-722880 Venue Friends Meeting House, Upper Goat Lane, Norwich Organised by United Nations Association (UNA) ---------------- ==AI monthly open meeting, Wed 20th Apr, 7.30pm, Charing Cross Centre, St John Maddermarket== April open meeting is now a business meeting where we will discuss the resolutions to be debated at the AIUK AGM in May. All welcome Amnesty International Norwich Group http://www.norwichamnesty.org.uk/ ------------ ==INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FOR A NUCLEAR-FREE FUTURE, 26th April, 25th Chernobyl anniversary== It's time for groups and activists all over the world to plan protests and actions to mark the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe. Each year, the French anti-nuclear network Sortir du nucleaire has issued a call to action on Chernobyl Day. In support of this call, U.S. organizations Nukewatch and the Nuclear Resister invite you to organize public protest and/or nonviolent direct action/civil resistance in your area, or participate in other events or actions being planned on or around April 26. It will be a day to declare, together with millions of others around the world, NO to nuclear power, nuclear weapons, nuclear testing, uranium mining and radioactive waste and YES to a nuclear-free future! Whatever you plan, please post your event on the international roster of actions hosted by Sortir du nucleaire: http://www.chernobyl-day.org/?lang=en, and let Nukewatch and the Nuclear Resister know what you are planning, for inclusion on websites and in media outreach. When the action is over, please post and send reports and photos. Together let's work for a nuclear-free future. For more about Chernobyl: http://www.nirs.org/factsheets/chernobylcanhappenhere2005.pdf Nukewatch: http://www.nukewatch.com/, Email nukewatch1@lakeland.ws Nuclear Resister: http://www.nukeresister.org/, Email nukeresister@igc.org Sortir du nucleaire: http://www.chernobyl-day.org/?lang=en , Email charlotte.mijeon@sortirdunucleaire.fr ------------- == Public Debate, The motion: “Nuclear Power; to build or not to build?” Tuesday, 26 April, 7pm, Friends Meeting House== 4 experienced speakers have been invited, 2 on each side of the Motion (House ??), with maximum participation welcomed from the floor. The Debate will be chaired by Dr. Ian Gibson. A variety of campaigning stalls will be available before and after the debate, with tables set out inviting other relevant material. A collection will be held to cover the evening’s expenses, with the balance being sent to Chernobyl Children’s Project (UK) Please advertise this as widely as you can. We know it is going to be a busy time, between Easter and the elections, but we hope you’ll agree this debate should be among the agenda of both. Sponsors: Local Groups of CND, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and the Green Party. Contact: Peter Lanyon: 01603 722898, p.lanyon@tiscali.co.uk Doors open: 7 pm. for 7.30 pm start. Refreshments afterwards, for a donation Venue: The Friends Meeting House, Upper Goat Lane , Norwich -------------------- ==[[Image:TransitionNorwich.jpg]] Transition Norwich Meetings== More information from: http://www.transitionnorwich.org/ ===2nd Magdalen Street Celebration Meeting, Tuesday, 7 April, 19:00, upstairs at Take Five, Tombland, NR3=== Calling All Transitioners! The 2nd Annual Magdalen Street Celebration will be held Saturday, 1 October 2011. This is a Transition NR3 event that brings together artists, musicians, neighbors and fans to celebrate the creativity, diversity and sustainability of Magdalen Street. Come join the Envisioning Group to help plan activities for 2011: For more information: Stefi 07964 494836 Venue: upstairs at Take Five, Tombland, NR3 ===Permaculture Norwich Allotment/UEA forest garden workday , Sunday, 10 April, 10:30 , UEA Permaculture plot and UEA forest garden: Bluebell allotments North, off The Avenues, Norwich. === Meet at gateway to Bluebell North site http://www.grow-our-own.co.uk/find.php Contact Tierney (Tierneywoods@yahoo.co.uk). Venue: UEA Permaculture plot and UEA forest garden: Bluebell allotments North, off The Avenues, Norwich. ===Making Sense of the Financial Crisis in the Era of Peak Oil - a follow up discussion, Tuesday, 12 April, 18:00, Aladdin's Cafe, Magdalen Street=== Nicole Foss gave a key presentation on 25 March and for those who would like to follow up on her wide-raging presentation, as well as discuss the challenges of climate change, economic recession, rising fuel and house prices, do come along. Under the pseudonym Stoneleigh, Nicole Foss is co-editor of the blog,The Automatic Earth. which has been chronicling and interpreting the on-going credit crunch and the economic climate that has allowed it to happen. She brings together finance, energy, environment, psychology, population and real politik in order to explain why we find ourselves in a state of crisis and what we can do about it. Contact: training@transitionnorwich.org for further information. Venue: Aladdin's Cafe, Magdalen Street ===Transition Circle West, Foraging Day, Saturday, 16 April, 11:00 , UEA campus and Earlham Park=== Meet in the square at UEA to go on a wander around the lake and Earlham Park to see what tasty goodies we can discover. We will then take these back to Kerry's house to concoct a delicious lunchtime feast. Contact: Kerry (kezereky_the_first@hotmail.com) Venue: UEA campus and Earlham Park ===Low Carbon Cookbook, Wednesday, 20 April, 19:00, Christine's=== Meeting to discuss spring produce and recipes and research on the low-carbon larder. We will also be mapping book's layout and drawing up a list ofcontributors and subjects. Contact: Charlotte Du Cann rootsshootsandseeds@hotmail.co.uk Venue: Christine's {{Norwich Scoop footer|}}

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