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=Late additions not in mailing= ==Sat 26th November, Greenhouse: The African Climate Connection== To Mark the forthcoming United Nations climate talks to be held in Durban South Africa, an African themed photographic exhibition will take place at the Greenhouse Environment Centre, Bethel Street, Norwich. On Saturday 26 November at 11:00am, Norwich South MP Simon Wright will declare the exhibition open. Norwich North MP Chloe Smith has also bee invited and we are waiting for her to confirm. The event aims to help make the connection between our local community and the talks in Africa and is one of a number taking place throughout the country. Following the opening, Mr. Wright will meet constituents and local campaigners from Stop Climate Chaos Coalition member organisations as well as key individuals from the City. Numbers at the Greenhouse are limited, so if you or fellow councillors would like to attend and express their climate concerns to Mr. Wright, please contact me. email: east@stopclimatechaos.org tel: 07530 533747 To compliment the Greenhouse event there will be an 'impromptu' gathering of African drummers and dancers and banner waving individuals somewhere in the city centre. A good number of people are expected and we will be seeking local media coverage. Details TBA. Again, please contact me for more info. You may also be interested in an online debate with Chris Huhne (Energy and Climate Minister) to be held on 1st December just before he heads off to Durban. You'll be able to submit questions ahead of, and during, the debate which will be shown live on the African Climate Connection home page: http://www.the-african-climate.org The Stop Climate Chaos Coalition spans over 100 organisations from environment and development charities to unions, faith, community and women's organisations. The combined supporter base is over 11 million people. (to see who are members go to bottom of homepage at: www.stopclimatechaos.org ) ==Occupy Norwich ongoing, visit/support any time, for as long as you can== About Occupy Norwich We are the 99% of Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Occupy Norwich is inspired by Occupy Wall Street, a leaderless resistance movement with people of many colors, genders, abilities and political persuasions. The one thing we all have in common is that We Are The 99% that will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1%. The US action has inspired similar peaceful actions in the UK. We are totally supportive of other Occupy initiatives, and feel there is value in responses on a regional level too, not everyone can get to London (Occupy the London Stock Exchange), not everyone can drop everything and leave, not everyone can afford to travel far etc etc. So that's why we started this non-violent protest in Norwich! WHERE: The Haymarket in Norwich (NR2 1QD) WHEN: From Saturday October 15th until - who knows? This is an ongoing organic movement which we hope may continue until December. WHAT TO BRING: Yourselves, friends, family! We need people! You may also like to bring placards, food & drink, and warm clothing if you intend to stay longer term/overnight. Please note that there are updated Need/want lists which appear on the Facebook group and the online Forum. Together we talk and plan, make friends, reconnect with our local community, share our grievances, discuss solutions, and make it OURS! Please also connect with us if you're planning something in your town/city. We will gladly befriend and Twitter follow all of our friends :-) Occupy EVERYWHERE! Please remember that this is a totally non-violent protest, and we expect everyone to behave within the law. Thank you. CONNECT WITH US: Twitter account: @OccupyNorwich (www.twitter.com/#!/OccupyNorwich) hashtags #OccupyNorwich Facebook Group/Page/Account - search for 'Occupy Norwich' Email us: occupynorwich@gmail.com Website: http://www.occupynorwich.co.uk Forum: http://www.forummotion.occupynorwich.co.uk ==Cafe Conversations, 4th, 11th, 16th NovemberWWW.UEA.AC.UK/SSF/CUE-EAST/EVENTS== Fri 4 Nov 20.00 Marzano’s, Forum '''Philosophy against depression, Eugen Fischer''' Many people have strong ideas about what makes a person valuable and life worthwhile. Few of us make them explicit. But most of us fall ill when we, rightly or wrongly, feel that our lives fall short of our ideals, and this discrepancy is a major source of depression. Some of the ideals and assumptions that have frequently proven depressogenic include: “My value as a person depends greatly on what others think of me.” “Only people who are in some way outstanding are worthwhile.” “If a person is not a success, then his life is meaningless.” We will explore how one can intelligently question and assess these ethical assumptions which shape our lives. Fri 11 Nov 20.00 Marzano’s, Forum ''''''Philosophy of money and consumption.''' Davide Rizza & David Rojo Arjona'''We often accept economic practices as a given. Yet we have a financial market in which intangible ‘goods’ like public debt can be bought and sold. We have transactions that allow people to make profits by merely purchasing and reselling currencies, i.e. independently of the production or ownership of any valuable goods. These aspects of the economy have an obvious impact on our life: globally, they shape governmental policies; locally they mould the values that we attach to money and wealth. We will provoke you to think about these problems, from both a philosophical and an economic standpoint. Wed 16 Nov 12.30 Take 5 Cafe, 17 Tombland NR3 1HF '''What is freedom? Rupert Read'''We think of freedom as perhaps the most valuable thing there is, but what IS freedom? Is it one thing, or many? Is it even a coherent idea? Let’s find out together! ==Beyond Pond Dipping,5th November, 10-4 with Norfolk Wildlife Trust== Saturday 5 November, 10am - 4pm NWT Thorpe Marshes (Booking Essential, please call 01603 598333) The workshop is intended to provide the beginner with a good understanding of the ecology of ditch invertebrates and sufficient knowledge to allow some key groups to be surveyed. The workshop will first review the importance of ditches as habitat for invertebrates within The Broads – including species such as the Norfolk hawker dragonfly - and then look in detail at the standard survey and assessment methods for ditch habitats. The second part of the session will then cover the identification of snails using a video camera to look at a range of species and the important characters used for identification; weather permitting some local ditches at Thorpe marshes will also be surveyed. Please bring outdoor clothing and boots /Wellingtons and a packed lunch. Tea and coffee will be provided. Protecting Norfolk’s Wildlife for the Future Registered Charity 208734 ==Grapes Hill Community Garden task days, Sun 6th + 27th Nov, 2pm - 4pm, at the garden== Time: 2pm - 4pm Venue: Grapes Hill Community Garden Address : running alongside Grapes Hill between the St Benedict's View business units and the back of the Valentine Street houses. bordered by Paragon Place to the North, and the city end of Dereham Road to the South. Access on foot by Paragon Place and Grapes Hill and by car via Valentine street/ Golding Place. see website for map. Speaker: Description: light gardening tasks from 2pm - no experience necessary - membership optional - tools provided plus tea and cakes Contact: contact@grapeshillcommunitygarden.org / tel: 07729 540 482 Organisation: Grapes Hill Community Garden Group URL: www.grapeshillcommunitygarden.org '''Title : Norwich Ukulele Society, Saxobility, Norwich Accordion Club''' Date: Saturday Nov 19th Time: 7 - 11pm Venue: The Belvedere Centre Address : Belvoir St, Norwich, NR2 3AZ. Description: fundraising gig for the Grapes Hill Community Garden, included Christmas card sale Contact: contact@grapeshillcommunitygarden.org / tel: 07729 540 482 send SAE to 12 Valentine Street, Norwich, NR2 4BA with cheque for advance tickets - price £5 inadvance or on the door. Organisation: Grapes Hill Community Garden Group URL: www.grapeshillcommunitygarden.org ==Remembrance Day, Sunday November 13th, 12.30 Memorial Gardens, opposite City Hall== A wreath of White and Red poppies will be laid in memory of ALL victims of war. There will be a brief silence and a chance to share reflections. White poppies are availabel from Rainbow, Friends' Meeting House, Greengrocer, The Greenhouse. If you know of other outlets wishing to stock them, please contact Lesley Grahame 07711 298 214. Event Contact Jean Davis, 01603 453530, jean.davis@talk21.com ==3 years of Transition Norwich! A celebration with Rob Hopkins, Tue 15th Nov, 7.30, United Reform Church== Speaker: Rob Hopkins An evening for Transition Norwich and the City of Norwich to celebrate, reconnect, remind, regenerate, share and discuss where we are and what we have achieved since the 'great unleashing' back in 2008.Rob Hopkins will be sharing the broader story of transition as he witnesses it as well as discussing his upcoming book 'The Transition Companion'. Contact: training@transitionnorwich.org Venue United Reform Church Princes Street, Norwich Organised by Transition Norwich See: http://www.transitionnorwich.org EVENTS AND MEETINGS1 Transition Circle West is Back Helen Pallett lays out the winter programme ==Other Transition Events== 3 Transition Circle Hethersett Green Spaces has its first village meeting 15 Rob Hopkins Visits Norwich gathering to celebrate three years of TN26 This Low Carbon Life TN blog carries on reporting FOOD AND GROWING PROJECTS 19 Seed Swap Saturday bring your seeds and ideas to exchange23 Low Carbon Cookbook A is for Apple, Abundance and Allotments . . .Grapes Hill Community Garden deep beds for rentNorwich FarmShare gets dug in on first potato day REPORTS AND REQUESTSOccupy Norwich Transitioners join the international movement for changeSt Augustine's Visioning Economics and Livelihoods checks out the neighbourhoodUrbal Fix - Next Steps new Norwich initiative has its first meeting Cake and Eat It baking and bringing a celebration cake RELATED AND REGIONAL EVENTS African Climate Connection leading climage campaigners come to Norwich 26 Transition East Gathering East Anglian initiatives gather in the Stour Valley Photos: Storing apples (Bee Springwood); Mike Grenville, organiser of the Transition Camp (Charlotte Du Cann); poster for Occupy Norwich; Rob Hopkins and the Ingredient and Tool cards (Transition Network). Banner by Mark Watson. TN Bulletin is edited and produced by Charlotte Du Cann for TN Communications. http://www.transitionnorwich.org ==Nov 15th, 8pm Olive's, Elm Hill, Norwich Poetry Group, anthology launch== Reading by the contributors: Peter Belton, André Greenhow, Rob Fradley-Wilde, Geoff Gaskell, Bill Jervis, Tish Kerkham, Hilary Mellon, Peter Mayes, Hilary Stanton, Della Taylor-Leake, Peter Watson, ==Weds 16th, Amnesty Talk: The Effect of the Far Right on US Policy== Date: Wednesday 16 November Time: 7.30 Venue: Charing Cross Centre Address : St John Maddermarket Speaker: Lee Marsden Senior Lecturer in International Relations in the School of Political, Social and International Studies Description: Talk Contact: Joanna Kinnaird Organisation: Norwich Amnesty URL: www.norwichamnesty.org.uk == Friday 18th November, UNA LunchBox== Friends Meeting House, Upper Goat Lane, Norwich At 1pm a talk given by David Ford on "Amnesty International at 50 - and the work of the Norwich Branch". The talk will last about 30 minutes followed by questions. admission is free. donations are invited for hot drink and biscuits. ==Palestine Fundraising Supper, Saturday Nov 19th, 7pm to 10pm, St. Thomas Church Hall == Norwich Palestine Solidarity Campaign, The Norwich Stop the War Coalition & The Neesa Project would like to invite you to a '''Fundraising Supper''' Saturday 19th November @ 7:00 pm (to 10:00 pm) At St. Thomas Church Hall (on the corner of Edinburgh Road and Earlham Road). You need to come early to ensure parking on roadside. Please order your tickets ASAP from the Greenhouse, 42-46 Bethel Street, Norwich NR2 1NR (Tel: 01603 631007, email: info@greenhousetrust.co.uk. Or by emailing: Sara secretary@norwichpsc.org.uk Tickets prices: £15 full price, £10 unwaged and £5 for under 16 children. An authentic Middle Eastern buffet supper will be prepared by the Neesa Project. Speakers, poetry readings and music to be arranged. For more information, please visit Norwich PSC website http://www.norwichpsc.org.uk or contact Sara at the above email. Websites of the organising groups: *Norwich Palestine Solidarity Campaign: http://www.norwichpsc.org.uk/ *NEESA Project: http://www.theneesaproject.co.uk/ *Norwich Stop the War Coalition: http://www.norwichstopwar.org.uk -------------- ==Raise Your Banners 2011 festival 25-27 Nov - worth the trip to Bradford== We can now confirm that the date for the next festival will be 25-27 November 2011. Check it out out. http://www.raiseyourbanners.org/ ==AUTUMN PROGRAMME OF THE NORWICH AMNESTY GROUP CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL== JUSTICE FAIRNESS FREEDOM In addition to our regular monthly meetings we have arranged these exciting events. We look forward to your support and to meeting you over the next few months. *Thu 10th Nov. “Hannah Arendt and the Right to have Rights” Prof Stonebridge. *Thu 24th Nov. “Speech Rights and Speech Wrongs”. Prof Baroness Onora O’Neill (2002 Reith Lecturer). Prof of Philosophy University of Cambridge. *Thu 8th Dec. Prof Catherine Osbourne and Dr Anna Smajdor in conversation about the meaning of human rights in the 21st century. Lectures to be held in lecture theatre 2, Admission is free. Everybody welcome. They all start at 7.30pm. Further details can be found on http://www.uea.ac.uk/phi/eventsnews. {{Norwich Scoop footer|}}

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