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<big><strong style="color: red;">Draft only, page under construction</strong></big> ==Transition Norwich June meetings== [[Image:TransitionNorwich.jpg]] *Tuesday, 2 June,Community Supported Agricullture, 19:30 - 21:30, Baptist Church, St Mary's Plain/Duke Street NR3 3AP This is a very important meeting to show support for the CSA in advance of a lottery bid. Also to sort out details such as where pickup points should be. *Wednesday, 3 June, Energy and Buildings meeting, 19:30 - 21:30, Venue: Provisionally at the Rumsey Wells, St Andrews St NR2 1AD *Saturday, 20 June - Food: Energy Descent Plan Seminar, Time: tba, Venue: The Greenhouse, Bethel Street NR2 1NR Seminar to develop the Food Chapter of the Energy Descent Plan for Norwich. Organised jointly with The Greenhouse. Places are limited - please email tully@transitionnorwich.org if you would like to come. Time tbc but likely to be an all-day event. *Sat+Sun, 25/26 July - Training for Transition Day 1, Time: 9:30 - 17:30, Venue: Inner Space, 8 Maude Gray Court, St Benedicts Street, Norwich NR2 4PA The next Training for Transition course will be on 25/26th July at Inner Space with tutors from the Transition Network and Transition Town Totnes. This is a 2-day "fundamentals" course for those wishing to know how to set up, run, and maintain a successful transition initiative. It is packed with imaginative and inspiring ways to delve into both the theory and practice of Transition. The cost is £105. Although this course is available both nationally and internationally it would be good to fill the places with people from Norwich and East Anglia to maximise our networking and support for each other. Further details are available at http://www.transitiontowns.org tel. 01603 614460 or email training@transitionnorwich.org More info on Transition Norwich: http://www.transitionnorwich.org/ -------- ==CaptureEast - film making competition, ends June 30th 2009== [[Image:CaptureEast.jpg]] CALLING ALL EAST ANGLIANS WE WANT 2 MINUTES OF YOUR LIVES! CaptureEast is a ground-breaking film-making competition with its focus on creating a digital film archive of the present for people in the future. We are looking for footage that reflects life in the region 2008/9 no longer than 2 minutes in length. With its heart at the East Anglian Film Archive, CaptureEast aims to get your work seen online and your films preserved forever. Films are voted for online by the public and cash prizes will be awarded for the winning films. Submissions now open. Hurry competition ends 30th June 2009! See website for details http://www.captureeast.org or contact info@captureeast.org / 01603 592644 Louise Lawrence / Megan Manton ------------ ==Vigil for Gaza and Afghanistan, Saturday June 6th, 11.30 am- 1.30 pm, tbc, at the Forum== Focussing on the need to end the siege of Gaza, Israel's accountabilty, the dismantling of illegal settlements and the settlement programme, especially around Jerusalem and in addition the ending of the war on Afghanistan highlighting the humanitarian disaster which has and is being caused there. ------------- ==Children’s Environment Gathering, June 6th, 1-4pm,St Gregory’s Centre for the Arts== Celebrating World Environment Day Organised by Norwich Woodcraft Folk (Reg Charity no 1073665) Launching an annual Norwich Gathering led by children for children! Story telling, craft activities, games, swap table and a Communal art project. If you are a young person/group promoting good environmental practices join this event: Contact oharadan@yahoo.co.uk Commemorated yearly on 5 June, this day is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention & action. More information on Woodcraft: http://www.woodcraft.org.uk --------- ==Strawberry Fair, Sun June 7th, Cambridge== Strawberry Fair is a free volunteer run community music, entertainments, arts and crafts fair. The Fair takes place every year in the first week of June and is set in the heart of Cambridge on Midsummer Common. More information on http://www.strawberry-fair.org.uk ----------- =='Feelbad Britain' book launch, Tuesday 9th June, 6.00 till 7.30, Room 2.03, Arts Building, UEA== The central thesis of Feelbad Britain is that after the decades of neoliberalism the institutions and social relations on which solidarity, trust and citizenship depend have been deeply undermined. This has left contemporary British society in a troubled and dysfunctional state, without the cohesion or confidence needed if we are to escape from recession, combat climate change and restore faith in government. The authors put forward a theoretical framework for understanding contemporary politics; and they consider what is to be done to revitalise the British left, challenge neoliberal hegemony, and develop a political project aimed at creating a greener, fairer, happier, more democratic and less divided Britain. Contributors to the book Patrick Ainley, Martin Allen, David Beetham, Noel Castree, Pat Devine, Angela McRobbie, Linda Patterson, Andrew Pearmain, Michael Prior, David Purdy, Kate Soper Speakers on the evening: *David Purdy, co-author Feelbad Britain *Rupert Read, prospective Eastern Region MEP, Green Party *Jonathan Clark, chairperson, Norwich Compass Chair: Andrew Pearmain, co-author Feelbad Britain ------------ ==National Bike Week with local bike rides and Dr. Bike, Sat 13th June - 21st June== *Sat 13th, 11 am - 2 pm, Dr Bike and Information Stall, The Forum *Sat 13th, 10 am - 4 pm, Bicycle Fair, including Dr Bike and Police check, Chapelfield Gardens *Tue 16th, 11 am - 2 pm, Dr bike, UEA or Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital *Tue 16th, Wheeling to Barford, Meet at Forum at 6:15 pm. or alternatively at UEA Porters Lodge at 6:30 pm. Arriving at The Cock in Barford 7-7:30 pm for meal and drinks. Please contact Martin on 01603 897738 to book as numbers needed for table booking. *Wed 17th, 7:30 onwards Bike to Work Breakfast, The Forum. 100 free breakfasts to give away, Dr Bike surgery via Norwich Cycling Campaign 10 am - 2 pm and Police bike checks etc. Hosted by Energy Saving Trust East of England. Contact matt.wicks@est-eofe.org.uk for furtherdetails. *Thu 18th Dr Bike 11 am - 2 pm UEA or Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital , Norwich *Sun 21st Ketts Rebellion Bike Ride, Start 9.30 am Car Park (free) opposite Norwich Prison, Britannia Road. Cycle through Norwich City Centre and out to Wymondham via small country roads and return. 26 miles in total with stops on route at significant locations in the Ketts Rebellion. Lunch at local pub or bring a picnic. Please contact Michael/Margaret on 01603 411954 More information on http://www.norwichcyclingcampaign.org. You can also email us at info@norwichcyclingcampaign.org For details of other events in the area before and during Bike Week, visit http://www.bikeweek.org.uk ------------ ==NO2ID street stall, Saturday, 13th June 1pm-3pm at The Haymarket== Please come along to express your discontent at this expensive and intrusive scheme. It should hopefully be sunny and cheerful, but best bring a brolly and a smile in case! ==Fair Trade in Norfolk AGM, June 15th, 6pm, Mancroft Room, City Hall== FAIR TRADE IN NORFOLK - YOUR CHANCE TO SHAPE ITS FUTURE Over the past five years, Fair Trade in Norfolk has achieved a huge amount, campaigning for, and promoting, fair trade across the county. We can be proud that during that time the concept of fair trade has become much more mainstream. Because of this, now is the time to transform the way that we continue to campaign for fair trade, and we have taken the decision that this will be best done in the future through other groups and organisations, especially the City Monitoring Group. So we would like to invite you to the final AGM of Fair Trade in Norfolk, both to celebrate what we have achieved, and to discuss how we can keep the momentum going. The meeting will take place on Monday 15th June at 6pm in the Mancroft Room, City Hall, Norwich. We will also be joined at the AGM by Nick Leverett, who will explain about The Waitrose Foundation. This promises to be an interesting insight into how the mainstream High Street is adopting the principles that we have been campaigning for, and a real demonstration of the effect that groups such as Fair Trade in Norfolk have had over the past few years. We do hope you will come to the final meeting of Fair Trade in Norfolk and join with us in celebrating our past success - and planning how we take the campaign forward. More information on http://www.fairtradenorfolk.org.uk ==NO2ID Group Meeting Tue, 16th June 7.30pm-9pm at The Workshop== Opposite The Black Horse on Earlham Road. It's a friendly atmosphere so drop in and join us to discuss how we can build support for the campaign and spread the word further. ----------------- ==It's The Stupid Economy Stall, Mon 22nd June, 7pm-8pm== Mark Thomas bringing his political comedy to Norwich. He has helpfully agreed to let us put a stand up to inform people about the cause, starting 7pm-8pm and then after the show 10pm-11pm approx. For more information contact norwich@no2id.net If you are interested in the work of the Norwich group, please join their mailing list on: http://www.no2id.net/mailman/listinfo/no2id.norwich ------------- ==NSTWC Annual General Meeting, Thursday June 18th, 7.30 pm, Chantry Hall== The first part of the meeting will be open to the public to hear our guest speaker and will be followed by the general business of the annual general meeting. Guest Speaker: Dr Nicola Pratt (UEA), co-author of What Kind of Liberation? Women and the Occupation of Iraq published by University of California Press Further information from info@norwichstopwar.org.uk or http://www.norwichstopwar.org.uk.----- ------------- ==Norwich Amnesty ai, open meetings, Thursday June 18th, 8pm,Charing Cross Centre 17 - 19== Open meetings 8pm third Wednesday of the month Charing Cross Centre 17 - 19 St John Madermarket, ALL WELCOME http://www.norwichamnesty.org.uk/news.php ------------------- ==UNA Lunch Box talk, Friday June 19th, 1pm-2pm, Friends Meeting House, Upper Goat Lane== [[Image:una.jpg]] Title: '''The Norfolk Venda Project''' Speaker '''Philip Jepson'''. You are welcome to bring a packed lunch any time from 12.15 onwards. Hot drinks and biscuits are included in the charge of £2. Organised by: United Nations Association, Norwich & District Branch ---------------- ==Visit by author 'Tomorrow's table', Prof. Pamela Ronald, Friday June 26, 11:30am, John Innes Center== Prof. Pamela Ronald, Professor of Plant Pathology and Chair of the Plant Genomics Program at the University of California, Davis, is in Europe next month and will be promoting her book ‘Tomorrow’s table’ – theme: ‘The future of food may depend on an unlikely marriage: organic farmers and genetic engineering.’ One of the reviews: "This book is a tale of two marriages. The first is that of Raoul and Pam, the authors, and is a tale of the passions of an organic farmer and a plant genetic scientist. The second is the potential marriage of two technologies-organic agriculture and genetic engineering. ... Like all good marriages, both include shared values, lively tensions, and reinvigorating complementarities. [The authors] share a strong sense of both the wonder of the natural world and how, if treated with respect and carefully managed, it can remain a source of inspiration and provision of our daily needs."- As from http://pamelaronald.blogspot.com ---------------- {{Norwich Scoop footer|}}

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