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==Norfolk Black History Month, 1st to 29th October==
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From markets to mask making, cratedigging to equality training - check it out at http://www.norfolkblackhistorymonth.org.uk/
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==Workshop: Imagine a World Without Oil, Sat 2nd Oct, CANCELLED==
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Unofortunately cancelled due to too small numbers.
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==Eco travel advice, Sat 2nd Oct, 9am to 5pm, Chapelfield shopping centre==
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[[Image:ecotravel.jpg]]
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Organised by: Norwich Carbon Reduction Trust
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==Magdalen Street - the first annual celebration, Sat 2nd Oct==
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[[Image:MagdalenStreetCelebration.jpg|600px]]
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==Gig by 'The Ouagadougous' Sat 2nd Oct, from 7.30pm Belvedere Centre==
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Licensed bar and garden area.
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Tickets £6 in advance (from the Belvedere Centre, 01603 616894  616894 or 07747 657097 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              07747 657097      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              07747 657097      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              07747 657097      end_of_the_skype_highlighting,  or £8 on the door.
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Purveyors of fine euphoria-class AFRICAN ROOTS JAZZ for 30 years, they'll free your soul and move your feet. Dancing is inevitable.
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profits to Grapes Hill Community Garden
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==Norwich AI big sponsored walk, Sun 3rd Oct, Start at Chapelfield Gardens 10am-11am==
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A ramble along the Riverside Walk. You can opt for a 4 mile walk within Norwich or a longer 11 mile one around Whitlingham Great Broad. Both walks start and finish in Chapelfield Gardens.
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Get Sponsor forms collect your sponsors and turn up at Chapelfield Gardens on Sunday 3rd October between 10am and 11am. If you’d like to join a group please start at about 10.30am. Details of the route will be available on the day. A pleasant walk, keep fit before winter closes in and raise money for a good cause.
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More Information at: http://www.norwichamnesty.org.uk/
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==Make the most of... free advice!==
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Building on the huge success of last year’s free events for people across the city, this autumn sees even more on offer.
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The 2009 Make your money count events focused on giving people free advice on how to make the most of their money.
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Boyd Taylor, financial inclusion manager at Norwich City Council, said: “Last year we helped hundreds and hundreds of households make their money work smarter for them, whether that was through budgeting better or making sure they were receiving all the benefits they are entitled to.
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“This year we’ve got more partners on board to make even more of a difference.”
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This year’s series goes one step further - adding free information about how to combat fuel poverty.
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Fuel poverty basically means when a household cannot afford to keep itself warm enough. It can be caused by low income, high fuel prices, or poor energy efficiency and use around the home.
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Called ‘Make the most of...’ the events will provide free support and advice to people on how to make the most of a range of things, from their boiler, to their income.
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All events will have housing benefit staff, members of the city council’s money advice team, Citizen’s Advice Bureau, Money Advice and Budgeting Service, Care & Repair from Orbit Housing, the Energy Saving Trust and GoWarm - tackling energy efficiency and fuel poverty in the east of England.
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Free internet access will be available for people to help compare utility suppliers, and potentially swap to get a better deal. To use this service, people must bring along their annual energy bills, including usage figures.
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Come and get some free, friendly support from us on:
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8 October          11am to 4pm Thorpe Sure Start centre
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9 October          11am to 4pm Belvedere Centre, Belvoir Street
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15 October          11am to 4pm Bowthorpe shopping centre
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18 October          9am to 5pm  Blackfriars Hall - older people’s event
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27 October          11am to 4pm Greenfields, Fiddlewood
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PLUS:
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•      Free internet access to compare utility suppliers (please bring your annual energy bills that also show how much you use).
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•      Give you some tips on how to make the most of boilers in council homes.
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•      Free electric blanket testing at the older people’s event at Blackfriars Hall. You must book in advance through Norfolk’s Trading Standards team on 0344 800 8020 or trading.standards@norfolk.gov.uk, from Monday 27 September.
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All events will have housing benefit staff and members of the city council’s money advice team there for you to speak to.
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To find out more please contact Boyd Taylor on 01603 212458 or email boydtaylor@norwich.gov.uk
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For further information please contact:
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Katie Bayliss - communications officer
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t: 01603 212009
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e: katiebayliss@norwich.gov.uk
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==Norfolk Coalition of Disabled People AGM 2010, Sat 9th Oct, 10.30-15.15pm, Worstead==
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To make sure you get invited Join the Coalition: http://www.ncodp.org.uk/what-you-can-do/join-us
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==10;10 Event, 2pm Forum==
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Remember the enthusiasme to pledging to reduce our emissions by 10% in 2010?  http://www.1010global.org/uk
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Managed it?  Struggled to?  Fun, theatrical and informative event, City in the afternoon, UEA evening
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Details to be arranged so contact lesley7railway@yahoo.co.uk 
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==UEA film series, Wednesdays 7pm, UEA Arts Block, room 01.02==
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===[[Image:NorwichStopTheWarCoalition.jpg]]Outside the Law: Stories from Guantanamo, Wed 13th Oct, 7pm===
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Producer Andy Worthington and Omar Deghayes, former internee, will be present for a Q & A session following the film.
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Organized by NSTWC and Hazel Marsh
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===THURSDAY, October 14th 7:00 pm, "Knowledge is the Beginning===
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documentary feature film, presented by Norfolk Jewish Peace Group
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This is the story of a utopia that is within reach, where the major religions co-exist as they did in Arab-ruled Andalusia in the Middle Ages. Seville has since become the home of this unique orchestra, and it was there that the bold idea of giving a concert in the Middle East, in Ramallah, was born.  Organised by Norfolk Jewish Peace Group and Hazel Marsh
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== Monday 18th October as part of our North Norfolk EcoTeams event==
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o      1.30pm – 3.30pm at Sheringham Park Visitors Centre
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o      6.00pm – 8.30pm at North Norfolk District Council
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The event is supported by the North Norfolk District Council the EcoTeams event is free and open to all. Its purpose: to train individuals to then go on and help instruct and share knowledge with community groups and others to help them reduce their environmental impact in a fun, educational and celebratory way.
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To attend either event you need to register online www.ecoteams.org.uk/partner/northnorfolk and click on the ‘Events’ button on the left side of the screen. Scroll down and press ‘SIGN-UP’ next to North Norfolk OR call Phil Moore 0207 420 4436. Registration closes at 5pm 11th October.
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Attached is a poster to print and share with friends and communities. You can also find us on Project Dirt, Facebook and Twitter – come and say hello!
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For more information on EcoTeams and North Norfolk: www.ecoteams.org.uk/partner/northnorfolk <<EcoTeams_North_Norfolk.pdf>>
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If you have any questions or queries than please don’t hesitate to contact me.
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I hope this email finds you well and I look forward to hearing from you.
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===[[Image:NorwichStopTheWarCoalition.jpg]] Visit to Gaza, Wed 21st Oct, 7pm===
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A Power Point Presentation by Peter Offord, President of
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Norwich Stop the War Coalition, with shots taken on his visit to Gaza, via
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Egypt, on the anniversary of operation Cast Lead when 1400 Palestinians
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were killed and 5,000 wounded.
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Organized by NSTWC and Hazel Marsh.
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==UNA lunch box talk - Fr 15th Oct. Friends Meeting House, 1pm==
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'''Sally Clarke''' Will talk about her recent visit to Dandong, China.
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The talk is from 1 p.m. and will last about 45 minutes.  Free admission.
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You are welcome to bring a packed lunch any time from 12.15.  £2 donation
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invited for a hot drink and biscuit
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==UNA: World Food Day Talk - Sat 16th Oct. The Cube in the Forum. 10:30 am-1pm==
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“Food Production and Security in an era of Climate Change”
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A talk and debate led by Professor Declan Conway from UEA, School of International Develpment.
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Tea/coffee with talk starting at 11 am.
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==AI Christmas Cards on sale, Mon 18th Oct - Sat 18th Dec.The Assembly House==
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==Norwich AI: Demand Dignity Campaign, Wed 20th Oct, 8pm, Charing Cross Centre==
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Talk by Mark Zeitoun  School of International Development, UEA.
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“The Roots  of Conflict in the Middle East”.
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Monthly open meeting, Charing Cross Centre, St John Maddermarket
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http://www.norwichamnesty.org.uk/
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==NPSC and NSTWC Fundraising Supper, Saturday October 23rd, 7pm, Chantry Hall==
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Speakers
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*Professor Manuel Hassassian, Palestinian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
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*John Rees (Stop the War Coalition, tbc)
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Tickets: £15 adults + concession tickets
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==One World Party, Sat. 23rd Oct 2010, 5pm-11pm, St. Thomas Church Hall==
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[[Image:one_world.jpg]]
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Bring along some food and drink to share that represents a particular country,
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(may be your own, but not necessarily, please label the food so that others know what it is).
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On Entrance buy a numbered ticket for £5 in aid of Water Aid and all adults
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to donate one prize. Children free. When we draw  the  ticket  numbers  then
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every family should receive a prize or two.
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It would be good to celebrate the musical talent in our community, as
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music is a wonderful universal language.  Come with your own instrument
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or play our piano.  We’ll have some world music to play as well and we have a good dance floor!!
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St. Thomas’ Church Hall, Earlham Road (on junction with Edinburgh Road)
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==Baroness Helena Kennedy Q.C."Terrorism and the Democratic State" Tue 26th Oct, 7.30 pm, Assembly House==
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"whatever challenges we face in the modern world, the sacrifice of civil liberties and rights is a folly"
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Assembly House, The Noverre Suite.
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Tickets £5 available from The ASSEMBLY HOUSE Box Office at the Theatre Royal on 01603 - 598688
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Organized by Amnesty International Norwich Group
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==28th October, Thursday, Puppet Theatre.‘The RSPB presents Hard Rain: our headlong collision with nature’ ==
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Are you passionate about protecting our environment and want to take positive action NOW?
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The RSPB is hosting a very special event in Norwich that will both enlighten and challenge you.  A rare chance to see ‘Hard Rain’ by acclaimed environmental speaker and UN photographer Mark Edwards.  This emotive presentation includes the Hard Rain film  - a collection of powerful photographic images set to Bob Dylan’s famous anthem ‘A hard rain’s a-gonna fall’ – adopted at the Copenhagen climate summit
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Opportunities to explore environmental issues with like-minded people and key influencers including Mark Edwards and Ian Rowland, The RSPB’s Tropical Forests Conservation Manager. One-to-one conversations may be available after the main presentation.
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Practical information on how you can help nature and bio-diversity where you live.
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The evening starts at 7pm with the Hard Rain presentation at 8pm. Tickets are £5 and can be booked in advance at www.ueaticketbookings.co.uk/events or by calling 01603 629921. All proceeds will be kindly donated to The RSPB.
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PS tickets for this unique event are limited, so booking early is strongly advised.
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==[[Image:TransitionNorwich.jpg]] Transition Norwich Meetings==
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More information from: http://www.transitionnorwich.org/
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Saturday 2 October
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Magdalen Street Celebration
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Tuesday, 5 October 19:0o
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CSA Board Meeting
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Wednesday, 6 October 19:0o
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Transition Circle Earlham South
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Thursday, 7 October 19:3o
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Growing and Environment Group meeting (CSA)
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Wednesday, 9 October 19:0o
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Carbon Conversations Facilitators' meeting
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Tuesday, 13 October 19:0o
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Carbon Conversations
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Wednesday, 14 October 19:0o
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Carbon Conversations
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==1st November, Trident Ploughshares at Devonport==
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http://www.tridentploughshares.org/article1608.  Local contact Evi Greni, 614950 evi greni <evyjohanne@yahoo.co.uk>;
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