Scoop April 2009
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| + | ==CND 50 YEARS OF CND ACTIVISM, Exhibition, March 20th - mid April, Friends Meeting House== | ||
| + | With US bases in the Lakenheath complex housing the only nuclear weapons in England, East Anglia on has been dubbed ‘America’s unsinkable aircraft carrier’. CND has been as active in Norfolk as anywhere.To highlight 50 years of working for a nuclear-free world, Norwich CND are putting on an Exhibition at Friends Meeting House, Goat Lane from March 20th for one month. The Exhibition will display archive and current materials used in campaigning, and will invite people to consider the meaning of security and means to achieving it. | ||
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==Transition Norwich - April meetings== | ==Transition Norwich - April meetings== | ||
[[Image:TransitionNorwich.jpg]] | [[Image:TransitionNorwich.jpg]] | ||
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Details of meetings and more information on http://www.transitionnorwich.org | Details of meetings and more information on http://www.transitionnorwich.org | ||
*Saturday, 4 April, 11:00, Co-housing meeting, Greenhouse, 42-48 Bethel Street | *Saturday, 4 April, 11:00, Co-housing meeting, Greenhouse, 42-48 Bethel Street | ||
*Tuesday, April 7th, 19:30, Heart and Soul meeting, The White House, Foulger's Openinge | *Tuesday, April 7th, 19:30, Heart and Soul meeting, The White House, Foulger's Openinge | ||
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| + | We will be continuing our conversation about how to integrate the inner dimension of change with the active side of our local Transition movement. We will be on moving from talking about our overall values and purpose as a group, to making practical plans for taking things forward. | ||
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*Thursday, April 9th, 19:30, Reskilling meeting, Sackville Place, Magdalen Street | *Thursday, April 9th, 19:30, Reskilling meeting, Sackville Place, Magdalen Street | ||
| + | Sharing of info on workshops/skilling opportunities available in Norwich, and some practical skill-sharing within the group. All welcome | ||
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| + | * The Food Theme Group of Transition Norwich has been working hard to develop some exciting, practical food projects to start to build a more resilient food supply for Norwich. | ||
| + | We now need your help as customers, members and supporters of these projects. I'm hoping that one of the strengths of Transition Norwich is that, through our membership, we can bring together enough people to enable some or all of these projects to get under way. | ||
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| + | We've put together a short survey at | ||
| + | http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=T9ZmVuLi6soqOoD0RbOYCQ_3d_3d. | ||
| + | Please do have a look and please do answer the questions. There are only 13 questions so it should only take a few minutes. Also please do forward this email to friends and colleagues who may not be on the Transition Norwich mailing list but may be interested in supporting these food projects. | ||
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| + | Thanks and best wishes, Tully | ||
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| + | ==Monthly Greenpeace meeting, Wednesday April, 8th, 7.30 on, Forum cafe== | ||
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| + | Anyone who hasn't already signed up to the Airplot and become | ||
| + | a joint beneficial owner of land where the government wants to | ||
| + | build a third runway at Heathrow. Please go to | ||
| + | http://www.airplot.org.uk/ | ||
| + | and join over 40,000 people who are already involved. | ||
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| + | ==Public Meeting, Focus on NATO, Thursday, April 23rd, 7pm, Friends Meeting House== | ||
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| + | Norwich CND And Norwich Stop the War Coalition will be hosting a joint public meeting on NATO, the North Atlantic Traeaty Organisation which is 60 years old this year. | ||
| + | Unlike the Warsaw Pact, NATO was not disbanded at the end of the cold war and is now the | ||
| + | umbrella organisation for the occupation forces in Afghanistan | ||
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| + | We are pleased to have as our speakers:- | ||
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| + | '''Kate Hudson''', National Chair, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament | ||
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| + | '''Jane Shallice''', National Officer, Stop the War Coalition | ||
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