Scoop April 2011
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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. | 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. | ||
| + | ==[[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 | ||
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| + | Venue: upstairs at Take Five, Tombland, NR3 | ||
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| + | ===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). | ||
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| + | Venue: UEA Permaculture plot and UEA forest garden: Bluebell allotments North, off The Avenues, Norwich. | ||
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| + | ===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. | ||
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| + | Contact: training@transitionnorwich.org for further information. | ||
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| + | Venue: Aladdin's Cafe, Magdalen Street | ||
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| + | ===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. | ||
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| + | Contact: Kerry (kezereky_the_first@hotmail.com) | ||
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| + | Venue: UEA campus and Earlham Park | ||
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| + | ===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. | ||
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| + | Contact: Charlotte Du Cann rootsshootsandseeds@hotmail.co.uk | ||
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| + | Venue: Christine's | ||
