Manchester
Climate Fortnightly
Email Bulletin #13
Date: July 5,
2009
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Dear all,
another email bulletin from Manchester Climate Fortnightly. Next full newsletter will be out next Sunday, with the usual mix of upcoming events, council news, “Coping with Copenhagen” etc.
Best wishes, and do remember to send us your news and gossip: scurrilous is good, but we may not be able to publish it!
Things of note this week
a) The “Manchester Report” event at Manchester Town Hall heard from twenty experts with varieties of schemes to “solve” climate change. On the Saturday afternoon, Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Climate Change was around. You can read a rough summary of his speech here-
http://manchesterclimatefortnightly.blogspot.com/2009/07/ed-miliband-strikes-again.html
and a rough summary of the question and answer he did here-
http://manchesterclimatefortnightly.blogspot.com/2009/07/miliband-q-and-at-manchester-report-sat.html
You'll be able to see a summary of all twenty presentations if you buy the Guardian this coming Thursday.
b) This week the G8 meets in Italy, and Barack Obama chairs a side session (with a bunch of other countries) on climate change. The Americans are moving fast now, making up for a lot of lost time. Doubtless there'll be lots of coverage, so be sure to buy a packet of salt and take a pinch with every article telling you we are all saved.
c) Manchester Climate Forum will be
holding a meeting entitled “Climate Change: the year ahead”,
looking at Copenhagen and beyond, the national picture post-General
Election June2010, and the Greater Manchester picture between now
and August 2010. The meeting will be on Tuesday August 4 at the
Friends Meeting House.
More information
imminently.
What's Coming Up
Mon 6, 7pm Manchester Climate Action meeting at the University of Manchester Student Union on Oxford Road.
Tues 7, 7.30pm Film showing of “The Age of Stupid”. Longfords function suite, Longford Park, off Ryebank road, M21 9TA. Free parking and a cash bar from 7-11. Film starts 7.30. Tickets available on the door, but booking ahead is strongly recommended as the numbers are restricted.
Tues 14 and Weds 15 CLES Summit 2009 "Forging resilient local economies" will focus on the new approaches required to deliver economic development and regeneration in changing economic times. The event will provide an opportunity for debate and deliberation as well as learning and networking. Renold Building, University of Manchester. www.cles.org.uk/summit, or email: lynstacey@cles.org.uk
Tues 14, 6-9pm Call to Real Action meeting at the Friends Meeting House, 6pm-7pm for refreshments and networking, also a time for sub groups to get together. 7pm-9pm meeting. Please send agenda items to jeniv85@hotmail.com and note that we have rotating facilitation, so feel free to offer to facilitate with support www.calltorealaction.wordpress.com
Tues 14, 6.45pm for 7pm - 9pm Friends of the Earth full group meeting, Green Fish Resource Centre, 46-50 Oldham St
Sustaining Change!!
The Sustaining Change programme, run
from Manchester Environmental Resource Centre Initiative in Ancoats,
is offering Manchester organisations and businesses the opportunity
to be guided through a full environmental and social audit process –
for free. For details of the programme and its Go Green to Stay Black
event on Thurs July 16, see www.merci.org.uk and follow the 'project'
links, or go to www.en4m.org.uk/?q=node/1311
Permaculture Course
Sat 18 and Sun19 July, 10am-4pm
The HEAP is hosting a free course on
permaculture and how to grow food sustainably in an allotment
setting. Ideal for anyone interested in growing food, sustainability,
vegan organics and permaculture. The course will be led by Angus from
the Manchester Permaculture Network and Kirsty from the HEAP and
Birchfields Forest Garden and will last two days. Bring vegan food to
share, drinks provided. Places will be limited and we’ve already
had quite a bit of interest so please book early to avoid
disappointment.. contact info@theheap.org.uk
Climate Camp 2009 fundraiser
Thurs July 23, 7 to 11
featuring Honeyfeet, Mind on Fire
Collective and poet Dominic Berry + inspirational films. St Margarets
Church, Rufford Road, Whalley Range. Donation on the door www.manchesterclimateaction.org.uk