Hi all,

next “Steady State Manchester” meeting is this Wednesday at Madlab, Edge St. It’s a “drop-in” session from 6 to 9.30pm (with a scheduled bit from 7.30 to 9pm). All welcome!

Arwa Aburawa and Marc Hudson

Coming up this week

Tues 11, 6.45pm until 9.00pm MFOE Full Group Meeting
“Our monthly full group meeting – open to everyone! Join us from 6.45pm at the Green Fish Resource Centre on Oldham Street (next to Mint Lounge) to find out about what we do and how you can get involved. This meeting is perfect for those who are new to Friends of the Earth. Contact Colette at colette@manchesterfoe.org.uk or on 07754 042716 for further details.
46-50 Oldham St, Manchester, M4 1LE, UK”

Weds 12th City Council Executive meeting – Annual Carbon Budget signed off.

Weds Sept 12,  3-5pm Social Media Surgery
Z-Arts. 335 Stretford Road, Hulme, Manchester M15 5ZA

Weds 12, 6pm to 9.30pm Steadystate Manchester meeting Madlab, Edge St

Wed 12 Sep: Free “Gasland” film screening, Didsbury
Manchester FOE, Didsbury Film Club and The Co-operative Membership would like to invite you to a free screening of the film “Gasland” (http://www.gaslandthemovie.com).

The film will be followed by a discussion about the dangers of fracking for shale gas and what we can do to stop it happening here in the UK, with special guests Helen Rimmer from Friends of the Earth and Colin Baines from The Co-operative. Refreshments provided.

When: 7.15 for 7.30pm, Wednesday 12 September
Where: St James & Emmanuel Parish Centre, Barlow Moor Road, Didsbury, M20 6TR (behind the library)

Wed 12 Sep: Food Growing Revolution in Cuba, Prestwich
What does a country do if it has no oil, no pesticides, no fertilisers and can’t import food from abroad?  Liz Postlethwaite, who has spent time in Cuba studying their move to urban agriculture, is our speaker at this public meeting.

• Can we learn from the experience of Cuba?
• Can we produce more of our food locally and at reasonable cost?
• Can we create jobs and a greater sense of community in the process?

Come to the meeting to find some answers and share ideas!

When: 7.30pm – 9.30pm, Wednesday 12 September

Where: Prestwich British Legion, 225 Bury Old Road, Prestwich, M25 1JE (near Heaton Park Metrolink)

Thurs, Sept 13, 5:30pm to 8:30pm
North West Sustainable Business Quarterly : Climate Change: why businesses should take it seriously’
Bruntwood, City Tower, Picadilly Plaza, Manchester, M1 4BT
Speakers
Dr Terry Gibson, Operations Director, Global Network for Disaster Reduction
Madlen King, Global Head of Climate Change, LRQA Business Assurance

Thursday, 13, 7:00pm until 9:00pm Manchester Green Party monthly open meeting.
Lounge Room, Methodist Central Hall, Oldham Street Manchester,l
‘The Living Wage’ – guest speaker Graham Witham of Save the Children, on what the Living Wage and the campaign to introduce it is all about.
Also feedback from the Green Party’s national conference in Bristol and an update on what else is happening.
All welcome, will be followed by a social drink and further chance to meet.

Thursday 13 at 19:00
Sustainable Housing presents: Jam Sessions
34 Finchley Road, Fallowfield, M14 6FH Manchester, United Kingdom
This is the first of the fortnightly Sustainable Housing Jam Sessions.
We will be providing space for you all to come down (with your own instruments) and play along with some like-minds, make some friends, and perhaps learn something about sustainable living in the process.
We’ll be keeping it short – 2 hours, ending at a reasonable time for the sake of our neighbours.
See you all there!

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