Ir you give a damn, find a functional group
Our "leaders" are going to keep making empty promises. It makes them feel good. It gets the activists to act like zombie kittens. If you want to have some self-respect and perhaps make a difference (actual facts may vary), then find a functioning group that cares about your skills and knowledge - what you have, what you want. One useful group might be www.climateemergencymanchester.net - you can email them on contact@climateemergencymanchester.net-
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Category Archives: Upcoming Events
Upcoming Film Showing: “Symphony of the Soil” #Manchester Fri 16th October
On Friday 16th October from 4.30 until 6.30pm there’s a Food Sovereignty workshopFood Journey happening at the Yard in Hulme (41 Old Birley Street). Followed at 7pm that same evening by a film screening of Symphony of the Soil – … Continue reading
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Upcoming Event: Campaigning to Protect our environment #Unison Tues 6th October
UNISON North West is hosting a public meeting on the environment during the week of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. The meeting will highlight the growing threat to our environment and how we can campaign to protect it. Speakers … Continue reading
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Upcoming event: “The politics of pollution promises: Clean Coal 1976 to present.” #Manchester #climate
Next Tuesday, 6th October, 1pm to 2pm, room 2.57 of the Simon Building, University of Manchester (just off Oxford Road). Is is free, open to the public and there is no need to book. #shamelessselfpromotion http://events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:i5u-ieyjau5o-j6bbsm/the-politics-of-pollution-promises-clean-coal-and-climate-change-1976-to-the-present This seminar is part … Continue reading
Upcoming Event: Carbon Co-op Social, October 16th #Madlab #Manchester
Carbon Co-op Social – Thurs 15th October 2015 Meet other members, socialise, discuss FREE, 6.30-9pm, Thursday 15th October 2015 MadLab, 36-40 Edge Street Manchester M4 1HN BOOK HERE: https://carbon-coop-social-2015.eventbrite.co.uk At October’s Social we will be launching of a series of video profiles of members, funded … Continue reading
Upcoming: Oct 27th, “Where should our energy come from?” in #Manchester
As part of Manchester Science Festival Where should our energy come from? Let’s talk about energy. How can it be secure, affordable and sustainable? What’s the long-term outlook and how will it progress? Join the debate surrounding the technologies, strategies … Continue reading
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Upcoming Events: Policy Week stuff on #climate, #Manchester
University of Manchester “Policy Week” events Cut and paste below. It will, I suspect, mostly be chalk and talk/sage-on-the-stage/ego-foddering/preening-and-attacking. That’s just the way the species has chosen to roll. Pity, but what are you going to do? Policy Week … Continue reading
Upcoming Event: Film Premiere of “This Changes Everything”, 26th September, #Manchester
Personally, this changes everything changes nothing. But still. From here ‘This Changes Everything’ – Manchester Premiere Film Screening ‘What if confronting the climate crisis is the best chance we’ll ever get to build a better world?’ Filmed over 211 shoot … Continue reading
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Upcoming event on low carbon investment opportunities in UK electricity
“Reducing uncertainty and managing risk: How incumbent actors are creating low carbon investment opportunities in the UK electricity sector”. The seminar is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 30 September 2015 in Room 10.05, Harold Hankins Building from 4.00 pm … Continue reading
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Upcoming Event: “Leave it in the Ground” #Manchester, 27th August
As part of this, at the Whitworth, on Thursday 27th August 2015 Grand Hall Time: 15.00 – 21.00 hours FREE event Session 1 (15.00–16.45 hours) Oliver Ressler, Leave It In The Ground (2013) UK premiere 18 min In recent years, … Continue reading
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Upcoming Event: Skillshare in #Manchester, October 17th
from here Skill Up! Stand Up! OCT17 A day of free training for activists Saturday 17 October, 10am-6pm MERCi, Manchester M4 7HR We’ve teamed up with War on Want and other partners in the Economic Justice Project to organise a … Continue reading
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