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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 Event: “Spaceship Unbound” #apocalypse #Atwood #Manchester #Castlefieldgallery
Spaceship Unbound 21 June 2013 — 28 July 2013Co-curated with MadLab, Spaceship Unbound uses Margaret Atwood’s seminal post apocalyptic novel The Year of the Flood as a starting point exploring the issues of survival in a world turned back to … Continue reading
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Feeding #Manchester Sat 13th July – early bird rate ends this Sunday!!
So, if you’re interested in how Manchester could feed itself (and if you’re not, you should be…), then THIS is something you should get along to. And if you book before Sunday 16th June, it’s a tenner… FeedingManchester #13: Creating a … Continue reading
Upcoming Event: Friends of the Earth Basecamp 2013, 12-14 July, Hartington
This comes through from Friends of the Earth… BASECAMP 2013 The Get-together for environmental activism 12-14 July, Hartington, Derbyshire BASECAMP is one of three events we’re running this year in place of our Annual Conference. This won’t be a top-down … Continue reading
Upcoming Event: “Do the Math” in Rusholme, South #Manchester Sun 16th June
This documentary is being shown by the Film Club on Sunday. Sunday 16th June 4.30pm to 7pm, Eco-theme with a recycled paper sculpture craft session (4.30-6pm) followed by ‘Do The Math’- a documentary about climate change that took the US … Continue reading
Volunteer Opportunity: Join Land Army & help grow organic #food 4 #Manchester
Want to get a useful warm inner glow? Want to help grow organic food for Manchester? Want to meet interesting people? Read on… Hello everyone! There are three opportunities coming up to get out into the great outdoors, and join … Continue reading
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Upcoming Event: “Food Inc” film showing Tues 18th June #Manchester
Manchester Film Co-operative, in collaboration with Trauma at MMU and FoodCycle Manchester, would like to invite you to a screening of documentary film Food, Inc. In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on the US food industry, exposing … Continue reading
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Upcoming event: “Towards a Sustainable Economic System” Tues 23rd July
You are invited to: Towards a Sustainable Economic System a workshop in central Manchester facilitated by researchers from nef (the new economics foundation) Tuesday 23rd July 2013 9am-5pm Methodist Central Hall, Oldham Street, Manchester M1 1JQ Who is this workshop … Continue reading
Upcoming Event: “Planning for Low Carbon Living” #free #climate Sat 6th July #Manchester
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Upcoming Event: Low-Carbon Energy Trajectories #manchester #climate Weds June 12 #Tyndall
Wednesday 12th June 3.30pm ‘From Here to 2050: Low-Carbon Energy System Trajectories for the UK’ by Professor Paul Ekins, Director of the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources at University College London on (room C1, George Begg Building, Sackville Street). From … Continue reading
Upcoming Event: Bioenergy debate in #Manchester Mon 20th May #tyndall
Monday 20th May 2013 4pm to 6pm University Place Lecture Theatre A (3.102) The question for panellists is: “The UK government should increase support for bioenergy. Discuss …” Bioenergy is set to play a major role in meeting the UK’s … Continue reading
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