Category Archives: Upcoming Events

#Manchester City Council #climate presentation: “pre-meeting” from 9am if you want!

Posted on January 29, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Members of the public who are attending the Kevin Anderson presentation at Manchester Town Hall on Weds 30th January are invited to join MCFly co-editor Arwa Aburawa and others from 9am at the Waterhouse pub, on Princess Street. You will … Continue reading →

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URGENT REQUEST: MCFly readers to publicise/attend #climate meeting on Weds Jan 30, and lobby #Manchester councillors before and after

Posted on January 25, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

You can help create change in Manchester.  Next Wednesday, Professor Kevin Anderson will be speaking to the full Council Meeting  of Manchester City Council (10am, Great Hall, Manchester Town Hall).  This hasn’t happened before, and may not happen again.  Councillors … Continue reading →

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Newsflash: Professor Kevin Anderson scheduled to address #Manchester City Council on #climate change, Weds 30th Jan

Posted on January 24, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Climate expert Professor Kevin Anderson (1) will address the elected members of Manchester City Council at a meeting next Wednesday, 30th of January. According to the agenda (see below), Professor Anderson will be speaking in the Great Hall of Manchester … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: “Introduction to Food Foraging” Thurs 7th Feb, #Manchester Art Gallery, £6

Posted on January 23, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

This event (book here) at Manchester Art Gallery, looks interesting! Introduction to Food Foraging Thursday 7th February 2013 Demonstration and Talk by wild food expert Jesper Launder 6.00-8.00pm The Restaurant   It’s hard to imagine that winter and wild food might … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: “Evil Energies” Jan 29th, 8am at John Rylands #Manchester #climate

Posted on January 21, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

This event may be fun! Sign up here. Breakfast at Rylands Sustainability, coffee, discussion. EVIL ENERGIES? As part of the University of Manchester’s Knowledge Exchange Hub for Environmental Sustainability, we are hosting a series of cafe events – Breakfast at … Continue reading →

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Grow #food! – “Do you want to be a commercial organic grower for Greater #Manchester?”

Posted on January 20, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

We have grabbed this post below from the Kindling Trust website.(1) Please forward the info on to anyone who might even be vaguely interested… Do you want to be a commercial organic grower for Greater Manchester? Join us for a … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: #organic food in #Salford – Biospheric Foundation, Thurs Feb 14th

Posted on January 19, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Detaiils from here. Please pass on to anyone who lives in Salford or is interested in growing food… “The nuts and bolts of this good thing: Here at Whole Box we have several projects, within the Salford community, based around … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: “Creativity, energy and climate change shared learning workshop” 8-9 Feb, #Manchester

Posted on January 16, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Date: Fri 8th Feb (6-9pm) – Sat 9th Feb (9am – 5pm) 2013 Venue: Manchester, Bridge 5 Mill (http://www.merci.org.uk/bridge5mill ) Community energy projects are using visual arts, poetry and theatre to engage and involve a wider audience in issues of … Continue reading →

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Upcoming event: “Grow Your Own” film showing on Jan 20th in South #Manchester – #comedy #allotments

Posted on January 14, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

This will be fun and light-hearted, and it’s great to see community groups like the Rusholme Film Club putting on films like this. Grow Your Own is about an English community that is tested when a refugee family are given … Continue reading →

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Colour me amazed: Australian weather-mappers need new colours for new peak temperatures #deeppurple #toast

Posted on January 10, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Oscar Wilde said that “A Map Of The World Without Utopia Is Not Worth Glancing At.” Perhaps a twenty-first century Wilde would say  that “a map of the world without dystopia is not worth colouring in…” Record heat sees Australia … Continue reading →

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