Every passing day brings a new Climate Change story on TV. “It's worse than we thought” says a bunch of scientists. “Relax, the market will sort it out” says someone else. Meanwhile, new government and business initiatives spring up all the time, encouraging us to recycle, and offset or trade our carbon emissions. Who can you believe?
Events
Thursday October 25, 2007
Start: 7:15 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Friday October 26, 2007
Start: 10:00 am
Start: 26 Oct 2007 - 10:00am
End: 28 Oct 2007 - 1:00pm
Manchester Temporary Autonomous Art Exhibition opens this Wednesday for 4 days only. Friday and Saturday are all about sustainable living...
Friday: Healing day, alternative therapies and relaxation space from Noon til 7pm
Including:
Reiki, Herb Drawing, Chi Gung, capoeira, techno yoga, meridian clearing, communal massage lessons
Bicycle Art Parade 6pm Central Library, ending at TAA.
Manchester's FIRST EVER Bicycle Art Parade! So dress up your bike in tinsel or glitter or make it look like a dragon or a fly...whatever..lets get creative!!!!
Saturday: Permaculture Day
Start: 6:00 pm
Manchester Bicycle Art Parade and critical mass.
This month it will be Manchester's FIRST EVER Bicycle Art Parade! So
dress up your bike in tinsel or glitter or make it look like a dragon or a
fly...whatever..lets get creative!!!!
Saturday October 27, 2007
(all day)
Start: 26 Oct 2007 - 10:00am
End: 28 Oct 2007 - 1:00pm
Manchester Temporary Autonomous Art Exhibition opens this Wednesday for 4 days only. Friday and Saturday are all about sustainable living...
Friday: Healing day, alternative therapies and relaxation space from Noon til 7pm
Including:
Reiki, Herb Drawing, Chi Gung, capoeira, techno yoga, meridian clearing, communal massage lessons
Bicycle Art Parade 6pm Central Library, ending at TAA.
Manchester's FIRST EVER Bicycle Art Parade! So dress up your bike in tinsel or glitter or make it look like a dragon or a fly...whatever..lets get creative!!!!
Saturday: Permaculture Day
Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Hands-on conservation and networking day at Chorlton Ees and Ivy Green
Local Nature Reserve (LNR). The idea is to provide people with the
opportunity of getting out on their LNR and actively participate in its
habitat management - but also – and maybe more importantly, with the
opportunity of meeting like-minded people and local organisations which
are actively involved in improving quality of life in the area.
Sunday October 28, 2007
End: 1:00 pm
Start: 26 Oct 2007 - 10:00am
End: 28 Oct 2007 - 1:00pm
Manchester Temporary Autonomous Art Exhibition opens this Wednesday for 4 days only. Friday and Saturday are all about sustainable living...
Friday: Healing day, alternative therapies and relaxation space from Noon til 7pm
Including:
Reiki, Herb Drawing, Chi Gung, capoeira, techno yoga, meridian clearing, communal massage lessons
Bicycle Art Parade 6pm Central Library, ending at TAA.
Manchester's FIRST EVER Bicycle Art Parade! So dress up your bike in tinsel or glitter or make it look like a dragon or a fly...whatever..lets get creative!!!!
Saturday: Permaculture Day
Thursday November 8, 2007
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:30 pm
Hear local community activists speak passionately on behalf of their city.
Discover what the Centre for Social Justice policies submitted to the
Conservative Party would look like in Manchester?
Participate in evidence gathering Hearings and have your say in policy
formation
Confirmed Guest speakers include:
David Cameron MP, Leader of the Conservative Party
Iain Duncan Smith MP, Chairman The Centre for Social Justice
Gary Bishop and Eden Openshaw team
Paul Chenery, The Lighthouse Group
Alistair Burt MP, Shadow Minister for Local Government Affairs & Communities
Saturday November 10, 2007
Start: 11:30 am
End: 5:00 pm
Workshops on networking, Non-Violent Direct Action skills, aviation and climate change.
Tuesday November 13, 2007
Start: 11:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
This event will allow local groups and organisations to show case their
work in the community. Local services and local residents can attend and
choose between a variety of volunteering opportunities from within the
travel area. Any queries or to book a stall contact John or Sue.
Thursday November 15, 2007
Start: 8:30 pm
End: 10:30 pm
This event is a live debate over the future of the aviation industry and its
contribution toward climate change. Panellists will include
John Twigg, Manchester Airport Planning and Infrastructure Director.
Cllr Vanessa Hall, Green party councillor for Hulme and Manchester Climate
Action member.
Angie Robinson, Chief Exec GM Chamber of Commerce.
Robbie Gillet, Plane Stupid.
Professor Calum Thomas, Professor of Sustainable Aviation, MMU.
Dr. Kevin Anderson, Tyndall Centre, Manchester University
Saturday November 17, 2007
Start: 10:00 am
Aimed at Community Leaders and other professionals working with ethnic
minority and disadvantaged young people to try out first hand some of
the activites of the Youth Ranger Programme and to meet some of the
young people that have already been involved. Youth ranger skills and
events include navigation and orienteering, survival skills and
conservation skills.
Sunday November 18, 2007
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Stalls offering craft activities, so you can make a gift for your friends or family or
something to decorate your home this Christmas. We will have Christmas
wreath making activities and a herb drawing workshop amongst other things.
Wednesday November 21, 2007
Start: 8:00 pm
End: 10:30 pm
'Biofuels: Earth saving or Climate Changing?
Once heralded as a sustainable alternative to oil, people are having
second thoughts about biofuels. Deepak Rughani from the UK group Biofuels
Watch and a representative from the National Farms
Union (NFU) are amongst the people we have invited to take part in
this discussion so it'll be lively and informative!'
Thursday November 22, 2007
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
AfSL are planning to celebrate the advent of winter with an AGM followed by a get together. It will be a great opportunity to meet other volunteers and find out about different projects!
6pm on November 22nd at ST Wilfrids Enterprise Centre, followed by Winter buffet in Alfewe's round the corner.
Saturday November 24, 2007
Start: 12:00 pm
"How You Can Just Change".
Just Change aims to link producer and consumer communities across the globe in order that they can trade directly with each other, without the need for middlemen such as large supermarket chains. The system does work, as proved by the residents of the Marsh Farm estate who are sourcing tea directly from Indian tribal groups (Adivasis) and selling it on in their local shop.
Their success was recently reported in the Guardian in September, and we're hoping to establish similar links in the North West .
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
AfSL stall at local Withington Christmas fair. Fun for all the family!
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 3:59 pm
To buy, or not to buy, that is the question.
Saturday November 24h 2007 is Buy Nothing Day (UK). For 24 hours you will detox from consumerism and live without shopping. Anyone can take part provided they spend a day without spending!
This year our message is clear, shop less - live more!
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Come and beautify, relax, drink tea and eat cake with other AfSL Ladies!
2-3- Tea and Cake
3-3.45- Yoga Taster Session
equipment provided
4-4.45 -'Fruity Beauty' 1 workshop
Learn how to make and take home your own beauty products
out of natural ingredients,
fruit and veg.
5-5.45- 'Fruity Beauty' 2 Workshop
Individual Therapy Sessions
Choose from swedish massage, acupressure massage
and reflexology.
Raffle! Win a selection of beauty products!
This is an event to thank
all the wonderful women who have
volunteered for us- past and present.
