January Newsletter
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January
Mon 11: The Great Nuclear Power Debate
CND Chair Dr. Kate Hudson and a nuclear power professional from the Nuclear Industry Association will debate the pros and cons of nuclear power.PCS, 160 Falcon Rd Wandsworth, SW11 2LN, 7:30pm
Tue 12: Rethininking Economic Growth
Leading environmental economists discuss the possibility of an international network promoting de-growth, and steady-state economies.Hub Kings Cross, 34b York Way, N1 9AB, 18:30pm
Mon 18: London Environmental Strategy
Boris Johnson and a panel of speakers debate London's Environmental Strategy.Kenneth More Theatre, Oakfield Road, IG1 1BT, 7pm to 8:30pm
Tue 26: Patrick Holden, Director of The Soil Association
St. Mary's Church, St Mary's Road, Ealing W5, 7:30pmWed 27: Wild Law Post Copenhagen
Polly Higgins on her experience of Copenhagen.Sir Richard Steele's pub, 97 Haverstock Hill, NW3 4RL, 7pm
February
Sun 7: Arcola Green Sunday
G.R. Mantard discusses how he was inspired by the film Age of Stupid to document the story of calculating and reducing his carbon footprint.Arcola Theatre, 27 Arcola St, E8 2DJ, 3pm-7pm.
Tue 16: Can Lambeth feed itself?
Panel discussion with Bonnie Hewson (Transition Town Brixton), Seb Mayfield (Capital Growth) and Sue Sheehan (Lambeth Borough)South London Botanical Institute, 323 Norwood Road, SE24 9AQ, 7:30pm
FILM
January
Tue 5: Taking Root: The Vision Of Wangari Maathai
Story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai whose simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracy.Permaculture Picturehouse, Passing Clouds, 1 Richmond Road, E8, 7pm
Wed 6: The Real Dirt On Farmer John
Maverick farmer who transforms his farm into a bastion of free expression and revolutionary agriculture in rural America, proceeded by pumpkin feast.Moors Bar, 57 Park Road, N8 8SY, 7pm, £3
Sun 10: Reel News COP15 Update
COP15 reports including interviews with third world activists.Hackney Solidarity Network, MOTH Club, Valette Street, Hackney, E9 6NU
Wed 13: Pig Business
Factory farmed pork is only cheap because the corporate producer has externalised the true costs onto the broader community.Sir Richard Steele's pub, 97 Haverstock Hill, NW3 4RL, 7:30pm
Wed 20: A Crude Awakening
Civilization's addiction to oil puts it on a collision course with geology - our industrial society, built on cheap and readily available oil, must be completely re-imagined and overhauled.The Lexi, Chamberlayne Road, NW10 3JU, 6:45pm to 10pm, £5
February
Tue 2: There Is No Authority But Yourself with Penny Rimbaud
Anarchist punk band Crass still exists today as a commune just outside of London for those who still live by the old punk slogan 'Do it yourself'.Permaculture Picturehouse, Passing Clouds, 1 Richmond Road, E8, 7pm
Sun 14: Community Organising
Films on the Black Panthers, Haringay Independence Day, American style community organising (Michael Jacoby Brown) and Movement por Justice en el Barrio, a New York community groupMOTH Club, Valette Street, Hackney, E9 6NU
EXHIBITIONS
Until 7th of Feb: The Eco Home
Ecology, the state of the planet and how this links to our homes and the way we use, decorate and inhabit them.Geffrye Museum, 136 Kingsland Road, E2 8EA
EVENTS
January
Sat 2: Permaculture Association Work Day
Tree planting and coppicing.Hebden Bridge train station 9am, Walsden Train Station 11am and 12 noon
Mon 4 - Fri 15: CutShuffleDeal
Clothing exchange event combining fashion with an with sustainability and community spirit.C73, 73 Parkway, Camden, London, NW1 7PP