London Transition: March News 2010




March Newsletter TALKS / FILM / EXHIBITIONS / EVENTS / WORKSHOPS / COURSES To receive future newsletters via email enter your email address below and click on Subscribe. TALKS March Thu 18: 21st century:a global water crisis? Implications for global society and development, with Dr Ros Taylor John Galsworth Building, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road, KT1 2E, 6.30pm Sun 28: Climate Change in Africa: Adaptation, traditional knowledge and meteorology With Nigel Crawhall of Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee Gaia House, Hampstead, NW3 1LD April Sun 11: Arcola Green Sunday Large program including guerrilla gardening, planting workshops and sustainable feast with speaker Tristam Stuart, author of Waste Arcola Theatre, 27 Arcola St, E8 2DJ, Noon-10pm FILM March Sat 27: Collapse Investigative reporter Michael Ruppert and his journey through Peak Oil Green Lens Studio, 4a Atterbury Road, N4 1SF, 8pm-10pm April Wed 14: In Transition With parliamentary candidates for the Hampstead and Kilburn St Stephen's Chuch, Rosslyn Hill, London, NW3 2PP, 7:30pm EVENTS March Thu 18: Get Ready For Spring Talks and Q&A about getting started growing at home Pangea Project, 72 Stamford Hill, N16 6XS, 7PM Sat 20: Re-thinking Wimbledon How do you want Wimbledon to be in the future? The Piazza - Wimbledon Town Centre, 10:30am-3:30pm Sun 21: Spring Plant Walk Explore the varied flora of Tooting Common Meet in carpark, junction of Tooting Bec Rd with Dr Johnson Avenue, 2:30pm-3:30pm Tue 23: Capital Growth Networking Event - West London Telfer Room, Ealing Town Hall, 6pm-9pm Wed 24: Herne Hill Green Drinks: Ration Me Up Blog Launch Clare Patey and Polly Nash talk about living with a carbon rationing book for a month Wed 24: Intentional Housing Communities Forum Meet people and explore how we can live more meaningfully and sustainably by living together and sharing resources. The Mercer Room, Seven Dials Club 42 Earlham St, Covent Garden, WC2H 9LA, 7:30PM Sun 28: Superhomes Spring Openings: Belsize Park Gardens SuperHomes open their doors to demonstrate how they achieved 60%+ carbon savings Sun 28: Superhomes Spring Openings: Balham SuperHomes open their doors to demonstrate how they achieved 60%+ carbon savings Tue 30: Capital Growth Networking Event - East London 29-35 West Ham Lane, E15 4PH, 6pm-9pm April Mon 12: Knitting, Sewing, Making, Mending and All Things Handmade With John-Paul Flintoff, author of Through the eye of a Needle Oliver's Village Cafe, 92 Belsize Lane, NW3 5BE, 6.30pm-8.30pm Sat 17: Peckham Power and Energy Saving Trust event Practical, hands-on event with loft insulation, sustainable energy workshops and driving simulators Area 10, Eagle Wharf building, Peckham Square, SE15 5JT, 12:00pm-6:00pm Sat 17: Transition Town Kingston presents The Big Launch Party Kingston Working Men's Club, 25 Old London Rd, KT2 6ND, 5pm-late EXHIBITIONS April Fri 16/Sat 17: UK Aware 2010 The UK's largest green and ethical lifestyle expo Olympia Two, Kensington, 10am-6pm WORKSHOPS March Sat 20: Learn to Plant: Fruit and Vegetable Beds for All Family planting day Jamboree Playhuts, N4 2AA, 11am-4pm Sat 20: Forage for a Spring Tonic Soup - Invisible Food Loughborough Estate, Brixton, London, SW9 7PD Sat 20: Food Co-op Workshop An introduction to food buying groups and distribution schemes The Legal Cafe, 81 Haverstock Hill, 10:45am Sun 21: Community Planting In The Greenhouse Help plant vegetables in the greenhouse for use in the park's new cafe. Myatt's Fields Park, Cormont Road, Camberwell London SE5 Sun 21: Skill Share Extravaganza and Haringey Green Drinks Sustainable Haringey presents a Skill-Share Extravaganza with launch of Haringey Green Drinks Tottenham Chances, 399 High Road, N17 6QN, 10:30am-11pm Mon 22: Welcome to Finsbury Park N4 locals are invited to contribute to a neighbourhood survey using videos and maps. Green Lens Studio, 4a Atterbury Road, N4 1SF Sat 27: Draught Busting Saturday A hands on demonstration of how to draught proof a house Stoke Newington, 2pm-3pm Sat 27/Sun 28: Gardening Workshop Camspace, Campsbourne Estate, N8, 11am-2pm COURSES March Sat 20: One-day intro to Permaculture One-day introductory course SedgwickPark, Nr Horsham, West Sussex Sun 21: Garden Design For Beginners Principles of Wildlife Friendly Gardening with Elaine Hughes Centre for Wildlife Gardening, 28 Marsden Road, SE15 4EE, 10:30am-4:30pm, £40 Sat 27: Introduction to Biogas Hackney City Farm, 1a Goldsmith's Row, E2 8QA, 10am-5pm, £60 Sat 27: The Heart and Soul of Transition Introduction to Transition model through the lens of cultural stories with Sophy Banks Gaia House, Hampstead, NW3 1LD, 10am-4:30pm, £40 Sat 27: Learning From Nature: Islam and Permaculture Introduction Day Introduction to Islamic Ecology and Permaculture for Muslims and those interested in Islam Springfield University Hospital, 61 Glenburnie Rd, SW17 7DJ, 9:30am-5pm Sat 27: The Heart and Soul of Transition Introduction to Transition model through the lens of cultural stories with Sophy Banks Gaia House, Hampstead, NW3 1LD, 10am-4:30pm, £40 April Sat 10: Roofing Roof Building or Repair Hackney City Farm, 1a Goldsmith's Row, E2 8QA, 10am-5pm, £60