newsletter december 2009
On December 5th, the Sign On campaign will go LIVE TO OPEN AIR!
In Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, you'll be able to march, dance, listen to speakers, sing, and jump on bouncy castles in support of a good outcome in Copenhagen. From a massive free public concert in Auckland featuring top NZ bands and special ambassador performances, to a march to Parliament in Wellington, to a kids day in the River City, this is your LAST CHANCE to get out and show that you want NZ to do the right thing on climate change. The Auckland event will be streamed live to the web via this site YEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHA!
Check out the latest mega campaign in the UK with Flash Mob Dancing, promoting Power Shift and the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition. So many campaigns, so little time.
BUY NOTHING DAY Nov 27th 2009! After this day of non-consumerism check out the ETHICAL SHOPPING guide, and use the power of your purse to make the world a better place this festive season.
GREEN SCREENING 1st December 2009 OUR SEEDS - A celebration of the seed keepers that stand at the source of humanity's diverse food heritage. To share in the celebration, feel free to bring along seeds or seedlings to share. Please bring a plate to share and celebrate our successes this year. 7 -9 pm at Eastbay REAP
GREEN LUNCH - We are planning to meet in Whakatane once a month, in the park if the weather is nice! If your environmentally-friendly future needs connecting to others, then contact us and we'll decide together when we can meet up. First lunch Wednesday 9th December from 12 noon meeting at the Peace Park on Boon Steet. Head for Vendor Cafe on Richardson Street if the weather is inclement.
CYCLE ACTION WHAKATANE Notes from meeting on Wed 25th Nov More info...
BIRD RESCUE Read Rosemary's Bird Rescue Newsletter from the NZ Birds website. Rosemary organises the regular APANUI SALTMARSH Clean-up - Meet at the bottom of McAlister Street by the river Saturday 5th December. Wear gumboots, cancelled if wet. Contact rosemarytully@clear.net.nz
TAURANGA ENVIRONMENT CENTRE Newsletter with useful regional news and ideas. Excellent Household Sustainability page.
FOOD, INC.
FOOD,INC the movie: "You'll never look at dinner the same way!" Food, Inc. lifts the veil on the food industry and reveals surprising—and often shocking —truths about what we eat and how it's produced.
[planned to be showing at Cinema 5 sometime soon..]
On at Cinema 5, check out THIS IS IT, a behind-the-scenes look at Michael Jackson's last production, with a strong envionmental message.........and lots of dancing!
Plenty of inspiration at the NOT STUPID site including information on The Stupid Show - webcasting live from the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen in Dec 2009. Their mission: to make "the most important meeting in human history" comprehensible for ordinary people. Read MORE
350 Aotearoa newsletter #4! Catch up on all the 350 action going on in New Zealand. More info... An excellent animation explaining the campaign GLOBAL action - 350 on YouTube! And a second excellent animation.
The world is on the brink of runaway climate change and it’s time to get serious. That’s why this year, Greenpeace is launching the most urgent, most ambitious and most important campaign it has ever run. It’s called Sign On..... read more.
We are teaming up with anti-poverty organisation ActionAid and global farmers networks to show our governments that we refuse to accept a world where people die every minute from hunger. Sign the petition to the Rome Summit - every signature will be represented at a stunning delivery event at Rome's Coloseum: SIGN HERE to support END THE HUNGER SCANDAL petition.
WOW!! AT LAST!! A seriously good campaign for the eradiacation of slavery in the production of Chocolate. Read more. FUNDRAISE with Fairtrade Chocolate from Trade Aid HERE.
BAN ENDOSULFAN campaign - Send an online letter calling for the Indian Government to support a global ban on deadly pesticide endosulfan.
local news
COMMUNITY GARDENING Wairiki Institute, Cutler Crescent on Thursdays. Time to catch up and plant. From 12.30 pm.
NEW!! Fresh Market, Lovelock Street, has started selling Scarborough Fair (Fairtrade) tea and coffee.
KOANGA INSTITUTE July 2009 Catalogue is now available to members for on-line ordering of Heritage Seed. Koanga Gardens Seeds are also available at Michelle's Health and Nutrition shop on Boon Street.
