Tonight I am off to the Coalition of Resistance activists meeting at ULU which I posted about on Friday and apparently activists are coming from as far away as Bristol and Cambridge, although it is mainly a London anti-cuts activists meeting. With the real scope of the cuts only a month away now it is vital to keep building the momentum towards the national conference on November 27th and support for the local anti-cuts campaigns, as well as the European TUC Day of Action on September 29th.
Some news from Lambeth - Urban Green Fair this weekend and a fundraiser for Lambeth Green Party tomorrow night, which I have been organising. After the local elections and general election in May and a by election in July we need to balance our books again.
URBAN GREEN FAIR IS GO
The fourth annual Urban Green Fair is set to go for Sunday 5th September 2010 from 11am to 7pm in Brockwell Park, Lambeth.
The Urban Green Fair showcases green issues whilst informing, entertaining and educating people on green issues and making positive, sustainable change. All zones include free workshops and information on green and social issues. We will also be hosting a film and speaker tent showcasing films and talks from top speakers throughout the day.
On average 10,000 people pass through the Urban Green Fair on the day and the green marketplace will be filled with stallholders selling good food, crafts and ethnic goods.
We expect to host 40 workshops on the day for all ages and interests,
including: Nafeez Ahmed on the Crisis of Civilisation, Michael Meacher MP on 'What next after neo-liberalism ?' Ian Henshall on '9/11 The New Evidence', Dougald Hine on the 'Dark Mountain Project', Andrew Simms on 'the Death of British Corporations', Shane Collins on 'Drugs, Crime and Peak oil' and Maryla Hart on the 'Peril of Biofuels'.Powerful and practical talks in the Climate Change & Energy Transition Zone.
The prestigious Brockwell Bake Competition will be in the Food & Garden Zone, get your home-made bread entries in!
A huge range of alternative and holistic therapies in the Health & Healing Zone, as well an area for user-led groups to discuss issues on addiction.
Loads of exciting and creative activities in the Kids Zone with the Streatham Steiner School including free food for the first 300 children in the queue.
Innovative and practical solutions of how to green your home in the new Building & Technology Zone.
All this and workshops and information in the Social Justice and Sustainable Transport zones, FREE bike repair from Dr Bike and a workshop from Brixton Cycles, plus scores of unusual bikes and trailers for kids and adults to try out.
Brixton BMX club will also hold age-graded races on the Brockwell Park BMX track and the finals of the first Brockwell Park Open Tennis Championships will be played on the day.
Additionally, Climate Camp for Action will have a space with talks and a debrief from the RBS action the previous week and the ever-expanding Transition Town Brixton will be present with the Brixton pound and providing information on its ongoing activities and groups in the area.
Visit http://www.urbangreenfair.org for more information and a stalls booking form - the full programme is on the website.
QUIZ……Fund Raiser for Lambeth Green Party.
Priory Arms Stockwell, 83 Lansdowne Way London SW8 2PB - Five minutes from Stockwell Tube Station
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Friday 3rd September from 7.30pm.
Quiz and Poetry Reading plus raffle - All proceeds to Lambeth Green Party
Friends, acquaintances and family welcome. Bring a team or come along and join a group on the night.
Noel Lynch will be quiz master, so a host of original, humorous and entertaining questions can be expected.
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Thanks for the post. Enjoy more pictures, watch and listen to some of the disussions, poets and debates that took place at the Urban Green Fair 2010: Videos and photos are avaialble at:
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