Roundup

An updated and expanded list of campaigns, courses, seminars, events and conferences this Spring and early Summer.

Green woodwork Introduction Course

National Downshifting Week
Starts 21 April 2007
7 days – 7 ways – to Slow Down and Green Up !
The UK’s 3rd National Downshifting Week; an awareness campaign spearheaded by sustainable living writer and broadcaster, Tracey Smith.
For more infomation, go to Downshifting Week

Energy, Climate Change and Clean Coal Technology Conference
24th April 2007
National Union of Mineworkers/Trades Union Congress joint conference, supported by the Clean Coal Task Group, at the University of Sheffield.
A booking form and more information can be downloaded here

Green Architecture Day
Saturday 28th April 2007
Manchester.
For more details, see gug news feature

Hemp and Lime conference
Saturday 28th April 2007.
The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) is hosting this conference, which will investigate whether hemp and lime insulated homes have the potential to be carbon neutral. Tickets are available from the CAT Courses Office (01654 705981) or email CAT Courses. Price £20 per person, which includes entrance fee to CAT and lunch.

Brighton Permaculture Trust: introduction to permaculture
5 to 6 May 2007
An introduction to the basics of permaculture and its application.
Click here for more information.

Art of the Matter
27 May and 3 June, Bath
Exhibition, workshops and stalls of art and craft using recycled or locally available renewable resources. Fun day out for all ages.
Sunday 27th May 10am -5pm. Workshops of mosaic, furniture making and more.
Sunday 3rd June 10 am -5 pm Workshops of collage, driftwood sculpture and more.
Green Park station, Green Park Road, Bath
To exhibit, have a stall, attend a workshop or for further information call: 07986 897234

Sustainable Funding Project (SFP) Conference
7 June, London
This year’s SFP Annual Gathering will be held at NCVO in London on 7 June
2007. The theme for this year’s Gathering is ‘Building Your Success’. It
recognises that voluntary and community organisations are becoming more
aware of the various income options available to them and that adopting a
sustainable funding approach requires a wide range of information and skills.
To register an interest contact sfp@ncvo-vol.org.uk sfp@ncvo-vol.org.uk or visit events latest for a full programme for the day and to book online.

Green Week 2007
12 – 15 June 2007, Brussels
First details of the 2007 programme posted here

Enviromental Justice & Global Citizenship
2 to 5 July 2007, Mansfield College, Oxford
For more information, Click here

Greenpeace: call to support the EU Marine Strategy Directive
Ongoing
Go to this Greenpeace website page to get more information and become an ocean defender.

University of Bristol Housing & Transport Survey
Ongoing
A survey about where people live, how they travel, and how the two relate to each other. It forms part of a postgraduate research project at the University of the West of England, exploring how different planning approaches could help to reduce transport pollution and road congestion. You can take part here

Christian Aid Cut the Carbon March
Starts 14 July 2007
Volunteer marchers are needed to join parts of the eleven-week, 1000-mile ‘Cut the Carbon’ march, including 10 core marchers who will walk the whole route. It begins in Northern Ireland on the 14 July 2007, and will pass through Scotland, England and Wales arriving in London via Bournemouth and the Labour Party conference eleven weeks later.
Find out more at the Christian Aid web site

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grownupgreen - 11/03/07

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