London Transition: October News 2010




October Newsletter NEWS / FILM / EVENTS / COURSES / EXHIBITIONS / To receive future newsletters via email enter your email address below and click on Subscribe. NEWS At the moment it's looking like I will stop publishing this newsletter later this year. After running the this mailing list for almost a year there are now just over 130 people subscribed, with a around 5-6 new people joining every month. The online newsletter pages are generally getting around 60 visits, although some of these will be people already be on the mailing list. Even with a fair degree of automation the production of each newsletter still takes almost a full day, so with this current level of readership and growth it's difficult to for me justify the time commitment versus other projects. In this time Project Dirt has matured greatly and now offers a similar newsletter, although with a slightly different focus. I have no data on how useful the newsletter is at publicising events to the public, but I imagine it is useful as a way of keeping different Transition-related groups up-to-date with what else is going on London and serves as a source of inspiration about events that could be replicated locally, such as the spread draught busting workshops last winter. If nothing else I've certainly learnt a lot putting it together. The London Trandition web site on the other hand gets around 20-30 visits a day and some of the other material I've published is still popular, so I think my time would be better spent developing the information on the site and working on more original content. So, this is my thinking at the moment. If you have any ideas, suggestions, feedback or offers of help about the newsletter or the London Transition please get in touch. FILM Tue 5: The Coconut Revolution A lesson in eco-anarchism from Bouganville Permaculture Picture House, Passing Clouds, 1 Richmond Rd, Dalston E8 4AA, 7pm Wed 6: Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai Moors Bar, 57 Park Road, Crouch End, London N8 Sun 10: BelleVille Rendez-Vous Sustainable Streatham show animated french comedy "BelleVille Rendez-Vous" pedal-powered by volunteers Streatham Common, South West Corner, SW16 3PY, 7:30pm Wed 13: Dirt! The Movie Dirt! tells the story of Earth's most valuable and underappreciated source of fertility - from its miraculous beginning to its crippling degradation Sir Richard Steele's pub, 97 Haverstock Hill, NW3 4RL, 7:30pm Thu 16: Power of Community Kentwood Centre TALKS Fri 1: Hazards, Risks, Novel Foods and Danger The South London Botanical Institute's second environmental lecture, given by Professor Sir Colin Berry of Imperial College South London Botanical Institute, 323 Norwood Rd, SE24 9AQ Tue 5: Greening the Rooftops Urban green roofs in London Permaculute Picture House, Passing Clouds, 1 Richmond Rd, Dalston E8 4AA, 7pm Tue 5: TTWimbledon Energy Group presents "The Energy Challenge" Presentation on Peak Oil and future energy trends with Chris Jones Mansel Road Centre, Wimbledon SW19 4AA Wed 6: What if? Do good lives have to cost the earth? With Andrew Simms, policy director of the new economics foundation Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, WC1 Wed 6: Climate Change: Urgent or Unimportant? With Dr.Vicky Pope, Head of Climate Change Advice, the Met Office and Tom Sharman, climate change policy, ActionAid, Founders Hall, Channing School, Highgate Hill, N6, 8pm Thu 7: Dulwich Going Greener Green Talk Blinded by choice? Feed-in-tariffs, heat pumps, insulation etc with Chris Newman, Parity projects Crown and Grehound, Dulwich Village, 8pm Mon 11: Sustainability Enterprise: the future for business The future for business and discuss the role of social enterprises, the future of universities and the links between them. New Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE Wed 12: Food Security after Peak Oil With Dr Robert Biel (University College London and TTB) and Vicki Hird (Friends of the Earth) Grand Committee Room, House of Commons, 6:30pm Wed 13: Food Skills Symposium Explore skills required across the food supply chain, from the land to consumption, to address the challenges ahead. Wed 13: End of the Oil Age Panel discussion on energy and the future of energy at home and abroad, with Jeremy Leggett (Solarcentury), Mark Stevenson ("An Optimist's Tour of the Future") and Shaun Chamberlin ("Transition Timeline") Thu 28: Dreaming the Future, Creating the Future The Bioneers in Europe The Bioneers take a "solve-the-whole-problem" approach: Taking care of nature means taking care of people - and taking care of people means taking care of nature. Gaia House, Hampstead, 18 Well Walk, £8-£12 EVENTS Sat 2: TT Kensal to Kilburn Harvest Festival With workshops covering everything from Jam making, story telling, local history, vegetable musical instruments, bread making, draught busting and much more including a clothes/jams/seeds swish Salusbury Primary School, Salusbury Road, Queens Park Sat 2: TT Kensal to Kilburn Harvest Supper Following on from the daytime festival Salusbury Primary School, Salusbury Road, Queens Park Sat 2: Edible Treasures of Hampstead Heath - a foraging adventure Led by the Transition Belsize Foraging Group this is designed to show people some of the huge number of edible plants there are right on our doorsteps Sun 3: Sustainable Food Skill Share Workshops and talks about making and cooking sustainable food Tottenham Chances, 399 High Road, N17 6QN Wed 6: Solar Energy for Peckham! Transition Town Peckham are setting up a bulk buying scheme for solar energy in the Peckham area and are looking for interested people to get involved. The Herne Tavern, Peckham, Forest Hill Road, SE15 Fri 8-Sun 10: Transition Camp South East Family friendly event on the beautiful Wowo organic farm campsite in Sussex Sat 9th: Incredible Edible Todmorden at Incredible Edible Peckham Conference Come and hear an uplifting and inspiring story about a Northern town's growing success John Donne school, Woods Road, Peckham, SE15 2SW, 9-4pm Sat 9: EcoTeams Event Barking and Dagenham Want to be greener at home, but don't want to go it alone? EcoTeams brings people together to make small changes that make a difference Barking Learning Centre, 2 Town Square Sun 10: Ham And Petersham: Low Carbon Zone 10/10/10 Work Party The project aims to engage residents into the overall Low Carbon Zone and encourage draft-proofing, insulation and behaviour change Sun 10: Apple Day at Roots and Shoots Up to 100 varieties of apples from the National Fruit Collection Brogdale, Kent and the Usk Valley Roots and Shoots, Walnut Tree Walk, Kennington SE11 6DN Sun 10: Pop up Vegan Banquet Camden of Friends of the Earth invite you to a delicious three-course Vegan Banquet in a unique canal-side location to raise funds for Friends of the Earth Camden, Pirate Castle, Oval Road Sun 10: Green Sundays at Arcola Day of activities celebrating 10:10:10 in Dalston Sun 10: Roots and Shoots' Apple Day Around 100 varieties of apple - mostly from the UK and w interesting varieties from around the world (from the National collections at Brogdale Farm in Kent Roots & Shoots Walnut Tree Walk, London SE11 6DN, 11am-4pm Mon 11: Hub Sustainability Week Launch With keynote speakers Jonathon Porritt and Solitaire Townsend outlining the critical challenges and key solutions we need to use to move us towards a sustainable society. The Hub King's Cross, 34b York Road Mon 11: Passivhaus Conference Case studies, site visits, workshops, debate, an exhibition of Passivhaus products and numerous networking opportunities. Islington Town Hall, Upper St, Islington, N1, 9:30am-7pm Wed 12: Global day of action for climate justice Tue 13: EcoTeams Event Barnet Want to be greener at home, but don't want to go it alone? EcoTeams brings people together to make small changes that make a difference Conference Room 1, Building 2, North London Business Park, Barnet Wed 13: "Communities, Councils and Carbon" Book Launch With Home Office Minister, Lynne Featherstone MP; the Chair of the Transition Network and Director of Sustrans, Pete Lipman; Franny Armstrong; and the Deputy Leader of the Local Government Association, Richard Kemp Caponata, 3-7 Delancy Street, Camden Town Thu 14: Carbon Conversations - autumn series Five evening sessions to dramatically lower your carbon footprint, save energy and money. Olden Gardens, Whistler Street Highbury, London Sat 16: Future Carnival (The Hub Sustainability Week) Interactive workshops exploring key sustainability issues by a diverse range of social enterprises The Hub King's Cross, 34b York Road Sat 16: Apple Day Celebrate the diversity of English apples Hornsey Vale Community Centre, 60 Mayfield Road, London N8 9LP Sat 16: A Crude Awakening A day of direct action in London against oil Tue 19: Ealing Transition Renewable Energy Conference Exploring the desirability and practicalities of sustainable energy, such as installing Solar Panels The Polygon, St Mary's Church, St Mary's Road, Ealing W5 5RH Wed 20: Transition Westcombe AGM Mycenae House, Mycenae Road, SE3 7SE, 7pm March Sat 23: Apple Day A Fun Day for all people who like apples Maiden Lane Community, 156 St Pauls Crescent, NW1 9XZ Wed 27: EcoTeams Event Sutton Want to be greener at home, but don't want to go it alone? EcoTeams brings people together to make small changes that make a difference Sutton Salvation Army Church, Benhill Avenue, Sutton Mon 28: Faith and the Environment Seminar Guest speakers from different faiths and displays and films on sustainable living Council Chamber, The Guildhall, Kingston KT1 1EU, 6pm-8.30pm Sat 30: Zero Carbon by 2030: Action for the Climate Emergency Join us in challenging the new government to take the kind of action we really need to address the Climate Emergency. Friends House, Euston Road Sat 30: EcoTeams Event Islington Islington Ecology Centre, 191 Drayton Park, Islington COURSES Sat 2-Sun 3: Permaculture Introductory Course Turning Anger Into Action - An introduction to inner city Permaculture Leytonstone, London E11 Sat 2-Sun 3: Green Building in design and practice Building with trees and coppice wood, using and sourcing recycled timbers etc Sat 2: Introduction to Plumbing Course covering basic health and safety, taps, U-bends, toilets, washers, blockages, float valves etc Hackney City Farm, 1a Goldsmiths Row Sat 2: Realistically Raw Learn the five essential recipes to sustain a high raw food lifestyle. English Martyrs Church, 2 Mitcham Lane, Streatham, SW16 6NN Fri 8: A Renewable Energy Future for London What part will renewable energy technologies play in meeting carbon targets by 2030 and how can we make the most of them? Sat 9: Sustainable energy for the home This course takes you through the steps of assessing which options are most appropriate for your home Hackney City Farm, Goldsmiths Row Sat 9: The Heart and Soul of Transition With Sophy Banks, co-founder of Transition Training and part of Transition Totnes Heart and Soul group Gaia House, Hampstead, 18 Well Walk London, £48/£25 Sat 9: One day introduction to Permaculture One day introduction to Permaculture Lillian Bayliss Old School, Lollard Street SE11 6PY Sat 9: Intro to Permaculture Course Permaculture in action in an urban context Mayow Park, Mayow Road, Sydenham SE26, £55 Sat 16: Basketmaking Make your own frame basket in a day with Northamptonshire basketmaker Sue Kirk. Hackney Goldsmiths Row London Sat 16: Preparing Soil, Mulches & Leaf Mould The Regent's Park Allotment, Inner Cicle, NW1, 10.30am-1pm Sun 17, Sat 23: Permaculture introductory weekend Course looking at the foundations of permaculture and learning about some of the practical tools it offers Olden Gardens, Whistler Street Highbury, n5 Wed 20: Preparing Soil, Mulches & Leaf Mould The Regent's Park Allotment, Inner Cicle, NW1, 5.15pm-7.45pm Sat 23: Rag Rug making Learn the traditional techniques of progging and hooking Hackney City Farm, Goldsmiths Row, Thu 28: Environmental Sustainability in the Workplace Practical and comprehensive workshop to help your organisation make real efficiency savings, engage with staff and stakeholders and improve the environmental impact of your workplace. St. Ethelburga's, 78 Bishopsgate, EC2N 4AGA Sat 30: Supporting communities to garden Essential practical, legal, financial and organisational considerations and inspirations Sat 30-Sun 31: Sustainable Permaculture Weekender Two day course providing an introduction to Permaculture BedZED and Sutton Community Farm, Hackbridge and Wallington, £40-£80 EXHIBITIONS The Ministry of Food Exhibition examining how the British public adapted to a world of food shortagesduring the second world war Imperial War Museum London, Lambeth Road, London SE1 6HZ Allotment Life Horniman Museum & Gardens, 100 London Rd, Forest Hill, SE23 3PQ