The Wave November 19, 2009

The Wave is going to be the largest march in support of action against climate change ever. The aim is to get 50,000 – 100,000 people flooding down the streets of London and surrounding Parliament.

It’s going to take place on Saturday 5 December 2009, the week before the UN climate summit in Copenhagen, to demonstrate to politicians the public demand for action on climate change.

The Wave, organised by the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition, will show mass support by people from all backgrounds for a better, low carbon future for the UK and the world.

If you want to come along the Co-op and Oxfam are organising trains and coaches from Manchester down to London. More information about transport here.

You can also get involved beforehand by asking your tutors/lecturers to spend some time discussing Climate Change for part of the week preceding Copenhagen. And coming along to The Wave fundraiser on 3rd December at Red Rum, Fallowfield.

Hard Rain November 19, 2009

Hard Rain is a photography exhibition by Mark Edwards who  is one of the few environmental communicators to have personally witnessed the global issues that are defining the 21st century.

The exhibition goes straight to the Copenhagen Climate Conference in December after it has been displayed at Manchester Metropolitan University.

It will be displayed in All Saints Park 23rd – 27th November and the artist will be doing a presentation on Thursday 26th night at 5pm . Book tickets here.

18th November Meeting November 19, 2009

People and Planet Meeting – Wednesday 18th November

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Hard Rain 23rd – 27th November

Photography exhibition based on Bob Dylan’s song, in All Saints Park by Mark Edwards.

Lecture by the artist at 5pm on Thursday 26th

Register for tickets

More information about the project

Need to encourage people come along through Facebook Event and lecture shoutouts

Environment Network for Manchester

Jenny came to talk to us about the work she does supporting environmental groups in Manchester and helping share information between different organisations. Other projects include Herbie, a fruit and veg van and a Transport Action group.

Rainbow Warrior

The Rainbow Warrior Ship is going to be in Edinburgh and more volunteers are needed contact Jake for details 072527425290

Mainshill

24/7 protest camp at opencast coalmill in Scotland

A trip is being made by Manchester students to open weekend 28/29th November

For more details contact tobybrett@gmail.com

Shared Planet

Invite friends and other people and planet members – facebook event.

Can buy tickets on the day £21 for the weekend or £12 for a day

GO GREENER PLANNING

Film Night

Tuesday in December – hopefully 8th, as can plug it at Wave fundraiser on the 3rd

Alex will check and book room. Film to be decided next week, possibly Yes Men?

10:10 Stalls

Signing people up and explaining about climate change.

Sweets and vegan food (Jake) given away.

Sophie will print off info from 10:10 website and do training stuff next week.

Banning Bottled Water in Student Union

Idea from E4SL forum. Alex, Jake and Wendy meeting with Lesley on Monday

Green Graffitti Night

3rd floor space now ours – we can put up boards and then hold a graffitti night Rob’s friend from Sketch City will help us.

Need to think about music, freebies (sweets, sketchbooks), advertising

If we leave it ‘till January we can plan it really well.

Sophie will email Lesley this week and ask her what will be provided.

 

NEXT WEEK’S AGENDA:

Decide on film for film night and sort out posters and advertising

10:10 stall training workshop and planning

Planning for graffitti night

Make a banner to put up in ‘The Green Room’ until graffitti night happens

Seems everyone enjoyed tree planting! November 8, 2009

Keith, from Treesponsibility, has written a lovely article about how nice we all are and what a good tree planting weekend it was.

Read it here.

Halloween Tree Planting Weekend November 4, 2009

A WEEKEND OF TREE PLANTING – 30 GREAT PEOPLE PLANTING ALMOST 1000 TREES!

Early Saturday morning we met up with new and old faces from MMU and University of Manchester and set off to to the surrounding hills of  Hebden Bridge.  No sooner than we arrived we were set to work in the most glorious surroundings planting baby trees that would grow into forests providing new habitats for surrounding nature, protecting the valleys from flooding and serving as a sustainable fuel source.  Everyone was in high spirits, being in the country air was definitely a nice change.  Even those who had forgotten wellies were plunging their soaked feet into the muddy ground with beaming smiles.

After a hearty soup lunch we carried on planting  until 4 o’clock and then headed back to the hostel/barn where we would be staying.  We were treated to the best vegan dinner by  Penny from Treesponsibility and then settled  down with  drinks in hand for a good old chinwag  around the roaring fire.  Once we’d had enough  drinks to ensure complete and utter sillyness, Adie  took us into the barn to play lots of very amusing  games including a game of spoons which  included many scraps the floor fighting for the spoons – but no one came away seriously injured. Well just!  And  of course the hilarity was added to by a some Halloween fancy-dress, of course as trees!!!!!

As the evening drew on people slowly disappeared to bed but not before a good old sing song around the fire where we taught each other songs from around the world, including Ciao Bella Ciao Bella, CIAO CIAO CIAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We woke on Sunday to a full vegan breakfast, who would have thought that was possible!! However when we looked outside the weather didn’t seem to match our full warm bellies, it was chucking it down!!  But in true trooper style we carried on regardless, still with smiles on our faces.

After lunch and having planted almost 1000 trees over the weekend we gave into the weather and in true student style we headed to pub.

The weekend was a great success, with not a low point throughout. We made new bonds in our People and Planet group and made new friends from outside it.  Everyone had an amzing weekend, doing something good for the world and good for themselves and personally I can’t wait for the next trip!!

minutes for last weeks meeting – 28th Oct November 3, 2009

Announcements:

•   It would be nice to have a few people from P&P act as Carbon Ambassadors

-it’s good for climate related degrees

•   National demo against RBS on Tuesday 16 Nov with Canadians from climate change-affected areas

•   Showing of Age of Stupid has been changed to Tuesday 10 Nov

•   Education for Sustainable Living Forum will have its next meeting on 12 Nov

•   There will be a fundraiser on Wednesday 4 Nov for Dirty Ditch Development

Discussions:

The Wave

5 Dec in London

Bella has organised her Embroidery course to embroider blue squares and make them into a banner to bring it along.

Train from Manchester to London is 9ish quid

Grosvenor Square is 15 quid

•   P&P MMU now has a website set up by Sophie and Jenny

•   We want people to make people and planet comments on twitter, links to climate change websites or articles etc.

we’ll let you know the username and password again at the next meeting.

•   Ditch Dirty Development and Going Greener campaign - How are we going to do both and devote enough time?

•   There’s an RBS careers discussion on 16 Nov from 6-8pm at Man Uni - Is it worth having a demo there?

•   decided to have a RBS demo in Manchester on 11 Nov

where? RBS headquarters

what? People should vote-on carbon or future?

Should have a fact for people to vote on-i.e. pounds spent on x during lunch hour

Banner? –  should say something like: 10 billion pounds of public money is invested into the fossil fuel industries since the bail out

Decisions Made:

•   We are not going to have teams set up to do specific tasks-people will just volunteer

•   The group will split up next session for banner making and Going Greener campaign

•   We will be having a demo against RBS in Manchester on Wednesday 11 Nov

Items to follow up:

•   RBS demo

•   Press release-next week

•   Flyer-Alex

•   Banners-next week

•   Ballot slips-next week

•   Voting boxes-next week

•   Materials needed:

•   Boxes-Jenny

•   Paints-Bella

•   Brushes-Sophie

•   Materials-Alex

Agenda for next meeting:

•   Banner making for RBS demo in Manchester on 11 Nov

•   Going Greener campaign