Recieved via LUU Green Action email list.
There will be an anti agrofuels (biofuels) demo on May 2nd at 3pm at a location in Leeds as part of the May Day of Action on technofixes and false capitalist solutions.
The simple message is 'food not fuel' and 'greenwash/false solutions' so be creative with banners and placards
We hope to have street theatre with a cardboard car being fed food! plenty of banners and publicity and some hilarious 'greenwashing' action.
You can find out more in person at the climate camp yorkshire neighbourhood meeting on the 30th, or be at WHSmith at leeds train station at 2pm on May 2nd where there will be someone to meet you.
Showing posts with label grassroots action. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grassroots action. Show all posts
Biofuels (Agrofuels)- The false solution
The Ecological Land Co-operative
Text taken from Permaculture Association e-bulletin. see: www.permaculture.org.uk
If you had to name the two biggest barriers to the ability of permaculture projects to achieve their objectives, I think it is a fair bet that the market in agricultural land - rigged in favour of the rich - and the planning system - structurally unable to accept low impact lifestyles - would come out near the top. A new co-operative business is trying to find solutions to both of these problems.
The Ecological Land Co-operative plans to buy agricultural land that is suffering from or vulnerable to intensive agriculture, and convert it into low impact, residential smallholdings with planning permission. It will then sell long leases to suitable users which will give them the security of landowners, but retain the ability of the co-operative to monitor land use and maintain high ecological standards regardless of how it changes hands in the future. The proceeds from the sale of leases will enable the purchase of further land, cover the costs of planning applications and improvements, and provide a fair return to the investors that provided the funds in the first place. Our intention is to create clusters, or hamlets, of between two and six smallholdings, sharing services and facilities.
How can you be involved? In several different ways:
- The ELC is keen to include among its steward members people and organisations that are already practicing ecological land management, from the level of allotments up to whole farms. They will be vital guardians of the organisations values as it builds up its membership, and can benefit from access to collective services and support.
- You might be interested in investing - however, at this stage it is not possible to make a share offer to the public. Instead, the only investors we can work with are self certified "high net worth" or "sophisticated" investors. If you think you might fall into this category, please do get in touch for a copy of our prospectus.
- You might want us to help you get land. By all means get in touch and tell us about your requirements - but please do bear in mind that there is unlikely to be any land available for almost a year, it may not come up in the location you would like, and to begin with demand will almost certainly exceed supply.
- You might be interested in working with us. There will certainly be opportunities for volunteers to be involved working on land we have bought, and helping with the administration and planning applications. There will also be some paid work available later in the year. By all means ask to be added to our mailing list to hear more about these opportunities as they arise.
You can contact us at info@ecologicalland.coop, or by phoning Alex Lawrie on 0845 458 1473.
Climate Camp- Yorkshire meeting
Please forward far and wide to groups you are in and lists that youare on that you think might be interested.
Hello All,
On 30th April there will be a meeting in Leeds for all those hoping to be at the Climate Camp in the summer who want to be involved in Yorkshire's very own corner of the camp: The Yorkshire Neighbourhood. We'll meet between 7.15 and 7.30 at the Common Place, but we'll be moving to a nearby pub, as No Borders have the building.
It's the area where folks from across Yorkshire camp together, in the middle of which is the Yorkshire Kitchen tent, where we all the cooking, eating and neighbourhood meetings go on.
Moreover, the neighbourhood needn't just be a bit of the camp, it can also be a process of engaging people within our region, coordinating our contacting of local groups and a chance for would-be and might-be campers to meet people before heading to Kingsnorth, and for us to organise mass-transport. If we want to see Yorkshire thoroughly represented in this
year's camp, nows the time to do something about it.
Yours,
Graham Martin
Neighbourhoods and Regions Working Group
Camp for Climate Action.
Climate Change Bill Week of Action- please get involved.
Text taken from Stop Climate Chaos Leeds circular emails.
Saturday 5th April, 11am
Climate Bill Week of Action Demonstration
This week, April 1-5, is a week of action on climate change. Campaigners across the country are taking action to publicise the importance of including international aviation emissions in the Climate Change Bill.
Friends of the Earth Leeds group will now be holding a lobby/photo stunt on Briggate in Leeds of Saturday 5th April - If you're free please pop along, the more people that turn up, the bigger the effect!
The details are as follows...
We'll be meeting outside the Leeds church institute (www.leedschurchinstitute.org/) in Leeds city centre at 11am on Saturday morning.
We'll sort ourselves out, take the photos, hopefully with the press in tow, and it will all be done by noon! Please bring banners/leaflets/action cards, etc.
For more information contact James McKay on 07968854696 or email j.mckay690@btinternet.com
FoE have the mask, and the planes, and I am more than happy to dress up in a dark suit and red tie to play Gordon, unless anyone else is very keen! I will also be bringing things to hand out to the public, if we have lots of people, and a digital camera, so we can take our own photos.
On a related theme:
For more about what is currently happening on local action on climate change see:
http://www.leedstidal.org/sccleeds/sccnewspage.php
The more the merrier!
All the best,James
(To check who your MP is go www.theyworkforyou.com and type in your postcode)Tell Gordon and David to make the Climate Change Bill Count
With your help and support we won at getting the government to concede on annual milestones – one of our top 3 changes to the Climate Change Bill! So that’s one down and two to go – and there’s still time to see our two remaining changes made to the bill, which are…
- an increase in the emissions reductions target to at least 80% by 2050
- the inclusion of the UK’s share of international aviation and shipping emissions.
On a related theme:
Wednesday 9th April – Climate Chaos Café
Leeds/Bradford Airport expansion (Leeds/Bradford Airport Campaign)
The Common Place, 23-25 Wharf Street, LS1 7ED. Climate Chaos Cafe is all about discussion, information, food, chat and action on climate change in friendly and informal surroundings. We open at 6.45pm, with then about an hour of talk/open discussion from 7pm with a cheap, delicious (vegan) meal.
For more about what is currently happening on local action on climate change see:
http://www.leedstidal.org/sccleeds/sccnewspage.php
What Planet Are You On? Linking Community Development and Environmental Justice- an Ideas and Action Swapshop
I am planning to go to the event below and would encourage everyone to send at least one representative from their group. Good networking opportunity and a chance to get some grassroots partnerships set up to help different groups work together on common issues.
Further info from Dhara: equalitystreet@post.com or Federation for Community Learning, 0114 253 6770, info@fcdl.org.uk
What planet are you on?
Ideas and action Swap Shop
Linking Community Development & Environmental Justice
The Carriageworks, Millennium Square, Leeds - Please note this change of venue -
10.30am - 4.00pm, 2nd April 2008
Opening Comments from Capacity Global (www.capacity.org.uk)
Keynote Listener: Kathy Kudelnitzky, Director, Leeds Initiative
Why are the largest carbon footprints being paid for by people with the smallest footprints?
We need affordable housing, but not on floodplains?!
How does what’s happening to the planet connect with what’s happening in my community?
Bring your questions, find some practical answers.
Meet people working on social and environmental justice.
Take inspiration for future actions in your groups
Please see www.fcdl.org.uk for booking forms and further information, as well as details of our other events taking place this Spring, or contact us: 0114 253 6770 / info@fcdl.org.uk / equalitystreet@post.com
Free Every Action Counts event for Community Development Trainers, Workers and Activists
Wheelchair accessible venue
Help with childcare may be available - see booking form
Action Central at the Common Place
Ever felt like it is hard to know how to take action? Ever had a good idea for an action but not had enough people to do it with? Want to know more about direct action and ongoing
campaigns in Leeds?
On Sunday 16th March 2008 The CommonPlace will be hosting
Action Central 6.30 - 8.30pm (ish)
A monthly sunday evening meal and get together to chat, share information about upcoming actions and campaign meetings and inspire each other to take action about the problems around us.
Everyone welcome, please send this to any action or campiagn group you are involved in, or individuals who might be up for it.
If you are interested in helping this happen monthly please let me know on: tummyfiller@riseup.net
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