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Permaculture Design Course

Ulster's First Accredited Full Permaculture Design Course

10 - 24th July 2011

Laganvalley Permaculture

http://laganvalleypermaculture.co.uk

Permaculture (permanent culture) is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive systems which have the diversity, stability and resilience of natural systems. It… Continue

Added by marian farrell on February 10, 2011 at 21:00 — No Comments

Understanding Soil Workshop

Soil Association

Understanding Soil - getting the basics right

Tuesday 8th March

10.30am - 4.30pm

Grrenmount Campus

Co. Antrim

One day workshop on improving soil structure and fertility, optimising productivity, nutrient budgeting on organic farms and much more.

Tickets cost £40+ vat for Soil Association members and £65+vat…

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Added by marian farrell on February 10, 2011 at 20:56 — No Comments

Children in Crossfire Conference

BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE

We would like to extend an invite to you to attend a conference with a difference…

The conference seeks to explore the challenges and opportunities for active citizenship within an increasingly connected and…

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Added by marian farrell on February 9, 2011 at 18:00 — No Comments

Free Course Urban Sustainability - Tackling Food Miles

Dear All,

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Added by marian farrell on February 7, 2011 at 22:08 — No Comments

Fractional Reserve Banking - named!

Positive Money

On Tuesday evening, a major step forward was made for this campaign. Robert Peston, the famous BBC presenter on everything to do with finance, actually used the words 'fractional reserve banking' on national television!

Fractional wotsit?

That's the system that the banks used to create £1.2 trillion of 'funny money' over the last ten years.

It's the… Continue

Added by marian farrell on January 22, 2011 at 12:48 — No Comments

Sustainable Community Gardening

The Carbon Zero NI programme is a sector wide initiative by the Further Education sector under the leadership of the South West College in Northern Ireland. This programme is supported by the Department of Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland through the Innovation Fund, Employer Support Programme.…

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Added by marian farrell on January 18, 2011 at 17:40 — No Comments

Water Crisis - Friends of the Earth's Perspective

Water Crisis - Friends of the Earth's Perspective

Chances are that you experienced at least some disruption to your water supply over Christmas and that you've heard a great deal in the local media about the crisis that left tens of thousands of homes without water, in some cases for weeks.…

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Added by marian farrell on January 6, 2011 at 19:00 — No Comments

Hedgerow Laying & Management Course

Derry City Council is hosting a Hedgerow Laying & Management Workshop. If you would like to learn how to select the ideal plants for a hedgerow, prepare the ground, the correct way to plant trees and ensure minimum…

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Added by marian farrell on January 5, 2011 at 20:10 — No Comments

Woman Power

feeling powerless when governments are bailing out banks, cutting public services and ignoring corporate tax fraud?

Be inspired....

http://bryony.posterous.com/my-one-woman-top-shop-protest-4th-december-20

Added by marian farrell on December 14, 2010 at 21:17 — No Comments

Transition Derry members install a solar panel

Local Transition Derry members, George Row and Mary-Kay Mullan recently installed a solar panel following advice from another member Cye Bannon who facilitated a workshop in Creggan Country Park earlier this year.

See the photos documenting the installation here -

http://veryireland.com/energy/Installing-Solar-Water-Heating/index.html

and have a look at Cye's…

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Added by marian farrell on December 14, 2010 at 20:00 — No Comments

Cap and Share - a way to control carbon emissions?

As climate negotiators this week in Cancun in Mexico try to rescue anything face-saving from the ashes of Copenhagen, and as the planet continues to heat up regardless, a simple idea called Cap & Share -

which would simultaneously control emissions and boost equality - has

been gaining…

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Added by marian farrell on December 6, 2010 at 21:05 — No Comments

FOE training on NI planning system

People Power for Positive Planning - 5 and 6 February 2011

Places are still available for our training event on the Northern Ireland planning system.

The weekend, called People Power for Positive Planning, takes place on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6…

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Added by marian farrell on December 6, 2010 at 20:58 — No Comments

Water Environment Community Awards

Water Environment Community Awards now open for applications

NIEA has launched a new series of awards for groups who recognise the importance of our water…

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Added by marian farrell on November 29, 2010 at 19:15 — No Comments

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Added by Caroline Mc Guinness on November 27, 2010 at 15:43 — No Comments

Facebook Transition page

Hello to all transition members! - there is now a facebook page up and running - if you type in Transition Derry you will find it as a community page. Feel free to post and share information with friends!

Added by Caroline Mc Guinness on November 26, 2010 at 19:47 — No Comments

Agribusiness giant Monsanto, which genetically modifies plants to exude or tolerate pesticide or to produce nonviable seed, hired the services of the mercenary firm, Blackwater, to spy on activists,

http://therealg8g20.com/featured/monsanto-blackwater-and-gm-crop-saboteurs/

Added by Caroline Mc Guinness on November 16, 2010 at 12:28 — No Comments

Fleeing Vesuvius: Overcoming the Risks of economic and environmental collapse,

Invitation to Book Launch

You are warmly invited to the launch of Feasta's new book, Fleeing Vesuvius: Overcoming the Risks of economic and environmental collapse, at 3pm on Saturday, 20th November. The event is being held in European Union House, 18 Dawson Street, Dublin 2

The book is to be launched by Fr. Sean McDonagh, a Feasta member and a prolific author, his most recent books being Dying for Water (2003), The Death of…

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Added by marian farrell on November 10, 2010 at 18:30 — No Comments

Community Resilience Trainers Course

Time: November 27, 2010 at 9:30am to November 28, 2010 at 5pm

Location: Cultivate at the Greenhouse

Organized By: Davie Philip

Event Description:

Community Resilience Trainers Course

Exploring the art of sustainability and how you can help your community adapt and thrive in these challenging times

November 27th and 28th 2010 * 09.30am – 17.00pm

Cultivate at The Greenhouse, St Andrew… Continue

Added by marian farrell on November 7, 2010 at 20:06 — No Comments

Positive Money - Campaign for Monetary Reform

So the money in your bank account was created by private companies?

The numbers in your own bank account were all created, essentially out of nothing, not by the Bank of England or the Royal Mint, but by commercial banks.

The banks are able to create this ‘number money’ through the accounting process that they use to make loans. Rather than taking money from a saver and lending it to a borrower (as per the…

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Added by marian farrell on November 3, 2010 at 17:58 — No Comments

What Climate Change Brings to the Development Education Agenda

What Climate Change Brings to the Development Education Agenda

What Climate Change Brings to the Development Education Agenda is the title of

an upcoming Centre for Global Education seminar, which will be held…

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Added by marian farrell on November 3, 2010 at 17:00 — No Comments