EU Week for Waste Reduction 2013 NW events

Sat 16th Nov- Sun 24th Nov

EU Week for Waste Reduction is promoted annually by the European Commission as a way of raising awareness about systems which Reduce Reuse and Recycle resources instead of burning, burying or dumping them.

With the current controversy in the NW region about the proposed construction of a £500 million waste gasification plant, there will be plenty of interest in the following…

Edgar Cahn, human rights lawyer and founder of the radical exchange system Timebanking will be in Derry Sunday 17th November. Don't miss this opportunity to meet an inspiring activist talking about his vision of an alternative economy based on tapping into the resources already held in communities.

You are invited to…

Fund Raising Gig

Upstairs at Sandino’s Bar, Water Street Derry.

Wednesday 18th September from 9:00 pm

Rock against Incineration!. Rock against Gasification!

Help promote the gig:  down load the…

ZWNW First Public Meeting

                No to Incineration, Yes to Zero Waste

Date:  19th September 2013

Time: 7:30 – 9.00pm

Place: City Hotel, Derry

 

 

Zero Waste NW was formed in Spring 2013 due to concerns about the environmental and human health implications of the proposed gasification facility at…

The Story of Stuff

From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you…

Believe it or not, many…

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/oireachtas/temperature-of-climate-bill-debate-stable-1.1463360

As the country experienced its most intense heatwave so far this century, the …

www.themoneymasters.com

www.positivemoney.org

Have you ever wondered just who is in control of our money supply and what it means when governments say there isn't enough?

Would you be surprised to discover that around 90% of money in the world is created by private banks - when they are confident enough about their profits to make loans?

As part of…

A proposed amendment to the NI Planning Bill would legitimise favouring economic interests over the interests of communities and the environment!

The petition below allows you to send strong opposition to your local representatives.

http://predict.stratagem-ni.com/campaign/amendthebill

On the evening of Tuesday 4th June I was among 300 people in the Ardhowen Theatre in Enniskillen watching this powerful film made by young people in Fermanagh. All the information we need to make our minds up about the impact of fracking is here.

Marian…

Friends,



I just created a new petition and I hope you can sign -- it's called: End the debt-based money system.



This issue is very important to me, and together we can do something about it!



Read more about it and sign it here:



http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/End_the_debtbased_money_system/



Campaigns like this always start small, but…

Thursday 9th May 2013

2pm - 3.45pm

Verbal Arts Centre, Bishop St Within Derry

rsvp: Natasha Weatherall

natasha.weatherall@volunteernow.co.uk

028 90 90 2020

Developing a City-wide Timebank - First Steps and Next Steps

Discussion facilitated by David Russell, Spice   …

http://www.zerowasteeurope.eu/2013/04/rossano-ercolini-president-of-zero-waste-europe-2013-wins-the-green-nobel-award/

The Goldman Environmental Prize, considered to be the “Green Nobel”, has been awarded to…

http://zerowasteworld.org/systems-change/community-health/dancing-for-clean-air/

Zero waste flash mob dance in Gipuzkoa. More than 2000 people dancing in San Sebastian to the song ‘I want to breathe clean air’ to show that the province neither wants nor needs a waste incineration plant.

GAIA is a worldwide alliance of more than 800 grassroots groups,…

Introductory lessons on

 Tsubo Shiatsu (Japanese pressure point massage)

Shiatsu (Shi = finger, Atsu = pressure) is a therapeutic treatment method aimed at enhancing the body’s self-curative abilities, eliminating fatigue and promoting physical and mental health through application of pressure to the surface of body using thumbs, fingers and palms.

There are about 400 Tsubo (pressure…