Come on down to Green Park Station to find out more about Fairtrade Fortnight 2010 and our Swap-It campaign. What can you swap to be Fairtrade?
It's also your first chance to grab a copy of the brand new 2010 Fair and Local directory, bringing you information on where you can buy all things fairtrade and locally produced in the BANES area
And if that's not enough, there is chance to win a Fairtrade Hamper from M&S, and free samples too!!
See you there :)
The aim of the course is to give new and novice gardeners a basic grounding in growing vegetables. Organic techniques will be taught and used throughout. At the end of the course the participants should be confident and skilful enough to grow a selection of vegetables on their own plot.
The course will be run by Bath Organic Group using experienced organic gardeners as teachers. The course will consist of 3 theory lessons on a Wednesday evening followed by 3 practical sessions on the Bath Organic Group Community Garden the following Saturday. Course participants will be welcome to stay on after the lessons to volunteer in the garden.
The price will be £6 per session or £30 for all six.
Course numbers are limited. For more information or book your place on the course phone Tim Baines on 01225 312116 email: timjbaines@yahoo.co.uk or you can book online at www.eco-logicbooks.com go to the ‘Courses and Events’ section
Course dates:
Wednesday 10th March 7pm – 9 pm
Saturday 13th March 10am – 12am
Wednesday 24th March 7pm – 9 pm
Saturday 27th March 10am – 12am
Wednesday 7th April 7pm – 9 pm
Saturday 10th April 10am – 12am
Freinds Meeting House, York St, Bath, 19.30pm
Bath Stop War Coalition members have been discussing the links between our group and other groups concerned with justice, peace and climate change, (to which many of us also belong).
We are planning to hold an open meeting with other groups on Weds March 10th to discuss how we can make the links between our separate but connected campaigns. The title will be "Peace, Justice and Environmental Protection - a Common Platform?"
We should be really pleased if any interested members from local campaign groups would come to the meeting. Diana Francis from Bath Stop War / CND will open the meeting, after which there will be a general discussion of possible ways of linkingthe issues for which we all campaign to achieve a just, peaceful, sustainable world.
Friends of the Earth locally are considering a pre election forum to discuss policies with local candidates. Bath Stop War Coalition is also considering this type of pre election meeting and one of the issues we would like to discuss is planning a joint pre election meeting between various campaigning groups and the candidates.
Come and join us at Bath Green Drinks to chat and mingle with some of the more environmentally minded people in the area. Share ideas, discuss the latest issues, find out whats other people are involved with.
We'll be in the The Rising Sun, from 8.30pm. (If you havent been there, it is a cosy, traditional pub in Grove Street: just over Pultney Bridge, then first left. map).
Anyone interested in environmental issues is welcome.
Bath Green Drinks is one of hundreds of Green Drinks groups that meet regularly in cities around the world. For more details, see www.greendrinks.org.
Oxfam is part of a coalition working to raise awareness of maternal health and mortality this Mother's Day. There are 2 actions they are asking people to do:
- Sign an e-card yourself here: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/campaign/actions/mothers_day.html asking our party political leaders to sign up to a Mum's Manifesto. This asks the next UK government to:
- Increase financing for maternal, newborn and child health internationally
- Place maternal, newborn and child health at the heart of all health systems
- Make sexual and reproductive rights a reality for women and girls
- Get members of the public to sign a real life card including the same Manifesto. It's a lovely (the front can be seen in the weblink above!). The details are laid out on the card, and people can sign one to each leader, so two cards in one go! To get as many people in Bath to sign as possible, we’re holding a stall in Green Park Station on March 13th between 9am – 1pm. Can you spare an hour to help man the stall?! If so, please email oxfambath@yahoo.co.uk, it would be lovely to see you there :)
Let’s show Gordon, David & Nick what the people of Bath think!!
Hope you can make it on the 13th
Janine
Come and find out about our Fairtrade plans for Bath - 4th Tuesday of every month!!!
Don't miss out on Oxfam Live 2010: book your place today
Oxfam Live will be landing at Bristol’s Circomedia on Saturday 27th of March.
Join us at 2pm for an afternoon of inspirational talks and exclusive insights into the way the organisation works. It will be a great chance to get ‘up close and personal’ with Oxfam supporters, directors, trustees and experts from the field and lets you pose those questions you’ve always wanted to ask. You’ll also get to meet other local, like-minded supporters and share your ideas.
Places are limited so don’t miss your chance to get closer to Oxfam. To register, click here or email oxfamlive@oxfam.org.uk
Social evening, organised by Transition Bath at the The Bell, Walcot Street. If you'd like to eat, bring local food to share - otherwise just buy a drink at the bar and join us in the Love Lounge (entrance in the far corner of the courtyard at the back of the pub). No particular theme, just chatting to other people who are interested in sustainability and Transition.
