From steve at coinet.org.uk Wed Feb 9 13:46:02 2011 From: steve at coinet.org.uk (Steve Gerrish) Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 12:46:02 -0000 Subject: [Oxford Events] February 2011 - Climate themed events Message-ID: <4a6fef4be4e19c393a424dcfa32e4a4a.squirrel@ecobytes.net> 1. In denial - Climate on the couch. Thursday 10th February, 9 ? 9.30pm, BBC Radio 4. 2. Linacre Lectures 2011. Thursdays until 10th March, 5.30pm. 3. The greening of China. Wednesday 16th February, 3pm ? 9pm including dinner. 4. Ecobuild Exhibition & Conference Tuesday 1st ? Thursday 3rd March, in London. 5. Kidlington taking control ? To reduce our carbon, To reduce our bills. Wednesday 2nd March, 7.30 ? 9pm. 6. Transitions and transformations for a low carbon future in the UK. Saturday 5th March, 9.45am - 5.15pm 7. Vacancy ? Executive Director at COIN *********************************************************** 1. IN DENIAL - CLIMATE ON THE COUCH Thursday 10th February, 9 ? 9.30pm, BBC Radio 4. An event to stay in for! Jolyon Jenkins investigates the psychology of climate change. This programme looks at why so few of us take any meaningful action. An absolute must for those engaged in local action groups. Also includes a contribution from COIN?s George Marshall. See http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00y92mn for details, and to listen on iPlayer for a week after broadcast. See a Radio Times review of the programme here http://bit.ly/fBRouh *********************************************************** 2. LINACRE LECTURES 2011 ? Thursdays until 10th March, 5.30pm in the Martin Wood Lecture Theatre, Clarendon Laboratory, Dept. of Physics (opposite Keble College). The theme for 2011 is ?Riding the Perfect Storm?: Week 4: 10 February 2011 ? Scratch 'n' sniff: Emerging infections, why so many? Week 5: 17 February 2011 ? The Biodiversity Crisis ? Will we turn the corner or go over the precipice? Week 6: 24 February 2011 ? The food security challenge: will current institutions provide adequate shelter from the gathering storm? Week 7: 3 March 2011 ? A globally sustainable energy system: the economics and politics of the transition. Week 8: 10 March 2011 ? Question Time 2030 (panel discussion) Details at www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/events/linacre11/ *********************************************************** 3. THE GREENING OF CHINA Wednesday 16th February, 3pm ? 9pm including dinner, at the Green Economics Institute, Old Music Hall, 106-108 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1JE. Email greeneconomicsinstitute at yahoo.com to book a place. See also www.greeneconomics.org.uk for full details. A Special Symposium and Conference on the Greening of China and Industry to mark the visit from Professor Lu Wei, MBA Programme teacher and author of many books and articles on the Greening of China and Chinese Industry. *********************************************************** 4. ECOBUILD EXHIBITION & CONFERENCE Tuesday 1st to Thursday 3rd March at ExCel in London?s Docklands. If you are becoming interested in energy efficient buildings, the Ecobuild exhibition (which is free) is an excellent place to start your learning journey. Seasoned Ecovationers will no doubt be on the mailing list. You can register to attend at www.ecobuild.co.uk/register.html There is also a FREE conference, one stream of which is entitled ?Beyond Construction: achieving a sustainable future? This is not about energy efficient buildings but the wider issues, with 29 high profile speakers including Sir Crispin Tickell, Baroness Susan Greenfield, AC Grayling, Professor Brian Cox, and some CEOs and politicians (non-government). Full details at http://www.ecobuild.co.uk/conference/stream/2/beyond-construction-achieving-a-sustainable-future.html *********************************************************** 5. KIDLINGTON TAKING CONTROL ? To REDUCE our Carbon, To REDUCE our Bills. Wednesday 2nd March, 7.30 ? 9pm Doors open at 7.15pm at the Baptist Church Hall, High Street, Kidlington, OX5 2DS. Guest speaker Hugh Osborn of Sustainable Blewbury will be telling us how the people of Blewbury are working together to the benefit of all. Hear about various types of alternative energy for the home from a local Renewables Consultant. Come along and meet the team from Kidlington vs Climate Change whose long term goals are to achieve similar things in Kidlington for us all. Refreshments. No booking needed, but email kidlingtonvsclimatechange at yahoo.co.uk if you can so numbers can be anticipated. Voluntary donations of up to ?2 towards costs will be gratefully received *********************************************************** 6. TRANSITIONS AND TRANSFORMATIONS FOR A LOW CARBON FUTURE IN THE UK Saturday 5th March, 9.45am - 5.15pm, at the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education, Ewert House, Ewert Place, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7DD. How do we make the transition to a low carbon and more sustainable future in the UK? Using an enjoyable workshop format this day will introduce a number of ways of looking at where we are now and how innovation and transformative change can happen in our lives, our economy, society and communities. It will appeal to anyone thinking about these issues and/or involved practical action at the personal, local or organisational level. This course is for the general public. Full details and online booking at http://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/details.php?id=O10P195BIJ *********************************************************** 7. VACANCY ? EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT COIN Here at COIN we are recruiting for a new Executive Director, as Tim Baster has moved on to pastures new. Please circulate to any lists, contacts or people you think might be interested. Climate Outreach Information Network (COIN) is a national charity formed in 2004 to directly engage the public about climate change. COIN is one of the most innovative climate change organisations in the UK and has established a very strong reputation for its extensive training programme and its pioneering outreach work with new organisations and challenging audiences. COIN is looking to recruit a new Executive Director to lead the organisation and deliver its mission to enable people to move from awareness to action on climate change. This is a great opportunity to play a leading role in mobilising action on this urgent issue. The work will involve: - Strategic leadership - Management of the organisation - Supporting the Trustees with governance - Public representation of COIN - Engagement with the issues and ideas around climate change - Participation with partners, networks, donors, the media and the climate change movement as a whole. The successful candidate will - have a track record of success at a senior level in a small to medium sized business, charity or social enterprise - be passionate about climate change - be looking for an exciting new challenge Salary: ?31,500 FTE pro-rata 4 days per week Closing date: Monday 21 February at 9am. Interviews will be held on 2nd / 3rd March in Oxford. Short-listed candidates will be contacted by the end of the day on Friday 25 February For more information and application forms http://www.coinet.org.uk/about-us/employment For a copy of the COIN 2009/10 annual report http://www.coinet.org.uk/about-us/annual-reports *********************************************************** If you would like your event to appear in this regular list, please send details to info at coinet.org.uk From steve at coinet.org.uk Tue Feb 22 18:15:42 2011 From: steve at coinet.org.uk (Steve Gerrish) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:15:42 -0000 Subject: [Oxford Events] March 2011 - Climate themed events Message-ID: 1. Green Drinks. Wednesday 23rd February, 6.30pm onwards. 2. Linacre Lectures 2011. Thursdays until 10th March, 5.30pm. 3. Become a Street Champion. Monday 28th February. 4. Ecobuild Exhibition & Conference. Tuesday 1st to Thursday 3rd March, in London. 5. Kidlington taking control ? To reduce our carbon, To reduce our bills. Wednesday 2nd March, 7.30 ? 9pm. 6. Seedy Saturday & grand re-opening (Barracks Lane Community Garden). Saturday 5th March, 11am-5:30pm. 7. Transitions and transformations for a low carbon future in the UK. Saturday 5th March, 9.45am - 5.15pm 8. Conversations with the Earth community festival. Friday 11th ? Sunday 20th March. *********************************************************** 1. GREEN DRINKS ? Wednesday 23rd February from 6.30pm, front room of the Kings Arms, 40 Holywell Road. For map, see http://www.youngs.co.uk/pub-detail.asp?PubID=420&image=0 Green drinks is an informal networking and discussion event for anyone interested or working in environment, sustainability, climate change and any other related fields. The idea is to meet once a month over a few drinks to chat and exchange ideas with other environmentally like minded people. Green drinkers may come from many different walks of life, but with a common interest in environmental issues. This is part of a global initiative and more information can be found via www.greendrinks.org. To put yourself on the mailing list, send an email to Adam at greendrinksoxford [at] gmail.com *********************************************************** 2. LINACRE LECTURES 2011 ? Thursdays until 10th March, 5.30pm in the Martin Wood Lecture Theatre, Clarendon Laboratory, Dept. of Physics (opposite Keble College). The theme for 2011 is ?Riding the Perfect Storm?: Week 6: 24 February 2011 ? The food security challenge: will current institutions provide adequate shelter from the gathering storm? Week 7: 3 March 2011 ? A globally sustainable energy system: the economics and politics of the transition. Week 8: 10 March 2011 ? Question Time 2030 (panel discussion) Details at www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/events/linacre11/ *********************************************************** 3. BECOME A STREET CHAMPION ? Monday 28th February, 4pm and 7pm. Low Carbon Oxford North (LCON) is looking for people to join the growing group of Street Champions who have volunteered to do what they can in early March to encourage other people in their street to cut their carbon. Becoming a Street Champion is a fantastic way to help LCON cut carbon (and meet some of your neighbours) and you don?t need any special expertise to get involved. It?s all part of our efforts to raise awareness of LCON and engage with our community. We plan to do this street by street in the first two weeks of March ? giving people the information they need to take part in one or more of a range of carbon-reducing initiatives that interest and suit them. On 28 February we will be having a briefing to give people a chance to clarify the role, get some background information about what LCON is offering, raise questions and concerns, and (optionally) practise doorstep conversations. There will be two identical two-hour briefing meetings, one 4.00-6.00, the other 7.00-9.00. Alternatively, street champions can just drop in at any time between 1.00 and 4.00, or between 6.00 and 7.00, to collect a pack and have a chat with one of us. Contact rebecca.nestor at lcon.org.uk if you are interested in becoming a Street Champion or just want to hear more about the role. Or go to our website: http://www.lcon.org.uk/2011/02/08/street-champions. *********************************************************** 4. ECOBUILD EXHIBITION & CONFERENCE Tuesday 1st to Thursday 3rd March at ExCel in London?s Docklands. If you are becoming interested in energy efficient buildings, the Ecobuild exhibition (which is free) is an excellent place to start your learning journey. Seasoned Ecovationers will no doubt be on the mailing list. You can register to attend at www.ecobuild.co.uk/register.html There is also a FREE conference, one stream of which is entitled ?Beyond Construction: achieving a sustainable future? This is not about energy efficient buildings but the wider issues, with 29 high profile speakers including Sir Crispin Tickell, Baroness Susan Greenfield, AC Grayling, Professor Brian Cox, and some CEOs and politicians (non-government). Full details at http://www.ecobuild.co.uk/conference/stream/2/beyond-construction-achieving-a-sustainable-future.html *********************************************************** 5. KIDLINGTON TAKING CONTROL ? To REDUCE our Carbon, To REDUCE our Bills. Wednesday 2nd March, 7.30 ? 9pm Doors open at 7.15pm at the Baptist Church Hall, High Street, Kidlington, OX5 2DS. Guest speaker Hugh Osborn of Sustainable Blewbury will be telling us how the people of Blewbury are working together to the benefit of all. Hear about various types of alternative energy for the home from a local Renewables Consultant. Come along and meet the team from Kidlington vs Climate Change whose long term goals are to achieve similar things in Kidlington for us all. Refreshments. No booking needed, but email kidlingtonvsclimatechange at yahoo.co.uk if you can so numbers can be anticipated. Voluntary donations of up to ?2 towards costs will be gratefully received *********************************************************** 6. SEEDY SATURDAY & GRAND RE-OPENING Saturday 5th March, 11am-5:30pm, at Barracks Lane Community Garden. Refreshments available all day. Free workshops include: -- 11am-4:30pm: Seed swap. -- 11:45am-1:15pm Gardening Basics - vegetable seed sowing. Led by Phil Pritchard (Oxford Permaculture). -- 1:00pm ? 3pm Paper-Making workshop for children. Led by Doireann Lalor. -- 1:30pm Seed Saving. With Vicki Cooke, Seed Officer from Garden Organics? Heritage Seed Library. -- 3:00pm ? 4:30pm Sowing for cut flowers. Garden designer Kate. -- 4:30pm Music! Full details at www.barrackslanegarden.org.uk/forthcoming_events.php *********************************************************** 7. TRANSITIONS AND TRANSFORMATIONS FOR A LOW CARBON FUTURE IN THE UK Saturday 5th March, 9.45am - 5.15pm, at the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education, Ewert House, Ewert Place, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7DD. How do we make the transition to a low carbon and more sustainable future in the UK? Using an enjoyable workshop format this day will introduce a number of ways of looking at where we are now and how innovation and transformative change can happen in our lives, our economy, society and communities. It will appeal to anyone thinking about these issues and/or involved practical action at the personal, local or organisational level. This course is for the general public. Full details and online booking at http://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/details.php?id=O10P195BIJ *********************************************************** 8. CONVERSATIONS WITH THE EARTH COMMUNITY FESTIVAL ? Friday 11th to Sunday 20th March at the Old Book Binders, 9 Green Street, East Oxford, OX4 1YB. At the heart of the festival is the multimedia exhibition, "Indigenous Voices on Climate Change" that combines impressive photo-stories with moving community videos from indigenous communities that live in critical ecosystems around the world. At the community festival you are invited to hear the stories and learn about the work of both these far-off indigenous communities and your Oxford neighbours and to find out what you can do yourself to contribute to a more sustainable and just lifestyle - through a varied program of workshops, conversations over food, films, discussions, music, dance, poetry, comedy, art... www.wix.com/conversationsearth/festival *********************************************************** If you would like your event to appear in this regular list, please send details to info at coinet.org.uk