From steve at coinet.org.uk Mon Jan 9 20:42:31 2012 From: steve at coinet.org.uk (Steve Gerrish) Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 19:42:31 -0000 Subject: [Oxford Events] January 2012 - Climate themed events Message-ID: Before the Oxford events listing (and a job, and a poetry competition), a word about some of COIN?s work: Six friendly, practical meetings to help you halve your carbon footprint. If it were possible to sum up Carbon Conversations in one sentence, that would be it. Carbon Conversations Groups offer a supportive group experience that helps people halve their personal carbon footprint. They deal with the difficulties of change by connecting to values, emotions and identity. The groups are based on a psychological understanding of how people change. Groups of 6-10 participants meet with trained, volunteer facilitators in homes, community centres, workplaces or other venues. The 6 meetings create a non-judgmental atmosphere where people are encouraged to make serious lifestyle changes. Carbon Conversations was developed by Rosemary Randall at Cambridge Carbon Footprint beginning in 2005. It has an established track record in Cambridge, and latterly in a few other areas of the country including Oxfordshire. COIN took on the running of Carbon Conversations last year and plans to realise its full potential across the country in 2012 and beyond. If you are interested in participating in a group, contact your local low carbon or environment group and ask if they are running a Carbon Conversation ? if you don?t know how to make contact, you can find it here: http://www.lowcarbonhub.org/communities/find-a-community-group Alternatively, you can contact our new Carbon Conversations Manager, Anthony Armitage, via info at carbonconversations.org. *********************************************************** 1. Cultivate share offer launch event ? Monday 16 January, 7pm. 2. DinnerTime ? Saturday 22 January, 2.00-9.30pm. 3. Return of Resource Scarcity, Thursday 23 February, 7.30pm. 4. Poetry competition on climate change 2012. 5. **JOB OPPORTUNITY** Project manager needed for Community Energy project. *********************************************************** 1. CULTIVATE SHARE OFFER LAUNCH EVENT. A central Oxford venue, Monday 16th January, 7pm. Cultivate is owned, run and financed by the community. Instead of going to a bank for start-up funding, individuals and organisations are offered the opportunity to become part of the enterprise by investing. Every investor becomes a member of the co-operative and has a vote in how it is run. The main reason for buying community shares is to support the social aims of the organisation involved, but in addition shares are withdrawable and interest is scheduled after three years when the business will become self-sustaining. By operating as a financially viable enterprise built on the input and support of its members, Cultivate aims to have a resilient and long-lasting impact on our food system. The share offer officially opens on Monday 16th January for three months only. If you are interested in attending our share offer launch event in central Oxford, please contact info at cultivateoxford.org. See also http://www.cultivateoxford.org/community-share-offer. *********************************************************** 2. DINNERTIME. The Turl Street Kitchen, Oxford, Saturday 22nd January, 2.00-9.30pm. Combining a delicious way to reduce food waste with a great excuse to bring a community together, DinnerTime is a celebration of food, family and friends. The idea is to reclaim food in your community by making and sharing a meal together, reducing the amount of food we throw away and maybe gaining a new skill along the way. Plus it?s absolutely free! The day is split into sections, with people free to come and go as they please. For more information, see http://www.cagoxfordshire.org.uk/events/cag-events/details/807 *********************************************************** 3. RETURN OF RESOURCE SCARCITY. Pegasus Theatre, Magdalen Road, East Oxford, Thursday 23rd February, 7.30pm. This is a Flocking Environmentalists event, and the organiser has put out a call for photographs that ?say something to you about resource scarcity?. Photos submitted will be used in a creative way to make the event even better. Send your photos to paul.jepson at ouce.ox.ac.uk. Book your tickets at http://www.pegasustheatre.org.uk/shows/return-of-resource-scarcity *********************************************************** 4. POETRY COMPETITION ON CLIMATE CHANGE 2012. Awel Aman Tawe Poetry Competition on Climate Change 2012, for adults and children. Closing date: 31st March 2012 Judges: Carol Ann Duffy (English entries) & Elin ap Hywel (Welsh entries) PRIZES Adults: 1st ?500; 2nd ?100; 3rd ?50 Children: 1st ?50; 2nd ?30; 3rd ?20 ENTRY FEE Adults: ?3 per poem or 4 for ?10 Children: ?1 per poem or 4 for ?3 Contact for rules and further information: email ehinshelwood at awelamantawe.co.uk. *********************************************************** 5. PROJECT MANAGER NEEDED FOR COMMUNITY ENERGY PROJECT. To commence immediately. This project, to be funded by DECC, aims to provide 200 Energy Performance Certificates to householders in North Oxford during the months of Feb and March; it will help households in fuel poverty and use various techniques to get the message across to as many people in the community as possible. For this project we need a project manager to work around 44 days (at ?175 pd) familiar with energy efficiency in the home who is available to lead this exciting initiative. For further information contact Sam on info at lcon.org.uk. We also need reliable handymen/women and trained energy assessors. LOW CARBON OXFORD NORTH www.lcon.org.uk. *********************************************************** If you would like your event to appear in this regular list, please send details to info at coinet.org.uk