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Future Living Skills Programme – now available for free!

20/10/2019 by Rosemary Neave

Sustainable Living

Some fantastic sustainability education materials are now available on-line free, thanks to a grant from the Ministry for the Environment’s Waste Management Fund. Find it at sustainableliving.org.nz Future Living Skills is the new national edition of the Sustainable Living Programme, earlier versions of which have run locally by 14 participating councils. Future Living Skills supports lifestyles and consumer choices […]

Filed Under: Sustainable Living, Waste Tagged With: future living skills

Beyond Clicktivism – Communicating for Social Change

12/10/2019 by Rosemary Neave

This event was held at the University of Canterbury last week – and it was fantastic, sadly it was not taped but here are some takeaways from it… Make them care! Show them what to do… 6 Tools to achieve this: 1. Values intersection Bring them a ‘gift’. People seek affirmation not information. [Why do […]

Filed Under: Meetings and Events Tagged With: Social Change

Help to Make a Submission on national proposals for Healthy Waterways

09/10/2019 by Rosemary Neave

NOTE: Submissions are due in by 17 October Main Website about the Proposals on Ministry for the Environment https://www.mfe.govt.nz/consultation/action-for-healthy-waterways Forest and Bird Guidelines – you can just sign up to add your name to their submission https://www.forestandbird.org.nz/petitions/clean-our-fresh-water

Filed Under: Water Tagged With: Submissions

Seeing the Unseen in our Sector

09/10/2019 by Rosemary Neave

One Voice Te Reo Kotahi (OVTRK) open Forum Building Respect and Recognition for Third Sector Organisations An evening with Hon. Poto Williams  Minister for our Sector Monday 4 November 7.30 – 9pmEnvironment Canterbury Council Chambers (easy access from Bus exchange, car park access off St Asaph St) For us and our children after us     Mō […]

Filed Under: Meetings and Events Tagged With: OVTRK, Poto Williams

Climate Week 20-27 September

16/09/2019 by Rosemary Neave

The week of the 20th-27th is a whole week of climate action, and we are wanting to drum up as much awareness as possible! The week starts with an event at Turanga on 20 September and finishes with the Strike4Climate rally on 27 September at Cathedral Square. Above all please vote in the Local Body […]

Filed Under: Climate Change, Meetings and Events, Water

Our land in a changing climate: impacts and implications

28/08/2019 by Rosemary Neave

James Renwick introduced by Anita Wreford  25th September 5.30pm, Stewart Building, Lincoln University Land is at the heart of debates about climate change. How we use land affects our climate, but as the climate changes so too will the land and the biological and social systems it supports. In a week of action on climate […]

Filed Under: Climate Change, Meetings and Events

Garage Sale 14 September ’19

25/08/2019 by Rosemary Neave

Come along to this garage sale 25 Rowses Road Aranui14 September 8-2pm. Fundraiser for Sustainable Otautahi Christchurch.

Filed Under: Meetings and Events

Strike4Climate 27 September

19/08/2019 by Rosemary Neave

Inspired by Greta Thunberg, students around the world are striking4climate. In New Zealand the strike day is Friday 27 September. They are inviting everyone to join them in centres around New Zealand, to let our community and our government know how critical the issues are. Right click on the image above and make it your […]

Filed Under: Climate Change, Meetings and Events

Change is up to all of us…

28/05/2019 by Rosemary Neave

Government – activists – individuals all have a part to play The recent question of whether a Climate Emergency Declaration is simply symbolic has got me thinking about how change happens, and the degree to which ‘government’ at all levels is dependent on the interplay that both activists and individual voters play in this. Clean […]

Filed Under: Climate Change

Movements on Climate Change

23/05/2019 by Rosemary Neave

How exciting it has been to see Environment Canterbury and the Christchurch City Council join the hundreds of places around the world to declare a Climate Emergency. Every decision they make is now to be reviewed in the light of its impact on Climate Change. Christchurch City Council on Climate ChangeHave you had your say […]

Filed Under: Climate Change

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