Our penultimate meeting of 2010 (or perhaps ultimate given the enthusiasmfor more of a Christmas merriment night of drinks and food andsocialising rather than a formal meeting next month...) was marvellously swift, lively and businesslike thanks to Rex's fantastic chairing. Welcomeespecially to *more* new folk Fahima, Dom,Miriam and Lee.
Summary
Here's a two-minute three-pronged highlights, with some more of what wetalked about and is coming up further below.
1)Saturday 27th November – Go Beyond Oil day of action!
Campaign stall (s) getting postcards signed to deliver to our MPs to show thattheir constituents want them to vote for a better Energy Bill goingthrough parliament soon. Part of London wide day of action. ContactNeil if you can make it – would be great to have two groups.
Checkout www.gobeyondoil.org for the latest campaign updates.
2)Saturday 4th December TBC – meeting our MPs!
We'll be meeting our MPs in early December with these postcards and havinga nice old chat to them. Neil, Rex and Klina got in some practiceearlier this month with friends from FoE and other local groups aspart of the Big Climate Connection Lobby. Everyone welcome to comealong. Keep and eye out for details .
You don't need experience or training to meet your MP – just a bit ofpassion and enthusiasm - but if you want to brush up your skills,Greenpeace run free political lobbying training for people like us.More info and how to register here http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/about/forms/join-our-political-lobbying-network
3)Art meets activism
Every year Ruth Ingram turns her home in Camden into an art gallery for 2weekends, and auctions the pieces to raise lots of money forGreenpeace. We need people to help with serving tea, taking money,and to ask people to sign our Go Beyond Oil postcards. The dates are27&28th Nov, and 4th&5th Dec, between 2pm and 6pm. If you can help for the whole or part of the day, please follow this link http://doodle.com/qzhdkbt7krecxsiwtick the corresponding boxes, put both your name and email in thespace on the left, then click 'save'.
Other stuff
Checkout our lovely visits to the apple trees from last year's Heathrowcampaign planted in Camden and twinned with Sipson's orchard : http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/groups/camden/blog/our-airplot-tree-one-year
Climate march Saturday 4th Decembermeet 11.30am Marble Arch or contact Sebastian sseeney@gmail.com more info here
Any ideas for cool (or cosy even) places to campaign in the run up to Christmas? Ideas welcome; Lisa is going to check out the Christmas Fayre in Hyde Park to see if we can get a festive stall there. If anyone remembers the Stop Esso Santas and Elves in Camden debacle you'll know a spot of festive campaigning is always fun...
Camden Greenpeace's 10th anniversary celebrations: Cat who is one of the founding members of our group assures us this is inearly 2011. We might do a spot of fundraising for the new RainbowWarrior as part of this. Thanks to Klina, Lisa, Barri and Christian (we volunteered you cos we thought you'd be great at this Christianin your absence so you can say no!) for agreeing to take charge, make a plan, and make this happen! We're all looking forward to the update at December meeting /social :-)
Our December meeting on Tuesday 14th: we could do more of a social thing and go for a meal. Suggestions include Masala Zone orInspiral Lounge so far. More welcome, doodle to follow for some democratic decision making....
Please add your comments belowif I've left anything out!!
Cheers
Laura
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