post-Glasto highs and July dates for your diary

After an awesome weekend at Glastonbury where active supporters from Camden and elsewhere signed thousands of folk up to tell HSBC to stop investing in companies who're destroying the Indonesian rainforest for palm oil, we're holding off on more campaigning on this for now as it looks like HSBC may be about to ditch their dodgy orangutan-death policies. Check out what was happening and the beautiful Greenpeace field herehttp://www.greenpeace.org.uk/tags/glastonbury

So we've got an action packed month of campaigning on tar sands coming up, plus a few social events and other dates for your diary, including our summer picnic on Tuesday 13th July if the sun's out! Here's a wee summary of what's happening before then:

Friday 9th July from 6.30pm in Highbury Fields - Islington group are organising a picnic, all welcome. Bring: plate, cutlery, booze / soft drink of yourchoice, something to sit on in case it gets a little damp and finally 1 veggie/vegan dish of your choice that can be shared. Highbury Fields is right by Highbury & Islington station see map:http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=531429&y=184627&z=110&sv=highbury+station+road&st=6&tl=Map+of+Highbury+Station+Road,+London,+N_1&searchp=ids.srf&mapp=map.srf If you get lost, call Fritha on 07903357311.

Saturday 10th July - NVDA training day in London. If you are interested in taking direct action with Greenpeace you need to attend a one of these. Contact Neil orLaura for more info.

Sunday 11th July - we're doing a stall at Kilburn Festival http://kilburnfestival.co.uk/pages/grange-park-event.phpcampaigning on tar sands. Here's the doodle http://www.doodle.com/9eg35248xaivu6ir or please let Laura or Neil know your availability.

Tuesday 13th July - our July meeting which will become our summer picnic with the emphasis onsocialising rather than sticking to any agenda, apart from possibly alittle bit of plotting what we could do to celebrate our group's 10th(!) anniversary. At the top of Primrose Hill if it's sunny, or in theCrown and Goose, Delancey Street, Camden if it's not. Contact Neil orLaura if you're not sure on the day!

And on the horizon for the second halfof July:

• We'll be taking part in a series of direct communication events at BP HQ in London for three weeks starting from Monday 12th July - watch this space / come along on 13th for details. Greenpeace supporters will be coming from all over the country so pleanty of opportunities for us to boost numbers as well as doing our own one. 

• South West London group have asked if anyone wants to go help out at the Lambeth Country Show, happening ion Brockwell Park in Brixton on the weekend of 17th/18th July, apparently the highlight of the campaigning calendar (What nonsense! Have they not been to Camden Green Fair!?) anyway email Vicki from SW group with your availability if you're keen! vicki.lesley@googlemail.com.

Please get in touch with Neil (07549924765 neiljones78@gmail.com) or Laura (07909 071 454mslauramackenzie@gmail.com) if you've any questions or you want totake part in NVDA on Satuday 10th July, otherwise hope to see you atour picnic/meeting on 13th if not before!