Monday 3rd August
Camp for Climate Action – Scotland
Climate Camp hits Scotland this week – there is no time to act but now! Come to the Camp for Climate Action in Scotland 3-10 August
For a week of low-impact living and high-impact direct action, keep 3-10 August free and join us in Scotland to take direct action against the root causes of climate change and ecological collapse. This summer the struggle against a capitalist system intent on extinguishing life on the planet will hit the Firth of Forth!
Location to be confirmed.
3rd-10th August
Illustrations by Sachiko
Tuesday 4th August
Forest Gardens, Geoff Lawton Talk
Renowned international Permaculture teacher Geoff Lawton outlines the methods of designing and building your own food forest from conception to completion, demonstrating the evolution of a food forest from day one through to a living 2,000 year old example still flourishing in the Middle East.
7pm – 8pm – Passing Clouds, Dalston
(440 Kingsland Road, Dalston, London E8 – Corner of Kingsland Road and Richmond Road, behind Uncle Sam’s pub now called the Haggerston)
Wednesday 5th August
Terribly Tall Towers
Learn more about the oldest building in Hackney, St Augustine’s Tower, and be inspired to create your own towering construction! This is a workshop run by The Building Exploratory for children of all ages, who must be accompanied at all times by an adult.
14:30-16:30 – St John-at-Hackney Churchyard Gardens
Contact: The Building Exploratory – 020 7729 2011 – mail@buildingexploratory.org.uk
Thursday 6th August
Vestas Rally
Campaign Against Climate Change continue the struggle to save Vestas wind turbine factory. Hit the streets.
8pm
outside Dept of Energy and Climate Change, 3 Whitehall Place.
Friday 7th August
I think, I see
Join Sally Booth for a large-scale outdoor drawing project : interact with the built environment on the Southbank. More details here.
Drop-in, 12noon – 5pm
Southbank, outdoors.
Saturday 8th August
Introduction to Permaculture
A lively and dynamic weekend, run by Naturewise, looking at the foundations of permaculture and some of the practical tools it offers. Can be considered a stand alone introduction to ethics, principles and design, or a lead-in to the more in depth full 72 hour Design Course.
Contact: Marianne – londoncourses@naturewise.org.uk
Saturday and Sunday, 9am-5pm – Hornsey Rise Gardens, N19
