whakatane newsletter august 2010
DREAM PEOPLE of the AMAZON
7pm Wed 25th Aug
Eastbay REAP
Pyne Street, Whakatane
Dream People of the Amazon tells the story of the Achuar, indigenous people who live in a pristine part of the Amazon rain forest. Faced with the threat to their very existence by powerful companies desperate for the oil that lies under their territory, their dreams led them to seek alliances with the world that was about to destroy them. Their story offers hope as we take steps in our fight to preserve the East Coast from oil and mining operations.
View Trailer HERE...
After the film, Ora Barlow, initiator of the Stop the Drilling on the East Coast Group and facebook page will do a short presentation, followed by a discussion on the practicalities of planning a future without dependency on oil.
GREENPEACE Petition No New Oil or Coal Mining in Pure NZ. More Oil News & Links HERE.
GREEN LUNCH A day-time korero following on from the Green Screening, where we can discuss local issues around enviromental and sustainability issues. Next meeting is Wed 1st September, looking at responses to the oil-drilling issue and building a less oil-dependant local economy. Meet at Vendor on Richardson Street - we'll move out to picnicing in Peace Park when it gets warmer!
APANUI SALTMARSH Clean-up - Meet at the bottom of McAlister Street by the river, 8am weather permitting, cancellations are put onto 1XX. Please make sure you have your sun hat, boots or strong shoes and warm clothing during winter. Next clean up on Sept 4th. Contact rosemarytully@clear.net.nz for more information. Future dates on Regular Links page.
COMMUNITY GARDENING - We are meeting and working at members gardens on a weekly basis, and all work is done through EASTBAY TIMEBANK. Earn Time Credits, work and learn! If you'd like more information contact Tina at eastbaytimebank@gmail.com. For more information on TimeBank you can download a brochure here
TOWN TO SEA [Environmentally-friendly!] annual fundraising event for Edgecumbe College - community participation from all age groups welcome - Walk, Run, Bike, Kayak from Edgecumbe College to Thornton beach Domain (appox 10km) Sun 29th August, kayak/waka starting 9am, walkers 9.30am, cyclists/runners 10.30am For more info on Entry Form and Prizes HERE... Contact tak@edgecumbecollege.school.nz.
NEWS
CYCLE ACTION WHAKATANE (CAW) are working quietly behind the scenes! Current News HERE... Nominate our Warren Cole Cycleway for another national award HERE...
TRANSITION TOWN OPOTIKI COAST is now live on Facebook! Link HERE.. Plenty of local information, and updates on campaigns here and beyond!
TAURANGA ENVIRONMENT CENTRE Newsletter - Sign up HERE.. or phone 07 578 6664.
FOREST & BIRD - August 2010 Newsletter & local activities and links HERE..
ROTORUA CONSERVATION WEEK - 12-19th Sept - Enjoy a night out to raise money for kiwi conservation, take a educational native walk through Jubilee track gathering Maori Medicine (Rongoa), join a public planting event organised by Rotorua Branch of Forest & Bird, or a wetlands treasure hunt for kids? MORE...
DOC Conservation Korero - Upcoming Events & Info, including an update on the Whakatane Kiwis HERE...
IUCN helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. It supports scientific research, manages field projects all over the world and brings governments, non-government organizations, United Nations agencies, companies and local communities together to develop and implement policy, laws and best practice. August 2010 Newsletter HERE..
WWF NEWSLETTER - Get the latest environmental and conservation news from WWF delivered straight to your in-box. Sign up
GARDENING NEWS
KOANGA INSTITUTE upcoming Workshops
HOME GROWN MARKET Remember this FREE community initiative to assist locals with buying, trading and selling locally produced food or 'stuff' - keep it fresh, and keep it local!
FRUIT & FOOD SHARE MAP "Tonnes of food around NZ goes to waste every year, as trees produce fruit which is never picked or eaten." Use Michael Brenndorfer's interactive GOOGLE map to highlight fruit/nut trees, and other natural urban food/resource sources. This map is open for editing by anyone. Returning to this issue with the movie Dive, in the Green Screening programme coming up.
CAMPAIGNS
Visit CAMPAIGN page.
OTHER NEWS
The Story of Cosmetics
Have you visited The Story of Cosmetics yet? If not, you should! Learn about how major loopholes in U.S. federal law allow the $50 billion beauty industry to put unlimited amounts of chemicals into personal care products with no required testing, no monitoring of health effects and inadequate labeling requirements - making cosmetics among the least-regulated consumer products on the market. Think twice before putting on that lipstick, you might be putting on lead!
The Story of Bottled Water
In the US alone, 500,000,000 bottles of water are consumed each week. People in Britain spend an average of £25 a year on bottled water. It's a big waste, environmentally and for your pocket. While 1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water worldwide, other people spend billions of dollars on a bottled product that's no cleaner, harms people and the environment and costs up to 2,000 times the price of tap water. The Story of Bottled Water (from Story of Stuff Project) is a new film using simple words and images to explain a complex problem, in this case manufactured demand: how you get people to think they need to spend money on something they don't actually need or already have?
