Sometimes boycotts can play a part in bringing about social, political and economic change – years of boycotting apartheid South African fruit bore witness to that.
So how about boycotting energy companies that are prepared to sell fracked gas?
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On Monday 30th September, Incredible Edible Mytholm Members and Supporters will find out what’s in the tasty Green Food Adventures outline business plan. This makes the case for a proposed community benefit social enterprise on the Browns Field site on King Street Hebden Bridge.
Members will vote on whether to accept the plan or send it back to the Management Committee for more work.
The quarterly Incredible Edible Mytholm Members and Supporters meeting will take place at 7.30pm on Monday 30th September in the Terrace Room, Hebden Bridge Town Hall. All IEM members, supporters and people who are simply curious about Green Food Adventures are welcome.
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Mike from Incredible Farm & Katy and Jenny from Incredible Edible Mytholm (IEM) had a meeting on Brown’s Field/Mytholm Works site earlier this month, to decide on some observation points, rather than relying on a grid as we’d previously thought of doing.
If you’d like to take part in the site observation over the coming year, please get in touch or come to the IEM Members’ and Supporters’ Meeting on Monday 30th September, 7.30pm at the Terrace Room, Hebden Bridge Town Hall, where you can find out more.
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The Town Hall Terrace Room was full for the Calderdale Green Party public meeting on fracking, addressed by Kirklees Cllr, Andrew Cooper.
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As far as I can tell from Twitter #GaggingBill, the House of Commons is still debating the so-called “Transparency of Lobbying Bill” that will gag all kinds of groups and Trade Unions.
I’ve just tweeted Craig Whittaker MP to vote against it.
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Calderdale Green Party is hosting a Public Meeting in Hebden Bridge Town Hall on Tuesday 10th September, 7.30pm, to explain its policy that fracking isn’t necessary or desirable.
The speaker is Kirklees Green Party Councillor Andrew Cooper.
Andrew is also the Green Party lead candidate for the Yorkshire and Humber region in the European Elections 2014 and the national party’s Energy spokesperson.
(Header photo credit: Green Party)
Here’s the Union Green Reps’ Handbook – if your workplace hasn’t got a green union rep yet, maybe now’s the time to elect one.
And time for the Calderdale Energy Future Panel to take on a Calderdale Trades Council representative, in view of the importance of green Trade Union activity.
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There’s an amazing list of plants native to the HX7 postcode area on the Natural History Museum site.
Why does it matter whether plants are locals or offcumdens? Aren’t they all one big flora family? Well yes, but research shows that indigenous trees support far more insects than imported ones. Maybe it’s the same with other plants too. That would be interesting to find out.
How many of the HX7 native plants can you find on the Browns Field/Mytholm Works site?
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