Another climate change convention over and other year draws to a close. With 2012 just around the corner is it enough for us to be sat with our fingers crossed for the future of our world or worse still not really caring or even aware of what is happening as the temperature is rising higher [...]
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Fingers Crossed for the Planet!
Posted December 12th, 2011 by sharon. Comment (1).
South West Christmas Without Cruelty Festival 2011
Posted November 2nd, 2011 by sharon. Comment (0).
BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH TO PERFORM AT DEVON’S ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL
Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter, EX1 1BU
Sunday 27 November 2011
10am-4.30pm
FREE ENTRY
Benjamin Zephaniah, the nation’s favourite performance poet, will be the special guest at this year’s South West Christmas Without Cruelty Festival on November 27. Benjamin will be reading poems (at around midday), signing books and chatting [...]
Food Inc. – post film discussion
Posted April 10th, 2011 by sharon. Comments (8).
Thank you to everyone who came to see the East Devon Green Party film screening of Food Inc. at the Broadclyst Victory Hall yesterday afternoon. We had a good turnout and lots of interesting comments afterwards. A positive reaction to the short film on local organic farming Henry commissioned which was shown beforehand.
Here’s a place [...]
Little Green Gathering
Posted March 27th, 2011 by sharon. Comment (0).
Bookings are now open for the Little Green Gathering, organised by Hampshire Green Parties members and held at the Sustainability Centre on the South Downs near Petersfield on 15-17 July. Great for chilling out, green politics, music and arts and crafts – plus a wonderful setting with sustainable camping and all veggie food. This far, confirmed attendees include: Seize the [...]
Greens back Hugh’s Fish Fight at Sidmouth meeting
Posted January 21st, 2011 by sharon. Comment (0).
MEMBERS of East Devon Green Party have voted to support Hugh’s Fish Fight because it is in line with existing Green party policies.
At a meeting of the EDGP at Sidmouth on Saturday, January 15, Sharon Pavey, EDGP co-ordinator, members supported her suggestion they sign an on-line petition to support the Fish Fight.
Some half a million [...]
South West Greens Cookbook
Posted December 18th, 2010 by sharon. Comments (7).
Calling all masterchefs out there!! I’m compiling a cookbook/recipe book for the green party here in the south west. It’s a bit of fun, as we all know us greens like our nosh and lots of us are culinary whizzkids behind that kitchen door. We can also raise a few quid from it too if we [...]
Announcing…the East Devon Green Party Christmas ‘Do’ !
Posted November 15th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (1).
We are having an Open Mic Night to celebrate our first Christmas & 11 months together as a local Green Party here in East Devon.
Quote from Caroline Lucas on university fee cap
Posted November 4th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Responding to the news that a cap on university tuition fees in England will be set at a maximum of £9,000 a year, Caroline Lucas, Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion, said:
“Today is a dark day for the students of the future – and for Lib Dem voters who have seen, yet again, their Party’s [...]
South West Green Party Councillors
Posted October 29th, 2010 by sharon. Comments (3).
The East Devon Green Party is preparing to stand for the local elections in May 2011. We wondered if the current Green councillors in the South West would like to offer our new Green Party branch some words of wisdom. Reasons why they stood for election in their areas, how they tackled the challenge, why [...]
‘Caroline Lucas’ most mentioned on twitter!
Posted October 22nd, 2010 by sharon. Comment (1).
Caroline on Question Time last night on iPlayer — at the end of the programme, the phrase “Caroline Lucas” was the most mentioned in UK on twitter, and the 7th most mentioned worldwide
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00vjx2p/Question_Time_21_10_2010/