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Every second Thursday | 7pm | The Greenhouse, St Andrew St, D2 (map) | Facilitator: Martin Duffy | Donation: €15 / €10 students, OAP’s, unemployed (all profits in aid of The Oaktree Charitable Trust) | RSVP at www.meetup.com/spirit-in-the-city | www.shamanismireland.com

Spirit in the City is a new fortnightly Shamanic Gathering at The Greenhouse. It explores many aspects of the shamanic experience including theory and practice of hemi-sync journeying, shamanic journeying, shamanic drumming, meditation and visualisation. There will also be regular screenings of spiritual cinema.

The doors open at 7pm and there are tea and biscuits until kick off at 7.30. From 7.30 to 8 there is a talk on a specific topic related to Shamanism and the transpersonal perspective. After the talk participents are invited on an experienctial explorataion of meditation, visualisation, active imagination, hemi-sync guided imagery or a shamanic drumming journey. After that there is a short break with tea/coffee and biscuits followed by a discussion group, sharing of experiences and Q&A.

Feasta has published its new book, Fleeing Vesuvius: Overcoming the risks of economic and environmental collapse.  Their most important book to date, it draws together many of the ideas Feasta members have developed over the years and applies them to a single question - how can we bring the world out of the mess in which it finds itself?

Fleeing Vesuvius confronts this mess squarely, analysing its many aspects: the looming scarcity of essential resources such as fossil fuels - the lifeblood of the world economy; the financial crisis in Ireland and elsewhere; the collapse of the housing bubble; the urgent need for food security; and the enormous challenge of dealing with climate change.

Dynamo Effect is a radio campaign of 210 radio shows that broadcasts in Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy and Spain by 300 radio stations on the following topics: climate change, food and agriculture, green home, heating and cooling, green electricity, electricity end-use, recycle and re-use, smart mobility, smart vehicles and green company.

The aim of Dynamo Effect is to reduce the gap between European countries in intelligent energy use and sustainable mobility and exchange best practices among countries.

The latest shows for download or live streaming can be found on the website.

Work in the city and can't receive your fruit/veg conveniently? Use Cultivate as your pickup point, free of charge!  Also as an opening offer, there's a free box of organic eggs with each veg bag purchased.

Home Organics have been delivering certified organic fruit, vegetables and eggs all over Dublin since 2002.  We source as locally as possible and have built up an excellent relationship with suppliers around the country enabling us to offer a varied selections of seasonal organics at a very fair price. Founder Sarah Merrigan has worked as a chef and offers a very popular (mainly veggie) recipe service which goes along with each week’s selection. Weekly, fortnightly and once in a while orders are all welcome.  To place your order, click here.

alcohol and drug free night club dedicated to dance

A Saturday once per month  | 8.00pm - 1.30am | Concert Hall, RDS, Dublin | €15 / €10 for unemployed | www.dancefree.ie

Imagine yourself on a night out in a vibrant, ecstatic atmosphere where you're free to dance anyway you like without limitations, to the lush beats of funky music from around the globe. 

Get energised, liberated and invigorated!

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Rothar | Broadstone Avenue | Dublin 7 | 086 89556157 | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | www.rothar.ie

Rothar's is a social enterprise that aims to:

• collect donated bicycles destined for disposal
• refurbish used bicycles
• sell the bicycles and second-hand parts to the community as an affordable, quality transport option
• train at risk population
• operate a bicycle workshop where the community can avail of tools and advice for bicycle repairs
• offer bicycle maintenance classes
• offer cycling classes to be able to ride in confidence in our busy city

Policy documents (from Just Forests' Good Wood Policy Guide) to help you source the right timber and wood products

Make sure you are part of the solution.

Link here to find:

• "Behind the Logo" : Not sure what forest certification scheme....?
• Offaly Co Council were the first Local Authority to formally adopted this timber policy.
• This document helps to guide you in the implementation of a responsible timber policy.
• Architect, television presenter and board member of Just Forests' view..
• An industry view by former chief executive of garden tool manafacturer True Temper Ltd, Cork....

"When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world." - John Muir, naturalist and writer

A new booklet has published in Ireland for ASPO:

Living Through the Energy Crises- Preparing for a Low-Energy World by

Dr. Colin Campbell, founder of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas, and Graham Strouts, Permaculture teacher at Kinsale Further Education Centre

Price: €10 +postage

To order by Paypal: Go to www.zone5.org 

Thanks for your interest.  However...

We are currently not taking any new members for Hot Desking.

Cultivate Co-Working Space offers:

• a relaxed, informal work space available form 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday
• wireless internet access
• meeting rooms
• a city centre business address
• networking opportunities

Join us for our monthly meetings where we share ideas, watch films, set challenges, and discuss current issues all within the framework of living sustainably and understanding sustainability locally and globally. Our meetings have been running for over three years and bring the Cultivate community together for a bit of mutual appreciation . So do come along!

Meetings on Wednesday evenings at 7pm on the following dates:
21 September 11, 26 October 11, 23 November 11, 14 December 11, 25 January 12, 22 February 12, 21 March 12, 25 April 12, 23 May 12, 20 June 12

Contact Alice [at] cultivate [dot] ie for information.

All meetings are at The Greenhouse, 17 St Andrew St, Dublin 2 (map)

Sustenco is an energy management consulting company specialising in energy auditing, energy monitoring, bills analysis and awareness training services for commercial buildings and businesses.Increasing energy prices, different tariff structures, deregulation of energy markets and complexity of new technologies makes outsourcing of energy management very beneficial for businesses.

Sustenco personnel are qualified in carrying out energy audits and other energy management consulting services at industrial facilities, offices, retail, entertainment, hospitality, agricultural, health, education and other public buildings. Energy Management is the process of monitoring and conserving energy in a building/business, reducing demand for energy and controlling it so as to make it more predictable.

Kennett Consulting is a professional landscape architecture practice and environmental consultancy registered with the Irish Landscape Institute, offering a range of landscape consultancy services to the private and public sectors. The practice is built on the training and experience of Chris Kennett, Director, drawn from almost twenty years in private practice in Ireland and the UK.

The practice’s philosophy is that our landscapes are living and dynamic, where change is inevitable whether man-made or not. We see our role as one of helping to manage that change in our landscapes – accommodating new development, protecting and enhancing those aspects of the landscape that we value and allowing our urban and rural landscapes to evolve

Feasta aims to identify the characteristics (economic, cultural and environmental) of a truly sustainable society, articulate how the necessary transition can be effected and promote the implementation of the measures required for this purpose.

One of the many benefits of Feasta membership is the opportunity of joining a Working Group which form a key part of our self-development. Working Groups cover range of issues – such as Land & Housing, Food, Money, and Health – with plenty of scope for new involvement.

CarbonRoute is a specialist carbon trading software development agency. CarbonRoute are extremely conscious of the world's environmental challenges and have worked with the Climate Change agencies of the Irish government, the United Nations and the European Commission, providing software development, IT support and consultancy services in relation to Ireland's National Emissions Trading platform.

CarbonRoute also developed and own the IT platform used by the Irish government for the world's first online carbon auction run under the largest carbon market, the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS).

The Irish Green Building Council aims to provide a framework and leadership to accelerate the transformation of the built environment, industry and supply chain to one that is sustainable based on accepted scientific principles of sustainability.

The Irish Green Building Council proposes to set a vision of a fully sustainable built environment based on principles for sustainable development. This end goal should be the elimination of all violations of clear scientific principles that define sustainability within the built environment and its entire supply chain. The organisation will back cast from this goal to outline a series of strategies and actions which can be used to achieve this.

The Passive House Association of Ireland (PHAI) aims to be a catalyst for the increased awareness of the opportunities and benefits of low energy design. Passive House Design is seen as a specifically proven successful way of designing such buildings.

PHAI aims to promote, educate, facilitate and develop a strong identity, understanding and demand for the passive house concept

The Association is non-profit-making and all membership fees collected go toward the promotion of the Passive House Principles in their many varied forms.

Éasca was formed to promote sustainable building in Ireland and to facilitate positive change in order to mainstream sustainable building practices. It brings together the most innovative private companies in the built environment. Member companies are assessed by independent assessors to ensure their products and services have a positive impact on the environment.

Easca members are generating a strong and common voice for sustainable building in Ireland. By linking together and accepting common criteria for standards and peer-review, members are moving forward the agenda for sustainable construction.

The Architectural Association of Ireland was founded in 1896 ‘to promote and afford facilities for the study of architecture and the allied sciences and arts, and to provide a medium of friendly communication between members and others interested in the progress of architecture’. We promote a public lecture series and an annual awards scheme. In addition to our Building Material journal, we publish an annual book in the New Irish Architecture series based on the awards exhibition. Visit our events page to be kept up-to-date with AAI lectures, site visits and exhibitions. 

DiaryMonitor is a cloud based Appointment Reminder and Booking service. It provides users a facility to easily schedule appointments and automatically remind patients via Email/SMS/voice solutions. Greatly reducing no-shows, DiaryMonitor is a multi-user system perfectly suited towards Clinics, Dentists, Therapists, Opticians, Personal Trainers or any number of other appointment based professions.

GoCar is a groundbreaking service in Ireland! Pay-as-you-go cars and vans, from as little as €4.75 per hour...quite like DublinBikes but for cars and vans!  Best way to understand the concept is to watch our 2min video on www.gocar.ie.  It saves money, hassle and environment (indeed GoCars are by far the greenest vehicles in Ireland!).  GoCars are currently across 14 locations in Dublin City & Cork City, and we have set our sights on a nationwide service, fully integrated with public transport and shared bike schemes.  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Caryna Camerino is the baker behind Caryna's Cakes, a small artisan bakery that feeds Dublin's sweet tooth by way of supplying delicious and high quality treats to coffee shops, restaurants and famers' markets. Caryna's Cakes bakes best quality home-baked treats made with real Irish butter, pure vanilla extract, Irish free range eggs, fairtrade chocolate and lovin' from the oven. There is absolutely no addition of preservatives, enzymes, stabilisers or other gross stuff that is often used in commercial bakeries. I emphasize the use of local products wherever possible, ethically produced flour and chocolate, and cater for tastes that range from decadent treats to sugar-free and gluten-free options. Like Caryna's Cakes on Facebook and follow on Twitter to find out where we'll pop up next. Check out www.carynascakes.com to see pictures of some of the fancy custom designed cakes I make for weddings, birthdays and other happy occasions.

TRP Solutions offers high quality independent consulting services for the tourism and recreation industry; including government departments and agencies, local authorities and private sector businesses.

TRP Solutions is run by James Chilton, a experienced chartered town planner specialising in tourism, recreation and planning, with additional consultants engaged when required.