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Saturday 18th - Sunday 19th June 2011 | Ballinlough Castle, County Westmeath

Two one-hour Convergence events will take place at the wonderful Body and Soul Festival which is more about the atmosphere and community than main attractions and hype. Body and Soul festival goers enjoy an 'experience', rather than just a gig and it is sustainability conscious, although not too in-your-face. See full details at www.bodyandsoul.ie

Monday 20th June 2011 | 10.00 – 16.00 | The Greenhouse, Dublin | map | €20 (€Free to the unemployed for those registered with Green Works)

This workshop with Xavier Dubuission is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and practical know-how required to plan a micro-generation system using wind turbines  for a house, a business or a farm. Xavier Dubuisson is an engineer with 15 years experience in the field of sustainable energy in Ireland and Belgium.

Monday 20th June 2011 | 13.30 – 16.30 | The Greenhouse, Dublin | map | €Free | RSVP Bridin Mulhall This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

An afternoon café session exploring how we can accelerate the development of green communities.  The Green Communities Network is a joint initiative of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, the EPA and An Taisce to encourage the growth of green communities in Ireland.

The aims of this event are to bring together local community champions, local authority officers and relevant national agencies to take stock of the progress we are making; learn from the experience of demonstration projects and look at how the model of using demonstration projects can be as useful as possible and to look at how we can best get together to form a coherent network, all pursuing a vision of greener communities.

Tuesday 21st June 2011 | 10.00 - 16:00 | The Greenhouse, Dublin | map | €20 (€Free to the unemployed for those registered with Green Works)

Gain the knowledge and practical know-how required to plan and design a solar heating system for residential and commercial/public buildings.

By the end of the day, you should have the knowledge base to:

Exploring Ireland’s Solar Potential

Tuesday 21st June 2011 | 19.00 - 21.30 | Glas Learning, Kings River, Ennisnag, Stoneyford, Co. Kilkenny | map | 056 7730005

On the evening of the summer solstice, Colm Byrne, Glas Learning will host an evening exploring the potential of solar thermal and photovoltaic technologies for reducing our dependency on fossil fuel in Ireland.  Presented by Green Works Hub Kilkenny in association with Future Proof Kilkenny.

Wednesday 22nd June 2011 | 10.00 - 16.00 | The Greenhouse, Dublin | map | €20 (€Free to the unemployed for those registered with Green Works)

This workshop with Xavier Dubuission is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and practical know-how required to plan a micro-generation system using Solar Photovotaics  for a house, a business or a farm.

Wednesday 22nd June 2011 | 13.00 - 13.30 | 13.00 Start at Grand Canal Square | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

A lunchtime leisurely cycle organised by Dublin City Council and the Dublin Cycle Campaign.  More info about Bike Week at www.bikeweek.ie / www.dublincycling.ie

Wednesday 22nd June 2011 | 14.00 - 17.00 | The Greenhouse, Dublin | map | €10 (€Free to the unemployed for those registered with Green Works)

This workshop introduces Twitter for business purposes.  Through practical examples we look at:  How to create and manage a Twitter account;  Basic strategies for marketing a small business with Twitter.  Requirements:  Participants should bring their own laptops so that they too can create and work on Twitter accounts during the workshop.

Wednesday 22nd June 2011 | 19.30 - 22.00 | Town Hall Theatre, Nenagh | Admission: €6

A public interview with the director, Conor Horgan, Professor Peadar Kirby from the University of Limerick and Vinay Gupta, a resilience consultant, takes place after this screening of the new award winning Irish feature film that demonstrates just what happens if our community resilience is undeveloped.  Holed up in a picturesque cabin near Dublin, the breakdown of society soon leads to struggles over supplies and protection.  The tense, claustrophobic, yet beautifully filmed setting proves to be the perfect backdrop for this subtle and assured human drama of increasing desperation, dwindling trust and relationships strained beyond breaking point.  Writer and director Conor Horgan demonstrates an assured and imaginative vision, brilliantly complemented by Suzie Lavelle’s cinematography which won the IFTA in 2010.  www.onehundredmornings.com

Thursday 23rd June 2011 | 10.00 - 13.00 | The Greenhouse, Dublin | map | €10 (€Free to the unemployed for those registered with Green Works)

This workshop explores different ways to compost at home from a standard garden compost bin to composting with a wormery or the 'little pig'.  Learn also about options for commercial composting.  With a mix of presentation and practical demonstration you gain all the knowledge you need to set up an effective home composting system.

Thursday 23rd June 2011 | 13.30 - 16.30 | Farranferris College, Redemption Road, Cork | map | €10 (€Free to the unemployed for those registered with Green Works)

This workshop introduces Twitter for business purposes.  Through practical examples we look at:  How to create and manage a Twitter account;  Basic strategies for marketing a small business with Twitter.  Requirements:  Participants should bring their own laptops so that they too can create and work on Twitter accounts during the workshop.

Thursday 23rd June 2011 | 16.00 - 21.30ish | Downstairs in Burkes Pub, Catherine Street, Limerick | €Free | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

A networking event with films and discussions on greening Limerick, building a resilient community and making sustainability relevant. 

Aims/ Objectives:

...in Urban and Rural Areas

Friday 24th June 2011 | 10.00 - 16.00 | The Greenhouse, Dublin | map | €20 (€Free to the unemployed for those registered with Green Works)

This one day workshop with Graham Lightfoot looks at different concepts and practical means of implementing smarter travel modes for rural and urban situations. It also looks at EU and national policy on developing greener modes of transport. The training is delivered through a mix of presentations, discussion and practical worked examples. The workshop would be relevant to architects, planners, traffic engineers,community development workers,public servants and any consultants working in the wider built environment.  

Friday 24th June 2011 | 14.00 - 19.00 | €Free | The Greenhouse, Dublin | map |  RSVP: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Food Tourism is an important element in the total tourism mix. Sustainable tourism is about making sure that tourists chose local food for boosting local economies and strengthening local communities. Establishing more local food enterprises as part of the tourism mix, while exploiting the country’s ‘green and hospitable’ image, are key to Ireland's success as a “Food Island”.

Afternoon programme starting at 2pm: Businesses and international tourism experts discuss the benefits of local food as part of the tourism mix.

Evening programme starting at 6 pm:  Film screening of foodie-film and a “99-Kms” (locally sourced) community 'potluck' style meal (where everyone is invited to bring a dish to share).  Since the theme of the event is local food, everyone should try to bring a dish with all ingredients sourced from 99 km away or less.  Be creative!

Saturday 25th June 2011 | Bus departs Green Works Sligo Hub (4 The Mall, Sligo | map) at 8am arriving Tipperary 11am and departs Tipperary 7pm | Shared bus costs no more than €30 per head

Join us on this (return) bus trip from the Sligo Green Works Hub to Cloughjordan Ecovillage and the Totally Tipperary festival.

Saturday 25th June 2011 | 20.00 - Late | Cloughjordan House, Cloughjordan | Food and Dance Ticket €20 | Poster (pdf)

Argentinian-style BBQ brought to you with 100% Irish and 100% Tipperary produce. Music and Entertainment will be brought to you on the evening by The Boudoir Sessions (Electric Picnic, Body and Soul Festival) who will swing and sway, charm and disarm the crowd with sounds from the 1920s, 30s, 40s and 50s - boogie woogie, swing, calypso, mento, rockabilly and bluegrass. They will be accompanied for the evening time soirée by Kaledescape, an arts co-operative that will provide a full sensory and interactive experience including Europe's largest Kaleidoscopes, a giant flower garden and The Invisible Band.

Sunday 26th June 2011 | 16.00 - 17.30 | The Cultivate Tent, Cloughjordan House, Cloughjordan | €Free

We are experiencing economic, social, and environmental turbulence throughout the world. How do we cultivate hope in the face of these events?  Members of all faith communities are welcome to bring their ideas of hope and resilience to this open forum hosted by Professor Peadar Kirby (University of Limerick).