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Saturday 11th September 2010 | 12pm-2pm | Phibsborough (Great Western Square) Community Garden | €Free

The Garden Butterfly Workshop aims to provide a practical hands on experience and knowledge of the butterflies that coexist with us amongst the urban landscape of Dublin. A talk and demonstration will serve to reveal butterfly lifecycle and habits, while gardening methods for encouraging and supporting their presence will also be described. The event is aimed at both adults and children, with the intention of answering questions, and providing information and advice. While providing an afternoon of recreational fun within this central Dublin location, the gardening workshops also seek to deliver environmental contributions in the following three areas:

3rd - 5th Sept 2010 | If you are going to the Electric Picnic this year, come and visit Cultivate in the Global Green.  Together we will be Electric...  

The Global Green is still the best place to take in some subtle grooves, acoustic sounds and reflect on a better world.  All the usual ingredients will be there along with a few new additions to create a real sense of community at the Picnic.

Forming the gateway to this year's Global Green and building on the success of last year, Slow Food are back, bigger and smokier than ever in the Slow Tent. Representing some of the countries finest producers they will be offering up wood-fired pizzas, spit roast sandwiches, perfect coffee, and delicious breakfasts all set against the backdrop of homegrown DJs, live music and talks and discussions at the Re-Think Tank (full schedule below).  The Slow Tent will host a community EAT IN – a banquet with table service, and great food from over 21 local producers.

Thursday 9th September 2010 (2nd in series) | Pertaining to all nights in series: 7.30pm | €10 entry to cover costs / ISKA members €5 (you can join on the night) | Contact:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 087 614 8979 | The Greenhouse, St Andrew St, D2 (map)

Freedom, Equality, Solidarity
What does it mean to be free and equal at the same time?
How can I experience myself as a brother/sister to others?
We will look at how we can begin to re-balance relationships in our communities and in society?

Thursday 21st October 2010 (3rd in series) 

Re-Imagining the Future
Can we begin to discern elements of the emerging future?
Contemplative Enquiry as a tool for this.

Youth for Sustainable Development Conference 2010 - Learning to Change our World

Wednesday 22nd Sept 2010 | 10am – 4pm | ECO-UNESCO, The Greenhouse, 17 St Andrew St, D2 | Free of charge*

A conference for Youth Workers, Youth Leaders, Teachers and Educators from Community Organisations and NGOs. Young people aged 15-18 are also warmly invited to attend with their adult support workers.  You are invited to a day of learning and reflection through workshops, keynote speeches, exhibition of projects and interactive activities.  Share your ideas and experience, and learn from others

The conference is an opportunity to share examples of good practice in ESD, particularly in non-formal education. Environment, development, economics, sustainability, inclusion, justice, cultural diversity and other aspects of ESD will be explored.  The conference will also share ECO-UNESCO’s experience in Peer Education for Sustainable Development. The conference forms part of ECO-UNESCO’s work for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.

Transition Ireland & Northern Ireland (T.I.N.I.) - the network for communities building local resilience    

Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd October 2010 | All Day | Glenhordial Permaculture Farm | Omagh | Booking; Ring Alex 086 3855333 or email  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

We are pleased to announce the third Training 4 Transition to be held on this island and in keeping with our policy to serve our widespread member distribution we are having this one in Omagh, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The last one was in Ennistymon, co Claire, and the one before in Dublin. Please download this flyer, Training for Transition Omagh.pdf, for all the details.   Transition is a process to help communities find new ways of coping with the challenges we face. This course is a must do, for those who are serious about starting, running or participating and maintaining a Transition Initiative, full of good information and useful techniques, to help you and your fellows Transitioner's.

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.

Powered by Cultivate and ECO-UNESCO.

The Greenhouse (the building formally known as ENFO) is a venue for education, training and the implementation of sustainability in Ireland.  The Greenhouse is the home of Cultivate, ECO-UNESCO and other projects providing programmes for young and old on community development, local resilience, green building and business, leadership skills and more.  Key features include the Cultivate shop, information and exhibition area and conference and workshop facilities.

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!

image: Goska Smierzchalska

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