Grey Lynn 2030 Transition Community

Grey Lynn 2030 Movie Night Fundraiser

Positive Vision – Practical action: Help us do more!

Wednesday 6th October

Capitol Cinema
610 Dominion Road, Balmoral
7.30pm for a glass of wine 8pm movie start

We are thrilled to be hosting the Auckland Premier of the Water Whisperers Tangaroa

Kathleen Gallagher award winning Director of Earth Whisperers Papatuanuku says  “This film is about the reconnection of ourselves with our lakes, rivers and oceans. We have guides already in our midst – old fishermen, conservationists, farmers, scientists local iwi and divers who are intimate with lakes river and sea life,  knowledgeable about sustainable fishing practices and to restore damaged waters”

Watch the trailer here

Tickets $20

Please deposit direct to our bank account

Kiwi Bank 38-9009-0672728-00  (Ref: Movie) and then email: greylynn2030@gmail.com with your name and number of tickets purchased

Cash door sales available on the night. It would be great if you could let us know you are coming as we don’t want you to be disappointed.

End of September 2010
In This Special Issue:

• Make your vote count
• Grey Lynn Farmers Market AGM
• Green Screen – the Power of Community
• Invite to a Spring Fling
• Wilton Street Community Garden
• Grey Lynn Business Network AGM
• Auckland Premier – Water Whisperer
• Vital Link – a new gift idea

The crazy spring weather is spurring us out of our winter slumber with plenty going on over the next few weeks.

• voting is now underway in our first Auckland Council election
• Equinox Spring Fling and Green Screen this weekend
• AGM of Grey Lynn Farmers Market and Grey Lynn Business Network
• Auckland premier of the movie Water Whisperer Tangaroa

Auckland Council – Make your vote count

The new Auckland council has been brought to us by Rodney Hide is now well underway. While we see some significant flaws it is up to us all to now make it work for our city. Plenty depends on electing people who are community focussed and will ensure our Local Boards are strong and deliver on our  local issues.

Steering Committee member Pippa Coom has been working hard for Grey Lynn 2030 over the last 18 months. We fully endorse Pippa and would love to see her elected to the Waitemata Local Board so she can further work on our sustainable vision. Pippa is the first person in NZ to run for a council who is representing the Transition Town movement. Pippa is a candidate with the City Vision team.  Earlier this month, Grey Lynn 2030 held a Meet the Candidates night for the Waitemata and Gulf Ward and Local Board. The candidates all came along  to introduce themselves and their vision to us. Many thanks to John Butters for his skillful chairing of the meeting.

Your voting papers

Your voting papers will have arrived by now. If not please call Election Services on 973 5212
Your ballot must be in the post no later than Oct 6th to be sure your vote counts.

Grey Lynn Farmers Market AGM

Date: 29th of September 2010
Where: Garden Room, Grey Lynn Community Centre, 510 Richmond Rd.
Time: 7.30PM

You are invited along for music, drinks and delicious nibbles kindly provided by Ripe Deli . Have a yarn with other locals before the meeting kicks off to elect the Farmers Market’s new Management Committee.

(NB no market this weekend. Next Market day Sunday 3rd October)

Wilton Street Community Garden

On a wild westerly day,  Auckland Council Mayoral Candidate, Len Brown visited locals at the Grey Lynn Farmers Market. He then popped over to the Wilton St Community Garden to join the gardeners for a cup of tea. We were thrilled to be able to seat Len on our new garden furniture that was purchased from one of the final grants made by the Western Bays Community Board.

Vital Links – ethical gifts

We are impressed with the young guys behind Vital Link. They have asked us to share what they are up to. Here is their story:

The world, as it stands, needs to be changed. With environmental issues, extreme poverty for billions of people and no real action from our leaders, we as citizens of the world need to make a choice. That choice is to be sustainable, to be ethical and to make decisions using our hard-earned dollars. Remember, you have the power, the ability, to make a difference. But how can you do that?

Vital Link is a company, founded by three university students, to give people the tools to make the choices that count. Justin Scott, Sam Dalton and Medha Ghatikesh started Vital Link because they wanted to make a difference, but they realise to do that they need the world to take part. They want to promote the attitude of giving and sharing with a particular focus on sustainability and ethics.

They have taken the first step towards their goal, and have launched an application on Facebook called Vital Gifts. Vital Gifts is a tool for you to send real, sustainable, ethical gifts to your friends using Facebook. The best thing about it, is that you can share that gift with everyone. As soon as you send Joe Bloggs a gift, you can post a message on your wall, tweet, or start a conversation about that gift. What a great way to promote sustainability, by getting people to talk about your choice.

Vital Gifts will be available in NZ and Australia from 27th September. But if you want to be one of the first to try it out, register at http://vitallinkapp.com/ and show your support for the company that helps you make a difference on facebook, twitter or in person.

The Power of Community is an inspiring description of how the people of Cuba overcame the loss of most of their oil supply; how they worked together at the grassroots level to feed themselves and move forward, into a lifestyle that is probably superior to what they had before.  Run time: 53 minutes. http://www.powerofcommunity.org

Also presenting: Jungle Space

Jungle Space is a short photo essay with music made by Green-Screener, Steve Edwards who employed what he calls the ‘manky-montage-motif’ editing technique to convey a jungle vision for the urban-suburban habitats of Tämaki Makaurau. What unfolds is the story of the Jungle Spaces’ themselves – that are and could be – as told by a foot-path chalk narrator who provokes the viewer to let the light bulb go on by instigating or joining-in the transformation from ‘chit-chat’ into community-wide action. By using the asphalt as a medium for anarchistic communication, its inert functionality is altered as the chalk insights people with maths to ‘evolve’ by walking beyond their talk.

Duration 3min 40 sec. JungleSpace.tiff

Come along and join us for thought provoking viewing, discussions, and a drink.
When: Saturday 25th September, 7pm
Where: Grey Lynn Community Centre, 510 Richmond Road
Entry: $2

Coming up for October Green Screen: Fierce Light on Saturday 30th October at 7pm

Many of you know about the TED videos over on TED.com. For the past year or so there have been TED extension events held around the world. The first one in Auckland was held last year at Westlake Boys High School over on the North Shore.

Speakers for 2009 included Kaila Corban on climate change, Ray Avery of Medicine Mondiale, Scott Gilmour of I have a dream, Brenda Frisk on 3D multimedia technology for education and training and 7 others. It was a full day event attended by 350 people.

The TEDx format is the same as for TED. These events bring together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are all  challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).

TEDx are the local TED extension events with the same format. The next event is coming up in one weeks time on Sunday 26th of Sept at Westlake Boys again.   For more details you can click on the poster image at top left on on the next link for a pdf version TEDxAKL_2010-Poster.pdf

TEDx Auckland is proud to announce the following speakers*

• Dr Privahini Bradoo Bridging the gap – With a PhD in Developmental Neuroscience from the University of Auckland and an MBA from Harvard Business School as a Fulbright Scholar, Privahini ‘Priv’ has managed to bridge the worlds of business and science
• Jonathan Milne Creative Adventurer – Art Learning conection
• Stephen Knightly Game Changer – Gaming for Good
• Richard Loseby Global Adventurer – one of Penguin Books NZ biggest-selling travel authors; a global adventurer, storyteller.
• Cindy Gallop IfWeRanTheWorld ( with Tim Gregory ) Cindy is the founder and CEO of www.IfWeRanTheWorld.com, a radically simple web platform designed to help change the world one microaction at a time
• Dr Divya Dhar Poverty Mobiliser  – Doctor, Humanitarian, Activist. Founder of the P3Foundation
• Julie Bartlett Star Jammer (Star Jam) Julie is the CEO and co-founder of the StarJam Charitable Trust … a not-for-profit organisation offering young people with disabilities the opportunity to build confidence and character through performance.
• Renee Liang Playwright & Poet  and fiction writer. As well as being published in a variety of journals and anthologies.
• Team One Beep Imagineers
• Plum Jungle Creative Collaborators – Plum Jungle are a creative collaboration between photographer – Pete Longworth, sound artist – Michael K. Chin (Tokyo Love-In) and film maker Christopher Baron. (‘Winner Audience Awards International’ New York Independent Film Festival)
• Richard Webb Optimist – Having left New York 27 years ago to see the world…
• Kate Smith Eating Big Fish – Challenger Brands
• Ken Ring Prediction
• Justin Scott Fair Trader Vittalink – Fair Trade
• Gavin Blake Visual Communicator

*Speakers and performers are subject to change or cancellation at an time.

Grey Lynn 2030 members may be interested in P3 Foundation with Divya Dhar.

Divya is P3 President, a doctor and 2010’s Young New Zealander of the Year.

She is helping to make a difference in the world through her involvement with the likes of Oxfam, Global Poverty Project, HealtheX and now the P3 Foundation.

Her personal drive is to eliminate the poverty cycle here and abroad, and this vision is the fundamental ideology behind the formation of the P3 Foundation.

The P3 Foundation (P3F) was set up in 2010 to mobilise young people to break the poverty cycle. We are an organisation run by young people, working together with young people, to end global poverty.

Our vision is:

1. To educate young people (15 to 30 yo) about poverty, and develop their skills in finding solutions.
2. To action solutions in alleviating poverty both here in New Zealand and abroad.
3. To mobilise individuals to advocate for a better future.

There is also another TEDx event coming up at Tuesday morning 21st September at 2am in the morning. This event is called TEDxChange and is being held at the Business School at Auckland University. Read more over here.

It’s September Spring Fling time!

An equinox ritual to celebrate the return of spring.

The drummers will lead us in a dance as we acknowledge the passing of winter and look forward to new life.
We will gather in the church to the call of the drums and then follow them outside as they lead us around the garden.

Bring food to share for a picnic brunch.

Spring is here and it is time to wake up the worms again and celebrate the cycles of life!
Come and join this community celebration.

Sunday 26th September, 10am at St Columba Church

92 Surrey Cres, Grey Lynn

For more information contact Susan susanadams@clear.net.nz