Posts by Grey Lynn 2030
Raising the Roof – St Columba Fund Raising Event
St Columba Community Fund Raising Event Time: 6.00—9.00 p.m. Date: Saturday 22 August 2009 An evening of fun and enjoyment for the whole family. Just $10 per plate for a delicious meal plus… DJ Hilty will get your heels kicking Tongan hospitality will tantalize your taste buds Bring your own entertainment to share This is…
Read MoreAge of Stupid Movie arrives in Auckland
Have you heard about the Age of Stupid? The Age of Stupid is the new epic from McLibel director Franny Armstrong. Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance? Grey…
Read MoreGrey Lynn 2030 Monthly Meeting: James Samuel
James brought the Transition Town concept to New Zealand. We were very pleased that James came over from Waiheke to speak to us. The Transition Town movement is too smart and modern to have a “leader” but to me James is “the man”. James writes a great blog, started and maintains www.TransitionTown.org.nz He is…
Read MoreDavid Engwicht visits Grey Lynn 2030
This visit in 2009 started the Grey Lynn Traffic Calming Group Mental Speed Bumps – the smarter way to tame traffic David Engwicht, artist, write, street philosopher, story teller, was in Auckland in 2008 at the invitation of Auckland council’s urban design group inspiring people to re-think their presumptions about traffic calming and their relationship…
Read More350 Global Warming-Related Events – October 24, 2009
http://www.350.org/invitation Dear World, This is an invitation to help build a movement–to take one day and use it to stop the climate crisis. On Saturday October 24, we will stand together as one planet and call for a fair global climate treaty. United by a common call to action, we’ll make it clear:…
Read MoreTunnel or Nothing – Meet Stephen Joyce
The Transport Minister, Steven Joyce will be visiting Hendon Park/Alan Wood Reserve Friday, 3 July at 10.00am. Please come along and voice your concerns/ opposition to the latest motorway option that destroys our communities, our homes and our parks. We will be meeting at the carpark in Alan Wood Reserve at 9.45am. Entry is off…
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