For a couple of months we have been seeking volunteers to help take over the running and organisation of Edible Ealing. Sadly no one came forward to offer their services, so it is with deep regret that Hazel, Sharon and myself have decided to stop running the box scheme from the end of March. This means that there will be just two more collection dates, Friday March 4th and Friday 18th March, before we close.
I have been involved with Edible Ealing right from the start, from its inception 6 years ago. Hazel and Sharon both came on board early on in the first year of trading. I think I speak for all three of us when I say we have thoroughly enjoyed our time running a veg box scheme, but it has also taken its toll on us in terms of work/life balance, and that is why we feel we can no longer lead the group. We still meet socially with other volunteers because we have become firm friends, and that was always part of the plan with regard to Edible Ealing – it wasn’t just about providing fruit and vegetables – it was about building community.
You will be glad to know that there is a Plan B. We have been approached by Thea Gordon-Rawlings (a local resident) , and her friend Priya who want to start up a branch of Food Assembly in Ealing. The timescale for their launch will be some time in the spring. In the meantime, if you would like to know more, please email edible.ealing@gmail.com
The Earth’s Lawyer follows Polly Higgins and her ‘earth guardians’ on their missions throughout 2015. This militant lawyer combines compassion and charm with conviction and decisiveness. In special sessions she teaches people how to use their own talents in a practical way for a sustainable planet.
Our world knows four international crimes: war crimes, genocide, torture and crimes against humanity. Both Spanish examining magistrate Baltasar Garzon and Scottish lawyer Polly Higgins believe that this list of serious violations of international law should be expanded with a fifth: ecocide. Will Garzon and Higgins eventually succeed in gaining enough support to get recognition for ecocide, truly putting the large scale destruction of our ecosystems high on the international political agenda once and for all?
‘The Earth’s Lawyer’ will be followed by a short talk from Lucy Rees from the ‘End Ecocide on Earth’ campaign. There will then be an opportunity for discussion over tea and locally-made cake.
The event takes place at St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s Road, Ealing, W5 5RH. Entry is free, but we will ask for donations after the film to help us cover costs.
Filmed over 211 shoot days in nine countries and five continents over four years, ‘This Changes Everything’ is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change.
Naomi Klein’s narration is interwoven with stories of struggle, connecting the carbon in the air with the economic system that put it there. Throughout the film, Klein builds to her most controversial and exciting idea: that we can seize the existential crisis of climate change to transform our failed economic system into something radically better.
Entry is free, but we will ask for donations after the film to help us cover costs. After the screening, there will be an opportunity to discuss the film’s messages over refreshments.
When: Sunday 24th January 7:30pm Where: St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s Road, Ealing W5 5RH
Ealing Transition 