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Jo McKay is attending Carl Chenery's event

350 Auckland Meeting at GUEDO Office, Level 6

July 29, 2009 from 5:30pm to 7pm

Citizens are working out how to reduce negative impacts on each other, our climate and are working out how to have a beneficial impact. What can we do this year on a scale to add up to anything significant for our climate? How can we catalyse the…

July 21

Jo McKay is attending Carl Chenery's event

350 Auckland Activation for October 24th at Level 6, GUEDO Office, 45 Queen St.

July 9, 2009 from 5:30pm to 7pm

350 is best explained by the following vid: 350 Video Citizens are working out how to reduce negative impacts on each other, our climate and are working out how to have a beneficial impact. What can we do this year on a scale to add up to anything…

July 2

Josie Newman might attend Josie Newman's event

FREEZE! FOCUS! ACTION! Regenerating our Region- Auckland at Auckland City and Waitakere City

June 5, 2009 at 1pm to June 7, 2009 at 12:45pm

Regenerating Our Region In February of this year, over 50 young environmental leaders from all over the country got together in Taupo to discuss how we want to act for a future that we want to live within. We pondered over issues such as whether ou…

May 28

Jo McKay commented on Finn Mackesy's event 'Permaculture Annual Hui'

Hi Finn I'm about to register and pay my fees for attending the Hui. REALLY looking forward to it. Could you please let me know about any accomodation that is being organised from Tamaki Makaurau? Would be choice to join other waka's travelling the…

May 26

Jo McKay might attend Finn Mackesy's event

Permaculture Annual Hui at Tu Teao marae

May 30, 2009 at 10am to June 1, 2009 at 3pm

Titiro ki mua Whakaorangia nga taonga Mo nga whakatipuranga Look to the future’s past Revive the treasures For future growth Bring your passion and skills and share your projects and best ideas at this year's Permaculture Annual Hui on Queen's Birt…

May 11

Jo McKay joined Nick Potter's group

Pathways to Resilient Communities

A Pathways to Resilient Communities forum was held in Wellington in March 2009. This is a space where you can see what was discussed - and to keep exploring and engaging with those ideas.

May 7

Jo McKay replied to Carl Chenery's discussion 'NZers & NZ Orgs creating green jobs' in the group Green Jobs for All

Tēnā koutou all. I'm gradually becoming more involved in conversations within Government around Green Jobs (although unfortunately that term doesn't fly so well so it often gets re-phrased as 'employment opportunities'), so keen to share some observ…

May 5

Jo McKay joined Stephanie Fill's group

New ZeaLAND Day

Seeding the idea of re-appropriating the meaning of the Queen's Birthday Weekend Holiday to a day that celebrates our treasured land - in its true form - as a gift.

May 5

Profile Information

Date of Birth

November 12, 1980

About Me:

Ummmmm.....
I'm part of the Sustainable Business Team at the Ministry for the Environment in Auckland which is both a privilege and a challenge.

Areas of interest and expertise

Expertise is a tricky one.....possibly creating connections.
Interest is easy.....building healthy and vibrant communities. Especially interested in Islands and Island states and their resilience to economic, social, cultural and environmental pressures.

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At 8:58pm on July 30, 2009, Joanne Tunna said…: Hi Jo,

Join us for an evening of Intersect-ing!

Come along for a social get together and lively discussions on a range of sustainability & social change topics. Bring your ideas, musings, questions and conversation starters!

Hear the latest about 350.org, the NZ Youth Delegation to the Climate Change Negotiations in Copenhagen, Frocks on Bikes and other community and sustainability projects that people are involved in.

It'd be great to see you there!

Jo

At 12:41pm on July 8, 2009, Tanya said…: Choice! I have a panui with more info that I can send you, but seem to have mislaid your email address. If you email me at nz_pohutukawa@hotmail.com I will send it through. Cheers! t

At 5:50pm on July 6, 2009, Tanya said…: Kia Ora Jo, hope all is well with you. Just wanted to let you know that we are running a Research for Social Justice workshop at Kotare on the 31st of July and 1st of August. Would be lovely to have you at Kotare if you would like to join us. If not, hopefully some other time soon. Cheers! Tanya

At 1:52pm on June 24, 2009, Finn Mackesy said…: Kia Ora Jo.

Trust you are well.
Wanted to send you some information on the upcoming Deep Ecology workshops Dan and I are running. What's your email address?

Finn

At 8:16pm on May 26, 2009, Finn Mackesy said…: E hoa.

Floyd Driver is organising a bus from Auckland to take to the Hui. Contact him at floyd-driver@paradise.net.nz or 021 158 8269.
Pohiri is at 10 am on Saturday
Hope that helps

At 4:09pm on May 11, 2009, Tanya said…: Hey Jo. Sorry I missed you last night - was a fab gig! Glad you enjoyed. Ka kite ano, tanya

At 10:15pm on May 5, 2009, Tanya said…: great. see you then. t

At 2:52pm on May 5, 2009, Tanya said…: yep. can do later. Just need to make sure I'm on a train to Swanson in time to be there by 4pm. Let me know what works for you. t

At 4:41pm on April 22, 2009, Tanya said…: Yep. Great. Look forward to meeting you then. t

At 4:24pm on April 22, 2009, Tanya said…: Oops! Just realised I work my timings wrong. I don't arrive in Auck til 9.30, so would be in town about 10.30. What time does your 11am meeting finish? Maybe we could meet after that instead?