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SOS Enviroschools
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Flightless Birds
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Ekodo
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350 Aotearoa - Climate A…
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O dear. Congratulations Mr Key, you have earned us an award. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/3150804/New-Zealand-gets-climate-fossil-award
I'm about to email John Key's office, I suggest that some of you do the same.
Vigorous mulching can be bad re biodiversity + encouraging native pollinators. Native bees live alone in burrows and require access to the ground to dig their little holes in. leaving a bit of uncovered earth near the base of plants (esp native broo…
An interesting short vid (2:46) from The Australia Institute on the proposed Australian ETS. Worth a watch, since NZ is taking its lead from Oz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He5FN3IPA58
Woah, jelly! This year I made so much jelly I melted my brain, and I have to admit that some carefully strained juice was left to go off before I could bring myself to boil it up with the sugar and bottle it... I did learn plenty though, so will try…
A Cycling Prayer, by Steve Muir
Creator of all life,
we give thanks for this opportunity to ride our bikes.
We give thanks for the technology that’s frees us rather than enslaves us,
for derailers and gear shifters, tyres and brakes,
the creativity…
Hey Nick, I know a guy in Christchurch who has been running annual races between drivers and cyclists with bike trailers. They start at Cathedral Square and are issued with a shopping list; they have to get to a supermarket, do the shopping, load it…
November 3, 2009 from 5:30pm to 8pm
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!
Catch up on the 350 actions,…
Ok, best site ever for this stuff:
http://radicalcrossstitch.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
I think of this kind of art/crafting in a few different ways:
- protest/subversive/raising awareness
- building social capital (eg. leaving $20 on a pa…
Want a funky new flat with a garden & like minded flatmates?
Want to find partners to share in collecting rainwater or water from a local spring?
Want to join or form an organic food cooperative?
Plant the seed. Share the idea Start a discussion
Hi Kelly, thanks!! I've been learning heaps about jam and marmalade making and the setting bit has been the most difficult to get. Making marmalade today and will focus on your tips. Leanne
SOSEnviroschools was set up in June of this year in attempt to show support for the Enviroschools programme after their funding cut.
Making fruit jellies is a real science, so thought I'd get the ball rolling on some good tips for beginners. There are some really involved scientific resources out there on the web, but let's keep it simple and practical!
1. Making sure the damn t…
With family all over NZ, aspirations to international work and travel, a husband who is far less extreme than me in his hippie inclinations, and who works a 40 hour week (and therefore doesn't have as much patience or flexibility with time as I do),…
We love the freedom of cheap air travel but we love our climate (and the people it supports) much more.
This group is dedicated to the exploration of low carbon travel and the joys that come from choosing quality over expedience.
Sorry for the late notice, I only just joined Intersect + found this group!
Project Jonah is running beach cleanups around NZ this Saturday (19 September), which is apparently International Coastal Cleanup Day. You can find details at: http://www.p…
Eko (Ecological); dō (way)
Ekodo turns environmentalism into a martial art. It is a professional development mentoring and networking program for dedicated planet protectors.
Profile Information
- Date of Birth
- November 27, 1984
- About Me:
- I am a 24 year old semi-professional hippie. I'm currently writing a history of the Christchurch City Council's involvement in public health, living in Auckland and looking for more permanent and sociable work in the public health field (not forthcoming during a recession or with a National government).
I want to live more fully and leave things (people, places, the world) a little bit better than when they first met me. I try to resist tokenism, but often fail. I try to live consciously and spread niceness where people don't expect it. I aspire to get to know my neighbours, but we move too often. I try to do my part for those that society has left behind and tries to ignore. I try to get political and make submissions to select committees and sign petitions and email politicians. I try to believe that my tiny alteration of the statistics re public opinion counts for something.
I bike. I ride busses and ferries. I hate Auckland's transport system. I love op-shops, clothes swaps and fair trade options. I make most of my own cleaning and personal care products. I am currently on a dirty hippie no-shampoo experiment, which my husband doen't like very much. I try to cook delicious, healthy, seasonal food and attempt to grow my own. My vegetarian experiment ended with craving meat and an iron deficiency. I am a geek. I wish I lived in the 1920s-1950s. I try to live like Jesus, not necessarily like other Christians.
- Areas of interest and expertise
- Expertise?
Well, I have an undergraduate degree in political science and a post graduate diploma in public health. My masters thesis is on orienting urban planning and high-density housing for health and social wellbeing, and how to work with political processes/the private sector/economic incentives to achieve this... whew. A big topic.
So I guess I have some level of 'expertise' in public health, local government, equity, advocacy, FRIGGIN REPORT WRITING, socioeconomic and ethnic issues, urban design, healthy housing and health promotion.
I am also interested in:
- Public and active transport options
- 'Sustainable living' (aspiring to)
- Biodiversity
- FOOD (organic gardening w heirloom varieties, harvesting, storing, cooking, eating and socialising over it, as well as food politics and nutrition...)
- Building community
- Celebrating life
- Creativity
- Love
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 4:33pm on November 3, 2009,
Nick Potter said… - Hi Kelly - thanks for adding the details for the event organised by Steve in Christchurch. Inspiring stuff!
- At 6:18pm on September 24, 2009,
Nick Potter said…
- Welcome Kelly! I hope you find some inspirations in your intersecting. The Intersect Network grows and flows through the interactions of all its members. You can get involved in any way that suits you - just let us know if we can do anything to assist.
All the best from Nick and the rest of the Intersect Crew
PS - You may also wish to join the Aucks to stay connected with events and activities in Auckland.
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Sustainable Tourism
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Flightless Birds
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Climate Camp Aotearoa: W…
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Frocks on Bikes
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Natural Farming
56 members
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Beyond Left or Right
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Creative Practitioners
63 members
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Nanatech: ReSaucing our…
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350 Aotearoa - Climate A…
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SUSTAINAMUMS & ECODADS
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