http://www.camdenfoe.org.uk Friends of the Earth local group in the London borough of Camden Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:59:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Are you aged between 18-30? Live in London? Passionate about the environment? Keen to get involved in actions around the capital? Friends of the Earth is looking to develop a new network of activists in London, bringing together people aged 18-30 to take part in a variety of campaign actions ... http://www.camdenfoe.org.uk/uncategorized/calling-all-london-activists/ The new Executive Member for Sustainability at Camden Council, and Deputy Leader of the Camden Labour Group, Angela Mason, has asked Camden Council to organise a Camden Green Summit on Saturday 17th July from 10am to 3.30pm at Parliament Hill School, Highgate Road, NW5 IRL. The twin aims of the ... http://www.camdenfoe.org.uk/get-serious/camdengreen-summit/ We're currently seeking local residents views on sustainability issues. If you could take 5 minutes to tell us what you think about the environment in Camden we'd really appreciate it! The information will be used to help steer our local campaign work. Thank you! http://www.camdenfoe.org.uk/uncategorized/whats-your-eco-bugbear/ We joined in with the eco activities at Camden Green Fair, held in Regents Park on Sunday 6 June. Thanks to everyone who came down and helped make our stall such a success! We raised £111.54 for Friends of the Earth, by asking for donations for our home-made cakes and ... http://www.camdenfoe.org.uk/events/fun-at-the-fair/ We joined the Campaign Against Climate Change's Candlelit Procession down Whitehall at midnight on Saturday 15 May, part of the Climate Emergency overnight vigil, to highlight to the new government that climate change should be their priority. The 300-strong procession started at Trafalgar Square (where 'Climate SOS' was written in red ... http://www.camdenfoe.org.uk/events/climate-procession-by-candlelight/ The Hampstead & Kilburn Resilience Hustings was an excellent evening, six prospective parliamentary candidates turned up (although Glenda Jackson didn't stay) and up to around 200 interested people. We didn't have time to ask all the questions but have since sent on the unanswered questions to all the candidates. ... http://www.camdenfoe.org.uk/elections/hampstead-kilburn-candidates-eco-qa/ Back in March we presented a deputation to Camden council asking for local parties to support the Get Serious About CO2 campaign in their manifestos, and to commit to a target of at least 40% CO2 emissions reductions in Camden by 2020. Good news... the local Conservative, Labour and Liberal ... http://www.camdenfoe.org.uk/elections/getting-serious-in-camden/ We have a letter in this week's Camden New Journal (22 April) about the Hampstead & Kilburn Hustings: read more here. http://www.camdenfoe.org.uk/uncategorized/political-climate/ We had a great turn out at the Hampstead & Kilburn Hustings last Wednesday 14 April at St Stephen's Church on Rosslyn Hill - almost 200 people attended, and all six prospective parliamentary candidates for the constituency answered questions on environmental issues. The event was co-organised with eco groups ... http://www.camdenfoe.org.uk/events/hampstead-kilburn-hustings/ Susan, Jess, Prashant, Jim, Iris and Michele made a deputation to Camden Council at the full council meeting on March 1 about the Get Serious about CO2 campaign. Due to the closeness of the election the deputation requested that all the parties make a commitment to the 'Get Serious' ... http://www.camdenfoe.org.uk/get-serious/asking-camden-to-get-serious/