7.30 pm, at De Koffie Pot in Hereford. Everything needs to change to reverse climatic and ecological breakdown. So let’s think big. Richard Priestley presents some ideas about how tens of trillions of pounds/dollars/Euros might be raised and spent globally to maximize human wellbeing and ecological restoration. 20th to 27th September the ‘Schools Strike for […]
Read More… from 24 July – Talk by Richard Priestley: “Re-imagining the Global Economy”
7.30 at De Koffie Pot, Left Bank Hereford. Among other questions we’d like to consider – Should there be a second EU Referendum? Would a second referendum “help bring the country together” or would it do the opposite? And, how could a second referendum be achieved? SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS EVENTS UNFOLD! […]
Read More… from 23 January – Big Green Conversation: “Brexit – What Next?”
There was standing room only on 17 July in Hereford’s Left Bank main hall for a talk on “Brexit – Where’s it going?” – by Green Party MEP and economist Molly Scott Cato. Molly (pictured with Green county councillors Felicity Norman, left, and Ellie Chowns, right) the Green Party speaker on Brexit made a […]
Kate Adams (Wye & Usk Foundation) and Caroline Hanks (local farming advisor on soil and meadows) led the latest BGC and gave a fascinating presentation. Their topic “LOVE SOIL – Healthy soil for healthy crops, healthy livestock and healthy rivers” Since the intensification of farming, soil has not been managed well, but things are looking […]
Talk and discussion, jointly led by Kate Adams of Wye and Usk Foundation and Caroline Hanks of Herefordshire Meadows “Healthy soil underpins our agriculture, horticulture and ecosystems – but it’s a topic that’s often undervalued. We will explore the importance of soil health and water quality to Herefordshire’s economy; what are the challenges and solutions […]
Betty Hunter, Honorary President of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, spoke at April’s Big Green Conversation about Palestine and particularly how Palestinian children are treated by the Israeli justice system, police and military. She said Israel signed the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1991, but effectively treats Palestinian children as terrorists. Children […]
Read More… from Big Green Conversation Apr 2018: “Palestine Children on the Frontline”
Presentation by Betty Hunter (Hon. President of Palestine Solidarity Campaign) 7 for 7.30 @ de Koffie Pot, Left Bank, Hereford, HR4 9DG Israel is denying the children of Palestine a future through military occupation and imprisonment. The international community must defend their rights. Israel is the only country in the world that systematically prosecutes children […]
Read More… from 25 April: Big Green Conversation – “Palestinian Children on the Frontline”
At De Koffie Pot, Hereford. 7.30 to 9.30pm Our four busy and effective Green Party county councillors will talk about life on the council. Come find out about how they are making Herefordshire Greener. Includes discussion about the local elections in May 2019 and getting more Green representation on the council. […]
Herefordshire Council is pressing ahead with its plan to build a ‘Western Relief Road’ or as it’s now known the ‘Hereford Bypass’. This Big Green Conversation will discuss the proposals for the new road and bridge over the River Wye between Belmont and Breinton. And look at the alternatives. 7.30pm in De Koffie Pot, Left […]
Read More… from 28 Feb: Big Green Conversation – Will the Hereford Bypass bring relief?
George Monbiot at the Gaia Foundation last year explaining the background to his latest book ‘Out of the Wreckage – a New Politics for an Age of Crisis.’ Followed by discussion – How do we find a “restoration story” for the 21st century to generate real and positive change? At De Koffie Pot, Left Bank […]
Read More… from 31 Jan: Big Green Conversation – Video talk by George Monbiot
