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Unsustainable Community Relations

 The Home-page of this;  site provides a list of key issues for a 'Sustainable Hackney'.To see them click on the small green 'map' labelled, 'Issues'. They are significant Issues but there is an important one missing:  'Community Relations' does not appear on that list. This omission, however, does chime with my experience with groups hosted by this site.. After several years participation and monitoring of  Mill Fields Users Group, from a promising opening to the burnishing down to its…

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Added by Teddy Sawyer on March 5, 2012 at 11:24 — No Comments

Free Compost Bins for Hackney Residents

LCRN is working in partnership with the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) to provide residents of the seven member boroughs with free compost bins and composting advice to make best use of them.

If you are a resident of Hackney you may be entitled to receive a compost bin free of charge - please note that this is a very limited offer, so you'll have to be quick to register. The giveaway events will be taking place on the 4th of March from…

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Added by Jenni Gwiazdowski on February 28, 2012 at 16:20 — No Comments

Dalston Carbuncle - Greenwash, Greed and Grey Politics

 

Dalston Carbuncle

Greenwash, Greed and Grey Politics

 

The rush to cash in on Hackney's open door development policy is escalating as…

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Added by Russell Miller on February 21, 2012 at 18:30 — 10 Comments

Earth into Property

  

  Professor Anthony Hall, Globalisation Studies, University of Lethbridge, Canada has explored the survival strategies of indigenous peoples facing dispossession. His study, titled, the Bowl with One Spoon is in two volumes, American Empire and the Fourth World.  and Earth into Property. The latter was chosen by The Independant newspaper as one of the top books of 2010; Naomi Klein said, "I cannot overstate the importance of this book".

 Peace Place, Common Witness,…

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Added by Teddy Sawyer on February 21, 2012 at 9:50 — No Comments

We are all 'indigenous people' now .

  Just received an update from Kevin Annett in Canada, the former United Church minister who was defrocked when he exposed the genocide of Canada's tribal children in the 'Indian Residential Schools'.  Canadians 'sustain' decorum by isloating and hounding whistle blowers and murdering witnesses. See the documentary film at www.hiddennolonger.com …

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Added by Teddy Sawyer on February 20, 2012 at 21:56 — No Comments

Green Map Developments

Sustainable Hackney is planning to expand the coverage of its green maps over the coming months, and we've got help from Hackney Council to do it.  Hackney is providing desk space and IT facilities for an intern to work with us to add many more items to the map and develop new icons.  

The new icons allow us to separate food from food growing, local community groups from regeneration projects and cycling from other transport.  We also want to expand our coverage of the local economy…

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Added by James Diamond on February 14, 2012 at 11:00 — No Comments

Growing Communities seeking apprentice growers

Closing date 5th March 2012.

General Apprentice Advert (pdf)

Added by James Diamond on February 7, 2012 at 16:07 — No Comments

The Forest Garden in February

We have celebrated the lengthening of the days with a very toasty bonfire for Imbolc.


Added by annie Chipchase on February 7, 2012 at 12:00 — No Comments

Sustainable Hackney Calls for consultation on recycling change

Today we've written to Cllr Demirci, the cabinet member responsible for waste and recycling as follows:-

"Sustainable Hackney understands that a paper on a change to the recycling system for street level properties will be presented to Cabinet on 20th March.  We feel that the proposed change should be subject to a wider debate and consultation and…

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Added by James Diamond on February 2, 2012 at 17:30 — No Comments

Do we need an 18 story block next to Dalston Kingsland station?

The consultation on this development has been extended to 24th February.  The proposed 18 storey block  will overshadow Dalston Kingsland station.  A public meeting has been called for Tuesday 28th Feb.…

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Added by James Diamond on January 30, 2012 at 12:00 — 8 Comments

A decision on recycling systems will be made on 20th March

A proposal to move to commingled collection for the borough will be decided on by the Cabinet Procurement committee on 20th March.

Council will debate the issue on 29th Feb, so let your councillor know what you think by writing to them at http://www.hackney.gov.uk/findmycouncillor.htm

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Added by James Diamond on January 27, 2012 at 16:00 — 1 Comment

MPs call for changes to localism bill

The Communities Committee has called on the government to amend the forthcoming localism bill.  Ministers say a simplified planning system is needed to boost growth and encourage sustainable development.  

The MPs highlight the default "yes" in the reforms that gives the go-ahead to development unless the adverse effects "significantly and demonstrably" outweigh the benefits.

"This carries the risk of the planning system being used to implement poorly planned,…

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Added by James Diamond on December 21, 2011 at 15:00 — No Comments

Hackney Council to get rid of the green recycling boxes?

Hackney Council is conducting a trial of mixed recycling collections using orange bags in Cazenove Ward.  The bags replace the familiar green box, and the recycling is sorted at an MRF (Material Recycling Facility) rather than at the kerbside.  

We have concerns that the quality of the material will suffer and there will be more rejections, and we've written to the council's recycling officer to ask about our concerns.…

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Added by James Diamond on December 2, 2011 at 17:30 — 5 Comments

Warming up Hackney for the Green Deal

Hackney is in danger of losing out under the "Green Deal" and we need to warm up our communities in preparation for next year's launch if we are to get our fair share of the funding available.

A presentation from ACE (Association for the Conservation of Energy) at the Greener Hackney event on 15th October outlined details of how the "Green Deal" is expected to work from 2012.

The "Green Deal" which is currently going through parliament will enable private firms to…

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Added by James Diamond on October 26, 2011 at 10:30 — 3 Comments

Greener Hackney

The Greener Hackney event on 15th October was introduced by local MP Meg Hillier, cabinet member for sustainability Sophie Linden and Kathryn Johnson of Sustainable Hackney.  

Sophie Linden hopes that this will be the first of many such events, the beginning of a partnership with the council, and reiterated the council's political commitment to the Climate Change…

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Added by James Diamond on October 25, 2011 at 9:00 — No Comments

Campaign -- Support the Biodiversity Action Plan! -- Deadline 24th October

Just a reminder to make sure you respond to the BAP consultation before 24 Oct. It's very important there is a big response. It takes about 60 secs to say 'yes we want a BAP'



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Added by Russell Miller on September 30, 2011 at 15:30 — No Comments

Hackney Troubles – National Crisis – International Criminals

Hackney Troubles – National Crisis – International Criminals

There is a lot of confusion about why people across London and the UK should suddenly run amok looting and setting fire to things. Naturally there is a lot of reactionary garbage in the media desperately trying to portray it as mindless violence, calling for more State…

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Added by Russell Miller on August 11, 2011 at 14:30 — No Comments

Abney Park Nature Reserve Veteran Tree Project

Abney Park Nature Reserve

Veteran Tree Project

Abney Park Cemetery Nature Reserve

Abney Park Cemetery was a visionary, Victorian masterpiece. In 1840 a new non-denominational garden cemetery was created in Stoke Newington. It also been planted as a world class arboretum with 2,500…

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Added by Russell Miller on June 21, 2011 at 14:30 — No Comments

Thank ? For Rain 1 - but it's too late for 4,000 Hackney trees

Read it, weep and then read what you can do.

Since my complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman in January - about…

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Added by Russell Miller on May 26, 2011 at 14:30 — No Comments

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