1 / 19

AWARENESS AND FUND RAISING EVENTS 2005 - 2007

AWARENESS AND FUND RAISING EVENTS 2005 - 2007. Sustainable Schools Launch. 7 March 2007

ayita
Download Presentation

AWARENESS AND FUND RAISING EVENTS 2005 - 2007

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. AWARENESS ANDFUND RAISING EVENTS2005 - 2007

  2. SustainableSchools Launch 7 March 2007 The Regional launch of the ‘Sustainable Schools’ initiative from the Department for Education and Skills was held at the Fraser Noble Hall, University of Leicester and was introduced by Jake Reynolds, Senior Advisor for Sustainable Development to the DfES. The aim of the event was to encourage partnership working between organisations, such as the LMLG, and schools to respond to the challenges of the Sustainable Schools Agenda. The event also celebrated the recent announcement that the EMESD group has been awarded UN status as a Regional Centre for Expertise in Education for Sustainable Development.

  3. Beltane Spring Fair 17 March 2007, Belgrave Hall Display and Latin American craft workshop attended by 35 people Fair Trade Event for Councillors- 6 March 2007 This was an event held in the Lord Mayor’s Tea Room to celebrate the 5 anniversary of Leicester’s status as a Fair Trade City and show case the many organisations in the city that are involved in promoting fair trade. The LMLG had a stall, highlighting the value of Leicester’s link with Nicaragua as a vehicle for raising awareness and encouraging positive action to support fair trade.

  4. Club La Pachanga - 2007 Salsa event in Leamington Spa 26 January 2007

  5. Winter Fiesta Friends Meeting House Nov 06 Raised £270 for the Young Gardeners project

  6. World Food Day Whitehall Primary School 16 Oct 2006 35 children and 10 parents planted seeds and tasted tropical fruits and maize products

  7. Oxfam and Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign – Education Campaign Media stunt Town Hall Square 3 Sep 2006

  8. Robb Johnson – Roots Night Benefit gig raised £300 The Musician 21 May 2006

  9. Fairtrade Producers • Public talk at Trinity Life Church, Highfields (hosted by Leicester Advocating Fair Trade) • Workshop for 18 students of RE and Economics at City of Leicester College 8 & 9 March 2006 Janixce Florian from SOPPEXCCA and Felicity Butler from CECOCAFEN, the Fairtrade Coffee Trail Ecotourism project in Matagalpa in Leicester.

  10. The Good Life Follow up to Make Poverty History at Fullhurst Community College 18 February 2006

  11. Public Talk Prospects for Sustainable Development in Central America 30 Nov 2005 Chloë Hill presented highlights of her research into the Meso-American biological corridor

  12. The World in My Lunchbox 18 children designed lunchboxes at Belgrave Library 15 October 2005

  13. Club La Pachanga Salsa dancing in Leamington Spa raised £1000 8 October 2005

  14. Public Talk Renewable Energy in Nicaragua 22 Sep 2005 Dominic McCann and John Perry talked about recent projects to provide solar power for rural communities

  15. Leicester & Me Nicaraguan crafts and costumes at Belgrave Hall 25 July 2005

  16. Rich World – Poor World Friends Meeting House 18 June 2005 £270 raised for Young Gardeners Project

  17. Fairtrade Through Your Senses Adult Learners’ Week – Cultural Diversity Day Simultaneous events at Central Library and Belgrave Library 21 May 2005

  18. Beltane Spring Fair Castle Park Gardens 30 April 2005 children making Nicaraguan masks

  19. Gigantonas Workshop Workshop on the history and construction of the ‘Gigantona’ processional figures with Gioconda & Wilfredo Perez from León At Soft Touch Community Arts 24 April 2005

More Related