Monthly Archive for March, 2009
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Title: Recovery: Can Ireland be first?
Location: Walton Theatre (Nassau st. entrance) Trinity College, Dublin
Link out: Click here
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 2009-04-02Four years ago Fred Harrison published ‘Boom Bust; Depression 2010, Housing and Banking Crisis’.
In March 2008 a packed audience in Trinity College found Harrison’s explicit prediction and explanation of how Ireland faced an inevitable and serious property related banking crises hard to believe.
Now Fred Harrison returns to debate in public, with three experienced economic commentators, his “positive and practical proposals for a sustainable recovery and stable economic growth in Ireland”. Damien Kiberd, economist and broadcaster is Chairman.
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Easter Fun Day
Are you looking for some fun activities for your children during the Easter holidays? The Bog of Allen Nature Centre will be holding a half day Easter Froggy Fun Camp for students aged 7-13 years.
Due to popular demand the camp will be held on two dates for 2009, 8th & 9th April between 10am and 1pm.
Activities on the day will include pond dipping, froggy crafts and frog search.
All activities will be fully supervised by experienced instructors.
The cost of the camp is 15 Euro and booking is essential, as there is limited places. If you would like to make a booking contact Nuala Madigan at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre on 045-860133.
Editors Notes:
The Bog of Allen Nature Centre is run by the Irish Peatland Conservation Council a charity that was set up in 1982 to conserve a representative sample of Irish peatlands for future generations to enjoy.
Bog of Allen Nature Centre
Lullymore
Rathangan
Co. Kildare
Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)45 860 133
E-mail: b...@ipcc.ie
www.ipcc.ie
Over 25 years saving bogs
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Title: Planning Small-Scale Renewable Electricity Generation Systems
Location: Lifetime Lab, Lee Road, Cork
Start Time: 9:30
Date: 2009-04-03
End Time: 16:00
Planning Small-Scale Renewable Electricity Generation Systems on Friday 3rd April from 9.30am to 4pm at The Lifetime Lab, Lee Road, Cork. €195. Bookings: xdubuisson@dwme.ie. To coincide with the introduction of smart metering and SEI renewable energy grants, DWEcoCo invites you to a One-day training course in micro-generation
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Title: 3rd Health & Yoga Day
Location: Cultivate, Dublin
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2009-06-06
End Time: 18:00
3rd Health & Yoga Day on Saturday 6th June from 10.00am to 6pm at Cultivate. €20. Cultivate’s Health & Yoga Day is the antidote to the RDS’s Mind, Body, Spirit Festival (where you can enjoy “magic wand experiences” - Irish Times). The air of the event is authentic, inspired, comfortable, inviting and wholesome. The Health & Yoga Day is a grassroots gathering with many of Dublin’s Yoga studios involved, having a communal, festive feel.
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Title: Summer in the City A Basic Tango Course
Location: Cultivate, Dublin
Start Date: 2009-05-11
Start Time: 19:30
End Date: 2009-05-25
End Time: 20:45
Summer in the City A Basic Tango Course is on Mondays from 11th to 25th May from 7.30 to 8.45pm at Cultivate. €40. Bookings 01 674 5773. The crash course in Tango dancing with Kristina Chaloir and Julian Brigatti of Tango Essence.
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Title: Being Human A Day of Dance & Movement
Location: Cultivate, Dublin
Start Time: 12:00
Date: 2009-05-02
End Time: 22:00
Being Human A Day of Dance & Movement is Saturday 2nd May from 12noon to 10pm at Cultivate. €20. Book online or 01 674 5773. Kick-Start Summer with introductory workshops in Tango, Flamenco, Capoeira, Salsa, Bellydance, 5-Rhythms, Indian Classical Dance, Biodanza, Tai Chi, Yoga and more.
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Title: Creative Mathematics for Teachers III
Location: Cultivate, Dublin
Start Time: 14:30
Date: 2009-04-04
End Time: 16:00
Creative Mathematics for Teachers III on Saturday 4 April from 2.30 to 4pm at Cultivate. €25. Bookings: 01 674 5773. Plato to Euler in 45 minutes and you keep the kit. This workshop begins by experimenting with form creation from regular polygonal figures. Participants will then construct those same forms using a new product called Tubespace. Those interested in taking both creative math sessions can receive a 10% discount. Paul’s website
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Title: Creative Mathematics for Teachers II
Location: Cultivate, Dublin
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2009-04-02
End Time: 21:00
Creative Mathematics for Teachers II on Thursday 2nd April from 7 to 9pm at Cultivate. €25. Bookings 01 674 5773. Explore magic squares, angle trisection and mathematics in the 9-pointed star, and creative evaluation techniques which are meant to encourage. The program is meant as a continuation of the well-attended workshop held last summer at Cultivate though certainly new people may attend. Participants should bring compass, ruler, calculator and plain white paper or notebook.
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Title: Sacred Geometry Workshop
Location: Cultivate, Dublin
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2009-04-04
End Time: 14:00
Sacred Geometry Workshop for home builders, interior designers, artists, teachers, and everyone else on Friday 3rd April from 7 to 9pm and Saturday 4th April from 10am to 2pm at Cultivate. €65. Bookings 01 674 5773. Paul Stang invites you to explore the circle, spiral, and number, to create and experience sacred form and space. You will explore archetypal patterns buried in our psyche and how to incorporate them within the reality you are making for yourself. Practice meditation to utilize the harmonics of key geometric shapes and appreciate why you would want to build, draw, and live with intent.
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Title: Sacred Geometry Workshop
Location: Cultivate, Dublin
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2009-04-03
End Time: 21:00
Sacred Geometry Workshop for home builders, interior designers, artists, teachers, and everyone else on Friday 3rd April from 7 to 9pm and Saturday 4th April from 10am to 2pm at Cultivate. €65. Bookings 01 674 5773. Paul Stang invites you to explore the circle, spiral, and number, to create and experience sacred form and space. You will explore archetypal patterns buried in our psyche and how to incorporate them within the reality you are making for yourself. Practice meditation to utilize the harmonics of key geometric shapes and appreciate why you would want to build, draw, and live with intent.
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Title: A Green New Deal: What it Could Mean for Ireland
Location: Cultivate, Dublin
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 2009-04-24
End Time: 21:30
A Green New Deal: What it Could Mean for Ireland on Friday 24th April from 7.30 to 9.30pm at Cultivate.
€15. Bookings 01 674 5773.
The speakers include Colin Hines who first developed the idea in the report “A Green New Deal” published in UK in July 2008.
Also on the panel are John Barry, Queens University, Peadar Kirby, University of Limerick and Paul Allen, Outreach Director at the Centre for Alternative Technology, Wales and author of the ‘Zero Carbon Britain’ report.
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Title: Talking about The Village?
Location: Dublin Food Co-Op, Dublin 8
Start Time: 18:15
Date: 2009-04-02
End Time: 19:45
Talking about The Village? Building Sustainable Community is on Thursday 2nd April from 6.15 to 7.45pm at the Dublin Food Co-Op, Dublin 8. €Free. Map. As a living community The Village will demonstrate ecological building, renewable energy generation, local food production, natural health care, local livelihoods, and play a part in conserving the genetic biodiversity of Ireland. Davie Philip will give an update of where the project is at, outlining with pictures and film the ideas and technologies being utilised. Contact: davie@thevillage.ie
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Title: Convergence 14 : Making the Transition to Resilience
Location: Cultivate, Dublin
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Date: 2009-04-22
Convergence 14 : Making the Transition to Resilience, Cultivate’s sustainable living festival and core activity of the co-op. Events will take place in Dublin, Thurles and Cloughjordan from the 22nd to the 28th of April including talks, symposia, conferences and (most probably) a screening of The Age of Stupid.
Festival Schedule. Bookings 01 674 5773 (Online sales will begin soon)
