Every week
Birmingham Friends of the Earth's weekly campaigns meetings take place every Monday (except Bank Holidays or speaker events), from 7.30pm, the Warehouse, 54-57 Allison Street, Digbeth. All welcome.
June-July 2007
11th June, Birmingham FoE AGM, 7:30pm
11th June, An Inconvenient Truth and discussion organised by Warwickshire Quakers
- Film showing, 6:30pm
- Discussion, 8pm onwards
- Bull St Friends Meeting House, City Centre
12th June, Birmingham University Vale Festival, Midday til the early hours. The Vale Festival's theme this year is Climate Change, and the Festival is supporting Friends of the Earth Big Ask campaign.
18th June, Birmingham FoE speaker event: Mark Lynas on climate change. 6-7pm, dinner with Mark Lynas, Warehouse Café; 7-8pm, speaking across the road at the Journey’s Metropolitan Community Church; 8-9pm, book signing in the Warehouse Café.
21st June, An Inconvenient Truth and Friends of the Earth Big Ask Q+A session with Lynne Jones MP and John Hemming MP, 6pm, Electric Cinema, 47 Station St, Birmingham City Centre, B5 4DY. Download the flyer here.
http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/climate/news/inconvenient_truth_cinema_tour.html
19th-25th June, BFoE at Glastonbury
7th July, Live Earth concert. Live broadcast on big screen in Chamberlain square (city centre). Birmingham Friends of the Earth climate team will have a stall, as part of the Stop Climate Choas Coalition, I Count campaign.
7th July, CoCoMAD Festival, Cotteridge Park
10th July, City Council Full meeting, presentation of and debate on Sustainability and Climate Change report
12th-16th July, Organic Beer Festival, The Anchor pub
Past events
- Sunday 1st April - Birmingham Friends of the Earth (FOE) members and associates will be gathering to celebrate 30 years since their move into 'The Warehouse'. All welcome. Venue: Warehouse, 54-57Allison Street, Digbeth, Birmingham B5 5TH. Time: 1-5 pm, Sunday 1st April. See also press release.
- Monday 2 April - Speaker event: Better Biking in Brum. All wellcome. Free event. Monday 2 April, Warehouse, 54-57Allison Street, Digbeth, Birmingham B5 5TH, 7:30 pm (come before to enjoy a vegetarian meal - orders before 6:45 pm - or get 10% off purchases at the Bike Shop "Sprocket Cycles" on the evening). Download the flyer (PDF) or see the press release.
Farmers Markets
Farmers Markets are held round the West Midlands on the following days of each month: New St: 1st and 3rd Wed; Solihull: 1st Fri; King's Heath: 1st Sat; Sutton Coldfield: 2nd Fri; King's Norton: 2nd Sat; Harborne: 2nd Sat; Shirley: 3rd Thu (not Jan/Feb); Bearwood: 3rd Sat; Moseley: 4th Sat; There are extra markets in December. Visit this site for more info: http://thefoody.com/regions/centralfm.html#westmidlands.