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Mersey Green Map: December Blog
The Liverpool Green Map story…. Written by Nick Drew from Planet Heswall The Green Map concept was kickstarted in New York City, by Wendy Brawer. Following this approach, the first (printed) Green Map in the UK was produced in Liverpool, between 1996 and 1998. Wendy...
Mersey Green Map: November Blog
Launch of Mersey Green Map Mapping climate and social justice activity in the North West. We are delighted to let you know that our Mersey Green Map is now live and we have our first enterprises on the map. What are we doing? Does your business work for a better...
Depression: A Love Letter
I wrote this piece four years ago, for a different website. I was not in a good place. I got through it, with help from my wife, my family, and my friends. And my dog! Little did I know back then, but within a few months of publishing that piece, I was about to begin...
Mersey Green Map: October Blog
We're getting excited now, as we're in the final stage in our website development and are currently involved in contributing to its final shape. “Mersey Green Map” is a bespoke website, that is being made for us by the Solidarity Economy Association, which will cover...
The Power to Change: Communities, Business and the Covid Crisis
Communities, Business and the Covid Crisis I run a community business, one type of social enterprise. Social and Community Businesses are on the increase, as people realise that communities are best placed to solve their own problems, especially in light of the...
The Hive is offering support to businesses
The Hive is is offering support to co-operative businesses affected by Covid 19. It provides Covid-19 business support Business Planning Help with setting up a new Co-operative Advice on growing your co-operative Buyouts and conversions advice for businesses that are...
A New Magazine from the Co-operative Society
We are the rebuilders: Four co-operative offers for building back better from COVID-19 June 2020 This is a magazine describing the things it is engaged in to support the Build Back Better campaign following the Covid-19 lock down.
Proposed Expansion of Liverpool Airport
This article, written by Jane Hammett and published in Nerve magazine, sets out the case for protecting the Greenbelt and shoreline at Oglet, near Speke, Liverpool from destruction caused by the proposed expansion of Liverpool airport.
Announced: CitizenSciArt
The roster of sPark It partners keeps growing. It is a joy to see so much creativity in Liverpool, and so many of these ideas have blown us away. One particularly intriguing concept has come in from CitizenSciArt, a project that spans the worlds of science, research,...
The Landworkers’ Alliance
The Landworkers' Alliance supports and promotes agroecology and the conservation of land for local food growing and distribution. There are some work and investment opportunities in the newsletter and a petition in support of a National Nature Service. Follow the link...
Transition: Bounce Forward featuring sPark It
As part of Transition: Bounce Forward, Paul will be talking Transition, sPark It and all things Liverpool. While the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the vulnerability and inequality experienced by many people in our communities, it has also demonstrated the...
Some concept art from the sParkitects!
Some concept art from the sParkitects! Here at sPark It HQ we've been busy working away on the crowdfunder. We're also in talks regarding location, and developing the concepts for our built environment installations. We've pulled together a team of 'sParkitects' (they...
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