1 super symposium that filled us with hope that there are enough of us who care about making our region more resilient (check out the Google Drive Shared Public Folder which contains all of the notes and resources)
2 seasonal socials celebrating and connecting the energy that we all contribute to making the world a more balanced and pleasant place to live
3 edible events that blew our expectations out of the window when amazing projects got together to inspire us with what they do Courgette In The City, Liverpool Food People, Knut Knut, Farm Urban, Windmill Wholefoods, Dutch Farm Liverpool YMCA
4 outstanding organisations that gave us inspiration to keep going Network of Wellbeing – NOW, Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Workers’ Educational Association (North West Region) & Project Dirt
5 virtuous venues that hosted our events and meetings Brink Liverpool, Dutch Farm Liverpool YMCA, Rose Howey Cooperative Gallery, Quaker Meeting House Liverpool & Ullet Road Eco Office
6 top tips for living from people in our network – get a dynamo for your bicycle, use no dig methods for growing your veg, sell or swap your stuff in a local group, consiously check what youre consuming on Ethical Consumer Magazine , Sweat your Equity at Housing People, Building Communities, Cooperate like Liverpool Independent Cooperatives at Naked Lunch Cafe
7 inspiring ideas to explore in 2017 Inner Transition, Carbon Conversations, Transition Streets, Land Army, Food Directory, Creative Family Event, Incredible Edibles
8 events we went to that made it all more real and meaningful FoE Basecamp, Liverpool City of Sanctuary, Compass Building a Progressive Alliance, WEA Courses in Democracy/Forest Gardening/Bread Making/Permaculture, Wirral Earth Fest, Granby Four Streets Community Market – simply the best, Labour Party Fringe Festival, Renewable Energy Alliance Lancs NW training
9 new projects that brought our ears and eyes to attention Earthship Liverpool, Zero Carbon Liverpool, Squash Nutrition‘s Toxteth Food Hub, Million Stars CIC Pop Up Events & Themed Retreats, Nuts about Milk, Blue-Green Liverpool, Feel Supreme, Maggie’s Farm, Naked Lunch Cafe
10 committed community volunteers who grew in trust and shared hopes and dreams for how we can all work together better in the future Dinah, Margaret, James, Lisa, Steph, George, Jenni, Catherine, Lucy, Angela
Hats off to all of you who have made the world a little bit better in 2016
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