Our sustainable society calendar, summer 2011


March 2011 Veggie Month / Food UK 28 February - 13 Fairtrade Fortnight UK more 20 Sunday The Great Big Earth Dig / Growing and gardening UK 21 - 27 Climate Week / Climate change UK 22 Tuesday UN World Day for Water ^W, Water for Cities more / Water UK 26 Saturday Earth Hour 2010, 8.30 pm, Official website April 2011 22 Friday Earth Day, Earth Day Network - coordinating worldwide events for Earth Day. 23 - 29 InterNational Downshifting Week, more May 2011 throughout the month The Tree Council's Walk in the Woods: Trees Matter - Enjoy Them, more 7 - 8 Sat-Sun Jane’s Walk “Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.” — Jane Jacobs, ‘The Death and Life of Great American Cities’ / Sustainability Walks 16 - 20 Walk to School Week / School travel 16 - 22 Real Nappy Week, more 22 Sunday International Day for Biological Diversity Biodiversity and Forests. / Biodiversity 23 - 27 Noise Action Week / Environment quality UK 23 - 29 National Vegetarian Week / Food UK	June 2011 5 Sunday The Big Lunch / Street parties 5 Sunday World Environment Day ^W Forests: Nature at Your Service / Trees, woodland and forest 8 Wednesday World Ocean Day, more 12 Open Farm Sunday UK, more 17 - 26 Green Transport Week 2011 / Reduced dependence on cars UK 18 - 26 Team Green Britain Bike Week, more 25 - 9 July Co-operatives Fortnight 2011 / Co-operative July 2011 11 Monday World Population Day ^W, recognized by the UN 23 - 31 Love Parks Week 2011, twitter / Open spaces 25 - 31 National Parks Week 2011, more August 2011 9 Tuesday International Day of the World’s Indigenous People ^W / Indigenous people 12 Friday International Youth Day / Youth & sustainability ____ Our sustainable society calendar, winter 2011-12
Events by region
London June 2011 4 - 5 Saturday and Sunday Wandle Valley Festival August 2011 29 Bank holiday Monday The Environmental Fair, Carshalton, South West London. Organised by EcoLocal with a team of volunteers, showcasing local sustainability initiatives. On average around 10,000 people attend and enjoy a range of entertainment, food and stalls. / Green fairs in London South East England March 2011 19 Saturday Brighton VegFest, Brighton June 2011 19 Sunday Commonwork Summer Open Day, Bore Place, Chiddingstone, Edenbridge, Kent	South West England May 2011 27 - 29 Friday to Sunday Bristol VegFest, Bristol June 2011 12 Sunday Green Scythe Fair, Thorney Lakes, Muchelney, Nr Langport, Somerset East Midlands August 2011 13 Saturday Umbrella Fair, Northampton North West England May 2011 21 Saturday Meat free in Manchester, Manchester Scotland March 2011 14 - 16 May National Spring Clean, Scotland
2011 International Year of Forests 2011 ^W Year of the Bat, 2011 - 2012	2012 Rio 2012 International Year of Cooperatives 2012
Decades 2005 to 2014 United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development / Education 2005 to 2015 Water for Life Decade / Water 2010–2020 United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification
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