Re: [soilhack-announce] WHOSE SOIL? 8TH AUGUST
dear all,
*Whose Soil?* *on august 8th* in bristol is dedicated to exploring the theme of *soil and social justice - artful dialogue between local and global. *this Soil Saturday is part of Soil Culture at ceate thatis the UK’s honouring of UN International Year of Soils.
*10am - 10pm at create centre, bristol BS1 6XN - all events are free - a small charge for brunch - all ages welcome*
*www.touchstonecollaborations.com/whose-soil/ <http://www.touchstonecollaborations.com/whose-soil/>*
conviviality *food as the gift of healthy soils* the arts and sciences *human passion and courage* soil as belonging love letters to the soil hands-on making & stories *cultural diverisity and biodiversity soils as the souce of life*
this is a day to hear each others’ experiences and seed new ideas together with a convivial bounty of good food to share. key elements include:
*11am - 2pm an organic and biodynamic brunch offered from 11am-2pm by Soil Sisters of organic and local artisan foods*
10am - 2pm Community Love Letter to Soil using hand-made papers, earth-based inks and powerful collective intent to celebrate and safeguard our living soils
10am - 2pm *Rising up* and *Blue Finger Alliance* sharing stories and experiences of activism to safeguard high quality agricultural land coming out of the north fringe of the city of Bristol.
10am - 2pm *All Wrapped Up: creating beauty from packaging waste* with artists Annali Grimes of Litterarti, Barbara Disney printing on waste materials, Alison Harper exploring packaging and Eduardo Allen creating subtle sounds.
2-4pm: *Soil not oil -**Soil, justice and hope in the oil soaked Niger Delta* conversations and exchange with Jane Trowell of Platform London and Eno Usua on art, activism, human rights with plenty of time for discussion too.
4-5pm: *Claiming Soil and Sky* Co-creation of a geodesic installation by Miche and Flora of Touchstone collaborations, on behalf of Bronwyn Lace and Marcus Neustetter to honour the peoples of Sutherland, South Africa, and their struggles to retain their home soils and land.
5-7pm: *Local and Global Feast with 91 Ways* sharing food and story-sharing with friends and communities from 91 ways to celebrate soils from around the world as the source of our food and community life.
7-9pm: *3 Acres and a Cow* theatre performance sharing a history of land rights and protest in folk song and story.
please be in touch to find out more and please share with your friends and networks!
warmest thanks,
flora and miche
*tel 07904 333015* *@FGHardy*
‘Soil Culture *at create* is a timely celebration to remind the world that we are all children of the living soil.’ *Satish Kumar, Resurgence and Ecologist magazine and Schumacher College*
Soil Culture at create
Summer Celebration of UN International Year of Soils 2015
Bristol European Green Capital A partnership between Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World (CCANW),Touchstone collaborations and Soil Sisters
www.touchstonecollaborations.com
www.ccanw.co.uk
Miche Fabre Lewin +44 (0) 7734 049407
Flora Gathorne-Hardy +44 (0) 7904 333015
Daphne Lambert +44 (0) 7796 686629 skypename touchstonecollaborationsUK
TED Talk Cooking, Culture and Conversations <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cmWmCGEjR0&feature=em-subs_digest&list=TLORoswHMTO0Q> talk for TEDx Soweto
studio OPS
willow court
beeches green stroud GL5 4BJ
‘Soil Culture *at create* is a timely celebration to remind the world that we are all children of the living soil.’ *Satish Kumar, Resurgence and Ecologist magazine and Schumacher College*
Soil Culture at create
Summer Celebration of UN International Year of Soils 2015
Bristol European Green Capital A partnership between Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World (CCANW),Touchstone collaborations and Soil Sisters
www.touchstonecollaborations.com
www.ccanw.co.uk
Miche Fabre Lewin +44 (0) 7734 049407
Flora Gathorne-Hardy +44 (0) 7904 333015
Daphne Lambert +44 (0) 7796 686629 skypename touchstonecollaborationsUK
TED Talk Cooking, Culture and Conversations <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cmWmCGEjR0&feature=em-subs_digest&list=TLORoswHMTO0Q> talk for TEDx Soweto
studio OPS
willow court
beeches green stroud GL5 4BJ
‘Soil Culture *at create* is a timely celebration to remind the world that we are all children of the living soil.’ *Satish Kumar, Resurgence and Ecologist magazine and Schumacher College*
Soil Culture at create
Summer Celebration of UN International Year of Soils 2015
Bristol European Green Capital A partnership between Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World (CCANW),Touchstone collaborations and Soil Sisters
www.touchstonecollaborations.com
www.ccanw.co.uk
Miche Fabre Lewin +44 (0) 7734 049407
Flora Gathorne-Hardy +44 (0) 7904 333015
Daphne Lambert +44 (0) 7796 686629 skypename touchstonecollaborationsUK
TED Talk Cooking, Culture and Conversations <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cmWmCGEjR0&feature=em-subs_digest&list=TLORoswHMTO0Q> talk for TEDx Soweto
studio OPS
willow court
beeches green stroud GL5 4BJ
participants (1)
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Adam Ormes Court