The Freeconomy Feastival
Here is the full line-up for The Freeconomy Feastival 2009 in Hamilton House (2nd Floor), 80 Stokes Croft, Bristol on 28th Nov, Buy Nothing Day. The entire day is FREE for EVERYONE and begins @ 11am.
The Food for Free Feast:
We aim to cook a delicious three course meal for 250+ people on the day, and there will be free drinks / snacks / bike smoothies constantly throughout the day. It will be on a first come / first serve basis. Even if you can't come in the evening, or are too late to get the feast, you can still come to any of the following throughout the day:
Talks (from 11am onwards):
- Mark Boyle (founder of Freeconomy) - 'My year without Money'
- Fergus Drennan (The BBC's world famous forager) - 'How to make use of Wild Food'
- Claire Milne (Transition Towns UK food policy advisor) - 'Nutritious food - an opportunity for profit or a basic human right?'
- Reyna Martinez (Honduras Trade Union Leader) - Garment Worker's Rights - A Story of Freedom
- Ciaran Mundy (Transition Bristol's alternative economics advisor) - 'Evil Roots'
- Alf Montagu (Famous Freegan!) - 'Freegan Living'
- Sarah Cameron (Environmental Consultant) - 'Happy Earth Living'
- Megan Orpwood-Russell (Environmental campaigner) - 'Climate Chaos - Campaigning for Change'
Music and performance (from 4pm onwards - run off a pedal-powered sound system!)
- The Undercover Hippy
- Tom Bellamy
- Denise Rowe (from Baka Beyond) with Alex Michelsen and others
- Eirlys
- Siddy Bennett
- The Green People
Cinema (from 11am onwards)
- Money as Debt
- Earthlings
- The Transition Movie
- Age of Stupid
- History of Oil (stand-up comedy!)
- The Story of Stuff
- Wake up Freak Out
- Local filmmakers
Holistic Therapies (from 11am onwards)
- Acupuncture
- Massage
- Energy Healing
Bookswap
Bring the books you don't read anymore (not just the naff ones!) and swap them for ones you've never read!
Clothes Swap
Bored of your old clothes? Then bring them along and swap them for clothes you fancy! Or if they need mending, take them along to the 'Junk to Funk' clothes mending workshop in our 'Creative Corner'
Freeshop
Bring along useful things you don't need anymore, or just take stuff that you could use. You can even steal stuff, we couldn't care less!
For more information on everything on the event, check out -
http://www.facebook.com/#/event.php?eid=174042847762&ref=ts
(PLEASE help spread the word by clicking 'Invite friends to come' on the facebook page and inviting loads!)
Alternatively, go to - http://www.bristol.indymedia.org.uk/article/691377
If you have any questions not answered in any of the above, contact Mark Boyle on mark@justfortheloveofit.org or 0775 886 1783. To keep up to date, join the Freeconomy website @ www.justfortheloveofit.org
Mark Boyle
the freeconomy community
www.justfortheloveofit.org
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others" - MK Gandhi
