[Netnews-action] news: Free Food Event and Guerrilla Gardening in Moss Side

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-------- Forwarded Message --------
> From: manchester at climatecamp.org.uk
> To: manchesterclimateaction at lists.riseup.net, theheap at lists.riseup.net
> Subject: [manchesterclimateaction] Free Food Event and Guerrilla
> Gardening in Moss Side
> Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 20:43:08 +0100 (IST)
> 
> FREE VEGAN FOOD EVENT!
> On Sunday 1st Manchester Animal Protection and Manchester Climate Action
> held a free vegan picnic in Piccadilly gardens..
> 
> We gave away lots of delicious food, and seedlings, including aubergine
> plants and peppers! Much of the food was donated, some of it was skipped. 
> We hung banners and had placards...
> 
> The overall response was really positive, despite the rain!  Lots of
> people came and talked to us for a long time, and the council even sampled
> some of our tasty snacks!
> 
> We did some guerilla gardening in Picadilly gardens, an area which is
> increasingly less like a gardens every; planting everything from
> courgettes to rosebushes!
> 
> We also took our snacks into Burger King, Stabucks and Cafe Nero, offering
> customers free cake (and propaganda!)..
> 
> Similar events happened across the north in cities like Liverpool and
> Sheffield.
> 
> This event was organised as part of the day of action on food and climate
> change, which is happening tomorrow (3rd June)...actions and events are
> happening over the next few days...more to follow soon!
> 
> To get involved in events like this in the future, email this address..
> If you took photos, please also email them in!
> 
> Hopefully it will be the start of more combined events with MAP/MCA!
> 
> ---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
> Subject: Guerrilla Gardening in Moss Side
> From:    "marylouandben" <marylouandben at gmail.com>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I've had an idea. Inspired initially by Shane Claiborne and his pals
> reclaiming un-cared for land near where they live, and recently by
> http://www.guerrillagardening.org, I want to do some Guerrilla Gardening in
> Moss Side - and I want you to join me!
> 
> Guerrilla Gardening is when a bunch of people simply plant flowers on ugly
> or dis-used land without permission to make it nicer for everyone. Sounds
> exciting?
> 
> The bit of land I want to do first is here:
> http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=101201435877150701435.00044e7861d597eacfe6a&t=h&z=19
> 
> It's on the corner of Lloyd Street and Moss Lane East. It a patch of grass
> with some trees and bushes and people walk through it to cut across or to
> get to the bus stop, so it's used pretty often. It also looks grim.
> 
> So, I propose that on Saturday 14th June we meet at the Guerrilla Gardening
> Patch at 11am with trowels, plastic bags for rubbish, plants, seeds, bulbs,
> forks, spades, wellies and whatever else. You can bring plants or seeds from
> your garden/box or from a shop.
> 
> Guerrilla Gardening is supposed to transform a spot for years, not just a
> few weeks. So if anybody come along, we'll talk about how to keep it going -
> when next to meet, how to maintian and monitor it, etc.
> 
> Please forward this to whoever you think would be keen on being involved -
> the more the merrier!
> 
> Ta, Ben
> 
> 
>