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Newsletter Winter 2012
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Communities Against Climate Change
Climate change is the greatest environmental challenge we have ever faced. We all contribute to it and are all affected by it, but we can also work together within our communities to combat it, today. Our leaflet outlines what steps communities and individuals can take to combat climate change. Click link below to read our leaflet.
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Summer 2012 Newsletter
We have just completed our latest newsletter which has articles on our new ‘Don’t Dump, Donate’ food waste campaign and exploring food ‘best before’ dates. We also consider the environmental and social impacts of our consumption habits and give some money-saving hints to SMEs, which also reduce environmental impacts. Lastly, we summarise our latest policy submissions to the government.
Please contact us if you any questions or want to join us in our food waste/food bank campaign.
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Waterwise Leaflet
Worried about impending water rates?
Want to reduce your water use at home?
Here is a handy guide to help you cut your consumption.
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Summer 2010 Newsletter
Check out our Summer 2010 Newsletter
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Food Matters leaflet
What are the environmental implications of food production, transportation, distribution, consumption and disposal? See our Food Matters Leaflet.
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PARTICIPANTS WANTED FOR POSTAL STUDY! DONATIONS MADE TO VOICE.
VOICE and several members of VOICE are participating in the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) postal study for An Post. They measure the performance of mail sent and received and report it weekly to An Post.
As participants, we receive and send letters on An Post’s behalf throughout the country and for each sender or receiver we put forward, we receive €125/year. If you’re both a receiver and sender, we receive €250/year. So far, in the last year, we have received around €2,000 from PcW.
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Mindy O’Brien Appointed as New Coordinator of VOICE
Mindy O’Brien has recently joined VOICE as the new coordinator. She has been on the Board of Directors for the previous 10 years and has been a volunteer for 13 years. Please contact her if you have any questions or queries.
Thank you for your support in 2011
As 2011 draws to a close, VOICE would like to thank all of our supporters and members for their support throughout the year.
It was a busy year that kicked off with work on the Climate Change Bill before work began on the General Election. We drew up a Doorstepping Guide for Candidates and carried out an analysis of the new Programme for Government.
We then moved onto household waste workshops in local communities, an appearance on TV3 talking about illegal dumping and an article about food waste for TheJournal.ie
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Visualizing a Plenitude Economy
Never heard of the Plenitude Economy? Neither had we before we watched this great little video from the Center for a New American Dream.
This fun animation provides a vision of what a post-consumer society could look like, with people working fewer hours and pursuing re-skilling, homesteading, and small-scale enterprises that can help reduce the overall size and impact of the consumer economy. Narrated by economist and best-selling author Juliet Schor (http://www.julietschor.org).
The shorter work week reminds us of the New Economic Foundation’s (NEF) ’21 Hours’ project, where everyone works just 21 hours a week. You can find out more about the NEF project by clicking here.
VOICE Winter Newsletter 2011
As we come to the end of another successful year, it’s hard to believe Christmas is almost upon as again.
This year has been very busy for VOICE with a lot of our work done on policy issues, telling the Government what we think they should be doing differently. In this edition of our Newsletter we give you an update on the promised climate change bill on page 1 and you can read about the rest of our policy work on pages 6 and 7.
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Sad passing of Richard Douthwaite
We are all very sad at VOICE to hear about the passing of Richard Douthwaite yesterday, Monday 14 November. Richard, co-founder of Feasta, was a brilliant sustainability thinker and intellectual. His economic analysis of the resource and financial crises was inspired. He is truly a great loss.
Feasta is inviting anyonewho knew him or who was influenced by his work to leave comments in the tribute section of their website. Tributes are already pouring in from across the world.
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Summer Newsletter 2011
Summer has arrived! After the harsh winter of last year, we hope that the sun is shining wherever you are.
And what a year 2011 has been so far. With one of the most dramatic elections in recent history just a few months behind us, VOICE has been keeping a firm eye on the new Fine Gael-Labour coalition’s commitment to environmental issues. You can read more about how we think the Government is doing on page 2 of our Summer Newsletter.
At VOICE, we have been busy too. We made a submission on the Climate Change Response Bill at the start of the year, and continue to work towards the implementation of Climate Change legislation in Ireland (page 1). We’ve also been working with local communities this year, educating the public on sustainable approaches to waste. You can read about our Waste Action Workshops and how to carry out your own household waste audit on page 6.
We hope you enjoy reading our Summer Newsletter, which is filled with handy tips for sustainable living, an interview with our patron Darina Allen and a book review of The Post Carbon Reader.
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More time than money on your hands?
The current economic situation in Ireland is hitting a lot of Irish households hard. Charitable donations are often one of the first costs to be cut and even those who would like to help charities find themselves unable to keep up regular contributions.
Right now VOICE is looking for people to donate a small amount of time for a special project that won’t cost you a penny.
The project involves PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), who are investigating the efficiency of An Post’s service. Participants send and receive mail on behalf of PwC who measure the performance and report back to An Post.
So where does VOICE fit into this? PwC is always looking for new participants for the project and give donations to charities such as VOICE for newly recruited participants.
If you are interested in donating a small amount of your time to VOICE, we would love to hear from you. Please contact Tara at tara@voiceireland.org and you could soon be doing your part to help improve Ireland’s environment.
Applications are now closed for VOICE intern
Thank you to everyone who applied for the position of Marketing and Communications Intern.
Applications are now closed and we will be in touch with all applicants by email.
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