ALEC Update May 21, 2009

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ALEC Update
Thursday May 21, 2009
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G’day all,
I hope this finds you fit and healthy and in the swing of it.
This update reflects the busyness of many people’s lives within the community who are organising events and community get-togethers.
Please take the time to find out what is going on around town and support community action by turning up.
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Just to let you know, ALEC has lodged a Freedom of Information request to the Department of Mining and Energy in relation to the approval of the Mining Management Plan and the processes involved. Community monitoring is continuing, apparently a second drilling rig has been set up on site, which is located 14.6km from the start of the gravel on the old South rd. If you’re interested in keeping an eye on what’s going on down there, email me info@alec.org.au and I can put you in contact with the drivers of that.
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If you’re interested in collective food growing, we’re in the process of applying for a grant to organise a Gardens for Food program where networks of households share time, labour, skills and produce. It will feed into the momentum towards a community garden and our own community’s resilience.
If interested, stay tuned, or call me 8952 2497.
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Keep well
See you soon

Jimmy
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‘I have no doubt that we will be successful in harnessing the sun's energy.... If sunbeams were weapons of war, we would have had solar energy centuries ago. ~Sir George Porter, quoted in The Observer, 26 August 1973
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Key dates:
Grab your diaries:

Fri May 22 Closing date for U-Art our Voice exhibition – call Unanyntji (details below)

Sat May 23 Solar Open Day – Desert Knowledge Precinct 9-11am (Community Notices)

Sun May 24 Biodiesel-making workshop (details Community News)
Fri May 29 Ecology and conservation of the White Stork. CSIRO 3.30pm (details below)

Fri May 29 Critical MASSive – Council Lawns – 5.15pm – cycle
against uranium exploration (details below)

Fri May 29 More than my skin – opening Watch This Space 6pm (see WTS at the end of this email)


Sat May 30 Steiner Fair (details in Community News)

Tue Jun 2 Living Rivers Community Forum (more details next week)

Thu Jun 4 BHP-B Public Meeting RE: Roxby EIS (more details next week)

Fri June 5 U-Art our voice, exhibition opening, 6-8pm ASTC Library (details below)

Fri June 5 World Environment Night @ the Lane Upstairs 8pm-1am (details below)
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U-Art our Voice
Alice Springs Artists response to the uranium threat
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Calling all poets, song writers, artists etc to create works responding to the uranium mining-dumping threats to our town.
We are hoping to create an exhibition to be displayed in the ASTC Library June 5
Queries please call Unanyntji ;0488266478,unanyntji@hotmail.com Deadline May 22
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World Environment Day/Night
Friday June 5

The Lane Upstairs from 8pm
Come and join in the fun.
Films
Chris Aronston, Super Raelian brothers and friends
and a RAFFLE!

ALEC will be presenting Uranium: Is it a country?
An upbeat German documentary looking into the nuclear industry in both Europe and Australia. This film is on its world tour, with screenings in Berlin, Melbourne, Alice Springs and others.

A premiere for the Territory!

A fundraiser for ALEC’s anti-U mining campaigns
$10 concession
$15 full
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Room available
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We have a lovely self contained granny flat in Braitling becoming available on June 5th – its spacious and bright with a private outlook and its own outdoor entertaining area. Ideally we are looking for someone child friendly (we have 2 kids 10 months and 3 1/2) willing to possibly baby sit in exchange for part of the rent or a single parent looking to share the load around. Failing this – we would consider short term rentals whilst we find the right person. Call us Flis and Andy 8952 3572 for more details