Open Platform Weekly

[Tim Barker]

Find out about the upcoming Tuesday sessions at OP and other news that you might find interesting. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Welcome to the OP Weekly Newsletter Hey folks, Last Tuesday's session at OP was a real success.  A number of people got brilliant advice and support for their projects and careers and for us it really proved the effectiveness of such a great community.  Come along this Tuesday (19th July) and find out how you can make OP work for you:  One-on-one mentoring for direction and career guidance Supporting our members' projects or business startups Education opportunities around the themes of sustainability and social issues Networking opportunities within the sustainability industry in Bristol Community, shared food and good conversation Please remember that OP now starts at 6:30, not 6:00. Thanks! If you've got any feedback on the new face of Tuesday sessions we'd love to hear from you.  If you've stopped coming because you miss the themed sessions, come along and talk to us about it.  Feedback from the community is what allows us to make OP great. Thanks for listening The OP Committee Links from Facebook TEDxBristol is happening in September! Fantastic speakers centred around the themes of sustainability, diversity and innovation. Two weeks left to apply for tickets...  http://tedxbristol.com/tickets The OP Blog Read about what's been happening at OP recently on our new blog (http://openplatform.org.uk/blog) Thanks for reading! Open Platform sessions take place most Tuesdays on the 3rd Floor of Bush House (above the Arnolfini), Prince Street, Bristol, BS1 4QD, unless otherwise stated.  We start with a food-share at 6:30pm while the main event starts at 7pm. If you have any queries, please emailin...@openplatform.org.uk Click here for a map Schumacher Institute MSc The Schumacher Institute MSc in Managing Sustainability and Uncertainty offers a flexible part-time course which is rooted in the ideals, extensive networks and international research work of the Schumacher Institute. Participants will be given the opportunity to deepen their own experience and understanding of the world, to learn more about what being sustainable means, for themselves and for their organisation. For further information check out the recent article on Ecojam: http://www.ecojam.org/interact/bristols-green-news/open-days-announced-for-the-schumacher-institute-msc Would you like to volunteer for Pedal Power Transport Last Tuesday we heard from Sam Harris and his inspiring new project to bring more Pedal Power to Bristol.  He'd love some support so if you want to get involved contact him via his website:http://www.pedalpowertransport.co.uk/ Reclaim the fields gathering The first gathering for Reclaim the Fields South West will be happening on the weekend of the 6th -7th August in Bristol.   Reclaim the Fields is a constellation of young people and collective projects willing to go back to the land and reassume the control over food production.  We are determined to create alternatives to capitalism through cooperative, collective, autonomous, real needs oriented small scale production and initiatives, putting theory into practice and linking local practical action with global political struggles.  Read more here: http://www.reclaimthefields.org/ Copyright © 2011 Open Platform, All rights reserved.  You are receiving this email because you are part of the Open Platform Google Group  Our mailing address is:  Open Platform 3rd Floor 72 Prince Street Bristol, England BS14QD Add us to your address book

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