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Jodi’s blog 2007    Stop Press....Stop Press.....you can now meet Jodi as he travels around Second Life’s 3d virtual world, always inquisitive and eager to engage with all, be it in cyber or actual space!                    

Hey! Jodi is reading a cool new book at the moment by James Martin, The Meaning of The 21st Century The book gives a productive and informative take on the unique problem solving that faces the next generation James Martin has set up a school within Oxford University UK, specifically to answer some of the pressing global questions that face us in the future. By pooling brainpower, current resources, new ideas, new technologies, breakthroughs in science and positive thinking Dr. Martin intends to make sure that these new vital ideas are introduced into the public consciousness! Jodi thinks this book is a definite must read! Author of best selling book The Wired Society visit James Martin and the 21st Century School at Oxford University          www.martininstitute.ox.ac.uk

Jodi’s blog 2006

Jodi is going to the Rachel Carson Memorial Lecture, to help celebrate   the Pesticide Action Network 20th Anniversary this is taking place at the RSA London on Tuesday 5th December, tickets available through Deanna Johnson 202 7065 0905, the evening will focus on farmers and fashion - from harvest to high street, followed by an organic buffet and wine..........

Jodi’s friends at Fashioning an Ethical Industry have an interesting competition lined up.Fashion and Textiles Competition Travel to the Ghana, work with a leading designer and showcase your work on the catwalk in Paris. Tabeisa along with the Ethical Fashion Forum are looking for designers of the future to bring an inspirational and cutting edge approach to values-led fashion and textile design, and are offering you this exciting opportunity to Design4Life’ The Design4Life brief asks you to harness your originality, passion and skills to produce a small fashion range of batik textile dress designs, based on a fair trade partnership with Women in Progress, a Ghanaian based fair trade co-operative of textile artists and entrepreneurs who will produce the winning batik textiles.  Competition Open Day,  Saturday 24th June, 10am-5pm  The Hub, 5 Torrens St, London EC1V 1NQ (Behind Angel tube: refer to www.the-hub.net for directions and a map) Opportunity to view sample fabrics and learn more about the competition and about batik design. All welcome. but places at the forum are limited so please register first by sending an email to  INFO@ETHICALFASHIONFORUM.COM  stating "Register me for the open day" in the subject line. If you are looking to pair up with a designer with either textile or fashion design skills, the open day (or viewing days) is your opportunity. For those who cannot attend the open day two further viewing days will be held on the 27th of June and 4th of August. For further details on the project brief, entry requirements, time schedules, open days and to download an application form please visit www.design4lifeghana.com. Please address any queries about the competition to info@design4lifeghana.com Please forward this to anyone else you think may be interested in this competition.

thursday   8th july : Jodi is going to join in with the drum for justice day, a national day of drumming, focusing on the efforts of the make poverty history campaign, drummers from all over the uk will attempt a world record at midday by simultaneously drumming to the same beat, this will be held amidst other attractions for a fun time! jodi will be joining in the events held locally in nottingham, details to follow...

friday    19th may : Jodi is planning to visit a free talk and discussion held by the director of oxfam, barbara stocking,this will take place at 7pm in the ballroom, council house, old market square, nottingham, following her talk about the charity’s activities she will take questions from the audience. barbara is currently touring the uk, for more info for your area visit the oxfam website                                                                     www.oxfam.org  or                                            www.nottinghamoxfamcampaingns@hotmail.com

wednesday 25th january : jodi visited The Fashion and Textile Museum, Bermondsey Street London, for an evening of talk and discussion, theme ; can fashion be ethical, speakers included designers Katherine Hamnett and Roland Mouret the event is one of a series scheduled around the uk organized by Fashioning an Ethical Industry, F E I part of a Labour Behind the Label project which focuses on education and social responsibility for fashion related further and higher education courses. Also there, exhibiting his wonderful customized designs was artist,designer Pierre Garroudi www.pierregarroudi.com    

                                        www.fashioninganethicalindustry.org  

    jodi’s blog 2005

saturday 16th july  : treefest 2005  at newstead abbey, newark, nottinghamshire, uk  11.00am-11.00pm treefest 2005,is a free festival focusing on music, arts, crafts, health and the environment, held over two days saturday 16th and sunday 17th july, the festival is now in it’s seventh year, to find aout more visit                                                                www.treefest.co.uk

sunday 10th july   : organic festival at fenton manor, stoke-on-trent, staffordshire, uk 10am-5pm organic festivals are held regularly all over the uk and celebrate a wide variety of interesting and delicious produce, to find out about an event happening near you, visit

                                                          www.organicfestivals.co.uk