{"id":6721,"date":"2023-12-07T18:29:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T18:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/?p=6721"},"modified":"2023-12-07T19:08:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T19:08:43","slug":"efoe-activities-2022-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ealingfoe.org.uk\/efoe-activities-2022-23\/","title":{"rendered":"EFoE Activities: 2022-23"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6721\" class=\"elementor elementor-6721\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f15310d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f15310d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47d76171\" data-id=\"47d76171\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a53704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68a53704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><em>Here is a short summary of what our group got up to during the year, as presented in our AGM in November. Apologies if anything is missed out.<\/em><\/h5><h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Stalls: Ten<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p>Hanwell Animal Fair, Hanwell Carnival, Brentford festival, six Acton Market Hubs, Ealing Voluntary Organisations Recruitment Fair.<\/p><h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Demonstrations: Three +<br \/><\/span><\/h4><ul><li>Took part in two local anti-idling demonstrations in partnership with other community organisations, and provided the leaflets that were given to drivers.<\/li><li>Took part in the The Big One national demonstration.<\/li><li>Individual members have taken part in several other climate rallies and protests.<\/li><\/ul><h4><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Campaigns:<\/span><\/h4><ul><li>Activity on Twitter, Instagram, FB and the website.<\/li><li>Supported national FoE Warm Homes campaign with 2 stalls, the latest featuring a quilt, photo op, press releases and letters to our 3 local MPs.<\/li><li>Sent out at least 12 press releases, almost all published in multiple local news sites, covering: the local plan, green belt, air pollution &amp; ULEZ, detoxifying banking, Warm Homes.<\/li><li>Donated copies of the book Hot House Earth to Ealing &#8211; now in all libraries.<\/li><li>Air pollution talk at a local NHS surgery.<\/li><\/ul><h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Council &amp; GLA:<\/span><\/h4><ul><li>Submitted three documents to Ealing Council about their local plan, and presented comments at Local Development Plan Advisory Committee.<\/li><li>Meetings with council cabinet member for the environment, and with opposition leaders.<\/li><li>Wrote to councillors about not slipping back on climate goals.<\/li><li>Attended three GLA consultations concerning the environment and climate change.<\/li><\/ul><h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Membership:<\/span><\/h4><ul><li>Conducted a survey of EFoE members.<\/li><li>Added a training section and new members section to EFoE website.<\/li><li>Held a Christmas social (2022) and a summer social (2023) on the Hanwell Locks Orchard Trail.<\/li><li>Held 9 Green Drinks evenings.<\/li><li>Planned an offer to local schools to do DofE scheme volunteering with us.<\/li><li>A number of new members have joined throughout the year, especially at in-person events.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73c01977 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73c01977\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c08df47\" data-id=\"c08df47\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f12701 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40f12701\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Next Year: 2024<\/h2><h4>In 2024 we plan to run our usual stalls at these events:<\/h4><ul><li>First Saturday of most months: Acton Market 10am-12.00am, as part of the the <a href=\"https:\/\/marketw3.co.uk\/the-reduce-and-recycle-hub\">Reduce and Recycle<\/a> hub.<\/li><li>Saturday 2nd March: <a href=\"http:\/\/ealinganimalsfair.london\/\">Ealing Animals Fair<\/a>.<\/li><li>Saturday 15th June: <a href=\"https:\/\/hanwellcarnival.co.uk\/\">Hanwell Carnival<\/a>.<\/li><li>Sunday 1st September: <a href=\"https:\/\/brentfordfestival.org.uk\/\">Brentford Festival.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Elections<\/span><\/h3><p>We expect to campaign around the various elections due next year, raising environmental issues and querying the positions of candidates.<\/p><ul><li>The 2024 London mayoral election is due to be held on 2 May 2024 to elect the next mayor of London. It will take place simultaneously with elections to the London Assembly.<\/li><li>There will also be a General Election during the year at a time as yet unknown.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><h3>Meetings<\/h3><ul><li>We will continue to hold our monthly meetings on the 3rd Wednesday of the month on zoom, except for August and December when there\u00a0 will be in-person social events instead.<\/li><li>We&#8217;ll also aim to continue Green Drinks on the 4th Thursday of the month.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a short summary of what our group got up to during the year, as presented in our AGM in November. Apologies if anything is missed out. Stalls: Ten Hanwell Animal Fair, Hanwell Carnival, Brentford festival, six Acton Market Hubs, Ealing Voluntary Organisations Recruitment Fair. 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