Monday 13 Jan To Sunday 19 Jan 2014
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Meeting: Programming Meeting
13 Jan 2014, 6 p.m.
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Event: Conversation Group
14 Jan 2014, 4 p.m.
Informal weekly English language conversation practice to meet people and learn language skills. Open to people with any or no level of experience. The group aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory. New volunteers and members very welcome!
15
Film: The Power Of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
15 Jan 2014, 7:30 p.m.
16
Film: More Than Honey
16 Jan 2014, 7:30 p.m.
An extraordinary journey into the depths of the bee hive, across different cultures, to understand something of the nature of bees and their importance. Followed by the chance to talk about and discuss Bees and Honey with local Bee Keepers. Tickets: £5 and £3.50
17
Event: Lady Koo's Big Chocolate Night
17 Jan 2014, 7 p.m.
An evening of Chocolate with Lady Koo! Featuring the screening of Chocolat with Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. Followed by a cabaret set from Lady Koo and the Kooky Kitchen who serve up a feast of music from the the 20's and 30's with a side dish of special Lady Koo chocolate cakes and chocolate cocktails!
18
Event: Our Food 'What Do We Really Want?' Workshop
18 Jan 2014, 3 p.m.
Our Food (Swingbridge Media, 2013) is about a North-East based project working towards allowing excluded voices to have more of a say in the future of food and farming, particularly through collaborative research http://ourfood.org.uk/.Come and see the film, question those involved and join the discussion about how to re-imagine our food system.
18
Event: Gig: Reason Breeds Monsters + The Forgotten Works + Thieving Herer
18 Jan 2014, 8 p.m.
A fabulous line up highlighting some of the incredibly talented, passionate, distinctive and lively voices in northern folk. A welcome return to Ouseburn for Hexamshires' fine Thieving Herrer and first visits to the friendliest valley in the toon for RBM and The Forgotten Works your chance to hear them all at probably the loveliest volunteer run venue on Hadrians Wall.
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Event: Canny Little Library
19 Jan 2014, 3 p.m.
Books & magazines, free to browse & borrow. Come & discover the amazing collection! Stock focuses on more political, radical, thought-provoking, action-inspiring & critical titles than other libraries. Categories include: books for children & young people, health & relationships, info for action, diy, global struggles, feminism, queer, history, anarchism & more! http://cannylittlelibrary.tumblr.com
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Film: Distant Thunder (Ashami Sanke)
19 Jan 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Ray's film about the 1943 famine, caused by the British exporting grain from Bengal. Ray's approach to famine is not to exploit images, but rather to engage the audience in an intensive series of indicators of despair: the slow ratcheting up of the price of staple foods. Followed by discussion on The Right to Food.