pic from here
November 26 – 29
Tickets soon to be available online.
Art Show and Launch on Thursday 12 November
Thursday 26 November – Opening night and Bike Movies
Friday 27 November – Bike Movies
Saturday 28 November – Bike Movies
Sunday 29 November – Street Party and Bikes Rock
I’m really excited to hear that “No Impact Man” film is opening in the US.
The doco is about Colin Beavan who decides to completely eliminate his personal impact on the environment for the next year.
It means eating vegetarian, buying only local food, and turning off the refrigerator. It also means no elevators, no television, no cars, buses, or airplanes, no toxic cleaning products, no electricity, no material consumption, and no garbage.
No problem – at least for Colin – but he and his family live in Manhattan. So when his espresso-guzzling, retail-worshipping wife Michelle and their two-year-old daughter are dragged into the fray, the No Impact Project has an unforeseen impact of its own.
Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein’s film provides an intriguing inside look into the experiment that became a national fascination and media sensation, while examining the familial strains and strengthened bonds that result from Colin and Michelle’s struggle with their radical lifestyle change.
Want to find out more? You can check out the No Impact Blog and even try the challenge yourself!
Green Renters towers is having a little pre-spring cleaning and in the spirit of not throwing useful things into landfills, we’re offering up two great books to you!
We have a copy of the ‘Slow guide to Sydney’, full of awesome hidden secrets and guides to enjoying Sydney in a calmer, slower paced and more appreciative manner. The books are beautifully laid out, well written, researched and we’re at pains to part with it… It’s just that we’re not going to Sydney any time soon!
www.slowguides.com/sydney.html
Secondly is ‘WheretoRide, South East Queensland’, full of 47 rides around Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast, fully mapped, described and ing bound for easy access on the road.
www.bicyclingaustralia.com/bicycling-news.php?id=128
So, what do we want from you?
Comment on this post or on Twitter (@greenrenters) with your best tip for green renting, including which book you’d rather receive. Our favourite two will be featured on the site and win their preferred book… So get going!
This is an issue I have been pondering quite a bit recently myself… Personally I feel that if Cyclists did pay a road tax, then we may get more respect from other road users who frequently consider cyclists to be lower class citizens because we don’t pay a license fee. I’m perfectly aware that most of car driver’s road tax actually goes on admin and to Hospitals for cleaning up the mess they leave behind, but I consider it more of a levelling tax than anything else. I have also been wondering if some sort of licensing test for cyclist would be in order, because as far as I’m concerned, the increase in cyclists has also led to an increase in the amount of dangerous, inconsiderate and frankly stupid cyclists…
Anyway, that’s a discussion for the future, in the meantime, have a read of this article on TreeHugger.
No one likes a wet bum when cycling!You can make a cover for your seat using this Instructables tutorial. Far preferable to a plastic bag!
Even if you’re a veritable beginner like me, I’d encourage you to come along to the Melbourne Bicycle Film Festival from November 21st-23rd.
It includes:
Polka Dot Rabbit is busily working on some specially recycled bicycle themed crafts for the markets!
Perhaps one of the easiest things to do if you’re interested in leading a sustainable existence in rented accommodation is to cycle everywhere!
When you’ve been doing that for a while, here’s two links that may interest :
Ride to work day, Oct 15th
Around the Bay in a Day Challenge, Oct 19th
