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The simple invitations of our ‘Signs of Welcome’ workshops have brought vivid, compelling and complex results. More to come, please join in!

It’s TTT’s tenth anniversary, and we’re facilitating ten free, fun, thoughtful and creative ‘Signs of Welcome’ workshops locally, along with our partner CARAS. We’re in diverse venues that are themselves welcoming and interesting spaces to visit: cafes, shops, local enterprises. We’re half way through – five workshops completed since March and five more in the […]

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Can Capitalism be Sustainable?

On Wednesday evening this week at the Selkirk, Tooting Green Drinks presents a thought-provoking debate on whether:“Capitalism is the best way to achieve a truly social, environmental and economically sustainable future”In the UK we all live in a capitalist system, “An economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by […]

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‘Signs of Welcome’ free, creative, hands-on & local workshops from March to June 2018

In March we started our run of ‘Signs of Welcome’ creative workshops, and between now and June we’re offering more public hands-on events with local project partners.  In the workshops you’ll explore your responses  to this open question:  “What would you like to say to welcome people who are new to the community?” You’ll imagine […]

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TTT’s new series of practical & participative local ‘Carbon Conversations’ is running in April and May

Carbon Conversations is back! Our new series of six free meetings in April & May in SW16 – organised by TTT’s Ben Cuddon. The six facilitated workshops enable individuals to explore how they can reduce their personal carbon footprints. The meetings bring together small groups of local people to discuss the areas of our lives […]

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Visit to Ecobuild 2018

Ecobuild was on this week at London’s ExCel and as usual showcased the latest developments in sustainable approaches to the built environment. As well as the stands for the latest in high performance building materials, renewable energy sources and innovative design, a few more specifically environmental issues were also represented from WWF and the Woodland […]

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Funding awarded for 2018 ‘Welcoming Signs’ partnership with CARAS. Plus: new creative community workshops running March-May.

We’re planning the fourth year of TTT’s partnership with CARAS the Tooting charity working with refugee and asylum-seekers.   We’re thrilled that the partnership has been awarded funding for 2018 from Team London and Thrive LDN’s ‘Young London Inspired’ fund: “improving the lives and mental health of young Londoners by helping them to volunteer”. So, in […]

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A party marking the end of our Gardens of Refuge project year with asylum-seekers and refugees. Plus ‘Signs of Welcome’: to be continued in 2018.

It’s the end of the project year for our partnership with the CARAS team and the refugees and asylum-seekers they serve. Of course we are going to do more all together in 2018, and we’re planning that now. Yesterday was the end-of-year CARAS Saturday Youth Club party, enjoyed by over 50 young people and volunteers.  […]

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