Join the Green Drinks group in Joburg
We’re hoping there are at least a few activist tree-huggers in our readership who are concerned about the environment and willing to do something about it. (I know at least three of you 😉 personally) If you live in Joburg and would like a chance to have a good yak on eco issues and at the same time meet some like-minded peeps, get to Joburg’s first GREEN DRINKS session next Wednesday. BTW it’s free – but please note if you will be attending you need to holler at the organisers to let them know you’re coming (see below). The Mail and Guardian give you more info here. Here’s the scoop: Green drinks groups are active in 224 cities around the world, including Cape Town and Stellenbosch and now a new group is starting up in Joburg. Green drinks was started in the UK back in 1989 and calls itself an informal, organic, self-organising network where anyone environmentally minded can go along meet like-minded people and get chatting over drinks. Green Drinks Johannesburg is launching on Wed 30 May at Primi Forum in Melrose Arch and is being organised by former Big Brother housemate and eco-entrepreneur Irvan Damon. “Green drinks is a small beginning and gives a voice to those wanting to make a difference,” says Damon. The events will deal with topical, relevant issues that affect South Africans, from our current energy crisis to debates around what effect the car you drive has on climate change, says Damon. Each month there will be a mini-panel to discuss the latest trends and developments in the environmental sector, ensuring that South Africans aren’t left behind as the green cause advances globally. “Any kind of forum where environmental organisations can get together to share information and ways to help one another is very important,” says Jeunesse Park, founder and CEO of Food and Trees for Africa, “and it’s nice to attend that sort of thing in an informal setting.” Read a full press release over here More details on http://www.greendrinks.org/ or contact Irvan Damon at irvand[at]mweb.co.za or call him on 073 692 7386...
LOL WITH DAVID KAU WHILE YOU DO YOUR BIT!
Serious issues don’t always have to be dealt with seriously. BE A HERO FOR ONE NIGHT, let us tell you how… Fact : If South Africans were to be honest with themselves about our crime situation, I think it would be safe to say that we are facing a crisis in this country. We talk a lot about crime and other problems that we face as the youth. That in itse… lf is also a huge problem, we just TALK! What are WE doing about the situation that we are faced with? We can’t look to President Mbeki to solve all our problems. Many of the solutions lie with the citizens themselves. Yes, that includes YOU too. This Friday, one of our favourite comedians David Kau literally puts his money where his mouth is. He will be putting on his “I DID THESE JOKES FIRST” show at the Civic Theatre and all the proceeds will go towards the SAPS Widows and Orphans Fund that was set up to help those family members who lose their loved ones while in the line of duty. Our police force members put their necks on the line for us everyday for salaries that are almost laughable. Do your bit by supporting this initiative and have an awesome time while you’re at it! Date: Friday 4th August Time: 8:30pm Venue: Johannesburg Nelson Mandela Civic Theatre Damage: R100, tickets are available at Computicket **************************************************** We bring you a smashing new series for Represent – “ASK”. She will be interviewing a whole bunch of crazy people to find out more about them. And we kick off the first interview with our favourite local comedian, DAVID KAU! Don’t you love his photo?! BORN: 18TH APRIL 1978 SIBLINGS: 22 YEAR OLD SISTER HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDED: STD 7 CAMBRIDGE COLLEGE, LANSDOWN ROAD CAPE TOWN; STD 8 RYLANDS HIGH SCHOOL, ATHLONE CAPE TOWN; STD 9 & 10 MERIDIAN COLLEGE, PRETORIA WORST SUBJECT AT SCHOOL: CHEMISTRY ANY SPORTING TALENTS: SOCCER GREATEST ACHIVEMENTS: NOT YET BEST POSSESSION: FOUNDATION FOR MY HOUSE IN KYALAMI Favourite Website? www.11kau.com On the scale of 1 – 10 how cool do you rate you are? ASK YOUR VIEWERS & OR LISTENERS & OR SURFERS AT HOME – I THINK I’M F&ING COOL!!! I JUST NEED TO DRESS UP A BIT MORE What do you think of kids these days? THEY’RE UNDER A LOT OF PEER PRESSURE, TOO CLEVER FOR THEIR AGE, AND F-ing FULL OF SHIT What bores you about interviews? THEY’RE FREAKIN BORING! SAME KAK QUESTIONS I’VE HEARD BEFORE WHICH SOUND LIKE THEY WERE WRITTEN BY THE SAME JOURNALIST WHO HAS NEVER READ ANYTHING THAT’S EVER BEEN WRITTEN...
Help the Hungry this winter
Just think of how lucky you are to have a warm bed, clean clothes and a full tummy. What about helping the homeless and hungry out this very cold winter? Tastic and Unite Against Hunger are doing a huge community feed on Wednesday in Newtown Park for four days.. read below for more. You can help: SMS the word TASTIC to 36973 – sms’s cost R5 Tastic in partnership with Unite Aga…inst Hunger have established a Tastic Rice Kitchen in central Johannesburg’s Newtown Park, which will be up and running from the morning of the 21st of June 2006 and will be filling more tummies with warmth for four days. The Tastic Rice Kitchen is being set up to provide breakfast, lunch and dinner meals for charities, the homeless and the destitute in Johannesburg. The kitchen opens at 7am on the day of the Winter Solstice, which is the longest, and often coldest, night of winter. Newtown Park is adjacent to the Mary Fitzgerald Square and is therefore a central and easily accessible location. A number of South Africa’s celebrities have volunteered to assist in the kitchen over the four-day period, including the likes of Gerry Rantselli, Yvonne Chaka-Chaka and Brumilda van Rensburg. Says Jimmy Manyi Tiger Brands Group Executive: Corporate Affairs, “The Tastic Rice Kitchen project aims to feed more than 10 000 highly nutritious, Tastic rice meals to thousands of hungry and homeless people in Gauteng, who suffer greatly during the winter months. We have invited organisations ranging from old age homes to children’s shelters to bring those in their care for a hearty meal. We will also be providing meals to walk-ins off the street. Our objective is to provide nourishment to the many people who usually don’t manage to get much to eat at all, let alone anything nutritious and filling.” An SMS fundraising initiative has also been established, to enable members of the public to play a role in Uniting Against Hunger. Manyi adds, “Anyone who would like to help feed the hungry this winter can SMS the word TASTIC to 36973. A donation of R5 will be made to the Tastic “More Tummies Full of Warmth” campaign. We are hoping that the SMS campaign will enable us to feed additional hungry South Africans.” Everyone sending an SMS will be automatically entered into a weekly draw, to stand the chance of winning a Tastic hamper to the value of R500. Tiger Brands’ corporate social responsibility partner, United Against Hunger, is the campaign beneficiary. Manyi concludes, “Winter 2006 is looking like it might be the longest and coldest we’ve experienced in Gauteng in a long...
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