Green Economics

Food Prices, Oil Prices and Interest Rates - Green Ideas for a turbulent world

Brooklyn Community Hall, 18 Harrison Street

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 at 7:30pm
9:30pm

Public Meeting

With Dr Russel Norman, Green Party Co-leader and Sue Kedgley Green Party MP

Food prices, oil prices and interest rates
Green ideas for a turbulent world

We'd like to personally invite you to a public meeting so we can explain some of our ideas, and listen to yours, about how we can survive and thrive in a rapidly changing and turbulent world.

Brooklyn Community Hall

7.30pm Tuesday 9 September 2008

No RSVP is necessary – simply turn up on the night. We look forward to seeing you there.

For more information contact Linda greenmps.wellington@greens.org.nz
Authorised by Jon Field, 73 Eden Street, Wellington

Food Prices, Oil Prices and Interest Rates, Green Ideas for a Turbulent World

Wellington Public Library, Mezzanine Floor

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 at 6pm
8pm

Come and hear Dr Russel Norman, Green Party Co-Leader and Sue Kedgley, Green MP talk about:

Food prices, oil prices and interest rates – Green ideas for a turbulent world

Wellington Public Library Mezzanine
6pm Monday 25 August 2008

No RSVP is necessary – simply turn up on the night. We look forward to seeing you there.

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