Weekending: 8th Novemeber

It's weekending time again;

Blogs;

• New Green blog Eco-DIY
• And another Pat Cleary's blog
• And another Greening Kirklees
• And yet another! Green Bill
  
• Good lefty People's Republic of Hove
  

Posts and articles;

• Peter Tatchell defends himself against the smears
• Matt Selwood on how London gets its food.
• Jenny Jones argues we should give Londoners a say in policing.
  
• The New Scientist on Sea Monsters.
• Criminalise bankers not prostitutes (Jess Hurd)
  
• Kucinich explains why he voted against health care reform.
• An ethical tourism company drops carbon offsetting.
  
• I enjoyed Chris Harman's article reassessing GDP in Socialist Review. Although I'd put this in this week's crop before I heard the news of his death I've decided against taking it out.
• Good piece on why belief in climate is not the same as religious faith.
  
• I was in the morning Star twice this week (one article held over from the week before). Once on feminism and the other on drugs. Letters in response here and here.
  

Diary dates;

• Weds 11th November CEDAW a convention on international women's rights.
  
• Sat 21st November People's Charter National Conference, in Camden.
• Sat 28th November Hands off the People of Iran AGM
  
• Sat 5th December National Climate March.
• Have I missed off your event? Let me know.

Youtube of the week, Beatrix Campbell launches her Parliamentary campaign as a Green Party candidate;



P.S. I filmed this. It was both the first time I've put a video on Youtube (with all the little gizmo's) and the first time I'd been introduced to Ms Campbell. I don't know what I was expecting, but she was really, really lovely.