{"id":43,"date":"2007-06-07T20:30:02","date_gmt":"2007-06-07T19:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maya-b.com\/?p=43"},"modified":"2007-06-07T20:31:44","modified_gmt":"2007-06-07T19:31:44","slug":"camden-green-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maya-b.com\/?p=43","title":{"rendered":"Camden Green Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have earlier written about how I believe that being more conscious is the main means for both individual and society to evolve. I also find that reflecting on why we knit, and defining our different reasons for knitting at certain occations, can be a valuable effort if you, like me, seek ways to develop your mind or way of thinking. There are as many reasons for knitting as there are knitters, but one of the areas that definitely needs mote consciousness is the environmental issues. Now I\u2019m not this hippie-flower-power-love-the-nature-chick who preaches the environmental gospel of hugging a tree to feel more whole as a person, but the fact is that there aren\u2019t enough resources on this planet for all of us to maintain our way of living today and still expecting this planet to last. Either we can make sure that just a few privileged people are allowed to live in extreme wealth with the rest of us ending up in poverty and leaving our earth in despair, which in many ways are the direction of which the global (read western) politics are moving. Or we can all reduce our consummation of what we are luckily enough to gain from living on this planet, share what we have equally among us and make sure that the world continue to exist for generations and generations to come. It is clear to me that if we don\u2019t raise attention towards this issue so that each and one of us becomes more conscious about this nothing will change.<\/p>\n

Last Sunday me and my family attended Camden Green Fair<\/a>, of which the intention is precisely to raise attention toward the environmental issue. It was arranged in Regent’s Park, a beautiful and quite large park in London. The day was sunny and warm and the event was absolutely inspirational. There were a few very commercial and large companies displaying their \u201dgreen values\u201d at the scene, and a lot of trading from different booths selling this and that. I\u2019m not sure how the healers and tarot-readers fit into the fight for the environment but they definitely added to the fair part of the Green Fair. I guess the money part of this is something you just have to swallow to be able to arrange such a huge event. There were concerts where the sound system was powered by renewable energy, open mic scene where people could speak their mind, and different workshops going on all over the area. My picture presenting the scene doesn\u2019t give justice to the arrangement at all; unfortunately it just covers a small corner of the fair. It was definitely an arrangement for the whole family, with a lot of stuff going on for the kids. As you can see my daughter Nemi is very pleased with the day having had her face painted and taking a trip on the merry-go-round (which was powered by manual energy by the way). <\/p>\n

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As a knitter it was especially two things happening that drew my attention. One of these was of course the wool camp, where you could follow the \u201droad\u201d from sheep to fabric. They showed everything from cutting the cheeps to carving the wool, and finally demonstrating both spinning and felting. Nemi tried out the carving and felting of wool, and made a small blanket for her doll. The other camp that quickly got my attention was the alternative clothing workshop where they taught weaving with second-hand fabrics, simple sowing and mending and of course knitting. Let me introduce you all to Shaun the Sheep, he\u2019s the one at the left in the picture with the knitters. The knitters had a fundraising where you could have your picture taken together with Shaun, all the income from this went to the Wallace and Gromit Children’s Foundation<\/a>. <\/p>\n

As we were walking through the area spending the day at the fair, me and my husband were talking about how inspirational this arrangement was, and which effect it could have on people if these kinds of fairs were arranged and established often and all over. Being a happening which included both non-profit and commercial activities different ways of raising money to pay for it shouldn\u2019t be that hard to find. Not to underestimate the commercial value it gives to certain participants being able to put their businesses on display. I will definitely put some thought into it to see if that is something I could initiate in my hometown in Norway, and with this entry I hope I have inspired others to do the same. <\/p>\n

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Tidligere har jeg skrevet om hvordan jeg tror at b\u00e5de individet og samfunnet er avhengig av en \u00f8kt bevissthet for \u00e5 kunne utvikles. Jeg finner at det \u00e5 reflektere over hvorfor vi strikker, det \u00e5 analysere egne handlinger, kan v\u00e6re et middel for \u00e5 utvikle egen bevissthet. Det er like mange grunner til \u00e5 strikke som det er strikkere, men et omr\u00e5de som definitivt trenger mer oppmerksomhet i form av \u00f8kt bevissthet er hvordan vi forholder oss til milj\u00f8et. N\u00e5 er ikke jeg en s\u00e5nn hippie-flower-power-elsk-naturen-som-din-neste predikant som oppfordrer folk til \u00e5 g\u00e5 ut for \u00e5 klemme tr\u00e6rne, men faktum er at det er ikke nok ressurser p\u00e5 denne jorda til at man kan forsvare den levestandarden vi f\u00f8rer i vesten, og fremdeles forvente at jorda skal overleve. Enten s\u00e5 m\u00e5 vi sikre at en slik levestandard bare komme noen f\u00e5 privilegerte mennesker til gode, og at meste parten av oss lever i fattigdom samtidig som vi \u00f8delegger jorda v\u00e5r. Slik jeg ser det er vi allerede godt i gang med dette gjennom dagens vestlige politikk og den retningen som denne utvikles i. Eller s\u00e5 m\u00e5 forbruket ned, vi m\u00e5 dele i mellom oss det vi har, og s\u00f8rge for at jorda blir utnyttet p\u00e5 en b\u00e6rekraftig m\u00e5te til gode for kommende generasjoner. Det som er klart for meg er at hvis vi ikke retter oppmerksomhet mot dette s\u00e5 vil ingenting skje, og da kan vi heller ikke forvente noen endring fra dagens situasjon.<\/p>\n

Forrige s\u00f8ndag dro jeg og familien min p\u00e5 Camden Green Fair<\/a> som har til form\u00e5l \u00e5 nettopp \u00f8ke bevisstheten rundt milj\u00f8messige sp\u00f8rsm\u00e5l. Festivalen ble arrangert i Regent’s Park, en av Londons vakreste og temmelig store parker. Det var en varm og solfylt dag, og stemningen som r\u00e5det var absolutt inspirerende. Det var enkelte store selskaper som var der for \u00e5 profilere sine \u201cgr\u00f8nne verdier\u201d, og en rekke boder hvor det ble solgt litt av hvert og krimskrams. Jeg er ikke helt sikker p\u00e5 hvor legging av tarot kort og healing passer inn i milj\u00f8kampen, men det ga i hvert fall farge p\u00e5 arrangementet og bidro til festivalstemningen. Den kommersielle biten av slike arrangement tror jeg er noe man ofte bare m\u00e5 godta for i det hele tatt \u00e5 kunne arrangere en hendelse av en slik st\u00f8rrelse, og heldigvis var det nok av ikke-kommersielle aktiviteter ogs\u00e5. Det ble holdt konserter hvor lydanlegget ble drevet av fornybar energi, det var \u201copen mic\u201d scener hvor man kunne lufte hva man hadde p\u00e5 hjertet, og ulike workshops ble avholdt rundt p\u00e5 omr\u00e5det. Det bildet jeg har under som viser selve festivalen yter ikke arrangementet rettferdighet i det hel tatt, det viser bare et lite hj\u00f8rne av hele omr\u00e5det. Dette var absolutt en festival rettet mot hele familien med mengder av aktiviteter for barna. Som dere ser s\u00e5 er Nemi ytterst forn\u00f8yd med dagen som inneholdt ansiktsmaling og karuselltur, for \u00e5 nevne noe (karusellen er forresten drevet manuelt). <\/p>\n

Som strikker s\u00e5 var det s\u00e6rlig to ting som fanget min oppmerksomhet. Det ene var selvf\u00f8lgelig \u201cthe wool camp\u201d hvor man kunne f\u00f8lge \u201cveien\u201d fra sau til t\u00f8y. De arrangerte klipping av sauer, og man kunne delta p\u00e5 karring av ulla, spinning av garn, og toving av t\u00f8y. Nemi tovet et lite teppe til dukka si av ull som hun selv hadde karret f\u00f8rst. Det andre som ogs\u00e5 vekket min interesse var \u201cthe alternative clothing\u201d workshop hvor man kunne l\u00e6re \u00e5 veve med brukt t\u00f8y, enkle sy og lappeteknikker, og selvf\u00f8lgelig strikking. La meg introdusere dere alle for Sauen Shaun, det er han som sitter til venstre i bildet med strikkerne. I tillegg til \u00e5 l\u00e6re bort strikking arrangerte disse damene en innsamling, hvor man mot et lite bidrag kunne la seg avfotografere sammen med Shaun. Inntektene fra dette gikk til The Wallace and Gromit Children’s Foundation<\/a>. <\/p>\n

I l\u00f8pet av dagen diskuterte jeg og min kj\u00e6re hvor inspirerende det var \u00e5 delta p\u00e5 et slikt arrangement, og hvilken effekt det kunne ha hvis man arrangerte slike festivaler ofte og over alt. Siden dette arrangementet inkluderte b\u00e5de kommersielle og ikke-kommersielle akt\u00f8rer burde det v\u00e6re forholdsvis enkelt \u00e5 finne finansiering, for ikke \u00e5 snakke om promoteringsfordelene man oppn\u00e5r ved \u00e5 delta som bedrift. \u00c5 delta p\u00e5 festivalen inspirerte meg til \u00e5 tenke at dette faktisk er noe jeg kan engasjere meg i med tanke p\u00e5 egen hjemby i Norge, og jeg h\u00e5per at andre ogs\u00e5 har latt seg inspirere gjennom \u00e5 lese dette innlegget. Hvem vet, kanskje vi neste sommer vil se at Gr\u00f8nne Festivaler popper opp b\u00e5de her og der?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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