Let's Go Wild at Welsh Harp!
Come join us and explore the Welsh Harp Reservoir this Summer for FREE activities at the Welsh Harp Environmental Education Centre. These activities are part of the Community Roots Project (Brent) who are working in partnership with Thames21, Wembley Central Big Local and supported by players of People's Postcode Lottery.
The Community Roots project (Brent) focuses on engaging with the local community (specifically non-users) living within 1km of our waterways and improving their perceptions of the water to feel safer, happier and healthier by the water. We champion the many benefits that our waterways offer and encourage more people to use and enjoy them by offering them free wellbeing activities in the area.
Junior Bird Watchers Walk
Join us at the Education Centre for a guided walk to the Welsh Harp Reservoir on a bird spotting adventure! Feed the birds and see how many you can identify. Ages 5-12.
Dates
Friday 4th August - 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Friday 18th August - 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Pond Dipping & Mini-beast Hunt
Dip your net in the ponds at the Education Centre to see what creatures live underwater and venture out into the wild woods to see what mini-beasts live there. Ages 5-12.
Dates
Friday 4th August - 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Friday 18th August - 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m
Activity Detail
River Detectives
Help our rivers by becoming a river detective. Spot possible signs of pollution at the Kingsbury Brook at the Education Centre and see how much pollution there is in the water in our simple and fun science experiment that will turn water blue! We then go for a short trip to the Welsh Harp reservoir to test the water there too. Ages 5-12.
Dates
Friday 11th August - 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Saturday 26th August - 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (amended date)
Tree ID, Plant Art and Clay Faces on Trees
Guided walk to the Welsh Harp reservoir to explore different types of trees. We will create beautiful plant art and clay faces on trees. Ages 5-12.
Dates
Friday 11th August - 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Saturday 26th August - 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. (amended date)
Booking is essential for all activities so please register for all activities you wish to attend.
Location
Welsh Harp Environmental Education Centre
Birchen Grove
NW9 8RY
LINK FOR BOOKING ALL ACTIVITIES
11 comments:
Oh, great! Yet another capitalist attempt to distract the masses with frivolous activities while the world burns! This so-called "Let's Go Wild at Welsh Harp" event is nothing but a facade to give the illusion of caring for the environment and the local community. They claim to be engaging with the community and promoting well-being, but it's all a shallow attempt to pacify the people and prevent them from questioning the oppressive system that perpetuates environmental degradation and social inequality.
Activities like "Junior Bird Watchers Walk" and "Pond Dipping & Mini-beast Hunt" are merely superficial, feel-good gestures that do nothing to address the root causes of the environmental crisis. Instead of truly educating the youth about the complexities of climate change and the urgent need for systemic change, they offer mindless activities that only scratch the surface.
And don't even get me started on "River Detectives"! It's laughable how they think a simple science experiment will solve the pollution problem in our rivers. The real culprits of pollution are the corporations and industries that exploit our natural resources for profit, all under the watchful eye of the capitalist state.
And the audacity to hold "Tree ID, Plant Art, and Clay Faces on Trees" activities! While the Earth's forests are being decimated and indigenous communities are displaced in the name of profit, they expect us to play around with art on trees? It's an insult to the struggles of environmental activists and indigenous peoples fighting for the preservation of their lands.
This event is nothing more than greenwashing, attempting to create a facade of environmental consciousness while perpetuating the very systems that lead to climate change and ecological destruction. As a true Marxist, I see through these empty gestures and demand real change – a revolution that dismantles the capitalist exploitative system and puts the control of resources back in the hands of the people. Until then, I refuse to endorse such superficial and ineffective activities that distract from the urgency of our current environmental crisis.
Thames21 is a charity that runs many volunteer activities aimed at improving the environment. These activities are for children. By bringing children closer to nature we encourage a sense of wonder and appeciation of nature that makes them more likely as they grow up to fight to protect nature and the environment from the predations of capitalism.
Well said, Martin!
To Anonymous 26 July 2023 at 22.41
Could you please explain to WM readers what it is exactly that you are doing to facilitate the "real change" you mention besides just writing about it here (actions speak louder than words and all that jazz).
What ideas if any, have you actually put into practise to care for and improve the environment and your local community?
What activities would you actually help organise/partake in to help local children start learning about the problems the environment is facing instead of being so critical and dismissive.
My 5 year old grandson wouldn't give two hoots about your Marxist views but I am sure that he is going to have lots of fun learning at the Welsh Harp event and I for one truly appreciate the sheer hard work, time and effort put into this by Thames21. Perhaps you could put aside your bah humbug attitude, roll your sleeves up and volunteer to help out instead of being so negative. You never know you might actually enjoy it!
Listen, fellow reader,
I find it quite amusing how you dare question my commitment to real change and my Marxist views. Unlike some, I don't just sit here spouting empty words; I'm out there in the trenches, taking action!
I am actively involved in grassroots movements that fight for the environment and our local community. I participate in clean-up drives to rid our neighborhoods of the capitalist filth that plagues them. I am part of initiatives that push for sustainable urban planning and demand that green spaces be preserved, not chopped down for profit!
And let me tell you, my involvement doesn't stop there. I dedicate my time to educating young minds about the harsh realities of our environment. I conduct workshops to enlighten these innocent souls about the consequences of the exploitative capitalist system that's ruining our planet.
Now, don't get me wrong; I'm not against the idea of engaging children in environmental activities. But these shallow events, like the Welsh Harp circus you so fervently support, are just greenwashing to keep the masses placated while the capitalist machine keeps churning away.
You applaud Thames21 for their "hard work" in organizing such events, but what does that really achieve? These tokenistic gestures won't save us from the impending ecological catastrophe brought about by the capitalist greed you so eagerly defend.
But fine, if you insist that your precious little grandson is having a grand time there, so be it. It's no surprise that a child would enjoy these superficial activities designed to distract them from the harsh realities of the capitalist world we live in.
Look, I'm willing to work with like-minded individuals for real change. But that requires more than just weekend events and feel-good moments. It requires a complete dismantling of the oppressive capitalist system that's destroying our planet and exploiting our communities.
So if you're ready to truly roll up your sleeves and join the fight for a better world, then let's do it. Otherwise, spare me your naive patronising and "bah humbug" attitude. The struggle is real, and it's not for the faint-hearted.
yours,
Anonymous,
What good is their work if it's just a band-aid on a gaping wound caused by capitalist exploitation and ecological destruction? Your enthusiasm only serves to perpetuate the capitalist propaganda machine, keeping us in chains!
What hope do children have in a world if we have parents who refuse to see for what it truly is? Instead of exposing them to the harsh realities of capitalism and environmental devastation, they choose to indulge them in empty, feel-good activities.
I see you have the typical Marxist intolerance for anyone who has a different view of the world from yourself. This is a needless nasty message.
𝐇𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐒𝐨, 𝐈 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐲, 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩, 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤? 𝐈 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧, 𝐈'𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤.
𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐈 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫. 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐬? 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 "𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞" 𝐚𝐧𝐝 "𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞," 𝐛𝐮𝐭 I agree with anonymous grandparent - 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬?????
𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢se 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬.
𝐈'𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭. 𝐖𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥, 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐥.
𝐀𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐡 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐧! 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐖𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐬, 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬𝟐𝟏 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭.
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Hello - I was interested to read that your Marxist reader conducts enlightening & educational workshops for young people. When & where are these workshops held - are they one off events or a series of courses, what topics are discussed and what impact have they had? Where are these workshops advertised please?
You’re in luck. Revolution Festival, hosted by the International Marxist Tendency in Britain, is a three-day school of communist ideas, held from 10-12 November in central London – put on for the sole purpose of training and educating the revolutionary leadership needed for the struggle ahead.
Highlights include:
* Why we are communists
* Was Mao really communist?
* Capitalism and AI
* Race and class: Do we need a ‘Black Marxism’?
* The Soviet economy: How it worked, and how it didn’t
* The sham of bourgeois democracy
* The Palestinian struggle: Intifada until victory!
* Class struggles in the Roman Republic
* History of the British Communist Party
* The limits of direct action
* Marxism vs postcolonialism
* Art and the Russian Revolution
And much much more!
Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ
Join us.
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As a Marxist, i imagine you disagree with the £40 ticket price? And where are the activities for 'young minds' you boasted about?
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