We have had a busy month of trainings and spreading the word. LCNC gave a workshop about community-led sustainable development at HUB Westminster. It was really well attended and we met some wonderful people doing all sorts of inspiring projects.
During the two days of the Hub festival workshops on all sorts of topics were held. I went to several on marketing and a particularly good one on the importance of using internet video by Go Wild Films (www.gowildfilms.com) In fact Eduardo from Go Wild Films and I recognised each other and could not remember where from. We stood there throwing out one word descriptions of places and projects we had been involved in until we knew everything about each other and still could not remember where we knew each other from. As I went home it was driving me mad. I had tiny openings of clarity for several seconds and then they were gone. Do you remember a film called ‘Mirage’ from the 60s? One part of the film has always stayed with me; a technique to help remember things. In the film someone has amnesia. They can only remember one visual scene that tells them very little about anything. The doctor says ‘look around the scene. Walk down the street. Read the signs. etc’ I used this on the small memories that would flash back to me and remembered! We met on the 365 blockade of Faslane Nuclear Power station about 5 years ago. It poured the whole time and even the police took pity on us and gave us some of their sandwiches to eat. We had a great time! So that is the long story of how great to meet up with Eduardo and his brother Daniel again in a new context – still changing the world!
