Heads up Hub members, Monday night is our #AGM, which is a wonderful opportunity to connect with our climate community, celebrate the Hub's 2024 achievements, and learn more about our upcoming programs and how YOU can get involved! RSVP: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/agm_2025 #yyc #ClimateAction
Heads up Hub members, the Calgary Climate Hub #AGM is April 14th at 7pm! Our AGM is a wonderful opportunity to connect with our climate community, celebrate the Hub's 2024 achievements, and learn more about our upcoming programs and how YOU can get involved!
RSVP: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/agm_2025
#yyc #ClimateAction #yyc #ClimateAction
Heads up Hub members, our #AGM is April 14th at 7pm! Our AGM is a wonderful opportunity to connect with our climate community, celebrate the Hub's 2024 achievements, and learn more about our upcoming programs and how YOU can get involved!
RSVP: https://www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/agm_2025
#yyc #ClimateAction
Asset owners, asset managers, & proxy advisors should engage with O&G companies in their portfolios to demand more clarity on #ExecPay & have their “say on pay” during the 2025 #AGM season https://carbontracker.org/reports/crude-intentions-3/
A look back on my year at the committee
To be brutally honest, I had absolutely no intention or expectation of joining the London Leathermen executive committee when I participated in last April’s AGM. You may even recall me barging into proceedings a few minutes late, as I had hurried from my home on the south coast, having wrestled with day-to-day commitments before leaping on a train. I was doubly embarrassed in that moment. Not only had I not quite made it on time, but I realised, looking at the assembled membership, that sadly my face would be lesser known to the newer members – the reason being personal challenges in recent years in attending events, including the wonderful regular socials.
I think we all find it hard to stop day-to-day life getting in the way of socialising and spending time with good friends and acquaintances. 2024 was absolutely no exception for me. I’ve reached that very particular point in life where cherished and aged parents have been deserving of my time and care. My own parents had moved from the family home of 40 years to a local bungalow. Further, my 93-year-old mother-in-law, bless her heart, is now very frail and needs particularly acute love and care.
Should anyone have asked if I was thinking of volunteering for anything that day, I would have gladly explained my situation and have effusively stated my commitment to future volunteering, but that now is not the right time. However, feeling the significance of the club coming together as it did that day, and hearing the club officers speak of their many successes over the preceding 12 months, when the impassioned call came for others to step up and do their bit, I realised that there never is exactly the right time, and put myself forward.
Now, as we approach the 2025 AGM, it is a great opportunity for me to pause and reflect on the last 12 months, and I can unquestionably say how delighted I am that I made that step. I reflect on how much less nervous I’d have been had I known how very welcoming and thoughtful the committee would be in how we met, communicated and distributed tasks. It’s amazing how modern technology provides flexibility and convenience in how people can co-operate together!
Despite my distance from London and the limitations on my time and schedule, I found I was nevertheless able to make meaningful contributions. I can’t stress enough how much the experience has given back. As always in life, going outside one’s comfort zone delivers great rewards. In this case I can say, without a shadow of a doubt, that it has transformed club members who were good acquaintances and rendered them deeply appreciated friendships forged through shared challenges and successes.
-James Shepherd, Club Liaison
London Leathermen would like to invite you to take a part of our Executive Committee, forming the leadership team that would take the club further over the next year. If you are interested, please submit an application with two backing members on this link.
LDN LeathermenIt's almost that time of year again! Join members for our #AGM with delicious food and drink, voting on decisions and a keynote from Leicester South MP Shockat Adam.
RSVP & More Info: https://www.leicester.news/save-the-date-its-almost-time-for-our-agm/ #Leicester #Leicestershire
Our #AGM is now under way at Everything Open, and President Joel Addison is touching on key developments in the community.
This year has seen Linux Australia auspice the most events ever.
He especially notes the great work of @pyconau Steering Committee members who are stepping down.
He also flags the disruption in the #WordPress community and the challenges this has presented and thanks the Council for their efforts.
See our Annual Report for more info.
We're delighted to present our 2025 Annual Report, ahead of our #AGM at @everythingopen in Tarndanya/Adelaide next week.
Read about the many events we've auspiced this year - including @pyconau #DrupalSouth, #WordCamp Sydney - WordPress Conference, #DrupalCon Asia and #PurpleCon, and learn about the many initiatives funded through our #Grants program.
January 2025
Dear Transitioners
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Here’s hoping you have all had an enjoyable time and that, in between the indoor indulgences, you have spent time out in nature and in your gardens – and in particular that you have been potting up stuff from your gardens in preparation for our plant stall at the Seed Swap on Saturday 8 February – seedlings that are surplus to requirements, chunks of perennials that need splitting etc.
There’s still time, and also to sort out your no longer wanted books on the environment, nature, gardening etc for our book stall that day. Please let us know how you are doing, and what you hope to bring. If you can’t attend on the day you can leave your plants and books with me – let me know – and also if you need help with potting up.
It’s been a while since we had one of our usual General Meetings so there’s a lot to catch up on at our General Meeting next Tuesday at 7.30 via the Zoom link:-
14 January 2025 at 7.30pm:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85460607129?pwd=z8L4mBRBcbw6ncoc9lRshKKMxrCjcI.1
Meeting ID: 854 6060 7129
Passcode: 568022
The agenda and notes of the previous meeting (and also the AGM) are below – we look forward to seeing you on Tuesday!
Introductions
Apologies for absence
Note taker
Notes of the last meeting – copied below – and matters arising not elsewhere on the agenda
Events feedback:
Future events:-
Monmouth Community Fridge
Friends of the River Wye / Friends of the Lower Wye
Green Grow
Air Quality Monitoring
Benthyg
Monmouth Placemaking Plan
Any Other Business
Date of next meeting: 11 February at 7.30
NOTES
Transition Monmouth Annual General Meeting
26 November 2024 at 7.30pm via Zoom
Present: Bryan Miller, Claudia Blair, Helena Ronicle, Vivien Mitchell
Apologies: Kelly Jackson-Graham, Mike Dunsbee, Cheryl Cummings, Charles Emes, Jem Jenkins-Jones
Note taker: Vivien Mitchell
Notes of 2023 AGM:
It was agreed that these were a correct record.
Chair’s Report:
Bryan Miller reported on our numerous groups and activities – the Monmouth Community Fridge, the Wyesham Community Woodland, Community Orchard and our other Green Grow ventures, Benthyg, Friends of the Lower Wye (FotLW) and our new project to monitor air quality round Monmouth. Events included the big Seed/Swap Shop, two Nearly New events, presentations at the Haberdashers Sustainability conference and others, and information stalls at Monmouth Pride, Carnival and The Hive. We much value the collaborations we have with the Town Council, the County Council, ACE Monmouth, and others. The full report is posted on our website https://transitionmonmouth.org and on our Facebook pages.
Treasurer’s Report:
Claudia Blair’s report showed that we had £15,676 in our account but, apart from £1,835 in the General Sub-Account, the remaining monies were earmarked as follows:-
Election of Officers:
Chair: Bryan Miller – proposed Helena Ronicle, seconded by Claudia Blair – was elected unopposed
Deputy Chair: Helena Ronicle – proposed by Vivien Mitchell, seconded by Bryan Miller – was elected unopposed
Treasurer: Claudia Blair – proposed by Vivien Mitchel, seconded by Helena Ronicle – was elected unopposed
Admin/Secretary: Vivien Mitchell – proposed by Bryan Miller, seconded by Helena Ronicle – was elected unopposed
The meeting closed at 8.15 pm and was followed by a Members’ Meeting
NOTES: Transition Monmouth General Meeting
Tuesday 26 November 2024 at 7.30 via Zoom
Present: Bryan Miller, Vivien Mitchell, Helena Ronicle, Claudia Blair
Apologies for absence: Kelly Jackson-Graham, Jem Jenkins-Jones, Charles Emes, Mike Dunsbee, Cheryl Cummings
Note taker: Vivien Mitchell
Events feedback:-
Wye Valley National Landscape: Formerly AONB, introductory meeting on 14 November in Tintern: Their aim was not clear but the food was excellent
Nearly New Sale: Children’s stuff from bump to teenage, 16 November: Held at Overmonnow Primary School, about 50 people attended and spent well, with the lower quality stuff in high demand. However, the venue was not popular and the timing was bad with so many other pre-Christmas events. More funding – £500 per sale – is required but the plan is to revert to Bridges albeit on a smaller scale to reduce hire costs. Monmouth Charity to be approached for funding
Future Events:-
Regen Rob: 7pm, Thursday 28 November at Bridges. This has been widely advertised and a good audience seems assured
Severn Wye Energy Agency: ACE plans to hold this, possibly jointly with Transition, in January
FRESK: The two events held by ACE during Wales Climate Week were a great success and further events are planned throughout the year to include as many people, including children, as possible
Friends of the Lower Wye (FotLW): Mike continues to work with Haberdasher pupils on water testing and looking at how river pollution has affected wildlife. No response yet from the Comprehensive, but he will persist!
Green Grow:-
Any other business: Helena is undertaking restoration work in Staunton – help required! We agreed to post on Facebook
Date of next meeting: 14 January 2025 at 7.30pm
2024 #AGM Season
Investors file record number of #ClimateResolutions for North American companies
"A record 263 climate-related shareholder resolutions have been filed so far this year for annual meetings of North American companies, a new tally showed on Tuesday, with proponents tailoring their wording to gain support."
My reflection from yesterday's @linuxaustralia #AGM - you can't make things a priority for an organisation unless prioritisation involves dedicating resources to that priority.
If there are no additional resources, and other things are not de-prioritised, then you cannot logically make something else a priority.
There is a "red line" on organisational capacity - if things get added to the list of priorities / tasks, then either something else drops below the line, or more resources are required to deliver those priorities.
It's that simple.
Stewart Lee, bitingly funny as always. But he reminds us that the Tufton St crooks are once again trying to engineer their entryists onto the National Trust's board of trustees, this time with the help of agit-prop broadcasters #GBNews.
*Vital* if you are a #NationalTrust member to #vote at the upcoming #AGM.
I voted in the National Trust 2023 AGM.
I voted for the current board’s recommendations using the quick vote.
Two of the resolutions from wingnuts that I therefore voted against are the removal of board recommendations and the quick vote option.
The right wingnuts want to make it harder to vote for the board recommendations to make their chances of tricking people easier.
I hope the wingnuts get trounced like they did last year.
Estoy probando el AGM M6, hasta ahora, se siente muy bien. Comparación con el Plum Ram 9 con KaiOS y el Sonim XP1520 Bolt. Tiene un sistema operativo sencillo tipo feature phone. Lo mas destacable es el volúmen y la linterna potente que tiene en la parte superior. El altavoz es de 3.5W y es el más alto que he escuchado en un teléfono, voy a hacer comparaciones detalladas con el Sonim que también tiene un altavoz muy fuerte. En lo referente a durabilidad y robustez, parece bastante duro y robusto, pero no tanto como el Sonim, que es macizo y hasta ahora es el teléfono más duro y resistente que tuve en mis manos, se nota la diferencia al tacto con el resto de los teléfonos. Las teclas del AGM M6 tienen buen feedback y toman bien las pulsaciones, son algo blandas de accionar, se pueden accionar en el bolsillo apretado, o similar. La pantalla bien, lo único que no me gusta es que tiene una fuente demasiado grande y no se puede cambiar de tamaño. El telefono en sí es algo grande de más, podria haber tenido un tamaño como el Sonim perfectamente. Recepción de señal bien y modo manos libres bien de bien. El AGM M6 tiene radio FM que suena sin conectarle nada, pero solo con las estaciones más potentes, si se le enchufa algún auricular, agarra muy bien todas. Igualmente el volúmen mínimo es demasiado alto, es para usar afuera definitivamente #dumbphone #phone #celular #featurephone #agm #sonim #plum #rugged
"LGIM said it would back proposals for a time-bound policy to phase out lending and underwriting for #FossilFuel #exploration and development at Citigroup, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley"
"All the votes will go against the recommendations of the banks' management, #LGIM said."
LGIM has $1.5 tn under management and is a top-30 #shareholder in all of the banks.
#AGM #MoneyPipeline
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/lgs-fund-arm-back-climate-votes-us-canadian-banks-2023-04-13/
"As the #FossilFuel-driven #climate crisis continues to wreak havoc around the globe, more than 1,300 scientists and researchers on Monday published a letter imploring #JPMorgan Chase #shareholders to support a resolution that asks the financial giant's board of directors to "adopt a policy for a time-bound phaseout" of bankrolling new #coal, #oil, and #gas projects. "
#MoneyPipeline #AGM
https://www.commondreams.org/news/1300-scientists-chase-shareholders-fossil-fuel-financing
"Most #resolutions are non-binding, but just introducing them has proven to be an effective tool for activist investors. Last year, shareholders withdrew a record 110 proposals that were focused on #ClimateChange after they struck deals with companies, according to Ceres. Another 15 #climate resolutions that went to a vote at various corporations won majority support from #shareholders."
#AGM
https://www.npr.org/2023/04/09/1168446621/businesses-face-more-and-more-pressure-from-investors-to-act-on-climate-change
#AGM season is coming, break out the popcorn.
Investors unwilling to hold stranded assets or assets that are climate vulnerable are going to call CEOs to account.
A packed @DoESLiverpool today for the #MerseysideCyclingCampaign #AGM
"Three of New York City’s #PensionFunds and NYC Comptroller Brad Lander announced shareholder resolutions at three massive American banks with major #FossilFuel investments: Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Canada’s largest bank and top fossil fuel financier, RBC.
The shareholder proposals, if passed, would require the banks to set absolute emission reduction targets for 2030 aligned with #climate science."
#AGM #MoneyPipeline
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/01/25/news/nyc-pension-funds-take-rbc-over-climate-plan
#FBPE 
