Hobart Green Drinks
Hobart’s Green Drinks is a new, informal regular opportunity for green drinkers to meet, chat, network and share ideas.
Hobart Green Drinks is the first Tasmanian event of its kind. It's a self-organising, unsponsored network, there are no fees, so make sure to spread the word.
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Next Green Drinks Wednesday 16th March 2011 - new venue !!
The next Green Drinks Hobart event is on tomorrow night at the wonderfully recycled Brunswick Hotel on Liverpool St.
For those that can- a 5pm start. 5.30 for those that are fashionable or work in the private sector…(kidding…kinda).
Special guest speaker for March is Gretta Pecl of Red Map (http://www.redmap.org.au/). This is the first of our informal chats with people that are leading the way!
Please feel free to invite anyone you know that might be interested. If you know someone that needs to be added to the list, lets us know. Dont forget to follow us on facebook (search Green Drinks Hobart).
We are keen to hear from all Green Drinkers about what they want from the Green Drink events.
Ideas for speakers, alternative venues and times are all welcome. This event is for you, and we are interested in your feedback. Post your comments and suggestions to the Green Drinks Hobart page on facebook or email me carinda.rue@environment.tas.gov.au.
Please follow us on Facebook and check this webpage regularly for further updates.
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The important bits..........
The Green Drinks Code
Green Drinks are Open
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Green Drinks is mostly for people working on environmental issues, but anyone can come -- people from environment groups, business, government, academia and as individuals. There is no 'us and them'.
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Organisers and all attendees actively welcome newcomers and introduce them to others in the group.
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All attendees commit to meeting new people at every session and not just sticking with people they already know.
Green Drinks are Freeform
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There is generally no agenda or theme, Green Drinkers mingle and share insights and provoke and exasparate and inspire and delight each other. There are moments of serendipity and a lot of 'oh, you if are interested in X then I must introduce you to that person over there who knows all about it' ...
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All kinds of people come to Green Drinks and this is what makes for the interesting interactions.
Green Drinks are Regular
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Usually monthly.
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Most organisers find a fixed date in the month is easiest to manage, at the same venue and something like the second tuesday in the month. Fridays and Thursdays tend to be busy for most people, so Tue or Wed is best.
Green Drinks are Self-replicating
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People who come to Green Drinks are encouraged to invite others along by word of mouth, who in turn themselves invite others, etc.
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Email invites mean that people can foward the invite to friends easily. This is the core for exponential growth.
Green Drinks are Agenda Free
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Green Drinks is not a channel to circulate announcements or news about environmental issues. Green Drinkers are already deluged with information from thousands of other sources. Green Drinks is a place to go to get away from all that.
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Speakers will be invited to a Green Drinks event (from time to time) for 20-30 mins or so or to have a theme for the evening to help stimulate discussion, but the bulk of the evening should be freeform and random.
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Green Drinks as an entity will never endorse or have a position or stance on an environmental topic.
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There will be no non-Green Drinks-related content or messages or appeals or ads circulated to the city organisers or appearing on the greendrinks.org website.
Green Drinks are Non Profit
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Organisers mostly use free resources and volunteers and donate their own time.
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Voluntary charge at door if necesssary to cover costs; per event only, no membership fee.
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Mostly free to attend, each participant pays for their own drinks and food.
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Event sponsors and venue hosts OK as long as freedom of discussion is not compromised.
Green Drinks are Run Responsibly
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Organisers and participants work to create a safe, non threatening environment for all and drink responsibly.
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Organisers niche and collaborate with other Green Drinks in their area.
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Organisers keep their pages on www.greendrinks.org updated with the date and venue of the next Green Drinks and a contact name and email so first-timers have confidence to travel across town and devote an evening to Green Drinks.
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Organisers don't sell their email lists to advertisers.
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Some organisers act as mentors to help and advise other groups.
And finally, but MOST importantly, Green Drinks are Fun
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There is a very informal vibe and overall light feel.
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There are lots of benefits to green drinks; they are hard to quantify, but when you have seen people come and make new links and learn and argue and set up new schemes and get new jobs etc, it is a good feeling.
(taken from Green Drinks Code Version 2.1 December 5th 2008)