EVENT NOTICE 25th February 2008 How to Lead a Low Carbon Lifestyle - award-winning, environmental boat builder Mukti Mitchell to give series of talks to include Bristol, Oxford and London on how to reduce your carbon footprint in a positive way. Date: Monday 10th March 2008, 1-2pm, Venue: The Hub, Bristol, 35, King St. BS1 4DZ Talk with slides on Low Carbon Lifestyles Date: Monday 10th March 2008, 7.30-9pm, Venue: Seven Generations Café-Bookshop, Bristol, 10-12 Picton Street, Montpelier Talk with slides on Low Carbon Lifestyles, by award-winning, environmental boat builder Mukti Mitchell Date: Tuesday 11th March 2008, 7.30-10pm, Venue: Green Oxford, Friends Meeting House, 43 St. Giles, Oxford OX1 3LW Talk with Slides on Low Carbon Lifestyles followed by informal chat Date: Wednesday 12th March 2008, 7-9pm Venue: Camden Climate Action Network, The Environment Council, 212 High Holborn, London WC1V 7BF, Holborn Tube Talk with slides on Low Carbon Lifestyles; limited spaces, please book at info@camdencan.org.uk Date: Thursday 13th March 2008, 7.30pm Venue: Sustainable Seaton, Winston's Bar, Beach Road, Seaton, Devon Talk with slides on Low Carbon Lifestyles Date: Saturday 15th March 2008 11am-1pm Venue: Barnstaple Town Library, Tuly Street, Barnstaple EX31 1EL Tel: 01271 388759 Talk with slides on Low Carbon Lifestyles In a 6-month tour endorsed by The Prince of Wales, Tony Blair, David Cameron, Menzies Campbell and Britain's leading environmentalists, sailor and carpenter Mukti Mitchell sailed around Britain in 2007 in his hand-built, 15ft, zero-emission microyacht Chance to promote the message that low carbon living is easy and fun, good for the planet, and improves your quality of life. From 8th March, Mukti will be presenting a series of talks, which anyone can attend, in Bristol, Oxford, London, Exeter and Barnstaple which draw on his 10 years of a living a low carbon lifestyle. The talks will be presented in three parts: a. sailing around Britain (with slides) b. how to lead a low carbon lifestyle c. how low carbon living improves your quality of life Speaking of Mukti's Low Carbon Lifestyle tour in 2007, Tony Blair said "Mukti's imaginative initiative is a valuable contribution to our collective efforts to tackle climate change. Actions taken by individuals contribute around 40% of CO2 emissions in the UK, and individuals have an important role to play in tackling the problem." ~ends~ Notes to Editors a. For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact Mukti Mitchell, mukti@lowcarbonlifestyle.org, Tel: 01237 431753/07779 256635 b. Mukti's book, The Guide to Low Carbon Lifestyles, will be available at the talk and is downloadable from www.lowcarbonlifestyle.org c. Brought up on the coast of North Devon, Mukti studied Math's, Physics and Media, and developed a passion for environmental design, sailing and low carbon living. After a voyage to the Americas and back he designed and built the zero-emission Explorer microyacht, nominated "Innovative Boat of the Year 2005" at the IPC Media British Marine Awards. His Resurgence Personal Carbon Dioxide Calculator came first in an independent survey of online carbon calculators and is widely regarded as the most user- friendly and accurate. The Low Carbon Lifestyle Tour, sailing around Britain with no engine in 2007, reached an audience of 10 million through regional and national media, and Mukti gave 45 talks on low carbon living. His positive, solution based approach has found great popularity with all audiences. d. Praise for Mukti's talks in 2007: Probably the most interesting talk I have ever heard. Every minute was inspirational. Judy Oats, Scarborough Informative, relaxed, direct - powerful. Mukti is a real-life Al Gore event and equally impressive. Sue Gould, Southampton My sceptical husband came out thoroughly enthused because of the lack of hairshirt and direction to enjoy! Nicola Schumacher, Aberystwyth Mukti has given us all an opportunity to reassess the way we talk about climate change. I was a sceptic about the "no guilt" approach, but I saw Mukti in action and I now believe that it is the only way to get people to change behaviour - and It really works, it immediately makes people relax and open up to what Mukti's saying - No pressure, no judgment, and it is remarkably powerful - an inspiration. Jessie Rogers, Lymington --ends--