As I've mentioned briefly before, there are going to be two Things occurring in London to mark the publication of my Crap At The Environment book. Which is an amusing, but not piss-taking, look at the upcoming end of the world and our ability to stave it off.

So. On June 12, at Borders Oxford Street, the book is launched. You know. Readings. A bit of wry commenting. Buying/signing books. Sheepishly glancing at other books and wondering if it's OK to buy them while you're here.

Then, on June 13, there will be something we are calling the Cate Fete (an idea had a long time ago by Sam on the CATE blog). It'll start in Regent's Park at 6pm. We'll do stuff like hurl wellies, look at/eat/wear things people have made, sample the great outdoors generally. Someone might have a guitar. And so on. I'm open to any ideas of outdoor fun.

And then we'll go to a pub, the Crown and Goose, and get organically drunk.

What would be great is:

(a) If you could come to this and bring people;

(b) If you could bring stuff you have made/found/bought ethically;

(c) And by 'stuff' I mean food, games, fun-makers of any kind, instruments, balls/frisbees, you know.

In particular it would be lovely to have people who've been involved in, or just interested in, CATE over the months, and are looking forward to it restarting properly, which it will now the book is out of the way.

At neither part of this launch will there be pressure to buy the book. It's really just a symbolic launch. The way you launch a book and then drink to its health and walk away crossing your fingers it won't smash to pieces with the loss of hundreds of lives.

Please come!

You can email me for more details any time you like. Of course you can.

Mark

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