I am a short rotunded Northern lad, who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and a song in his heart! Besides standard body parts I am almost totally made out of chips n gravy and milky sweet tea. On a serious note I have spent the past decade fundraising on behalf of numerous charities both large and small including Oxfam, Childline, Action Aid, Shelter and Kids About. I am now the newly appointed Head Of Fundraising for Greenvoice.
My environmental objectives: To help mankind avoid eating itself whole and leaving the natural world in all it's splendor for generations to enjoy in the years to come.
People I admire: My girlfriend, folks and friends (creepish but true!)
Gandhi, John Lennon, Neville Southall (Everton's legendary gravity defying goalie) and Jim Henson (Muppet Creator).
Things I would like to change: I have an holistic outlook on the effect we have on the environment and believe it is all one huge symbiotic system and hence care about all the issues as I would links in a chain.
Activities: Travel to date I have traveled to in excess of 60 countries worldwide including Kenya, Egypt, Ecuador (Galapagos Islands),Peru, India, Thailand, Indonesia and America.
Scuba Diving - I am a qualified Rescue Diver.
Skiing whilst listening to the Ski Sunday or James Bond theme music.
Interests: Poker to the dismay of my girlfriend.
Listening to music.
Computer Games.
Football.
Favourite music: Beatles, Stones, Bowie, V.U, Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix, Happy Mondays, Stone Roses, Primal Scream, Kinks, Beethoven, Prince and much much more!
Favourite films: The Life of Brian, Bladerunner, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's nest,2001, Apocalypse Now, The Bridge Over The River Kwai, Dr Strangelove, Clockwork Orange,Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Life Is Beautiful, Gallipoli, Papillion, Starwars, Until The End Of The World and Wings Of Desire.
Favourite TV shows: Southpark, Simpsons, Dragons Den, The World at War, Charlie Brookers Screenswipe, Columbo, The Muppet Show and Wildlife on One or anything by David Attenborough.
Favourite books: The Dice Man, Man In The High Castle, Catch22, Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, The Alchemist, Great Expectations, Tiger For Breakfast and Catcher In the Rye.
Favourite quotes: "Be the change you want To see in the world" - M.Gandhi
"We're more popular than Jesus!" - J.Lennon when Beatles
arrived in U.S
"It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness" - Founder Of Amnesty International
Political views: I have em but can't trust any political body out there to represent them with integrity. In a nutshell I believe in striving for a fairer greener world although am realistic enough to realize it will never be utopia.
Giles Robertson left James Parry a shout (View conversation):
Great article up under GM campaign '10 Reasons Why Organic Can Feed the World (and GM Wont)' http://www.greenvoice.com/campaigns/171/wikis/168/pages/227
(at 10:36 on 02 April 2008).
James Parry joined the campaign Protect the Hill of Tara (at 11:01 on 13 February 2008).
James Parry joined the campaign Save the black rhino (at 04:40 on 15 November 2007).
James Parry joined the campaign Don't let Ecuador's cloudforest disappear (at 08:17 on 08 November 2007).
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James Parry voted for the story Bat Conservation Trust statement on successful bat crime prosecution (at 07:23 on 01 November 2007).
James Parry voted for the story FAIR MILES (The Concept of "Food Miles" through a sustainable development lens) (at 10:59 on 31 October 2007).
James Parry added the news story FAIR MILES (The Concept of "Food Miles" through a sustainable development lens) (at 10:59 on 31 October 2007).
James Parry left Andrew Nesbitt a shout (View conversation) (at 07:41 on 26 October 2007).
James Parry voted for the story China Needs More Than Electric Cars: Toyota (at 04:40 on 26 October 2007).
James Parry voted for the story Mazda prepares for "hydrogen society" (at 04:40 on 26 October 2007).
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