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June, 2023
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A simple social gathering with facilitators where we can talk about our thoughts and feelings about the climate emergency.
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A simple social gathering with facilitators where we can talk about our thoughts and feelings about the climate emergency.
A Climate Café is an opportunity to give ourselves time to sit, perhaps with a hot drink and a slice of cake, and describe our thoughts and feelings about the crises of our ecology.
Climate Cafés are bounded by confidentiality although they are not therapy sessions. We invite you to take part in a warm, hospitable, facilitated conversation where you can reflect on your and others’ feelings without being bounced into action. This is one way of coping with the challenges facing us all.
This Climate Café will be held every second Wednesday of the month at the Salisbury Centre, an inclusive community space just east of the Meadows in Edinburgh. Tea and hot drinks will be available from the Salisbury Centre’s kitchen (small donation suggested), and the facilitators will provide some biscuits and snacks. You are welcome to bring your own too!
More about Climate Cafés
The focus of discussion is participants’ thoughts and feelings about the climate and ecological crisis. There are no guest speakers and no talks, and it is an advice-free zone. You can find out more about it here.
This event is free and anyone aged 18 years and over, from any background, is warmly welcome. Please feel free to share the event with your friends and family.
There is a limit on numbers to ensure space for discussion. If all the spaces are full please do join the waitlist or register your interest in future sessions by writing to us at [email protected].
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Time
(Thursday) 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Location
Salisbury Centre, 2 Salisbury Road, Edinburgh EH16 5AB
Organiser
Climate Psychology Alliance Scotland
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A week long celebration of Climate Change events. From walks, to talks to stays in great accommodation. Focussing on the Station Hotel in Thurso, which is conveniently situated for the
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A week long celebration of Climate Change events. From walks, to talks to stays in great accommodation. Focussing on the Station Hotel in Thurso, which is conveniently situated for the bus and train routes, we plan outreach events in other parts of the Caithness and Sutherland which are easily reached by public transport.

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10 (Saturday) 10:00 am – 18 (Sunday) 12:00 am
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Landimer Day on Rutherglen Main Street is an annual gala day, which has been going for many years. Its purpose is to celebrate the community of Rutherglen, with lots of
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Landimer Day on Rutherglen Main Street is an annual gala day, which has been going for many years. Its purpose is to celebrate the community of Rutherglen, with lots of organisations taking stalls, providing local information and fun activities, with fairground rides, food, music and lots more. Healthy n Happy Community Development Trust are delighted to take part and are featuring their ‘Seed Bomb Bike’. Using paper, wild flower seeds and water, local residents will use pedal power to make their own seed bombs. Once the mixture has mulched, it’s strained and left to dry. It can then be thrown in to a public space/garden or your own garden, where wildflowers will grow, providing bees, butterflies and other pollinators food throughout the year.
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(Saturday) 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Organiser
Healthy N Happy
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PHA Aim: To create a space for organisations and groups concerned about health to fashion
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PHA Aim:
To create a space for organisations and groups concerned about health to fashion a more effective response to Scotland’s growing health crisis
PHA Objectives:
- Provide a forum for existing community and national health-related campaigns to enable exchange of knowledge and ideas
- Problem solve the relative lack of impact on political and economic decision making
- Develop thinking on the combined actions needed to effect change in decision making which impinges on health
- Inspire and build a stronger public health movement, including creating resources for those campaigning for better health for Scotland (e.g. evidence, networks and good practice)
Confirmed speakers and contributors:
- David Legge, People’s Health Movement
- Prof Kat Smith, University of Strathclyde
- Kirsty Mackay, photographic artist, educator, activist and filmmaker
- Jackie Erdman, former Head of Equality and Human Rights for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and current trustee with the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland and the Scottish Homelessness Network
- Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland
- The Jimmy Reid Foundation
- Socialist Health Association Scotland
- Kingsway Community ConnectionsScotstoun, Glasgow
- People’s Plan for Glasgow
- Women’s Support Project
- Solidarity Against Neoliberal Extremism (SANE)
- Friends of Saint Fitticks Park, Torry, Aberdeen
- Living Streets Scotland
- Scottish Hazards
- Glasgow Centre for Population Health
Funding and Costs
The PHA is being supported by a grant from The Edge Fund contribution from the Women’s Support Project and in-kind support from our fellow contributors. We may need to ask for a small donation (£5), from those able, to help cover the costs of the catering on the day if we end up with a shortfall (but hopefully not!). This can either be via cash or an online donation and more details on how to donate will be available at the event.
Climate Fringe Festival
The PHA is running as part of the Climate Fringe Festival #ClimateFringeFestival, 10th-18th June
Pre-Assembly Social (Friday 9th June from 7pm)
Ahead of the PHA we are also hosting an informal social event at DRAM! pub, 232 Woodlands Rd, Glasgow G3 6ND. Please pop along to meet other activists ahead of the more formal discussions at the PHA. You can let us know you can come along by including a ticket for this when registering just so we know who to expect!
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Why we need a People’s Health Assembly
We are in a new era of a socio-ecological polycrisis, with the climate emergency being ignored and the lives and wellbeing of millions being cast aside as we face a crushing cost-of-living crisis. There is brilliant work being done across civil society to improve the health and wellbeing of our society, but too much is focused on survival, rather than giving people alternatives and the ability to thrive. We are caught in a cycle of paying to fix what we continue to break.
We must come together to energise a paradigm shift from the grassroots and unanimously advocate systems change to support health and wellbeing of people and planet as our core aims, rather than an outdated, misguided and unfair focus on economic growth and finances.
PHMS wants to start this paradigm shift by bringing people together for a People’s Health Assembly (PHA) in 2023. The 2023 PHA will recognise the failures of current and past approaches, but more importantly highlight the breadth and depth of positive alternatives.
Scotland has its own rich tapestry of activism focused on the global, the national and the local, as well as networks of support for communities and individuals. Yet these efforts lack synergy, leading to a loss of effectiveness. We will focus on the processes of social movement building and grassroots activism in shifting from ‘surviving & coping’ (some better than others) to ‘systems change’. In bringing our voices together we hope to re-ignite solidarity in the face of detached politics.
Without a civic society movement that can highlight the positive alternatives available in policy and practice to the current neoliberal ‘common sense’ of austerity and ‘trickle down’ incompetence, the future of Scotland, independent or otherwise, is appallingly bleak. Informed critical democratic engagement is the only vaccine that can hope to address the pandemic of ‘truth decay’ that is already undermining the fundamental rights of the most vulnerable in our society and threatening the existence of future generations.
If another well-meaning event on health inequalities or climate fills you with dread or apathy, please think again! The ineffectiveness of current responses and resultant worsening outcomes can only be reimagined by a positive and united civil society.
A short history of PHAs
PHAs are based on the model of events run by PHM Global, with the last of these global PHAs taking place in 2018. The previous PHA event in Scotland was held in Edinburgh in 2014. Since then, PHMS have run other regular events and published a People’s Health Manifesto for local and national elections. Our latest report follows a recent inquiry into health inequalities in light of the COVID pandemic: All in this Together? The Impact of Covid-19 on Health Inequalities in Glasgow.
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The People’s Health Movement (PHM) Scotland are a diverse group of health and social activists based in Scotland who are members of a global movement that calls for a right to health for all.
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(Saturday) 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
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Sensory storytelling, gardening, recycling arts & crafts, and lots of fun discussing how as Weekend Warrior you can protect our environment.
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Sensory storytelling, gardening, recycling arts & crafts, and lots of fun discussing how as Weekend Warrior you can protect our environment.

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June 10 (Saturday) – 11 (Sunday)
Organiser
Cosgrove Care
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10.25 ferry from Sconser to Raasay 11.00 Tour of the Walled Garden, followed by lunch and open discussion focussed on finding local solutions for growing a healthier, more sustainable and affordable
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10.25 ferry from Sconser to Raasay
11.00 Tour of the Walled Garden, followed by lunch and open discussion focussed on finding local solutions for growing a healthier, more sustainable and affordable food system.
Welcome to new and experienced gardeners, crofters, hospitality, retail, eaters – with interests in environment, climate, health, reduced packaging, local employment, eliminating food poverty or reducing waste.
RSVP to f[email protected] info from [email protected]

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(Saturday) 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Organiser
Skye Climate Action and the Highland Community Waste Partnership
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On Saturday 10th June we’ll be gathering at Ganavan Sands near Oban to learn about the marine impacts of oil and gas drilling, and to protest
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On Saturday 10th June we’ll be gathering at Ganavan Sands near Oban to learn about the marine impacts of oil and gas drilling, and to protest against new fossil fuel projects like the Rosebank oil field. We’ll also be doing a beach clean and other activities.
Please join from 2.30pm at the beach! Bring bin bags for beach cleaning and placards for the protest showing your love for the ocean.
It’s a family friendly event with something for everyone, please tell your friends and spread the word even if you can’t make it along on the day.
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(Saturday) 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Organiser
Time for Change Argyll & Bute
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Free screening of award-winning documentary FINITE: The Climate of Change, followed by a discussion of direct action tactics, and a chance to get involved in Climate Camp Scotland 2023. The Film
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Free screening of award-winning documentary FINITE: The Climate of Change, followed by a discussion of direct action tactics, and a chance to get involved in Climate Camp Scotland 2023.
The Film
Rich Felgate’s FINITE: The Climate of Change is an insider’s view of the world of direct action: a raw, authentic and emotional insight into the David and Goliath battle between frontline communities, activists and fossil fuel corporations.
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Germany, concerned citizens step forward to save an ancient forest from one of Europe’s largest coal mines. They form an unlikely alliance with
a frustrated community in rural England who are forced into action to protect their homes from a new opencast coal mine.
Discussion
Climate Camp Scotland is a grassroots collective organising for climate justice and against fossil fuels in Scotland, by running annual climate camps
that include mass direct action as a core tactic. After the screening, we will discuss our responses to the film and consider the question: ‘Does size matter? Why *mass* direct action?’
Join the Crew for Climate Camp 2023
Climate Camp 2023 will be on Wednesday 12 through to Monday 17 July, in the Grangemouth area. Targeting the INEOS refinery and petrochemical
complex, the camp will be a melting pot of action and creativity as we take on Scotland’s biggest polluter, build the movement for climate justice, support local community struggles, and forge solidarity with workers. All through putting on an entirely volunteer-run, non-hierarchical event where all of us are responsible and everyone is crew!
With the camp now a matter of weeks away, we need *you* to get stuck in. This gathering will be an opportunity to find out more about our plans for Climate Camp 2023 at Grangemouth, and to join our teams (‘working groups’) already beavering away.
The Venue
The Deep End at 21 Nithsdale Street, just five minutes walk from Pollokshields West or Queen’s Park rail stations, and an even shorter walk from bus stops on Pollokshaws Rd. https://www.govanhillbaths.com/projects/deep-end-find-us-2/
We have some funding available to cover travel expenses for those who would not otherwise be able to take part. Email [email protected] to request this.
There is the possibility of putting on a free creche at the venue, if this is needed. If you would like to bring children along, please email [email protected] by Thursday 8 June and let us know how many children, their age/s, and any special care needs they may
have.
The film certificate is 12A, and so older children are welcome to watch the film with us (please note under-16s should be accompanied by an adult).
Snacks and juice available 🙂 The event is free, but donations welcome to support the work of film-maker Rich Felgate and Climate Camp Scotland – donate to CCS here – http://bit.ly/climatecampgive. You can donate directly to FINITE’s Impact Campaign here: https://www.share-doc.org /en/d/19001/finite-the-climate-of-change.
The venue is wheelchair accessible. The film is in English and German (with English subtitles). Unfortunately there is no hearing aid loop.
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(Sunday) 3:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Organiser
Climate Camp Scotland
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Edinburgh Climate Café is a developing project to create a space where folk can drop in, come together to ask the questions they’ve always wondered about, can tell folk something
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Edinburgh Climate Café is a developing project to create a space where folk can drop in, come together to ask the questions they’ve always wondered about, can tell folk something they’ve been thinking about, can learn to do more to combat climate change, can find out where they can go to become part of a movement or join up with a group.
We’re meeting every Sunday on the beach front straight down from Towerbank Primary School (close to the playpark and amusements). Come along, it’ll be part social, part fun, part educational but definitely focused on climate change.
We’re inviting folk to bring wood, food, your interests, any leaflets you fancy handing out or leaving, questions but more importantly just you good selves will be good enough. It’s just a chance and a space to catch up and think about what we can do to engage with the challenge of climate changes which sit ahead of us!
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(Sunday) 3:00 pm
Location
Portobello Prom by Towerbank Playpark
17 Promenade, Portobello, Edinburgh EH15 1HH
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Join artists and activists to make willow and paper structures inspired by the local natural environment. The nearby Claypits nature reserve attracts a variety of creatures
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Join artists and activists to make willow and paper structures inspired by the local natural environment. The nearby Claypits nature reserve attracts a variety of creatures who need their habitats protecting, including birds, bats, frogs, snails, bees, butterflies and dragonflies. No experience necessary and no need to book – come and learn creative skills and use sustainable and renewable materials.
The workshop will be open to drop-in Monday to Friday 10am-4pm
Refreshments provided. Donations welcome.
Carnival Arts Scotland is a not-for-profit arts organisation based at The Arts Yard near the Forth and Clyde Canal in the north of Glasgow. We work in partnership with communities and provide a platform for creativity. We produce events with a focus on carnival and celebration.
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(Monday) 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
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Milan will be arranging a swap shop, a community-based event where people can bring their pre-loved clothes and exchange them with others. It will provide an opportunity for people to
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Milan will be arranging a swap shop, a community-based event where people can bring their pre-loved clothes and exchange them with others. It will provide an opportunity for people to refresh their wardrobes without spending money and promotes sustainable fashion practices by encouraging the reuse of clothing items. Can come along with families and friends, and have fun, by swapping clothes and accessories.
Milan Senior Welfare Organisation develops and delivers provisions for 50 older people from Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi & Mauritian Communities in Edinburgh & Lothian which meet their social, cultural, recreational, language and care needs.
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(Monday) 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Organiser
Milan Senior Welfare Organisation
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Climate change can often seem like an insurmountable problem, with daunting challenges facing us at every turn.
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Climate change can often seem like an insurmountable problem, with daunting challenges facing us at every turn. But what if we started focusing on the aspiring narratives of a just and sustainable future?
Welcome to our event promoting Utopian Futures – a vision of a better world that we can all work towards, together.
Join us on Monday, June 12th to imagine a future where things turn out okay. During the day, drop in and enjoy artwork, visit with local organizations, play some games, and get creative telling others about the future you imagine. There will also be coffee and pastries!
Drop In Time is from 1:00pm – 5:00pm
In the evening, watch a live play of a table-top game by experts followed by a long-table discussion on imaginative and practical steps we can take towards building a better world. You will have a chance to play along as you watch and join the discussions as well. All of us play a role in facing and surmounting the challenges ahead.
Game & Long-Table Discussion is from 5:30pm – 7:00pm
We hope that you will leave this event inspired to take actionable steps towards becoming a good ancestor to future generations. By shifting the narrative towards a positive/hopeful future, we, as individuals, are challenged to imagine what’s possible and strive to take action towards a more just and sustainable future.
About the Game:
The evening will consist of experts (and the audience) playing a table-top game, Solarpunk Futures, to engage them in a process of visionary social storytelling around the collective struggle required to win our utopia. The game employs backcasting in a “Festival of Remembrance”, whereby Assemblies for the Future play for 45 minutes from the perspective of a future utopia in which they collectively “remember” how their Ancestors utilized Tools and Values to overcome a real-world Challenge.
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Time
(Monday) 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Organiser
Edinburgh Futures Institute
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Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and
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Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and meet some like-minded people in Leith! No gardening experience needed.
The Meanwhile Site is a shared space and partially under construction –
small children will need supervision at all times!

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(Monday) 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Organiser
Leith Community Growers
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Join us for ‘The Green Lie’, directed by Werner Boote (2018). Length: 93 minutes.
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Join us for ‘The Green Lie’, directed by Werner Boote (2018). Length: 93 minutes.
Watch the film at leisure from the comfort of your own home, on the evening of Sunday 11th or on Monday 12th June, via private online video channel (access details will be sent by email to registered participants). Then join the post-screening discussion at 8pm on Monday 12th June (online via Zoom).
The conversation will be led by Isobel, one of our Young Humanist Scotland Ambassadors.
‘Environmentally-friendly electric cars, sustainably-produced food products, fair production processes….Can our purchasing power help save the world?’
In this tongue-in-cheek two-hander, Austrian director Werner Boote and German author Kathrin Hartmann meticulously unpick some of the most prevalent ‘greenwashing’ myths at play today. They take viewers on a round-the-globe tour of corporate hypocrisy, to the sites of catastrophic environmental disasters and shocking land rights violations, all of which are harming humans, animals and the planet despite the glowing promises of effective self-regulation.
Far from disempowering, however, this exposé of our limited choice as ethical consumers reminds us that our power as individuals does not lie in our wallets but in our actions and behaviours as voters, citizens, and members of our communities.
Language: English, German with English subtitles.
This is one of a series of films we will be screening as part of our Take One Action Film Club, and everyone who shares our humanist values is very welcome to participate. Take One Action believes small actions lead to big ones, and that we all make a difference. Connecting individuals through film, creativity and action – for a better world, starting from Scotland.
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Organiser
Humanist Society Scotland
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Zoom meet and greet with brief introduction. Watch the 81 minute film. Share reflections on the content and discuss. Consider follow-up physical screenings and/or further action on climate justice.
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Zoom meet and greet with brief introduction. Watch the 81 minute film. Share reflections on the content and discuss. Consider follow-up physical screenings and/or further action on climate justice.

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(Monday) 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
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City Chambers Quadrangle Arrive by bike and the first 200 will get a free plant-based breakfast.The Edinburgh Bike Coop will be there to do a chain clean and lube and there
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City Chambers Quadrangle
Arrive by bike and the first 200 will get a free plant-based breakfast.The Edinburgh Bike Coop will be there to do a chain clean and lube and there will be a £50 Bike Coop voucher in a prize draw. The first 20 arrivals will get a choice of a free Spokes map. The police will also attend to help with online registration as well as stalls from Cycling Scotland, Sustrans, Lothian reps and other active travel groups.

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(Tuesday) 7:45 am – 9:30 am
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Join artists and activists to make willow and paper structures inspired by the local natural environment. The nearby Claypits nature reserve attracts a variety of creatures
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Join artists and activists to make willow and paper structures inspired by the local natural environment. The nearby Claypits nature reserve attracts a variety of creatures who need their habitats protecting, including birds, bats, frogs, snails, bees, butterflies and dragonflies. No experience necessary and no need to book – come and learn creative skills and use sustainable and renewable materials.
The workshop will be open to drop-in Monday to Friday 10am-4pm
Refreshments provided. Donations welcome.
Carnival Arts Scotland is a not-for-profit arts organisation based at The Arts Yard near the Forth and Clyde Canal in the north of Glasgow. We work in partnership with communities and provide a platform for creativity. We produce events with a focus on carnival and celebration.
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(Tuesday) 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
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Let’s get together and keep our area clean! All equipment is provided, just come along. Lunch provided afterwards at the Centre.
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Let’s get together and keep our area clean!
All equipment is provided, just come along. Lunch provided afterwards at the Centre.

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(Tuesday) 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Organiser
Kingsway Community Connections
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Join us for a fun, free and informative workshop that will help you understand climate change. You will work as a team to find relationships
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Join us for a fun, free and informative workshop that will help you understand climate change.
You will work as a team to find relationships between 42 climate cards. Each card represents a cause or effect of climate change. Together you will link the cards to build a collage that explains climate change.
This step-by-step, cooperative activity will help you work through the complexity of climate change. You will also get to be creating by decorating and naming your finished collage.
Climate Fresk is perfect for those who know that climate change is important, but feel that they would like to understand it more. There is no need for any previous climate knowledge; the workshop is a learning experience.
Climate Fresk is a French-based NGO with the aim to make climate science more accessible. Over 1 million people have played worldwide.
You can read about a previous Climate Fresk workshop we delivered here.
Booking information
This workshop is free to attend, but spaces are limited so booking is required.
If you have any problems booking or any questions, please phone 01592 858458 or email [email protected]
Accessibility
The event is being held at Hugo’s Bar & Pavilion, Regents Way, Dalgety Bay, Dunfermline KY11 9YD.
The venue is wheelchair accessible and has a disabled toilet.
If you have any other accessibility questions please phone 01592 858458 or email [email protected].
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(Tuesday) 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Organiser
Climate Action Fife
Climate Fresk
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Learn how to make a work of art from the pages of recycled books, with paper artist and librarian, Maureen Irvin, who uses discarded books and string to create sculptures
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Learn how to make a work of art from the pages of recycled books, with paper artist and librarian, Maureen Irvin, who uses discarded books and string to create sculptures inspired by the natural world. The theme of this workshop is flowers. Book your place, as space is limited.

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(Tuesday) 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
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Knowing how our buildings manage energy, heat, moisture and air movement is fundamental to understanding energy efficiency and successful retrofit and improvement, without the risk of unintended consequences in the
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Knowing how our buildings manage energy, heat, moisture and air movement is fundamental to understanding energy efficiency and successful retrofit and improvement, without the risk of unintended consequences in the longer term. As part of the Climate Fringe, the Edinburgh Building Retrofit and Improvement Collective is proud to put on this hybrid event, with guest speaker Jon Stinson PhD, academic, researcher and Director of locally-based Building Research Solutions Ltd.
There will be an introduction to the Collective before a presentation from Jon on the principles of building physics as applied to successful, healthy, domestic energy efficiency retrofit, followed by a Q&A session. The aim is to give Edinburgh residents an overview of the technical fundamentals to help puzzle through energy efficiency and building performance uncertainties (but without the scary maths). By the end of the session you should, for example, understand the distinctions between unwanted draughts and essential ventilation, and why commonplace foam block internal wall insulation might not be a good idea for traditional (pre 1919) buildings in the city.
We want to help create an educated public able to:understand why energy efficiency is not as simple as blocking every draught and insulating everything;gather the information advisable for making informed decisions;understand when ‘obvious choices’ may benefit from careful consideration or expert advice;ask the right questions and understand when recommendations may be based on poor understanding or insufficient knowledge.
Every building is different and every tenement is more than a collection of independent flats. Fully informed choices on what best to do in a particular property require knowledge of the particulars of that property/building. Generic recommendations given without such knowledge (for example from telephone advice services) are not always the best advice, but individual detailed analysis and advice can be expensive. This presentation will help you advance more confidently.
Please note that because of the uniqueness of every case, the Q&A will not be a ‘surgery’ on what should be done in specific properties, but will answer more general questions and clarify any uncertainty about the technical issues described.
After the event, those present at the venue will be able to mingle and chat/discuss in order to make useful contacts and to meet some of the team behind the Edinburgh Building Retrofit and Improvement Collective. The Collective wants people to be better informed and more confident in considering the issues, as well as to encourage individuals to work in community groups in order to get better results, cheaper, more easily and with less stress.
The presentation will be recorded and made available for future reference. Online attendees will also be able to join the Q&A session.
The venue is not the easiest to find. Details are given on the Quaker Meeting House website: https://www.equaker.org.uk/locationThe Collective wishes to acknowledge the support of funding from the City of Edinburgh Council’s ‘Edinburgh Community Climate Fund’, thanks to the votes of residents of the city.
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(Tuesday) 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Organiser
Edinburgh Building Retrofit and Improvement Collective
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Join artists and activists to make willow and paper structures inspired by the local natural environment. The nearby Claypits nature reserve attracts a variety of creatures
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Join artists and activists to make willow and paper structures inspired by the local natural environment. The nearby Claypits nature reserve attracts a variety of creatures who need their habitats protecting, including birds, bats, frogs, snails, bees, butterflies and dragonflies. No experience necessary and no need to book – come and learn creative skills and use sustainable and renewable materials.
The workshop will be open to drop-in Monday to Friday 10am-4pm
Refreshments provided. Donations welcome.
Carnival Arts Scotland is a not-for-profit arts organisation based at The Arts Yard near the Forth and Clyde Canal in the north of Glasgow. We work in partnership with communities and provide a platform for creativity. We produce events with a focus on carnival and celebration.
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(Wednesday) 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
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Come along to our WASTE NOT event! Clothes, toys, tools, bric-a-brac, books, CDs, DVDs etc. Kitchen items, Help to develop a reduce, re-use and recycle culture on Skye by cutting down Come and have a look at what is on WE ARE OPEN 10 AM TILL 5 PM Venue: The Waste Not Green Sheds @ 9 Torrin, IV49 9BA |
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(Wednesday) 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
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Showcase locally grown food, recipes and the importance of food waste recycling. Visitors take home seedlings of their own. Young people are presented with their John Muir Award certificates. Picnic.
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Showcase locally grown food, recipes and the importance of food waste recycling. Visitors take home seedlings of their own. Young people are presented with their John Muir Award certificates. Picnic.

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(Wednesday) 2:00 pm – 3:45 pm
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Join Carbon Copy and Edinburgh Communities Climate Action Network
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Join Carbon Copy and Edinburgh Communities Climate Action Network (ECAN) at “Edinburgh Community & Climate Connect”. Taking place as Britain’s biggest sporting celebration of climate action and nature – Running Out of Time – reaches Edinburgh; this event will gather some of the city’s best eco-conscious voluntary organisations in the Life Church Hall, less than half a mile from beautiful Holyrood Park.
The event will kick off with a keynote presentation by none other than Dr Heather “The Weather” Reid OBE, former BBC Scotland weather reporter and passionate climate educator. You’ll also get an opportunity to learn more about Running Out of Time, and even to hold the baton!
You can:
- Learn more about different ways to make a difference in your community
- Meet other like-minded people
- Sign-up to volunteer with a brilliant local organisation or campaign
- Get inspired to take more collaborative action to fight climate change and protect the environment
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(Wednesday) 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Organiser
Carbon Copy
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We are a third of the way through this crucial decade for climate action – yet Scotland is not on track to meet targets to reduce emissions, one in nine
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We are a third of the way through this crucial decade for climate action – yet Scotland is not on track to meet targets to reduce emissions, one in nine species of Scottish wildlife faces extinction from our shores, and worsening climate impacts are having devastating consequences around the world.
We urgently need all decision makers to take bold action to tackle the climate and nature crisis, inequality, provide secure jobs and improve health and wellbeing. We can come together to show them that people in Scotland care deeply about this, and have the power to drive action.
Join a diverse range of organisations to hear more about the latest climate and nature issues, how to speak to your decision makers about the things you care about and want to see action on. It’s also a great opportunity to connect with other climate and nature campaigners and to hear more about ways to make your voice heard over the next few months.
Speakers to be announced shortly.
This session is a Climate Fringe Festival event organised by the Stop Climate Chaos Scotland coalition, with the support of our members:
Christian Aid Scotland
Global Justice Now Scotland
Jubilee Scotland
Open Seas Trust
RSPB Scotland
SCIAF
Scottish Communities Climate Action Network
WWF Scotland
Accessibility
This event will take place in a venue with full wheelchair access and facilities. If you will need any assistance on the day please contact [email protected]
If you have any other accessibility requirements or if there is anything we can do to ensure you can participate fully in the event please contact [email protected]
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Stop Climate Chaos Scotland
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This event is now fully online – See online listing! To attend online register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/625216508407 We are a third of the way through this crucial decade for climate action
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This event is now fully online – See online listing!
To attend online register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/625216508407
We are a third of the way through this crucial decade for climate action – yet Scotland is not on track to meet targets to reduce emissions, one in nine species of Scottish wildlife faces extinction from our shores, and worsening climate impacts are having devastating consequences around the world.
We urgently need all decision makers to take bold action to tackle the climate and nature crisis, inequality, provide secure jobs and improve health and wellbeing. We can come together to show them that people in Scotland care deeply about this, and have the power to drive action.
Join a diverse range of organisations to hear more about the latest climate and nature issues, how to speak to your decision makers about the things you care about and want to see action on. It’s also a great opportunity to connect with other climate and nature campaigners and to hear more about ways to make your voice heard over the next few months.
Speakers to be announced shortly.
This session is a Climate Fringe Festival event organised by the Stop Climate Chaos Scotland coalition, with the support of our members:
Christian Aid Scotland
Global Justice Now Scotland
Jubilee Scotland
Open Seas Trust
RSPB Scotland
SCIAF
Scottish Communities Climate Action Network
WWF Scotland
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(Wednesday) 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Organiser
Stop Climate Chaos Scotland
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Funding, Finance and Business Support Seminar The Circular Communities Scotland Funding, Finance and Business Support Seminar is back for 2023! Join us for the opportunity to
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Funding, Finance and Business Support Seminar
The Circular Communities Scotland Funding, Finance and Business Support Seminar is back for 2023!
Join us for the opportunity to hear from and put questions to funders and providers of financial and developmental support in our sector. Learn about potential sources of grant and loan funding, and discover business support opportunities for charities and social enterprises in Scotland.
Our Funding, Finance and Business Support Seminar is one of our most popular seminars throughout the year for a reason, as we look to bring up to date and useable information to attendees looking to secure the future of their non-profit organisations.
The challenges of the cost-of-living and cost-of-running crises will be taken into consideration as we work to bring you a diverse events programme that will help you tackle the real financial and business issues your organisation may be facing.
Hear as well from a Circular Communities Scotland member about their experience of applying for funding, successes and lessons learned along the way.
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Join artists and activists to make willow and paper structures inspired by the local natural environment. The nearby Claypits nature reserve attracts a variety of creatures
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Join artists and activists to make willow and paper structures inspired by the local natural environment. The nearby Claypits nature reserve attracts a variety of creatures who need their habitats protecting, including birds, bats, frogs, snails, bees, butterflies and dragonflies. No experience necessary and no need to book – come and learn creative skills and use sustainable and renewable materials.
The workshop will be open to drop-in Monday to Friday 10am-4pm
Refreshments provided. Donations welcome.
Carnival Arts Scotland is a not-for-profit arts organisation based at The Arts Yard near the Forth and Clyde Canal in the north of Glasgow. We work in partnership with communities and provide a platform for creativity. We produce events with a focus on carnival and celebration.
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(Thursday) 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
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Aberdeen City Council are hosting an event on St. Nicholas Street on Thursday 15th June between 10:30 and 15:30, organised by the Protective Services team, featuring exhibition stands, hedge men
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Aberdeen City Council are hosting an event on St. Nicholas Street on Thursday 15th June between 10:30 and 15:30, organised by the Protective Services team, featuring exhibition stands, hedge men street entertainers and vehicles, including a hydrogen car, electric car and cargo bike, to promote key messages around reducing pollution and congestion to improve air quality.
A number of organisations will be present on the day including the Aberdeen City Council (ACC) Cleaner Air for Aberdeen team, the ACC LEZ team, ACC Hydrogen Project, Big Issue bikes, First Bus, Enterprise Car Club, Energy Savings Trust, Getabout, Sustrans, Original FM Radio and the Hedge men street entertainers.
Free event – no ticket required.
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(Thursday) 10:30 am – 3:30 pm
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Clean Air Day is the largest air pollution campaign in the UK – taking place on Thursday 15 June 2023. Clean Air Day helps to drive a positive shift in public
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Clean Air Day is the largest air pollution campaign in the UK – taking place on Thursday 15 June 2023.
Clean Air Day helps to drive a positive shift in public knowledge and action. The day is a chance to find out more about air pollution, share information, and make our air cleaner and healthier for everyone.
The theme for the campaign this year is: Clean up our mind to look after your mind this #CleanAirDay.
Cleaning up our air is good for us in many ways: it not only benefits our physical health and the environment but can also protect our mental and brain health. The physical health impacts of air pollution – such as asthma, heart disease and cancers – have been recognised for decades. More recently, researchers are beginning to understand how air pollution can affect the brain and the mind.
You can get involved by downloading our free Scottish resources here. We have everything you need to mark the day, such as a social media pack, event pack with posters, banners, and bunting, lesson plans activities for schools, content to help health professionals have conversations with patients about air pollution, and updated resources in Gaelic!
Whatever you do to celebrate Clean Air Day – please let Environmental Protection Scotland know by emailing [email protected]. Remember to also use the #CleanAirDay on social media and tag us at @EPScotland.
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All Day (Thursday)
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Environmental Protection Scotland
Global Action Plan
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The Climate Action Fife project runs an informal forum for Fife based groups to share ideas on what works when talking about
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The Climate Action Fife project runs an informal forum for Fife based groups to share ideas on what works when talking about climate change, what resources you have found to work and what tools you need to keep/get the conversation going. The forum takes place every 2 months on the third Thursday of the month.
It’s a lunchtime session with some presentations and guided discussion as well as a chance to bounce ideas of some supportive Fife folk for your engagement plans.
It’s open to all community organisations – those that are climate change organisations, as well as those who work on other community issues, but want to include climate action/education in their day-to-day delivery.
Every meeting, we will have a different topic to guide our discussion.
Please contact Alistair Macleod if you would like to attend, [email protected]
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(Thursday) 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
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See event details
Future Event Times in this Repeating Event Series
17th August 2023 12:00 pm19th October 2023 12:00 pm
Organiser
Climate Action Fife
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Introduce the Climate Action Towns project and how we are supporting the community to work on Climate Actions in Annan. Introduce the concept of a Community Action Plan with climate
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Introduce the Climate Action Towns project and how we are supporting the community to work on Climate Actions in Annan. Introduce the concept of a Community Action Plan with climate actions.
Understand the Annan Harbour Action Group project as an example of ongoing climate action in Annan.
· Involve Annan Academy pupils in developing ideas for the Annan Community Action Plan, in response to the priorities identified in the survey.
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(Thursday) 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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Architecture & Design Scotland
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Rainbow Turtle, a local Fair Trade charity is joining forces with Youth With A Mission to organise an event marking this year’s Climate Fringe Festival by bringing focus to the
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Rainbow Turtle, a local Fair Trade charity is joining forces with Youth With A Mission to organise an event marking this year’s Climate Fringe Festival by bringing focus to the importance of local action and its global impact. We would like to invite you to join our community litter pick followed by Fair Trade activities and gardening information as well as a bbq in a community garden. We will meet at 3.30 at Glenburn Library in Paisley and will walk up to the Grow in Glenburn Community garden where the activities will take place. All the litter pick equipment will be provided, but please bring camping mats to sit on in the garden and a few coins for food (£1 per item). The event is family-friendly and all the food served will be vegetarian. In case of any questions, please contact Linda on [email protected]
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(Thursday) 3:30 pm – 7:30 pm
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Scotland celebrates 10 years as a Fair Trade Nation this year and marks its commitment to people and planet, to fairness and sustainability with 5 short social media
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Scotland celebrates 10 years as a Fair Trade Nation this year and marks its commitment to people and planet, to fairness and sustainability with 5 short social media films set in five Fair Trade communities across Scotland. The Films represent the dedication of Fair Trade campaigners across Scotland and highlight the links between Fair Trade and the climate crisis.
The films will be launched by the five communities who made the films in Alford, Castle Douglas, Motherwell, Paisley and Perth as well as being launched by:
the Scottish Fair Trade Forum with Strathaven Fairtrade Group and
Climate Action Strathaven on Thursday 15 June at
5 Green Street, Strathaven ML10 6LT.
All welcome, please just come along by 3:50pm on 15 June to
Climate Action Strathaven.
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(Thursday) 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Organiser
Scottish Fair Trade Forum
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The Guardians of Our Rivers is a Citizen Science project to monitor the health of Scotland’s rivers. Buglife’s qualified Riverfly Partnership trainer will empower participants to monitor and survey rivers for invertebrates,
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The Guardians of Our Rivers is a Citizen Science project to monitor the health of Scotland’s rivers. Buglife’s qualified Riverfly Partnership trainer will empower participants to monitor and survey rivers for invertebrates, and spot early warning signs of habitats in crisis, e.g. pollution, drought, etc. Training will be delivered in two parts: Thursday 15th June, 6-9pm, Zoom. Saturday 17th June, 10am – 1pm, Alexandria Library. We will then walk from the library along the River Leven. Please only book if you are over 18 and can commit to both sessions.
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15 (Thursday) 6:00 pm – 17 (Saturday) 1:00 pm
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Angus Climate Conversations – Forfar Thursday 15th June from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm. Book via: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/angus-climate-conversations-forfar-tickets-648318366687
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Angus Climate Conversations – Forfar
Thursday 15th June from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm.
Book via: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/angus-climate-conversations-forfar-tickets-648318366687
We all want a fairer, greener, Angus. Help shape the way forward for community climate action across our region.
Connect with others. Share what matters to you. Help us shape your Regional Climate Action Hub. Find new ways to work together and take practical steps to deliver sustainable changes for you and your community.
Scottish Communities Climate Action Network together with Angus Council’s Environment and Climate Change team are hosting a programme of Community events across Angus to hear from individuals and groups showing inspiration in action. Addressing the climate and biodiversity crises right now.
Who’s this for?
This is a session for anyone who cares about their community and their place in changing it.
Why you should come
We want to make this session useful to you and your community.
• Connect with others in your area.
• Focus on what matter to you.
• Shape what you need from a community climate action hub.
• Outline the way ahead on food, travel, nature, energy and more.
• Explore practical ways to collaborate and build a better tomorrow.
We will provide tea, coffee and cake and a welcome for everyone to share and shape the way ahead.
Our commitment
Your time is valuable. Your input is the evidence that will help shape the regional climate action hub application. We aim to submit in August 2023. Each session will help all of us connect, learn and collaborate better. This gets us closer to shaping a better future for everyone. Join the journey.
Book via: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/angus-climate-conversations-forfar-tickets-648318366687
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(Thursday) 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Organiser
SCCAN Scottish Communities Climate Action Network
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This is a unique interactive games night designed to build empathy with climate migrants and encourage discussion around resilience. No experience or preparation is necessary. Players will be led through
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This is a unique interactive games night designed to build empathy with climate migrants and encourage discussion around resilience. No experience or preparation is necessary. Players will be led through imaginative scenarios and they can choose their responses and actions.Come along expecting to join in, the imaginative leg work is up to you! Expect a friendly, and thought-provoking evening. Find creative solutions, experience unexpected shifting circumstances and find strength in solidarity with your fellow players. This is a game we’re not playing against each other but with one another, and you might be surprised by how it turns out. You can’t choose the cards you’re dealt but you can choose how you play them. Ever wonder about the future? Well this might even give you a glimpse of what’s to come. Free to participate in, and open to all our members, supporters, and anyone who shares Humanist Society Scotland’s vision and values. This evening is part of the Climate Fringe Festival. Facilitated by Hazel Darwin-Clements, writer, podcaster, project co-ordinator, performer, puppeteer and theatre maker.
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(Thursday) 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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Humanist Society Scotland
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Offshore is an independent documentary that brings together varying perspectives on working in offshore oil and gas and renewable
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Offshore is an independent documentary that brings together varying perspectives on working in offshore oil and gas and renewable energy – and explores what the coming energy transition means for workers and communities around the UK North Sea.
The film looks at how communities and regions have been impacted by past industrial decline, the risks workers face in an increasingly precarious industry and how they can organise for the future.
The climate crisis means we must rethink our energy systems: where we get energy from, how it’s produced and who benefits from it. Workforces and communities all over the UK will be impacted by the energy transition and have the potential to benefit from more publicly owned, local and renewable energy.
Following the 20-minute documentary, we will have time to discuss the film and the Just Transition in Scotland and Fife.
Booking information
This film screening is free to attend, but spaces are limited so booking is required.
If you have any problems booking or any questions, please phone 01592 858458 or email [email protected]
Accessibility
There are accessible parking bays available outside 8 East Fergus Place. We have a ramp into the building and level access throughout. There is also an accessible toilet.
If you have any other accessibility questions please phone 01592 858458 or email [email protected].
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(Thursday) 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Organiser
Climate Action Fife
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Join artists and activists to make willow and paper structures inspired by the local natural environment. The nearby Claypits nature reserve attracts a variety of creatures
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Join artists and activists to make willow and paper structures inspired by the local natural environment. The nearby Claypits nature reserve attracts a variety of creatures who need their habitats protecting, including birds, bats, frogs, snails, bees, butterflies and dragonflies. No experience necessary and no need to book – come and learn creative skills and use sustainable and renewable materials.
The workshop will be open to drop-in Monday to Friday 10am-4pm
Refreshments provided. Donations welcome.
Carnival Arts Scotland is a not-for-profit arts organisation based at The Arts Yard near the Forth and Clyde Canal in the north of Glasgow. We work in partnership with communities and provide a platform for creativity. We produce events with a focus on carnival and celebration.
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(Friday) 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
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Join us for a film screening of Fashion Reimagined, a clothes swap, and food! About Fashion Reimagined: A feature documentary by Becky Hutner 100 min | UK, USA | 2022 Fashion designer
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Join us for a film screening of Fashion Reimagined, a clothes swap, and food! About Fashion Reimagined: A feature documentary by Becky Hutner 100 min | UK, USA | 2022 Fashion designer Amy Powney of cult label Mother of Pearl is a rising star in the London fashion scene. Raised off-the-grid in rural England by activist parents, Amy has always felt uneasy about the devastating environmental impact of her industry. When she wins the coveted Vogue award for the Best Young Designer of the Year, which comes with a big cash prize, Amy decides to use the money to create a sustainable collection from field to finished garment and transform her entire business. Over the following three years, her own personal revolution becomes the precursor of a much bigger, societal change.
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(Friday) 2:00 pm
Organiser
DoWhatYouCan
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Exhibition and Plant Sale Our children have been nurturing plants from a divided house or garden plant in carbon negative compost which is wonderful for soil biodiversity. They have also been
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Exhibition and Plant Sale Our children have been nurturing plants from a divided house or garden plant in carbon negative compost which is wonderful for soil biodiversity. They have also been creative with materials and talents they already have . Come and celebrate with us diversity and creativity. Exhibition of creativity and sale of plants at studio G1 Patriothall Wasps Edinburgh EH3 5AY Saturday 17th June 9am to 1 pm Sunday 18th June 9am to 3pm.

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17 (Saturday) 9:00 am – 18 (Sunday) 3:00 am
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Drop in for a free bike service at Dalmuir Library. Cycleform, a local and family-owned bike shop, will provide a basic service, including a thorough inspection, adjustment of headset,
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Drop in for a free bike service at Dalmuir Library.
Cycleform, a local and family-owned bike shop, will provide a basic service, including a thorough inspection, adjustment of headset, bottom brackets, brakes, gears, and wheel hub bearings. Your bike will be oil and lubed, but the service will not include parts.

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(Saturday) 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
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Summerfest on Cambuslang Main Street is an annual gala day, which has been
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Summerfest on Cambuslang Main Street is an annual gala day, which has been going for many years. Its purpose is to celebrate the community of Cambuslang, with lots of organisations taking stalls, providing local information and fun activities, with fairground rides, food, music and lots more.
Healthy n Happy Community Development Trust are delighted to take part and are featuring their ‘Seed Bomb Bike’. Using paper, wildflower seeds and water, local residents will use pedal power to make their own seed bombs. Once the mixture has mulched, it’s strained and left to dry. It can then be thrown in to a public space/garden or your own garden, where wildflowers will grow, providing bees, butterflies and other pollinators food throughout the year.
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(Saturday) 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Organiser
Healthy N Happy
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Did you know that Holytown has been selected as one of nine Climate Action Towns in Scotland? To find out more, why not come along to Climate Action
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Did you know that Holytown has been selected as one of nine Climate Action Towns in Scotland?
To find out more, why not come along to Climate Action Towns stall at the Holytown Gala Day on Saturday 17th June, hosted in the Keir Hardie Sports Centre between 10-4pm.
Join us for:
· A seed bombing and planting
workshop to get a bee-friendly freebie;
· Smoothie bike
& much more!
Free entry and everyone is welcome. Please feel free to share details of the event with anyone you think would be interested.
We hope to see you there!
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(Saturday) 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Organiser
Architecture & Design Scotland
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Are you over 18 and looking for ways to improve your wellbeing and our greenspaces? Then this is the programme for you. We meet on
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Are you over 18 and looking for ways to improve your wellbeing and our greenspaces? Then this is the programme for you. We meet on one Saturday each month we will be making improvements to greenspaces in Edinburgh and at the same time giving our wellbeing a real boost. We will meet for each session at 10am and finish at 2pm.
Green Wellies 2023 programme meets at:
February 18th Craigmillar Castle Park. We will be cutting back and burning snowberry from Yew Tree Walk. We will be meeting here https://w3w.co/libraries.hero.visits beside the recycling centre off Old Dalkeith Road, Lothian buses 33, 48 and 49 with a walk up the road.
March 11th Wardie Paying fields. We will be planting some trees to increase biodiversity.
April 22nd Wynchmoss, Midlothian. We will be cutting down rhododendron from a SSSI woodland. Transport provided from central Edinburgh.
June 17th Penicuik Estate. We will be removing tree tubes and cutting and burning rhododendron. Transport provided from central Edinburgh.
Please note:
- Bring warm and waterproof old clothes, lunch and a drink
- Suggested donation to take part £5-10
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(Saturday) 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location
Edinburgh (Various – See event details)
Organiser
The Green Team
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Causey Development Trust will be inviting the public to sign pledges, draw flowers and help us plant real ones on The Causey.
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Causey Development Trust will be inviting the public to sign pledges, draw flowers and help us plant real ones on The Causey.

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(Saturday) 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Organiser
Causey Development Trust
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Bring along your small appliances that are not working and our team of volunteers will do their best to fix them. If you don’t need them anymore, we can pass
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Bring along your small appliances that are not working and our team of volunteers will do their best to fix them. If you don’t need them anymore, we can pass them on to our partner agencies to get them into the hands of someone who really needs it. Together, we’ll reduce waste too and give these small items an extended life.
Also – if you have a skill in repairing something and you in or near Cumbernauld, we’d love you to join our team! Do get in touch with us on [email protected]

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(Saturday) 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust are pleased to be organising the Edinburgh Canal Festival for the second year running and bringing forward some of the traditional elements of past festivals together
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Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust are pleased to be organising the Edinburgh Canal Festival for the second year running and bringing forward some of the traditional elements of past festivals together with some new partners, to make it a real celebration of social enterprise and local community groups that operate on or near the canal, year-round. We’re delighted this year to dedicate one of our zones as a ‘Climate Fringe’ event with a focus on climate and sustainability. Highlights include a pop-up clothes repair workshop from the Shrub Co-op and well as experts from Heriot-Watt University on hand to chat about Past Climates, and how they can help us find out about the massive contribution that tiny fossils have in unravelling past climate change. They have a special microscope to look at samples from the ocean floor as well as and local canal and some kids activities too. Also Hannah from the Edinburgh Seed Network will have some inspiring chat and activities about how important seeds are in building a regenerative culture! Outside the Bainfield Venue, on Fountainbridge Green, we’re delighted to host stalls from other partners including Rhyze Mushrooms and the Cargo Bike Movement!
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(Saturday) 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Organiser
Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust
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Our Green Volunteers programme is for young people aged 12-18. Take part in positive action for the environment, spend time in wild places, learn fire
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Our Green Volunteers programme is for young people aged 12-18. Take part in positive action for the environment, spend time in wild places, learn fire lighting and wilderness survival skills and meet new people. For those aged 14 you can complete the Duke of Edinburgh Award Volunteering or Skills sections. Explore some amazing wild places and get connected!
Ticket sales close at 10am on the Thursday before each project date.
The sessions all run on a Sunday. Full details of the project will be sent the week prior.
- All sessions involve meeting on site at around 10.00am, pickup at 4.00pm, unless otherwise specified
- Cost of the day is £12, or £4 for low waged households. Please choose the option that is most appropriate for your financial situation. Free places are available; please email [email protected] for more information
- Participants should bring warm and waterproof clothing, a packed lunch and water.
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(Sunday) 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Location
Tynecastle High School (Meeting Point)
2 McLeod Street Edinburgh EH11 2ND
Organiser
The Green Team
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Edinburgh Climate Café is a developing project to create a space where folk can drop in, come together to ask the questions they’ve always wondered about, can tell folk something
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Edinburgh Climate Café is a developing project to create a space where folk can drop in, come together to ask the questions they’ve always wondered about, can tell folk something they’ve been thinking about, can learn to do more to combat climate change, can find out where they can go to become part of a movement or join up with a group.
We’re meeting every Sunday on the beach front straight down from Towerbank Primary School (close to the playpark and amusements). Come along, it’ll be part social, part fun, part educational but definitely focused on climate change.
We’re inviting folk to bring wood, food, your interests, any leaflets you fancy handing out or leaving, questions but more importantly just you good selves will be good enough. It’s just a chance and a space to catch up and think about what we can do to engage with the challenge of climate changes which sit ahead of us!
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(Sunday) 3:00 pm
Location
Portobello Prom by Towerbank Playpark
17 Promenade, Portobello, Edinburgh EH15 1HH
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Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and
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Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and meet some like-minded people in Leith! No gardening experience needed.
The Meanwhile Site is a shared space and partially under construction –
small children will need supervision at all times!

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(Monday) 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Organiser
Leith Community Growers
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The UK Government isn’t doing enough to support people living in poverty around the world, experiencing worst impacts of the climate crisis. By joining the How to Lobby – Kickstarter, you’ll gain the skills you need to gather people together and push for change with your local MP.
Let’s put faith into action!
We need to see strong political action on the climate crisis. UK MPs say they rarely hear about the realities of the climate crisis around the world. It’s our job as the church to stand with our sisters and brothers, amplify their experiences and speak up for change.
By joining the Kickstarter sessions you’ll get:
An intro to climate justice and loss and damage
MP lobbying ‘how to’
Intro to building power for change
Template action plan for your MP lobby
Resources, tips and guest speakers
A chance to meet like–minded people hungry for change
Sign up to our sessions in June or July, better yet invite your friends too!
June: Monday 19, Tuesday 20, Thursday 21 and Monday 17 July (This listing)
July: Friday 7, Saturday 8 and Mon 31 July (Details here)
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(Monday) 7:00 pm
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This one day event will bring people together to connect over good food. As the Good Food Nation Act moves closer with the requirement
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This one day event will bring people together to connect over good food. As the Good Food Nation Act moves closer with the requirement for detailed local food plans, this opportunity to look at all aspects of food in Falkirk has never been more timely.
Join us to explore how we make Falkirk a place known for good food that
- Promotes healthy and sustainable food to the public;
- Tackles food poverty, diet-related ill health and access to affordable healthy food;
- Builds community food knowledge, skills, resources and projects;
- Promotes a vibrant and diverse sustainable food economy;
- Transforms catering and food procurement;
- Reduces waste and the ecological footprint of the food system.
The day will include
- Long Table Lunch and Networking
- Keynote Speakers
- Workshops
- Shared Learning from other Food Partnerships
- Cycle Bus to the event
- Help shape the Food Action Plan
More information to follow
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(Wednesday) 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Organiser
Forth Environment Link
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The Cafe is a safe, informal space to meet with interested others over tea
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The Cafe is a safe, informal space to meet with interested others over tea and cake.
Whether you’ve just begun to worry about the environmental and ecological breakdown, are an activist or climate professional, you’re all welcome.
It’s an advice-free zone, we don’t plan actions, discuss climate policy, try to change your mind or even persuade you to get involved in our work. Instead, you’ll find a supportive, facilitated gathering where you can voice concerns that may not be welcomed or echoed elsewhere.
Based on the Climate Psychology Alliance Model adapted from Death Cafes.
Meets monthly on 3rd Wed of the month
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(Wednesday) 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
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A simple social gathering with facilitators where we can talk about our thoughts and feelings about the climate emergency.
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A simple social gathering with facilitators where we can talk about our thoughts and feelings about the climate emergency.
A Climate Café is an opportunity to give ourselves time to sit, perhaps with a hot drink and a slice of cake, and describe our thoughts and feelings about the crises of our ecology.
Climate Cafés are bounded by confidentiality although they are not therapy sessions. We invite you to take part in a warm, hospitable, facilitated conversation where you can reflect on your and others’ feelings without being bounced into action. This is one way of coping with the challenges facing us all.
This cafe will take place on Zoom, so please feel free to have some coffee or cake at home while you meet with us virtually.
More about CPA Climate Cafés
The focus of discussion is participants’ thoughts and feelings about the climate and ecological crisis. There are no guest speakers and no talks, and it is an advice-free zone. You can find out more about ithere. Alternatively, you might be able to find some closer to where you are geographically.
This event is free and anyone aged 18 years and over, from any background, is warmly welcome. Please feel free to share the event with your friends and family
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Climate Psychology Alliance Scotland
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Professor Ilo was ordained a Catholic Priest in his home country of Nigeria. He is the founder of the Canadian Samaritans for Africa, a
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Professor Ilo was ordained a Catholic Priest in his home country of Nigeria. He is the founder of the Canadian Samaritans for Africa, a non profit that works directly with African women to help alleviate poverty. He is editor of the African Christian Studies Series for Pickwick Publications, Wipf and Stock Publishers; a commentator on Africa, religion and politics for Canada television (CTV) and Al-Jazeera, a columnist for CNN African Voices, Catholic Register and Premium Times; and a blogger for the Huffington Post’s World Affairs, Religion and Black Voices Sections.
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(Friday) 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm