In 2021, Scene Stirling commissioned a cohort of five artists to reflect on the COP26 conference, and how climate change impacts their lives and practice.

Working collectively over a few months, the cohort elected to build an ‘ecosystem’ of ideas, germinating concepts that balance disparate art practices, differing perspectives and contrasting experiences, coming together to create a harmonious whole.

The Scene Stirling Climate Change COP26 Commissions cohort is represented by filmmaker Sean Hall, performance artists Kate Clayton and David Sherry, musician Rory Green, and poet Ojo Taiye, working with each other for the very first time on this occasion, and mentored by artist, curator and peer-educator Jonathan Baxter.

The ‘Creative Ecosystems’ exhibition will be the first time their collective work is publicly shown. The exhibition will feature drawings, poetry, original music and sound work, video, and performance in what will be a uniquely immersive and thought-provoking experience.

Scotland’s Fair Trade Nation Lecture 2022 will consider whether COP26 achieved anything for Fairtrade farmers. and what the future holds for farmers facing the climate crisis.

Register here

Beach Clean Friday

You can borrow a beach-clean kit from the Scottish Seabird Centre every Friday between 10.00 and 16.00. Volunteering your time to clean-up the coastline is a great way to help improve marine habitats and protect wildlife.

If you are interested in participating, please read the guidance outlined in this handy health and safety document created by our friends at the Marine Conservation Society. We ask that anyone borrowing equipment from us follows current government advice regarding coronavirus. We will be putting in place special measures to make sure that the equipment we offer is thoroughly cleaned between each use.

What’s in our kit?

• A litter picker
• A bag for the litter you find
• Some information about how you can beach-clean safely
• Some information about the wildlife you might see along the shore

Please bear in mind that we have limited equipment which will be distributed on a first-come-first-served basis.

What do you need to bring?

• Your own gloves (preferable thick gardening gloves)
• Appropriate clothing for the weather outside
• A face-covering to wear when you collect/return your kit

After you’ve finished your beach-clean, please bring your kit and the litter you’ve collected back to the Scottish Seabird Centre. We’ll clean the kit ready to be used again and dispose of the litter, recycling it where possible.

If you want to get involved but you’re not local to the Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick, why not check out the Marine Conservation Society website to see if there’s an event or a volunteering opportunity in your local area.

Do you want to engage with more diverse audiences? Do you want to be more accessible as an organisation? Do you want to be more inclusive?

Online event, register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/improving-equality-diversity-inclusion-skillshare-training-workshop-tickets-299444004077

Come to this taster training session on Tue 24th May, 2-4pm, to learn best practices from initiatives, projects and organisations working with diverse communities. You will hear from:

-Shgufta Anwar, founder of Al-Meezan, about how they engage the local Muslim community on climate change.

-Anna Baran from Granton Goes Greener / Granton Parish Church / Eco Congregation, about how they engaged the local Polish and Christian communities.

-Ali, Lottie Evans and Maisie McDavid from Transition St Andrews, about their bikes for all abilities initiative.

-Sandy Winterbottom from Women Climate Action, about how they engaged with women.

-Steven McCluskey from Bikes for Refugees, about their bike redistribution project with the refugee communities.

These examples will then be followed by facilitated breakout rooms to share learning and best practice on the themes of Faith, Race, Disability & Women.

We will conclude this training with final tips and advice from Aekus Kamboj, Environment Officer for the Ethnic Minority Environmental Network / CEMVO Scotland.

The session will be held on zoom. A link will be emailed prior to the event.

We will be collecting key points into a document and encourage all participants to share resources. This is an initial taster training. This taster training will be followed by more sessions on the topic.

Come and meet other business owners and professionals working in the Net Zero, BCorp and Environmental space!

No agenda, workshops or webinars. Just chat over some nibbles and beers.

Started in Glasgow during COP26, this relaxed event brings together those with a shared passion for sustainability in all its forms.

We meet monthly to chat about what’s going on in the Net Zero / Sustainability space, “network” and meet others who are interested in the industry.

Let’s see where the conversation, and night, takes us!

Chat with other industry experts and talk directly to business owners facing the challenges you’re trying to solve.

Find others who can collaborate and help you on your journey and have fun doing so!

No agenda, workshops or webinars. Just chat over some nibbles and beers.

We move the location every month to discover different venues and businesses around Glasgow. Usually these will be pubs and bars across the city.

In this relaxed meet up series we meet monthly to chat about what’s going on in the Net Zero / Sustainability space, “network” and meet others who are interested in the industry.

Let’s see where the conversation, and night, takes us!

Chat with other industry experts and talk directly to business owners facing the challenges you’re trying to solve.

Find others who can collaborate and help you on your journey and have fun doing so!