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What is this event about?

Research shows that most people are concerned about the climate and nature crises, believe action is important and that they want to help. So why is it so hard to get people involved in community climate action projects?

In this training you will discover how to design your project to pass three essential tests: 1) Does it connect with people emotionally? 2) Does it fit with people’s ideas of what makes sense? 3) Is it actually do-able with their skills, resources etc?

Who is delivering the training?

The training is based on Shifting Normal, the guide to designing community climate action projects, written by the trainer, Osbert Lancaster, for the Scottish Government.

Osbert has supported people and groups leading community climate action for over twenty years, and is a former member of the Climate Challenge Fund grants panel. He is director of Realise Earth and host of the Leadership for Sustainability podcast.

Please note spaces are limited so booking is required.

This FCCAN networking event will look at how sharing and re-use of household goods are helping to reduce consumption within the community and university of St Andrews through the work of StAndEN and Transition University St Andrews.

What will we do during the event? What will we learn?

We will visit the Transition Re-use warehouse to see how £10,000’s worth of household goods are re-used within the University and Community every year.

We will then visit the StAndEN Hub to look at how sharing and bulk purchasing can reduce waste before a discussion on how communities can develop sharing as a route to supporting people, place and planet.

Attendees will learn about the practicalities of running volunteer led re-use and sharing programmes as well as explore opportunities for developing their own schemes.

Travel/accessibility notes

• There is a 5-10 minute walk between the venues.
• The Transition Re-use warehouse is a very full pair of garages which can be reached by wheelchair but it might be difficult to navigate Re-use itself by wheelchair.

Please note spaces are limited so booking is required.

Feeling desperate about climate change, one family uproots their life to join an ecological experiment.

The Mo family lead a picture-perfect life on their farm in Norway. But recently, climate anxiety and fear for the planet that will be left to their three children is keeping them up at night. Taking a giant leap of faith, the family decides to take action and move to ‘Permatopia’: a brand new self-sufficient, organic farming cooperative in Denmark.

But will green community living really be a sustainable solution for a family of five headstrong individualists, each with their own very different expectations and dreams? Journey to Utopia is a heartwarming and brutally honest film about one family’s attempt to make a real difference under the shadow of climate change.

Duration, release date and languages

The film screening will run for around 90 minutes, and will be followed by discussion and online networking. This film was released in 2020 and is in Danish and Norwegian, with English subtitles.

Get the popcorn ready!

About Take One Action

This film screening is delivered in partnership with Take One Action, which is the UK’s leading global action cinema project. Take One Action presents world-changing films and nurtures communal exploration of the stories, ideas and questions at the heart of positive social change.

Everything we do, everything we buy, and everything we use has an impact on our planet. In fact, around 80% of Scotland’s carbon footprint comes from consumption. How can we all help to end the climate crisis by wasting less?

What will the session cover?

In this online session, Miriam from Zero Waste Scotland will be talking about some of the key ways that all of us can reduce waste whilst saving money.

We’ll also have a discussion on how community groups can help encourage and facilitate that action for maximum benefit to the environment and our pockets.

Please come share your ideas and what you are already doing in your community in this area!

Two options to attend

There are two alternative options for this session, one will take place over lunchtime and one during early evening. The content covered will be the same… but the discussion might be different!

Are you curious about the impact of your choices, and how you might live a little lighter?

In this session we will look at how we may have more options with regards to reducing carbon emissions than we realise. In a friendly, curious, and mindful way we will explore travel, food and the other ‘stuff’ we spend our money on, and how to be kind to ourselves as we navigate tricky changes. No blame and shame, but a safe space to see with clear eyes where we can exercise our freedom of choice.

We will look at mindfulness, some brief information about carbon reduction, and share experience and reflections, in a supportive and non-judgmental context with an experienced facilitator who is in the same boat and wrestling with the same questions.

Who is the event for? What will I get from the event?

People who would like their communities to explore different ways to approach reducing carbon emissions, through an exploration of circular economy benefits, resource sharing and mindfulness will benefit from this workshop. It is an introduction to the topic which you may want to explore further in future but you will also immediately learn some useful approaches to take back with you to your community group or organisation.

Structure and timing of the session

This two hour online session has a short comfort break in the middle and will involve activities in small groups and in plenary. Please bring pen and paper… and your curiosity!

Who is delivering the session?

The session facilitator, Pam Candea, from The Surefoot Effect CIC, has been working to promote a sustainable and resilient society actively since returning to that cherished ambition after a career in the commercial world in 2007. She works with community, public sector, and commercial organisations to help tackle the impacts of the nature and climate emergencies.

Please note spaces are limited so booking is required.

The Ecology Centre in Kinghorn is hosting an FCCAN networking event to share the exciting marine restoration activities that are taking place in the Forth and to give attendees an opportunity to meet, discuss and share their own stories.

What will happen during the event?

You will hear more about the Centre’s collaboration with the Restoration Forth project, which is a major marine restoration programme, working with communities to restore seagrass habitats and native oyster populations in the Firth of Forth.

There may also be an opportunity to sort seagrass seeds, which will later be sown in the Forth to germinate into young seagrass plants.

By attending this networking event you will be able to connect with other community groups and be inspired to undertake conservation and restoration activities in your local area.

Please note spaces are limited so booking is required.

Travel/accessibility notes:

The Ecology Centre is an accessible charity, where the building has been designed to accommodate the needs of less able bodied persons. There are no ramps or staircases in the building and there is disabled parking on site, along with several car parking spaces. However, anyone attending is encouraged to consider car sharing to ensure there are enough car parking spaces for everyone. There is public transport available to Kinghorn (train, No 7 bus) however please note that the walk from the bus station or the train station can be quite a challenging walk with some uphill sections.

Everything we do, everything we buy, and everything we use has an impact on our planet. In fact, around 80% of Scotland’s carbon footprint comes from consumption. How can we all help to end the climate crisis by wasting less?

What will the session cover?

In this online session, Miriam from Zero Waste Scotland will be talking about some of the key ways that all of us can reduce waste whilst saving money.

We’ll also have a discussion on how community groups can help encourage and facilitate that action for maximum benefit to the environment and our pockets.

Please come share your ideas and what you are already doing in your community in this area!

Two options to attend

There are two alternative options for this session, one will take place over lunchtime and one during early evening. The content covered will be the same… but the discussion might be different!

Over the course of two half day workshops, we will explore together how we can help build the cultural conditions necessary to see environmental transformation at the scale required.

What will we cover during the event?

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Reflect on your own values and how they’ve influenced your behaviour and attitudes
• Learn about how human values work and how they show up in the cultures we live in
• Explore the reasons why working at the level of cultural change is so important to bringing about systemic and durable environmental transformation
• Develop new ideas on how to work in recognition of our cultural footprint

PLEASE NOTE: You have to attend both Part 1 (31 October 2023, 09.00-13.00) and Part 2 (2 November 2023, 09.00-13.00), this is not an either/or option. There will be breaks during each session.

Who is delivering the workshops?

This event is being delivered by Ruth Taylor from the Common Cause foundation, which is a non-profit that works to champion and reflect the human values that underpin our care for one another and our living planet in mainstream culture.

Please note spaces are limited so booking is required.

Over the course of two half day workshops, we will explore together how we can help build the cultural conditions necessary to see environmental transformation at the scale required.

What will we cover during the event?

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Reflect on your own values and how they’ve influenced your behaviour and attitudes
• Learn about how human values work and how they show up in the cultures we live in
• Explore the reasons why working at the level of cultural change is so important to bringing about systemic and durable environmental transformation
• Develop new ideas on how to work in recognition of our cultural footprint

PLEASE NOTE: You have to attend both Part 1 (31 October 2023, 09.00-13.00) and Part 2 (2 November 2023, 09.00-13.00), this is not an either/or option. There will be breaks during each session.

Who is delivering the workshops?

This event is being delivered by Ruth Taylor from the Common Cause foundation, which is a non-profit that works to champion and reflect the human values that underpin our care for one another and our living planet in mainstream culture.

Please note spaces are limited so booking is required.