Name: SPRINGBOARD: Assembly for creative climate action
Start: 2023-2-27T10:00+0:00
End: 2023-3-2T16:00+0:00

Theme Climate Justice

March

27feb(feb 27)10:00 am02mar(mar 2)4:00 pmSPRINGBOARD: Assembly for creative climate action(February 27) 10:00 am - (March 2) 4:00 pm OrganiserCreative Carbon ScotlandEvent TypeClimate Action,Cultural, Arts & Social,Meeting,Webinar & Talks,Workshop & TrainingThemeCircular economy,Climate Justice,Community,Networking & Community Engagement

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SPRINGBOARD: Assembly for creative climate action

Scotland in 2045 will be a net-zero country, confident in a changed climate.

Society, communities, jobs and the economy will look very different in this greener, fairer, more equal country.

How do we create this new Scotland?

The transformation needs imagination, conversations, new ways of working.

SPRINGBOARD: Assembly for creative climate action will take place online from 27 February to 2 March 2023. We invite cultural, environmental and community organisations and individual practitioners, local authorities, businesses, charities, government and public organisations to work together to re imagine this new Scotland and to grasp the opportunities and overcome the challenges of the journey towards it. We want to engender and support collaboration between and across different sectors and different sorts of organisations to achieve the transformational,
systemic and national change required.

This is NOT a conference! Yes, there will be inspiring and informative talks and discussions with experts in climate change, culture and social change. But for most of the four-day assembly you’ll be working in a cross-sectoral ‘cohort’ discussing one of the following three questions and creating bold action plans:

How do we accelerate the decarbonisation of the cultural sector?
How can we collaborate for resilience?
How can culture play its full role in the necessary transformation of society?

Visit Creative Carbon Scotland’s website to find out more, including about the programme and speaker details, freelancer bursaries, exhibition hall submissions.

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https://www.creativecarbonscotland.com/springboard-2023/

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Time

February 27 (Monday) 10:00 am - March 2 (Thursday) 4:00 pm

Organiser

Creative Carbon Scotland

Creative Carbon Scotland believes in the essential role of the arts, screen, cultural and creative industries in contributing to the transformational change to a more environmentally sustainable Scotland.

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03mar11:00 amEDINBURGH CLIMATE STRIKE - FOSSILS ARE FATALThe Meadows Edinburgh, EH9 1ND11:00 am OrganiserFridays for Future EdinburghEvent TypeClimate Action,OutdoorThemeClimate Justice

05mar7:30 pm9:00 pmChoirs For Climate concertSinging to save the planet - funded by Creative ScotlandGreyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2QQ7:30 pm - 9:00 pm OrganiserChoirs for ClimateEvent TypeClimate Action,Cultural, Arts & SocialThemeClimate Justice,Family Friendly,Nature & Biodiversity,Networking & Community Engagement

08mar2:30 pmThe Oil Machine Film Screening & PanelHow can we break our addiction to oil? Join us for a special screening of 'The Oil Machine' to explore our entanglement with fossil fuels.Edinburgh College of Art, The University of Edinburgh 74 Lauriston Place Edinburgh EH3 9DF2:30 pm OrganiserEdinburgh Earth InitiativeEvent TypeCultural, Arts & Social,Webinar & TalksThemeClimate Justice,Energy & Renewables,Governance & Just Transition,Transport & Infrastructure

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How can we break our addiction to oil? Join us for a special screening of ‘The Oil Machine’ as we explore our economic, historical and emotional entanglement with fossil fuels by looking at the conflicting imperatives around North Sea oil & gas. This invisible machine at the core of our economy and society now faces an uncertain future as activists, citizens and investors demand change. Is this the end of oil?

The film brings together a wide range of voices – oil company executives and workers, economists, young activists, pension fund managers – and asks how this machine can be tamed, dismantled or repurposed.

With an expert panel discussion after the screening, featuring:

Emma Davie, the director of The Oil Machine, and Programme Director for MA and MFA Film at Edinburgh College of Art
Morag Watson is the Director of Policy for Scottish Renewables and co-founder of the international Sustainability Leadership Network
Dr Kirsten E H Jenkins is a Lecturer in Energy, Environment and Society at the School of Social and Political Science and is the Programme Director for the MSc in Energy, Society and Sustainability

The film screening will happen at the Cinema Space, Edinburgh College of Art (ECA). To find the Cinema Space, enter ECA from Lauriston Place, walk to the ECA Cafe and walk straight through it, then follow the signs for the ‘ECA Cinema Space’.

14:30: Doors open

15:00 – 16:30: Film screening

16:30 – 17:00: Q&A with the panelists

Presented by the Edinburgh Earth Initiative, committed to accelerating the University of Edinburgh’s response to the climate crisis. Working with our academics, students, staff, and partners, we help ensure the University of Edinburgh is at the leading edge of climate research, teaching, innovation and action.

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(Wednesday) 2:30 pm

Location

Edinburgh College of Art

The University of Edinburgh 74 Lauriston Place Edinburgh EH3 9DF

Organiser

Edinburgh Earth Initiative

Edinburgh Earth Initiative is to ensure the University of Edinburgh’s research, teaching, and innovation creates just and positive regeneration for the climate.

The University of Edinburgh, High School Yards, Edinburgh, EH1 1LZ

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17mar6:00 pm8:00 pmClimate CafeShrub Coop, 22 Bread St, Edinburgh, EH3 9AF6:00 pm - 8:00 pm OrganiserShrub CoopEvent TypeClimate Action,Cultural, Arts & Social,Webinar & TalksThemeClimate Justice,Community,Mental Health & Wellbeing,Transport & Infrastructure

18mar11:00 amRESIST RACISM - Climate Justice blocJoin the climate justice bloc to resist racism! George Square, Glasgow, G2 1DH11:00 am OrganiserStand Up To RacismEvent TypeClimate Action,OutdoorThemeClimate Justice,Racial & Migrant Justice

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As the climate crisis deepens, climate migration is becoming the defining feature of our era. The legacy of colonialism means the worst effects of climate chaos are felt first and most intensely by those living in the poorest countries. Many of the refugees in Scotland will have fled countries facing increasingly extreme and unstable weather.

We face a crisis-ridden government attempting to use racism to divide us.

The hostile environment for migrants is all about scapegoating. Trade union members are striking to resist attacks on our standard of living and we must ensure our movement is not divided by racism. The inquiry into Sheku Bayoh’s death in police custody has uncovered the depths of racism in our institutions. An alarming rise in Islamophobia, antisemitism and racism towards Gipsy, Roma and Traveller

communities have led to a revival of fascist activity in the UK and Scotland.

The climate movement must stand together to say the climate and antiracist movement stand in unity!

Join us as part of international coordinated demonstrations for a #WorldAgainstRacism

Coaches to the Demos available:

🚌Edinburgh: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/edinburgh-coach-to-resistracism-demo-in-glasgow-tickets-531878491887

🚌Newcastle: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/newcastle-coach-to-un-antiracism-day-glasgow-tickets-489602453117

🚌Aberdeen: email [email protected]

🚌Dundee, Fife & Perth: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dundee-perth-coach-to-resistracism-demo-in-glasgow-tickets-558052067757

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(Saturday) 11:00 am

Location

George Square, Glasgow

G2 1DH

Organiser

Stand Up To Racism

Stand Up to Racism is broad organisation that brings people together to build solidarity with refugees and confront racism, islamophobia and antisemitism.

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24mar12:00 pm2:00 pmFridays for the FutureMarischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen AB10 1AB12:00 pm - 2:00 pm OrganiserThe Secret Garden SocietyEvent TypeClimate Action,Climate Week North East,MeetingThemeClimate Justice

24marAll Day02aprClimate Week North East10 days packed full of fun, inspiring and interesting events, designed to raise awareness of climate changeNorth East Scotland (See individual events details)(All Day) OrganiserClimate Week North EastNESCAN (North East Climate Action Network)Event TypeCultural, Arts & Social,Outdoor,Webinar & Talks,Workshop & TrainingThemeCircular economy,Climate Justice,Communication & Storytelling,Community,Energy & Renewables,Food & Agriculture,Governance & Just Transition,Nature & Biodiversity,Networking & Community Engagement,Sustainable Fashion,Transport & Infrastructure

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Click to download the Climate Week North East 2023 brochure!

Climate Week North East is 10 days packed full of fun, inspiring and interesting events, designed to raise awareness of climate change but, more importantly, show what we can all do to make a difference and reduce our carbon footprint, live sustainably and increase biodiversity in a fun way. It occurs every March, with events on throughout Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire. The next Climate Week North East is on 24th March – 2nd April 2023.

Events in Climate Week North East differ each year but generally include family fun days, guided walks and bike rides, upcycling events, tours, wild meadow making, workshops and discussions, conferences, litter picks, films and talks, craft and story sessions, information drop ins and challenges.

We welcome any events that have as their focus how you are or we can reduce carbon emissions, live sustainably and increase biodiversity. If you have an event you would like to put on during CWNE even if it’s simply to showcase what you currently are doing, then get in touch at [email protected]

Check out our past CWNE brochures to gain inspiration or simply see what type of events have taken place previously. For up to the moment information on our events and what is going on locally see our facebook page.

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Climate Week North East 2023 Brochure

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March 24 (Friday) - April 2 (Sunday)

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North East Scotland (See individual events details)

Organiser

Climate Week North East

Climate Week North East is 10 days of climate action events. We have over 120 events and there is something for everyone. Bike rides, wind turbine tours, hydro power plants, Green Family Fun day, film screenings and so much more! Follow our page to keep up to date and book your place for our events.

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NESCAN (North East Climate Action Network)

NESCAN (North East Climate Action Network) Hub is a regional community climate action support hub, fully funded by the Scottish Government. The Network, and later the Hub, was created by a wide network of community climate action groups in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire in 2020/21.

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25mar11:00 am12:00 pmDivest from Crisis! Rally on George SquareA rally at George Square telling the Strathclyde Pension Fund to take their money out of fossil fuels and reinvest in positive alternatives.George Square, Glasgow, G2 1DH11:00 am - 12:00 pm OrganiserDivest StrathclydeEvent TypeClimate Action,OutdoorThemeClimate Justice,Community,Energy & Renewables,Family Friendly

27mar7:30 pm9:00 pmVirtual EventNoticing colonial structures and trying to avoid the same mistakesA space to discuss and dive deeper into the denials which enable our colonial, violent and unsustainable ways of being.Online7:30 pm - 9:00 pm OrganiserLast WarningEvent TypeClimate Week North East,Webinar & TalksThemeClimate Justice,Racial & Migrant Justice

30mar7:00 pm8:30 pmIt's Not That RadicalClimate Justice & Transformation with Mikaela LoachAssembly Roxy, 2 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh EH8 9SU7:00 pm - 8:30 pm OrganiserLighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical BookshopEvent TypeCultural, Arts & SocialThemeClimate Justice,Governance & Just Transition,Racial & Migrant Justice

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Doors at 7pm, come early to discover climate groups & activists operating across Scotland. Discussion will begin at 7.30pm.

For too long, representations of climate action in the mainstream media have been white-washed, green-washed and diluted to be made compatible with capitalism.

We are living in an economic system which pursues profit above all else; harmful, oppressive systems that heavily contribute to the climate crisis, and environmental consequences that have been toned down to the masses. Tackling the climate crisis requires us to visit the roots of poverty, capitalist exploitation, police brutality and legal injustice. Climate justice offers the real possibility of huge leaps towards racial equality and collective liberation as it aims to dismantle the very foundations of these issues. In her debut book, campaigner Mikaela Loach offers a fresh and radical perspective for real climate action that could drastically change the world as we know it for the benefit of us all.

Written with candour and hope, It’s Not That Radical will galvanise readers across generations to take action, offering an accessible and transformative appraisal of our circumstances to help mobilise a majority for the future of our planet.

Practical and urgent – this is a clarion call for transformation from the front lines of the fight for people and planet. I have no doubt It’s Not That Radical will become an indispensable toolkit for a new generation of activists – Naomi Klein

Come and celebrate with us – not just this phenomenal new book, but the possibilities it creates and the movement it is part of.

*Please note masks are required at all indoor events run by Lighthouse.

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Buy Tickets and Pre-Order the Book

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(Thursday) 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Location

Assembly Roxy

2 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh EH8 9SU

Organiser

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop

Lighthouse is a queer-owned and woman led independent community bookshop, unapologetically activist, intersectional, feminist, antiracist, lgbtq+ community space. Nominated in 2020 as Scotland’s Best Independent Bookshop!

43-45 West Nicolson Street Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 9DB

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April

Event Details

Click to download the Climate Week North East 2023 brochure!

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Climate Week North East 2023 Brochure

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March 24 (Friday) - April 2 (Sunday)

Location

North East Scotland (See individual events details)

Organiser

Climate Week North East

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NESCAN (North East Climate Action Network)

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01apr3:00 pmTAKE ONE ACTION at the Barn: DelikadoThe Barn, Burn O'Bennie Rd, Banchory AB31 5QA3:00 pm OrganiserTake One ActionThe BarnEvent TypeClimate Week North East,Cultural, Arts & SocialThemeClimate Justice,Nature & Biodiversity

06apr7:00 pmA Climate of Change: Nicola Sturgeon in Conversation with Ambassador Patricia EspinosaTBC7:00 pm OrganiserEdinburgh Science FoundationEvent TypeWebinar & TalksThemeClimate Justice,Governance & Just Transition

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Climate Change is the greatest challenge of our time – affecting everything from geopolitics to economies to migration – but alongside the challenges come valuable opportunities to work together to transform our world and create a fairer and more just future for all. Navigating this complex web of choices and possibilities requires a truly global perspective, and Patricia Espinosa is perfectly placed to provide just this. Ambassador of Mexico to Germany since 2012, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico (2006–2012) and Executive Secretary of the United National Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, 2016–2022) she has been instrumental in efforts to make the Paris Agreement a reality and led crucial climate conversations at COP26 in Glasgow.

Ambassador Espinosa joins Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, for a fascinating conversation exploring Scottish, and global, efforts to face up to our climate emergency and guide us through the vital transition to a cleaner, fairer and sustainable future for everyone. With discussion of climate justice, the role of legislation, UN Sustainable Development Goals and how we mitigate the unfolding effects of a changing climate and more, this event will give fascinating insights into global politics and what the next steps on this critical journey need to be.

Venue and time to be confirmed.

Presented by Edinburgh Science Climate, part of the Edinburgh Science Festival family

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Tickets Here

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(Thursday) 7:00 pm

Location

TBC

Organiser

Edinburgh Science Foundation

Edinburgh Science Foundation is an educational charity, founded in 1989, which operates Edinburgh Science's Education and Festival programmes. We are best known for organising Edinburgh’s annual Science Festival – the world’s first public celebration of science and technology as a festival and still one of Europe’s largest

0131 553 0320

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09apr1:00 pm3:00 pmGuerrilla Gardened Tree WalkLearn to be Inspired!Outside St Mary's Parish Chuch Cowgate Kirkintilloch, St.Mary's Parish Church Cowgate Kirkintilloch G66 1JB1:00 pm - 3:00 pm OrganiserGuerrillas of LoveEvent TypeClimate ActionThemeClimate Justice

18apr1:30 pmVirtual EventClimate Knowledge into Action: Facilitator Training18, 19, 25, 26 of April - For SCCAN members wanting to teach Climate Literacy in their community, SCCAN's new Knowledge in Action facilitator training.Online1:30 pm OrganiserScottish Communities Climate Action NetworkEvent TypeWorkshop & TrainingThemeClimate Justice,Networking & Community Engagement,Science

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EXCLUSIVELY FOR SCCAN MEMBERS AIMING TO DELIVER CLIMATE LITERACY COURSES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

People want to know more about the causes and impacts of climate change as well as what actions they can take.

This new accredited Knowledge in Action facilitator’s training will equip you with skills and knowledge to run our new Climate Literacy course in your group. 12 spaces max.

This facilitator training runs over four online sessions. It has been designed for people who want to run a Climate Literacy course for their group. You must attend the 4 sessions:

1.30pm – 5pm Tuesday 18th April
1.30pm – 5pm Wednesday 19th April
1.30pm – 5pm Tuesday 25th April
1.30pm – 5pm Wednesday 26th April

The Facilitator Training

SCCAN’s Climate Knowledge into Action facilitators are trained to run 4 two-hour sessions using materials accredited by the Climate Literacy Project. The facilitator presents the materials and guides activities and discussions with the group. It is a joint exploration of facts, not a lecture. You don’t need to be an expert. The best facilitators are good at listening and passionate about making a difference. All the info is in the materials.

You will experience the Climate Literacy course for yourself on 18th and 19th April. On 25th and 26th April, you will learn and practice facilitation skills. The sequence is:

Attend the full 4 half days training (required to be a trained facilitator)
Add local information into the course materials.
Recruit 10 people
Run the sessions: online or in person. 4 x 2 hour sessions, 2 half days, or 1 full day.

The Climate Literacy course: Climate: Knowledge into Action

Once trained as a facilitator, you will be able to deliver the Climate: Knowledge into Action course to your group. The course is supposed to be offered free of charge to participants.

The Climate Knowledge into Action course meets the Carbon Literacy Project Standard. Participants can gain the Carbon Literate accreditation and receive a certificate on completion of the course.

Modules of ‘Climate: Knowledge into Action’:

Module 1 – Climate Science & Justice
Module 2 – Causes & Impacts: The cost of everyday activities and how communities and local areas will be impacted.
Module 3 – Adaptation & Actions: Actions to reduce emissions at the individual and community level and the changes we need to adapt to as we move to net zero.
Module 4 – Communicating Climate Change and the Need for Action.

The modules are engaging and informative.

If cost to this training is an issue and for any questions please email: [email protected]

SCCAN – Scottish Communities Climate Action Network