Event Type: Cultural, Arts & Social

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:

1. How do we accelerate the decarbonisation of the cultural sector?
2. How can we collaborate for resilience?
3. 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.

Join Circular Communities Scotland’s Share and Repair Network for its first ever ‘Share and Repair Gathering’ on March 3^rd 2023.

The Share and Repair Gathering will be the first ever in person gathering of the Share and Repair Network, and will be hosted at the ‘vibrant, curated marketplace revitalising Stirling’s town centre’, Made in Stirling.

Open to all people and organisations interested in share and repair, as well as Circular Communities Scotland and Share and Repair Network members, the Share and Repair Gathering will be an opportunity for attendees to network with others interested in or already involved in share and repair activities across Scotland.

What to expect:

Join us at the Share and Repair Gathering to hear fascinating talks from keynote speakers. We’re looking forward to discussing how share and repair activities are important parts of radical movements to make the world a better place.

Participatory sessions will offer attendees the opportunity to learn from people involved in sharing and repairing activities, to find what the common challenges are, and what solutions we can create as a network.

People and organisations who are new to the world of sharing and repairing can learn from experienced practitioners in sessions dedicated to helping groups get set up.

Stay tuned for our Share and Repair Gathering programme.

Please note: Share and Repair Network members will have 2 free tickets per organisation. To book your ticket just choose “Share and Repair Network Member” at the checkout. To become a member, click here.

Made in Stirling will also host an ‘unbroken.solutions’ photography exhibition to celebrate the Share and Repair Gathering, which will be open to Share and Repair Gathering attendees, and the public, on March 2nd, 4th and 5th 2023. Tickets are not needed for this exhibition.

Creative Scotland have very kindly funded a massive #ChoirsForClimate concert in Edinburgh on 5th March 2023! Admission will be free, with a collection at the end for environmental causes. We’ll be singing climate-related choral works from a wide variety of composers, including new works from the Choirs for Ecocide Law project.

We’re putting together a community choir to perform at this event. If you’re interested in singing in it, sign up at https://forms.gle/r1doJJ4QaiYxirar5 , and if you’re in a choir, please share with other members too. Rehearsals will be on the two previous Sunday afternoons, 19th and 26th Feb, and music and learning tracks will be available online – links will be sent in early February. All singers are welcome, no matter what your skill level! The choir will be led by a small group of professional singers, so you’ll have someone to sing along with.

If you’d like to know more, contact Chris on [email protected] .

Join us on Wednesday the 8th March any time between 6:30-8:30pm at Atlantis Sport and Leisure, Oban.

We inviting everyone to join our seachangers themed winter games night.

There’ll be tonnes of board games to play thanks to The Atlantis Winter Warmer scheme

A bespoke board game created by illustrator, Paul Gent, all about local ecosystems

Marine themed hot drinks by local anthropologist, photographer and food nerd, @allylomas (and normal hot drinks and soft drinks)

A visual presentation of the findings of our nature survey

Creations from our recent community workshops with collaborative artworks made with Oban Youth Cafe, Stramash and the Grab Trust.

and a seaweed slinging contest!?

Families welcome.

With thanks to Oban Hope Kitchen for hosting the overall project and to Seachangers who have funded it.

Poster designed by Danielle Banks.

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].

SUSTAINABLE STYLE PRESENTS…

Sustainable Style Charity Gala 2023

March 9th, 2023 at Falside Mill

Sustainable Style is excited to invite you to our first ever Charity Gala, a unique event sure to stand out from the ball circuit this semester. While promising to keep your glasses full and your ears piqued by a live music performance, we will also regale your sights with an exhibition of sustainable student-made fashion, jewelry, and art, which will be available for guests to purchase in a silent auction. There are also great prizes to be won in our raffle, including gift cards for slow-fashion brands like Molby the Label, Treen, and more.

Place your auction bids while enjoying complementary bites, with gluten-free and vegan options available. At 10:00 PM, the auction will close and the after party will commence, featuring music that will keep you on your feet all night. The Gala ticket includes admission to the afterparty.

100% of net proceeds from the Gala and auction will be donated to Fashion Revolution, a charity organisation ‘campaigning for a clean, safe, fair and transparent fashion industry.’ Come along for an evening of elegance and celebration of slow fashion, from our own St Andrews community and beyond. This is a black-tie event with transport by coach included. Set your reminders for the early bird ticket drop February 9th, you won’t want to miss this!

18 Only

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.

Location: In person and 100% outdoors at Johnstone Terrace Garden, 7/8 Castle Wynd S, Edinburgh EH1 2JT

This is the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s smallest reserve and is located in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town, near to Edinburgh Castle, a 10-minute walk from Edinburgh Waverley train station.

What to expect:

During this free two-hour training session aimed at youth work practitioners, you will spend time participating in a variety of creative outdoor activities that Rowanbank facilitate with the young people they work with.

You will enjoy foraged seasonal tea made on the fire, make some bread, sky gaze in hammocks hung from the trees and tell stories.

We will talk about climate change and biodiversity loss, and how to manage the complex emotions associated with this.

There will also be time to ask questions about Rowanbank’s work, network and share best practice with each other.

We hope these activities will inspire and give you the confidence and knowledge to undertake creative outdoor learning with your own groups of young people, whether you’re based in an urban or rural environment, with minimal resources and no matter your experience.

Spaces are limited so please sign up for your FREE space early to avoid disappointment.

Additional information:

This event will be held entirely outdoors. In the case of bad weather, participants will be informed and we will move the training indoors at a central Edinburgh location.

Please be mindful that there are no public toilets on site with Waverley station being the closest facilities a 10-minute walk away.

You do not require any previous experience of outdoor learning to take part and we encourage participation from practitioners who are curious to learn more and who are prepared to get stuck in to these hands-on activities!

Please bring: Warm and waterproof clothing, appropriate footwear, and an optional hot water bottle, blanket and flask of hot water for story time!

This training event is being delivered by YouthLink Scotland as part of Scotland’s Young People’s Forest, in partnership with Young Scot. The mission of the panel is to create and regenerate native Scottish forests, which are accessible to all, to help combat the current climate emergency, promoting and connecting education, wildlife, and well-being.

Feel overwhelmed by climate change?

Feel like there is so much to learn, and no idea where to start?

Looking for a community to share and learn?

Join us for our monthly Climate Cafe

This session will be dedicated to transport, in particular Active Travel. We aim to provide a safe space to have an open conversation, create a community and to help with climate anxiety

Books are available to borrow from the Zero Waste Hub at any time before the cafe

Our climate cafe is open to everyone, beginners and experts alike

Hot drinks will be available to purchase from our cafe

Join like minded people, colleagues in the field of climate change, community workers, climate activists and volunteers from across Scotland. This will be an opportunity to share ways of nourishing active hope and of tackling challenges as change-makers seeking a greener, more just society.

Come to learn what we can do together in our regions to build networks, increase capacity and act effectively.

10.00am -4.30pm Wed 22 March Gathering

Book: https://AnnualGathering.eventbrite.co.u and Share

This event is YOUR chance to get involved in tackling climate change. Join at: Augustine United Ch, 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EL.

***Programme to be announced soon***

TIMETABLE: A mixture of inspiring sessions plus workshops. Meet folk in your region / join local groups. All welcome.

*Please bring pop-ups and literature to share with participants!

Creche is being organised – so please book childcare places too!

Please email [email protected] if you require a travel bursary.

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

Join Advanced Clothing Solutions (ACS) for a site tour of Europe’s Largest circular fashion hub based right here in North Lanarkshire, Scotland! On the tour you will follow the journey of garments fulfilment experiencing the expert technology for extending its life through Rental, Resale and Renewal. Learn from the ACS team how they integrate sustainability to all elements of the facility for people, planet and profit.

ACS are hosting two in-person tours on Thursday 23rd March, with 10 tickets available for each.

This event is organised by Sustainable Fashion Scotland.

Join Advanced Clothing Solutions (ACS) for a site tour of Europe’s Largest circular fashion hub based right here in North Lanarkshire, Scotland! On the tour you will follow the journey of garments fulfilment experiencing the expert technology for extending its life through Rental, Resale and Renewal. Learn from the ACS team how they integrate sustainability to all elements of the facility for people, planet and profit.

ACS are hosting two in-person tours on Thursday 23rd March, with 10 tickets available for each.

This event is organised by Sustainable Fashion Scotland.

Come along to Fort William’s Social Gathering event to connect with like-minded people in the community and learn how you can get involved in the sustainable fashion movement.

Jam, founder of The Caledonian Wool Co and Eilidh, founder of Beinn Nibheis, will share how the local community in Fort William is driving change in fashion. Jam will share about the importance of shopping and supporting local. Eilidh will discuss research being done on new environmentally conscious ways of waterproofing garments.

Other activities for you to get stuck into include a mending circle where you can learn tips and tricks from Jan on how to repair your clothing. There will also be a clothes swap to allow you to exchange items in your wardrobe for ones that are new to you. Please bring no more than 3 items of clothing per person to swap.

Drinks and snacks will be provided as part of your ticket! Tickets will also be available on the door.

This event is organised by Sustainable Fashion Scotland.

Beyond Oil and Gas – What does it mean for Peterhead?

Join us for two short films, Offshore and The Future’s Not F*cked, exploring the world of oil and gas and what’s beyond it from the perspective of those who work in the industry and those who live in a region shaped by it.

As the climate crisis intensifies, it becomes ever more urgent that we transition away from burning fossil fuels. So, what does this mean for Peterhead, especially in light of proposals to build a new gas fired power station in the area?

Friends of the Earth Scotland are campaigning for a just transition, this means frontline workers and communities are central in shaping how their industry and the places they live moves towards a better future away from fossil fuels.

A discussion will be held following the screenings to find out how you can get involved in shaping the Just Transition in Peterhead.

🍿 Free popcorn will be provided for the first 30 attendees 🍿

🎥View the Offshore trailer: https://offshorefilm.org/Trailer

🎥View the The Future is Not F*cked trailer: https://vimeo.com/724764326/654466a060

Additional information: This event will be held in English. The Arc Cinema has taken steps to ensure that attendees with reduced mobility have access to their facilities. All 5 screens are wheelchair accessible, and all screens have spaces for wheelchair users.