SEAD (Scottish Education and Action for Development)

Here is a diary of interesting events from lots of groups, including SEAD’s Switch On to Climate Change project and much more. . .

WWF’s Earth Hour 2009

Saturday 28 March, 8.30pm, WORLDWIDE!

75 countries. 500 cities. A billion people. Possibly the world’s greatest environmental event ever!

Sign up and switch off your lights on 28 March at 8.30pm to show world leaders that we need them to act decisively on climate change. WWF’s Earth Hour is a fantastic opportunity for you, your friends, family, school or business to get support action on climate change.
Sign-up now to WWF’s Earth Hour: http://www.wwfscotland.org.uk/earthhour

Put People First – jobs, Justice, Climate march, London

On 28th March thousands will march through London as part of a global campaign to challenge the G20, ahead of their 2nd April summit on the global financial crisis.

Even before the banking collapse, the world suffered poverty, inequality and the threat of climate chaos. The world has followed a financial model that has created an economy fuelled by ever-increasing debt, both financial and environmental.

Our future depends on creating an economy based on fair distribution of wealth, decent jobs for all and a low carbon future.

There can be no going back to business as usual.

People from all over the country will join the march on March 28, Be one of them or send your message here.

Growing in Glasgow

Saturday 28 March, 10.30am – 3pm, The Trades Hall, 85, Glassford Street, Glasgow G1 1UH

Glasgow Allotment Forum is organising a Spring Event – “”, sponsored by The Incorporation of Gardeners. The aim of the event is to provide a day of “Information, Interaction & Promotion” :

For plot holders – gaining information from experts through information stands, presentations displays & workshops, networking with other allotments, showing what allotments are doing & promote the allotment ethos.

For participating organisations to understand the needs of plot-holders in Glasgow and respond positively, meet plot holders, promote and market goods & services, promote the organisation.

The event is free to participants, but we would ask that should you decide to come along, that you would make a donation towards the cost of tea/ coffee provided.

Past Events

Do it yourself: exploring tools for empowerment and grassroots social change course

22 – 27 March, Findhorn Foundation College, St. Leonards Rd, Forres IV36 2RD, Scotland, UK

This course is led by the Trapese popular education collective and expands ideas from their 2007 book ‘Do it yourself: a handbook for changing our world’ published by Pluto Press. It also draws on material from the MA in Activism and Social Change at Leeds University run by one of the members of Trapese (see www.activismsocialchange.org.uk). Lead by The Trapese Collective
For more information go to http://www.findhorncollege.org/proftraining/exploringtools.php#

Church of Scotland Day Conference

Saturday 21 March, 10am – 3pm, Bankfoot Church Centre, PH1 4BS (7 miles north of Perth)

A day for churches and individuals to find out what they can do to reduce their carbon footprint and to visit the latest eco-friendly church to be opened in Scotland.

For more information and/or to register please contact marjorie.clark@btinternet.com or call 01738 637 017. The conference is free of charge but pre-registration is requested, both for catering purposes and for relevant pre-conference information to be issued.

‘The Age of Stupid’ is launched nationwide. www.takeoneaction.org.uk

Starting Friday 20 March, Nationwide!

Saturday 21 March. 5.45pm, Filmhouse, Lothian Rd., Edinburgh

AGE of Stupid Screening followed by Speakers and Discussion on Community Action to tackle Climate Change.

This film couldn’t paint a clearer picture. We must act now! What can we do in our communities to tackle the causes of climate change? The good news is lots of communities in Scotland have already started. Following the screening, find out what they have been up to and how to get community action happening in your area.

By SEAD – Scottish Education and Action for Development (www.sead.org.uk) and Transition Scotland (www.transitionscotland.org/)

Book tickets online at http://www.takeoneaction.org.uk/AgeofStupid_Filmhouse_21_03_545PM.html

The ‘Age of Stupid’ People’s Premiere. www.takeoneaction.org.uk

Sunday 15 March, 5.30pm, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Inverness, Braehead and Liningston
On Sunday 15th March (5.30pm), 6 Scottish towns and cities will link up via satellite to the UK premiere of The Age of Stupid. Live from the solar-powered cinema tent in London’s Leicester Square, rickshaws will replace limousines and the carpet is GREEN. After the film, Green Party leader Caroline Lucas, activist and author George Monbiot, and other luminaries of the environmental scene join a Q&A to ask what we can ALL do before it’s too late.

2009 Middle East Festival Environmental Responsibility and Climate Change lecture

Friday 13 March, 7 – 9.30pm, Augustine United Church, Edinburgh

On behalf of SCCS, Gavin McLellan, Head of Christian Aid Scotland, will join a panel including Professor Alistair McIntosh to discuss cultural responses to climate change. More info here

Meeting the Climate Challenge : Your community and the climate challenge fund.

Wednesday 11 March, 1pm – 6.30pm, Rothes Halls, Glenrothes, Fife
The Energy Saving Scotland advice centre and the Sustainable Development Commission Scotland are hosting this free event to give community groups the opportunity to discover the Climate Challenge Fund and the organisations that can help them to realise their vision to become a low carbon community.

Visit the Climate Challenge Fund page to find out more.

World-Wise Training

Saturday 7th March, 10-4pm, Leith Academy, Edinburgh

Have you ever wanted to change the world, but didn’t know where to start? Then World-wise is just for you!

World-wise is a fantastic one-day course all about the power you have to make a difference on issue like climate change and international poverty. It’s your chance to learn about important global issues, discover how to influence decision-makers and plan a campaign.

If you would like to register, please contact Fiona Henderson on 0131 553 2810. It would be great to see you there. The course costs £15, or £12 concessions.

Facilitated by Simon Bateson, the World Development Movement www.wdmscotland.org.uk

Meeting the Climate Challenge: Your community and the climate challenge fund.

Thursday 5 March, 1pm – 7pm, Godfrey Thomson Hall, Moray House School of Education, Edinburgh.
The Energy Saving Scotland advice centre and the Sustainable Development Commission Scotland are hosting this free event to give community groups the opportunity to discover the Climate Challenge Fund and the organisations that can help them to realise their vision to become a low carbon community.

Visit the Climate Challenge Fund page to find out more.

The True Cost of Biofuels

Monday 2 March, 7-9pm, Edinburgh University Chaplaincy, Bristo Square

Biofuels now have to be blended with all UK transport fuels, there are large-scale industry plans for using vegetable oil for heat and power and the aviation industry is promoting them to try and argue that they should be allowed to keep expanding despite climate targets. Nearly all of those biofuels are agrofuels, produced from large-scale monocultures. What are the impacts on the climate, on communities, forests and other ecosystems and on food security and sovereignty?

Presentation by Almuth Ernsting, Biofuelwatch, with pictures and information from Indoensia, Paraguay, Colombia and Ghana followed by discussion

How Community Learning and Development Can Help Us Achieve a Sustainable Future

Friday 13 February 2009
10am-3.15pm, Perth Concert Hall. FREE.

This conference aims to ensure more is done to support communities’ applying the principles of sustainable development, and to think about how community learning and development can be encouraged during the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014). The conference is organised by the Community Development Alliance Scotland and the Sustainable Development Commission, with support from Learning Connections, part of the Scottish Government.

For more information visit:
www.communitydevelopmentalliancescotland.org

Building a Low Carbon Economy – A UK and International Perspective

Monday 9 February 2009
6pm, Playfair Library, University of Edinburgh. FREE but ticketed.

Featuring Lord Turner, Chair of the Committee on Climate Change and Professor Jacqueline McGlade, Executive Director, European Environment Agency.

Friends of the Earth Scotland, the University of Edinburgh and British Council Scotland are delighted to be jointly hosting a public lecture on Building a Low Carbon Economy – A UK and International Perspective. The lecture will be followed by a networking reception. The event is free but ticketed, guests must register to attend.

More information at:
www.foe-scotland.org.uk/resources/events/lecture

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