Message from Grassroots Climate Exchange: We have so much power we have to change things for the better
written by Ric Lander on April 8, 2011
Article by Irina Nedelcu (irina@teu.org.uk) and Ric Lander (ric@teu.org.uk). Photos by Irina Nedelcu.
Transition Edinburgh University, with the help of scores of partner organisations, speakers, and volunteers, hosted Grassroots Climate Exchange on the 18 and 19 of March.
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A message to Edinburgh University from Kenya
written by Ric Lander on April 6, 2011
Justin Kenrick is is involved in Portobello Transition Town and a lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Glasgow. He sent us this message to explain why he couldn’t join us at our Grassroots Climate Exchange.
A story from Kenya
This is a story about a different kind of community, one in the Global South. A different kind of community to the ones we are working in in the Global North as we try to build resilience before the economic and ecological dam breaks completely.
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Ain’t no party like a Veg Bag party…
written by Rosie Sullivan on March 16, 2011
With over 600 bags sold,100s of recipes shared, Whitmuir farm visited and many a belly happily filled with seasonal local veg, it’s time to celebrate the successes of the Veg Bag and pass over the gauntlet to new celeriac brains. We want to say a big THANK YOU to all our supporters and invite you to our Veg Bag handover party.
Grassroots Climate Exchange, 18 – 19 March 2011: Register Now
written by Ric Lander on December 20, 2010
Grassroots Climate Exchange: Universities, Colleges and the Green Transition
Friday 18 – Saturday 19 March 2011 at the University of Edinburgh
FULL PROGRAMME NOW ONLINE: download the programme booklet or a text-only version.
How can staff and students make the necessary changes to achieve a low carbon world? Inspired by student groups, students’ associations, and the growing Transition movement, colleges and universities are leading the way. In March 2011 we will gather in Edinburgh to share practical-action solutions to climate change.
