SCCAN News & Network Events November 2019

Scottish Communities Climate Action Network (SCCAN) November 2019 News & Network Events

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Last tickets + Highland Travel Grants: Community Action on the Climate Emergency Conference

Together with our colleagues at Community Energy Scotland, Development Trusts Association Scotland and Scottish Community Alliance we invite you to participate in this hands-on strategic Conference making the case for greater engagement of community-led bodies in co-creating activity to tackle the Climate Emergency this Friday 29th November in Edinburgh.

Speakers include Andy Wightman MSP, Tom Ballantine from Stop Climate Chaos and Tiffany Kane from the Commonweal. Book your tickets now!

Travel Grants available: Highlands & Islands Enterprise will be sponsoring attendees from the Highland and Islands to the conference "Community Action on the Climate Emergency" on the 29^th November. Their sponsorship will be used to help cover travel & subsistence costs for community groups travelling from the Highlands & Islands to Edinburgh. Please get in touch with Rona MacKay for more information.

More info + Tickets

Upcoming Tuesdays4Climate Webinars

Fed up with too much stuff going to waste and want to make a difference? Then join our How to set up a Repair & Reuse organisation Webinar on the 3rd December! https://sccantue4climaterepair.eventbrite.co.uk

After the Christmas break start 2020 by securing your organisation's finances – on 14th Jan we'll present the Accelerate programme with SCA expert Amanda Cornish. Free tickets now available at https://sccantue4climatefinance.eventbrite.co.uk

Global Climate Strike N° 2 + Campaign for a Climate Debate

The next Global Climate Strike is just around the corner with only a few days left until Friday 29th November when we take to the streets in our towns and cities all across the UK. Unlike previous climate strikes, this falls just before what’s being billed as the most important general election in a generation. Let's shine a light on the climate crisis and make sure that this is the UK’s first Climate Election. We can make sure we fire climate to the top of the agenda by sending a huge message on November 29th in our thousands as part of the Global Climate Strike.

Find your nearest strike and be part of the movement

Also, there is a campaign - led by climate charity Possible - for political leaders to debate on climate and nature before the UK Elections to make sure we get the chance to hear how the future prime minister plans to tackle the climate crisis.

Call for a climate and nature debate now

Pre-Xmas Call for community project collaborations

The National Lottery's new Climate Action Fund funds place-based community climate action projects across the UK. The Fund has £100 million available for the decade between 2019 and 2029 so could fund several good projects from Scotland too.

The Fund focuses on collaborative projects that are including diversity in their objectives so to encourage Scottish participation in this fund SCCAN organised an online Info and Brainstorm session on the 14th November 2019.

If you would like to join an existing project embryo or suggest your own project check out the listed project ideas from SCCAN members on the SCCAN Members Only page and download our presentation detailing important points to consider when applying for the Fund.

For more help & support you can also email our Funding Team.

Reflections on the Climate Exhibition

The doors of our week-long audiovisual exhibition on how Climate Change affects livelihoods around the world have just closed. The Exhibition entitled "Climate Reflections" and co-organised by the Environmental Justice Foundation and SCCAN in Edinburgh, was received very positively by exhibition goers - if you missed it head over to our Photo Gallery to get an impression of it (the beautiful images in the Gallery are courtesy of Ben Pope and The Welcoming Association).

As a next step, we are planning to travel around Scotland with the Exhibition so please get in touch with Harriet if you would like to have or host Climate Reflections in your town or city.

Funding & Resources

Below are the latest funding and support opportunities:

The Climate Action Fund of the National Lottery will support communities across the UK to take action on climate change. These communities will demonstrate what is possible when people take the lead in tackling climate change while paying attention to inclusion criteria. Funding available is £100 million over 10 years (up to 15 projects funded in this round). Initial ideas to be submitted by 18 December 2019, full applications by Feb 2020. More info on the TNL website and SCCAN Members Only page.

The Woodward Charitable Trust now only make grants towards core costs rather than specific projects as they recognise that smaller charities can find these hard to fund. Grants of around £3,000 are available. Next deadline 31st January 2020. More info

The Connect Local Regional Food Fund will support initiatives and projects in Scotland which celebrate and promote locally sourced and produced food and drink, in line with the priorities of Ambition 2030. The fund is for collaborative projects where groups of producers and food & drink businesses benefit from these initiatives and projects are expected to deliver benefits over the long-term. Grants are up to £5,000 for individual businesses, regional and community groups (both rural and urban) and Individuals on behalf of a collaborative group. Deadline for this round 8th December 2019. More info

Other upcoming Events

Soil Health & Your Wealth Seminar
Wed-Thu 27th-28th Nov 2019
8:00am – 5:15pm (both days)
Horizon, The Enterprise Park, Forres, IV36 2A

Don’t miss this two-day seminar led by internationally acclaimed nutrition specialist, Graeme Sait. Learn cutting-edge strategies to improve the health of your farm, your garden, your planet and yourself.
Cost: £195 (incl. 140-page manual)
For more info & booking contact Peter Thompson
Email: twohoots@bordernet.com.au
Tel: +44 7405378662

MOOL - Massive Outpouring of Love
4th December 2019
CCA, Glasgow
A variety show fundraiser for XR, in association with MOOL. Tickets & more info available here

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New Members

This month, we are happy to welcome the following new members to the SCCAN family:

Social Farms and Gardens (Associate)
Climate Psychology Alliance Scotland
North Uist Development Company

PLUS individual members Eleanor, Svenja, Callum, Lorri, Mary, Sharon and Donatien (family names not mentioned due to privacy reasons).

WELCOME TO ALL!

Be next to join SCCAN's growing network - click here!

Promote your activities with SCCAN!

We are happy to help your promote climate-related events, projects or stories in our next newsletter.
Just send them to: info@scottishcommunitiescan.org.uk (ideally also include an image) by 16th December 2019.