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Scottish Communities Climate Action Network (SCCAN) January 2020 News & Network Events
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Changing the Story: a Stronger Stories Participatory Workshop


We are creatures of narrative and have evolved with stories. Stories are key to how we make sense of a complex world. But the dominant stories of our time aren’t working. They've led us into a climate and ecological emergency. The only thing that can replace a story is another story.

How can we tell better stories?
Learn to use Storytelling as a tool to inspire change! SCCAN has teamed up with the story innovation agency Stronger Stories to share storytelling skills needed for systems change and for democratising storytelling power on Tuesday, 3rd March 2020 in Edinburgh. Places are limited so make sure you secure your place now!
More info & booking

Last two places remaining! Learn Facilitation skills for Deliberative Local Processes 

This 2-day course for community activists and people wishing to develop their skills in facilitating deliberative (e.g. citizens' assembly type) events - for example to support the development of local climate emergency response plans still has TWO places left - so register quickly at: https://forms.gle/9H5wm4oFoV53n18X9 

The training course is organised by SCCAN and Involve (www.involve.org.uk) on the weeked of 1st and 2nd February 2020 in Edinburgh.

Upcoming Tuesdays4Climate Webinar


The next Tuesdays4Climate online webinar is happening in February:
Do you know how to make your organisation inclusive? Find out how to do it and learn some of the basics of Sociocracy on 4th February. Tickets for the webinar at https://sccantue4climatesociocracy.eventbrite.co.uk

New Year's Resolution: Sign the Pledge!

And encourage everyone you know to do the same.
As we are now at the beginning of the critical decade for Climate Change keep that one resolution you had for the new year: Sign the Pledge for Climate Action!

The Communities Call for Action is twofold: it urges the Scottish Government to do more to enable community climate action and commits signatories to take more ambitious climate action.

Read more and sign the pledge here.
You can sign as individual and on behalf of your organisation.

Funding & Resources

Below are the latest funding and support opportunities for 2020:

The new Plunge In! Coasts and Waters Community Fund by the Scottish Natural Heritage creates new opportunities for communities to connect with their coasts, seas and freshwaters. The fund offers grants (£2,000  £10,000) to help community groups participate in and celebrate #YCW2020 in their own way. Deadline 28 February 2020. More info on the SNH website.

The Biodiversity Challenge Fund (BCF) of the SNH is a competitive fund for projects which improve and restore habitats, create/enhance habitats for key species. Deadline 3 Fbruary 2020. More info

Waterloo Foundation Environment Fund - Grants majority of aorund £50,000 to £100,000 are available for projects that can help mitigate the damaging effects that humans are having on the environment, both in the UK and worldwide. The fund has two main themes: marine and tropical rainforests. Various deadlines. More info
 
 

School Competition “Imagining a Greener Future”
 

Everyone in Scotland must take part in helping to tackle the biggest challenge Scotland faces - climate change. There are a number of ways in which we can all help to reduce global warming through a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, to meet targets which have been set, to achieve net zero emissions by 2045.
 
As part of their Eco Emergency Event, Garioch Women for Change would like you to imagine a greener future through the School Competition “Imagining a Greener Future”.

Primary school pupils - you are invited to make your own piece of bunting, which you can join together with your class mates to create a length of bunting. Individual and group prizes will be awarded.
 
Secondary school pupils - you are invited to submit a short video of an original poem or a song based on the competition theme. This can be done as an individual or as a group. Your submission should be no longer than 3.5mins duration. Individual and group prizes will be awarded.
 
Please send your entries by email / arrange uplift through gariochwomenforchange@outlook.com by midday on 21st February 2020.
All entrants will be invited to attend the Eco Emergency Event at Inverurie Town Hall on Saturday March 7th 2020.
If your school intends to submit an entry please register your interest at gariochwomenforchange@outlook.com

Other upcoming Events

Huge Coastal Cleanup
Tuesday 28th January/ Saturday, 21st March 2020
Berwick/ from Cove to Goswick


Sea the Change is hosting the Cleanup on 21st March and a planning meeting for the Cleanup in the new Sea the Change office in the William Elder Building in Berwick at 4pm on Tuesday 28th January, so if you can make it they’d love to see you there.
More info
Pass it on Week prep
28th & 31st January 2020
The Barracks, Forthside Way, Stirling FK8 1QZ & online

Pass it on Week  will be taking place this year between 7th and 15th March. The theme this year is the great toy rescue. To find out more about how you can get involved, Zero Waste Scotland are running stakeholder events:

Tuesday 28th January, 10-3pm, Stirling - Book here

Friday 31st January, 10-11, Webinar - Book here

Dr Bike goes Church
Thursday, 30th January 2020
4-6pm
Granton Parish Church, Boswall Parkway, Edinburgh

Are you cycling to work or school despite the weather? Why not have your bike checked and repaired at #FreeBikeRepairing session at #GrantonChurch on Thursday 30/01 between 4-6 PM? #PoliceScotland will also be helping to #RegisterBicycles, which helps to locate stolen ones.

No registration is needed, first comes, first served.

ParkPower Conference
26th February 2020
9am - 2.15pm
The Barracks, Forthside Way, Stirling

This conference aims to bring together officers, managers and elected representatives across Scotland working in national and local government, NHS, housing associations, higher education, utilities and others involved in managing land assets to explore and understand the potential of greenspaces for green energy.
It is relevant to those involved in energy masterplanning, Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies (LHEES) and action plans to address the Climate Emergency.
More info & booking here

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New Members

This month, we are happy to welcome the following new members to the SCCAN family:
  1. KPT Development Trust 
  2. Sustainable Kirriemuir 
  3. Mount Blair Community Development Trust 
  4. Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire (Associate)
 
PLUS individual members Fiona, Richard, Belinda, Jim, Amy and Shirley (family names not mentioned due to privacy reasons).
 
WELCOME TO ALL!
Be next to join SCCAN's growing network - click here!

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