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April 29, 2024
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Published by Lorna Prescott

Skills Swaps Planning (online)

The Great Big Green Week is the UK’s biggest ever celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature. Every year, people come together to unleash a wave of support for action to protect the planet. Tens of
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April 29, 2024
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Published by Lorna Prescott

Community Led Climate Action

Planet Cheltenham began when a small group of people from different backgrounds in Cheltenham realised they shared concerns about the climate crisis. Now they deliver and have developed a number of community based activities and solutions to help raise awareness
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April 27, 2024
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Published by Lorna Prescott

A Paper Fish Making Workshop

Getting into Hot Water is an inquiry into water and climate change locally as part of Dudley People’s School for Climate Justice. It explores our relationship with water and the natural world around us, bring our attention to water, questioning
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April 27, 2024
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Published by Lorna Prescott

A Pond Over Time: short courses outdoors

A series of short courses during June, July and August 2024 will take place at Riverside House, Stourbridge. Small groups can join artists Helen Garbett and Bill Laybourne to spend time away from the everyday, slow down, pay attention to
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April 27, 2024
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Published by Lorna Prescott

Film screening of RIVER in Dudley

Throughout history, rivers have shaped our landscapes and our journeys; flowed through our cultures and dreams. RIVER takes its audience on a journey through space and time; spanning six continents, and drawing on extraordinary contemporary cinematography, including satellite filming, the
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April 8, 2024
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Published by Lorna Prescott

Lunchtime Chat: Nature Connected Organisations

“There is now widespread recognition that the climate and nature crises are interlinked. A crisis for the climate is equally a crisis for nature, and both are potentially catastrophic for humankind, Actions that harm nature escalate the scale and pace
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December 20, 2023
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Published by Lorna Prescott

Collaborating to develop Dudley People’s School for Climate Justice

Last year our CoLab Dudley team started thinking about ways to build on nature-based activities and curiosity about alternative futures that we had seen emerging through our collaborations. Such as the More-Than-Human High Streetexperiment developed by Workshop 24. Ideas for
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December 20, 2023
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Published by Lorna Prescott

£750,000 investment in community-led climate action in Dudley borough

Dudley CVS and partners have been awarded £578,000 by The National Lottery Community Fund to support local people to develop a deeper connection with nature and inspire community-led climate action. A collaborative project led by Dudley CVS, Workshop 24 and
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December 19, 2023
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Published by Lorna Prescott

Climate Changemakers

Dudley CVS is collaborating with local social enterprises to engage over 500 local people in climate action over the next 3 years (see our News post). Dudley People’s School for Climate Justice will make it easier for people to connect
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