The People's Emergency Briefing
Screenings, events and actions in York
What’s happening with climate and nature? What does it mean for us in York? And how can we respond together?
The People’s Emergency Briefing is a valuable new tool to help us with these questions. It brings communities together around a simple but radical idea: that ordinary citizens, properly informed, are the people to lead the response to the emergency we are in.
On 27 November 2025 a ‘National Emergency Briefing’ on Climate and Nature was held in London: an invited audience of over 1,000 politicians and leaders from business, culture and the media heard from ten experts, who set out implications of climate and nature breakdown for health, food systems, national security and the economy. Launched in April 2026, The People’s Emergency Briefing is a 50-minute film that includes scientific content from this Westminster event with reactions from members of the public and some more familiar faces. It delivers the facts about the threats, but also the enormous benefits of genuine emergency action.
YorkCliConnect collaborated with other local groups to bring a flagship People’s Emergency Briefing event. to central York on the 9th May 2026, which was attended by over 200 people (read more about the event here). We are also be coordinating and supporting individuals and organisations to host screenings and facilitate discussions and action across their communities – via workplaces, educational institutes, action groups, faith groups, sports teams and more. Using this film, we can connect and engage people across our city, inviting everyone not just to hear the evidence, but also to discuss how we respond here, now, together
Details of screenings in the City of York and surrounding area will be shared via this page, which will be updated regularly as more events are planned/confirmed and take place
All Screenings in York
If you are planning to host a screening that you would like us to include on this page, email Abi via yorkcliconnect@proton.me.
A wealth of resources and guides for prospective hosts are available via the National Emergency Briefing website
Upcoming Screenings
| Date & Time | Location | Description | Organiser(s) | Registration & Contact |
| Tues 28th July, 7:45pm | SPARK York | Local community screening | XXR & Global Justice York | More info via this post on social media |
| Thurs 20th August, 8pm | Foxwood Commnity Centre | Local community screening | Anne Hirst |
Signup via TicketTailor |
| Thurs 27th August, 7pm | Haxby & Wiggington Methodist Church | Local community screening | Methodist Church |
Details will be shared via this Eco church page Contact: lorraine.jones@methodistyouth.org.uk |
| Sat 19th September, 6:30pm | Fulford Social Hall | Local community screening | ? | Details tba |
| Sat 3rd Oct, 10am | Homestead Park | Screening for York Environment Festival | YorkCliConnect | Signup via TicketTailor |
| tba | Lowfield Green Housing Coop | Local community screening | LGHC | tba |
| more to be confirmed… |
Seen the film and want to host a screening… but could do with some support?
Couldn’t make our events to support hosts? Email us via yorkcliconnect@proton.me – we can share resources, answer questions and if there’s enough demand run more events for prospective hosts.
Clements Hall
Friday 19th June, 8pm (doors 7:30)
hosted by Clements Hall & Planet South Bank
https://app.tickettailor.com/events/yorkcliconnect/2171591
Holy Trinity Church
Tues 28th April, 7-10pm
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/holytrinitychurchheworth/2133356
Flagship Screening - Tempest Anderson Hall
Saturday 9th May, 14:30-16:30
Public tickets are limited, registration essential via: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/yorkcliconnect/2158955
We will be announcing high-profile panel guest speakers shortly.
University of York
Weds 8th July 10am, Closed screening for staff and postgraduate research students as part of the Enhancing Research Cultures program. Contact Paul Gellersen via email or through the screening map at www.nebriefing.org/screening-map
Tues 12th May, 6-8pm, Sustainability Clinic (next to Nisa in Market Square), signup via www.eventbrite.com/e/national-emergency-briefing-screening-tickets-1987787408649
additional campus-based screenings to be announced
Screening for hosts
Fri 10th April, 6-8pm
This small event is for prospective hosts who want to see the film in advance of organising a screening. More details on request via yorkcliconnect@proton.me
Lowfield Green Housing Coop
tba
St Luke's Parish Church
Saturday 13th June, 1-3pm
Registration and contact via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-peoples-emergency-briefing-a-york-community-screening-tickets-1989146181776
In St Luke’s church on Burton Stone Lane. We will have lunch together (please bring your own!) with tea and coffee provided at 12:00 before the 1pm screening. Age recommendation 16+
Childcare available during the screening, please contact children@stlukesyork.org
York Humanists
Weds 10th June, 7-9pm
More info and booking via https://humanists.uk/events/watch-party-the-peoples-emergency-briefing-york-humanists/
Haxby & Wiggington Methodist Church
27th August 2026, 7pm
Booking info will be shared via https://www.yorkmethodist.org.uk/p/about-us/eco-church-and-circuit.html
Huntingdon Methodist Church
Sat 18th July, 2:30pm
Contact via the screening map at www.nebriefing.org/screening-map
Fulford Social Hall
Homestead Park
YorkCliConnect will be hosting a screening as part of York Environment Festival 2026. Saturday 3rd October, 10am-12pm at the Pavillion: Sign up here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/yorkcliconnect/2300502
Foxwood Community Centre
Thu 20 Aug 2026 8:00 – 10:00 PM
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/annehirst/2318821
Past Screenings
Over 400 people have now attended a People’s Emergency Briefing in York…
| Date & Time | Location | Description | Organiser(s) | Attendees |
| Sat 9th May, 2:30pm | Yorkshire Museum | A flagship city centre screening | YorkCliConnect & partners | 200+ |
| Fri 10th April, 6pm | Patch York | For prospective hosts who want to see the film in advance of organising a screening. | Abi Perrin | 16 |
| Tues 28th April, 7pm | Holy Trinity Church, Heworth | Community screening | Mary Marchant & Holy Trinity Eco Group | 61 |
| Tues 12th May, 6pm | University of York – Sustainability Clinic | University screening | Lynda Dunlop & Environmental Sustainability at York (ESAY) | 9 |
| Weds 10th June, 7pm | Friargate Meeting House | Community screening | York Humanists | 25 |
| Sat 13th June, 1pm | St Luke’s Church | Community screening as part of church Nature day | St Luke’s members | 26 |
| Fri 19th June, 8pm | Clements Hall | Community screening | Clements Hall & Planet South Bank | 75 |
| Weds 8th July, 10am | University of York | Staff screening | Enhancing Research Cultures | tbc |
| Sat 18th July, 2:30pm | Huntingdon Methodist Church | Community screening | Huntingdon Methodist Church | tbc |
A Flagship Screening in York City Centre
Took place on Saturday 9th May at the Yorkshire Museum’s Tempest Anderson Hall, organised and supported by:
Over 200 people joined us for this flagship screening. After the film there was a short panel discussion featuring local faces who have put their knowledge of the emergency into action, followed by a more open discussion about what this all means for us here in York and how we can respond together.
Find out more about the event here.
