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Getting to grips with biodiversity in York Environment Week
Today 10 new participants joined our Biodiversity Collage workshop – the largest one in York yet. Guided by Sophia, Team Ocean and Team Land worked mapped the network of interactions central to the ecological crisis we are living in. We discussed the impact on each of us and how we plan to face it and take action together where we can. As it’s York Environment week we wrapped up by discussing together what we would like see happening in York related to biodiversity – these idea’s will feed into the People’s Assembly on Saturday.
Team Ocean in Action 1
Team Land in Action 2
Team Land in Action 1
Team Land’s Collage
Team Ocean’s Collage
Biodiversity actions for York
YEW Biodiversity Collage 1
YEW Biodiversity Collage 2
Restore Nature Now: Join the York Rally!
🦅🪸🌿🍄🦀 Restore Nature Now -York Rally 🪲🦔🦈🐍🐙
⏰ Thurs 28th Sept 8am-2pm
📍DEFRA Foss House, 1-2 Peasholme Green, YO1 7PX
Calling nature lovers, Nature NGOs, their members, birdwatchers, river-swimmers, gardeners, ramblers, scientists and all concerned citizens.
Yorkshire’s wildlife charities, campaigners, nature lovers and their families are joining together on Thursday morning to protest at the government’s failure to address the deepening crisis in Nature, laid bare in the devastating State of Nature Report. They join more than 40 of the UK’s leading organsisations for nature advocacy. TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham is leading the direct call to the UK government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Scientists, wildlife experts, Nature charities, their members and many more will be lining the entrances to Defra offices in London, Bristol, Reading and York.
👉 Watch Chris Packham’s call to action
👉 Visit the Restore Nature Now campaign webpage
👉 Join a (broadcast only) WhatsApp group for York updates: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BGIZAlyYJgbDJED1IyBM4p👉 Want to add your organisation to the supporters list? Want to give a speech? Email yorkcliconnect@proton.me
Organisations supporting the action in York include:
🐾 The ‘State Of Nature’ report, compiled by more than 50 organisations, will be released the day before. It will document that Nature in the UK is being annihilated.
🐾 We need to ensure current and potential future political leaders know just how vital it is that we act urgently to protect and restore our living world.
🐾 Lawful, peaceful rallies are taking place at Defra offices across the UK: London, Bristol, Newcastle, Reading and York!
🐾 Bring flags, placards, flyers and your voices calling on the government to show leadership and Restore Nature Now
Nature doesn’t have a voice – but we do.
Our Biggest Climate Science Workshop Yet!
As part of York Environment Week we ran our largest ‘Climate Fresk‘ workshop yet! With the help of facilitators Sophia and Abi, two groups worked together to connect the causes, mechanisms and impacts of the climate crisis. We then talked about where we interact with these complex systems and where we can be part of making a difference. Especially as it’s York Environment Week, we wrapped up by joining together and pitching our vision for what we would like to see in our city and how we could make those ideas a reality. These ideas will feed into the People’s Assembly happening on Saturday 30th September.
YEW Climate Fresk: One team’s Climate Fresk Creation
YEW Climate Fresk: Our ideas for York!
YEW Climate Fresk: Team Photo!
Biodiversity Collage in York Environment Week
As part of York Environment Week will be running a workshop based on the Biodiversity Collage. This will take place on Sunday 24th September, 10am-1pm. More details and registration at https://bit.ly/YEWbiodiversity
Climate Fresk in York Environment Week
As part of York Environment Week we are running a ‘Climate Fresk‘ workshop on Saturday 23rd September 2-5pm.
Click the button to find out more and register.
YorkCliConnect has Launched!
In June, YorkCliConnect’s founding team (Abi, Sophia, Lynda & Maddie, with funding from YESI) brought around 60 people, including representatives of dozens of organisations in our city, together for our first event, aiming to grow and strengthen the networks for climate and nature education and action in York. At this event we, made connections, discussed and shared our favourite resources (now available on this website via the Resources tab, and started to build a directory of local organisations via York Resilience Web. Following on from this in July we ran four community workshops based on the Climate Fresk and Biodiversity Collage concepts, a training event to equip participants to spread these educational tools more widely, and two socials.
Thanks to the support of Tipping Point UK we now have this website and a mailing list to help us stay connected, grow this community and what we it can achieve in our city and beyond.