The Letters from the Global South exhibition is coming to All Saints Church and Footsteps is taking the opportunity to explore how the exhibition and the Climate and Ecology Bill can inspire local action.
Come to find out how you can make a difference to the climate and biodiversity crisis we face by taking simple actions. Gain ideas and inspiration from the exhibition, the speakers and your fellow attendees!
Letters from the Global South is a pop-up exhibition that features letters and images created by schoolchildren and campaigners from communities around the world, particularly those vulnerable to the climate & nature crises.
The Climate and Ecology Bill is a plan for a new UK law that addresses the full extent of the climate and nature crisis in line with the most up-to-date science. The Bill is the only proposed legislation before the UK Parliament that ensures a comprehensive and joined-up approach to climate change.
Programme
6.30 pm Doors open
7.00 – View Letters from the Global South exhibition
7.30 – Speakers and Q&A
- ‘You have more power than you realise’ – Stephanie Boyle, Eco Together
- Climate & Ecology Bill: opportunities for local action – Caroline Egan
8.30 – Table discussion, refreshments and action we can take together
9.00 – Finish
Light refreshments will be available throughout the evening
Speakers
Caroline Egan is a member of Birmingham Anglican Climate Action. She was involved in helping shape what was then the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill in 2020 and 2021. The Climate and Ecology Bill was developed by scientists and is supported by 156 MPs and peers across all parties, over 120 scientists, hundreds of big and small civil society organisations and businesses and over 200 Councils.
Stephanie Boyle has set up five Eco Together groups across Birmingham over the past 12 months including one at the Witton Lodge Eco Hub where Footsteps works with Stephanie. Eco Together is focused on 4 main powers everyone has to make a difference by taking simple actions: lifestyle, communication, community and advocacy.
The event is free, but please register to help us plan for numbers:
Register for Global Solidarity to Local Action
Photo: some of the young people’s artwork from the Letters from the Global South exhibition