Posts in the "Activism" category
Campaigning for Environmental Justice - Online Course
Posted on March 18, 2020 by Claudia Tormey
Are you concerned about the climate crisis?
Do you want to explore how climate change connects to other issues of injustice?
Do you have a sense there are root causes resulting in these injustices?
And do you want to learn skills for getting others involved in change-making for real impact?
Then look no further, and apply to take part in Friends of the Earth's 6-week System Change for a Just Transition Online Course,'Mobilize. Resist. Transform.'
This course aims to offer a space to explore the environmental issues of our time, how they intersect, what some of the root causes are, and some tools and strategies for taking action. We will collectively explore the issues over the course of the 6 sessions, with reading materials provided for each week.
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Building Resilience, for Sustaining Action
Posted on November 10, 2019 by Claudia Tormey
Watching and being a part of the rise in climate action across the world has been exciting and empowering to say the least. More and more people are joining the movement, and we need to ensure we're forming a strong community of activism that can last!
Burnout can happen to any of us, and it's something the Friends of the Earth team are acuetly aware of. Because we work so closely with activist groups (and many of us are in actists groups), in supporting skills and capacity building and helping amplify grassroots actions and campaigns, we feel it's important to not only promote community wellbeing within the movement but also provide opportunities for activists to gain skills in this area.
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Power Up! Movement Building Skills
Posted on November 07, 2019 by Claudia Tormey
Power Up! is a series of workshops to help upskill and support the growing activist community in Ireland. Meaghan, head of Education and Activism, has identified where activists need the most support and has seeked out those with the relevant skills to deliver these trainings.
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De-Escalation Training with Extinction Rebellion
Posted on October 03, 2019 by Guest Blogger
As part of the 'Power-Up! Autumn of Action Training Series', we supported three young Extinction Rebellion activists to lead a training on de-escalation tactics in high-pressure situations of civil disobedience. Here is a short piece from one of the main organisers, Sarah.
Non-violence is one of Extinction Rebellion’s core principles, and ensuring that the environmental movement remains non-violent is critical to ensuring its success. A movement that is non-violent has a far greater reach and is far more inclusive than a violent campaign. Ensuring that non-violence is at the core of our movements also sends a powerful message: we are creating the vision of a society we with to see, one at which empathy and peace is at the core.
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Dublin Friends of the Earth Beach Clean Sept 21st 10:30am
Posted on September 18, 2019 by Meaghan Carmody
Time to clean up! 🚨
Beach clean-up this Saturday 21st of September, 10:30am at Dollymount Strand.
If you want to help out on the day, please complete this form!
This is our first social event since our relaunch earlier in the Summer and DFoE would love to see as many people out helping as possible!
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Support the Climate Strike Movement!
Posted on September 11, 2019 by Claudia Tormey
It's a Climate Emergency.
And on September 20th, we're filling the streets.
On Friday the 15th of March 2019 1.6 million people took part in a global climate strike in more than 125 countries in more than 2,000 locations. In Ireland more than 15,000 students took part in protests for urgent climate action.
This September 20th, we're going to smash that number. But we need you to make that happen!
Find and join your nearest strike!
School-age students have self-organised marches around the country and they need you to attend.
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Movement Building, Skill Sharing and Collaborating
Posted on July 29, 2019 by Claudia Tormey
A lot the work we do at Friends of the Earth involves working closely with grassroots activists groups, we do this because we see the importance of collaboration and relationship building to strenghten and build on the movement we are a part of.
Training Links Programme
Through our ongoing courses we have been actively enaging people in environmental issues, connecting the dots and offering opportunities for people to gain skills and knowledge so they can take action on the issues they care about.
Permanent link | Categories: climatechange • climate connects • climate activism • climate movement
Active Hope - Two Webinars and One Event
Posted on July 17, 2019 by Claudia Tormey
Active Hope is something we do. And we're doing it together.
This month, we've been reading 'Active Hope' by Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone and last week we hosted an online discussion with Chris Johnstone to introduce Active Hope, you can watch the recording here at this link.
In this webinar, Chris shares what inspired him to write the book and how it was born from a series of conversations with Joanna Macy. Chris was curious to find out what can we do to help us adequately respond to the climate crisis while sustaining our actions.
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Want to know more about 'Active Hope'?
Posted on July 04, 2019 by Claudia Tormey
Active Hope is one of the books featured in our new Book Club!
We have three opportunities coming up for you to learn about active hope and how it can help sustain our actions in the climate movement.
Online Q&A with author Chris Johnstone - Wednesday July 10th at 7:30pm
First up, we are hosting an online Q&A with Chris Johnstone, co-author of the book 'Active Hope'.
Just like our previous book club webinars, you can join from the comfort of your living room, kitchen table or back garden! You can tune in from your landline, mobile phone or your computer, simply register at this link to join.
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The Art of Facilitation, by Climate Activist Floss Adams
Posted on July 04, 2019 by Claudia Tormey
As part of a programme funded by The Wheel, Friends of the Earth have been given the opportunity to organise skill building workshops to support people who want to get more involved in the climate movement.
Together with Cultivate we hosted a facilitation training at the Fumbally Stables in Dublin, one of the participants, Floss Adams, shares her experience from the workshop below.
“Social Permaculture in a Regenerative Culture”
THE ART OF FACILITATION
Permanent link | Categories: climatechange • climate connects • climate activism • climate movement
