Posts in the "Education" category
Update on our Learning Hub
Posted on November 05, 2021 by Deirdre Duff
Our Learning Hub is a carefully curated space for discussion, critical thinking, peer education and building a sense of solidarity.
We run webinars and workshops that are loosely based on themes emerging from books we have chosen as Learning Hub “core texts”.
Our current books are:
- Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future by Mary Robinson.
- Violent Borders: Refugees and the Right to Move by Reece Jones.
- On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal by Naomi Klein.
- Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities by Rebecca Solnit
Permanent link | Categories: activism • Learning Hub • Education • Autumn Newsletter 2021
Update on Movement Building - Youth Workshops
Posted on November 05, 2021 by Deirdre Duff
Our movement building circle has been running lots of workshops and events aimed at young people who are interested in climate action and social justice. We’ve also been running a series of youth assemblies for school children, as part of our Solar Schools project - read more about them in our update on Power to the People.
Youth Workshop on CoP26
We collaborated with the National Youth Council of Ireland to host an all day youth workshop on the COP26 UN Global Climate Talks. The workshop brought together young people from across Ireland to learn how the COP Climate Talks work and how young people can make their voices heard. We heard directly from young people who have attended previous UN Climate Talks bringing in Irish, European and international perspectives.
Permanent link | Categories: activism • System Reset • Education
System Reset National Youth Assembly
Posted on October 14, 2021 by Deirdre Duff
Are you aged under 30? Or do you know a young person of that age who is interested in climate action and social justice?
Young people have been coming together through our System Reset project to explore the root causes of climate change and inequality. They’ve come up with solutions to these big issues to be raised with political leaders.
We’re excited to announce that these solutions will be showcased during our System Reset National Youth Assembly on 19th October. This assembly is open to people under 30 and will take place from 6pm to 8pm. Registration closes at 2pm on 18th October.
Click here to register for the Youth Assembly
Permanent link | Categories: activism • System Reset • Education
Hope in the Dark - a workshop to build resilience and active hope
Posted on August 18, 2021 by Deirdre Duff
The IPCC’s startling report on the climate crisis has left many of us reeling. Its publication this summer was a real wake up call, motivating people to get involved in climate action, some for the first time.
But it has also left people feeling anxious.
There’s no doubt about it, the growing social and ecological crises can make us feel overwhelmed. We may feel apathetic - or unable to engage in taking action.
At Friends of the Earth, we want to address these issues and feelings. So we’ve invited Undercurrent Education to facilitate an Active Hope workshop for our next Learning Hub event at 6pm on Monday 20th September. We’ll explore themes of resilience & active hope emerging from Rebecca Solnit’s book ‘Hope in the Dark’.
Permanent link | Categories: activism • climatechange • Learning Hub • Education
Climate justice webinar: watch it back + some more opportunities for learning and action
Posted on October 30, 2020 by Deirdre Duff
On Wednesday 28th October, we hosted a webinar to explore the concept of climate justice. Climate justice is a term that has been bandied around a lot lately - but we wanted to dig into what it really means. We’ve recorded the webinar so you can watch it back at your leisure. It’s just over an hour in length and comes highly recommended as we had some excellent speakers and panellists from the world of climate justice, who joined us to talk about their work and activism.
Permanent link | Categories: activism • climatechange • Education • Learning Hub • Webinars
Ready to Rise? Here are three opportunities for you to get involved and take action!
Posted on October 24, 2018 by Meaghan Carmody
Sick of plastic? Worried about climate change? Eager to take action but unsure where to start?
Then this post is for you.
Here are three concrete ways you can get involved in taking action for a better, safer, more just world.
1. Apply to take part in 'Mobilize. Resist. Transform. 2018', a 6-session Intro to Environmental Issues
Apply to take part by completing the form below:
Permanent link | Categories: activism • education • mobilization
Register now for Mobilise.Resist.Transform. - A 6 week Introduction to Environmental Issues
Posted on October 11, 2017 by Meaghan Carmody
**COURSE NOW FULL, PLEASE EMAIL TO BE PUT ON WAITING LIST AND FRIENDS OF THE EARTH VOLUNTEER LIST**
You know the environment is important, otherwise why would you be reading this? Perhaps you have an inkling that it's much more important than most people seem to think...but you don't really know how to articulate the issues. You know the general assumptions of society are at least partly to blame;
- That the climate is changing and it's hurting those who are most vulnerable the most
- That we're plundering the Earth's resources for economic gain
- That we are becoming more and more detached from where our food comes from
- That the amount of plastic we're creating is unsustainable
- That endless economic growth on a finite planet is untenable
- That there is an element of injustice inherent in all environmental and climate issues
Permanent link | Categories: course • school of sustainability • education • activism
