On 14th December 2021, 31 participants joined our Show & Tell event. We heard the projects and achievements from SCCAN members working in community climate action across Scotland & found encouragement for the new year…Continue readingShow & Tell – End of year gathering 2021
Community And then something amazing happened. As I tried unsuccessfully to pin down the posters and photographs on the walls of the stand using some useless sticky bits, I heard. ‘Do you want some help?’…Continue readingThere’s Something About COP26 – Part 2
Disillusion At the start of 2020, freshly moved to Scotland, I emailed the organization of COP26 with an inquiry for how to get a ticket. Sitting at the bus station in Glasgow, sheltered from the…Continue readingThere’s Something About COP26 – Part 1
Join the third skillshare on audio storytelling around community climate justice and action on Thu 13 Jan, 7pm-8pm, building a collective of SCCAN storytellers for change. Mark Spencer and Climatic Collective will talk about setting…Continue readingSCCAN Storyteller Collective: Podcast Skillshare, Thu 13 Jan
I breathed the fresh air as I walked to the Ras Al Hadd beach, the location Bank Muscat chose for this year’s annual retreat. Being the head of Operational Risk Management department I got invited.…Continue readingExpressing Our Gratitude
SCCAN hosted a fundraising skillshare session on Wednesday 8th December 2021 with Phyllis Martin from TrufflePig Fundraising. 32 participants from all across Scotland heard Phyllis share her extensive experience of fundraising with small groups. She…Continue readingFundraising tips & advice for Community Climate Action Projects
“When we focus on wellbeing, we start a conversation that provokes profound and fundamental questions – what really matters to us in our lives. What do we value in the communities that we live in,…Continue readingTowards Local Wellbeing Economies
When Aberdeen Climate Action was created 7 years ago, there were very few other community climate action groups in existence here in the North East of Scotland. It was hard to get started but once…Continue readingRegional musing to Community Climate Action Hub: The journey so far
For many years, SCCAN has endeavoured to support the development of regional networks to support community-led climate action. We are therefore delighted to have recently received funding from the Scottish Government to enable us to…Continue readingInvesting in Regional Networks
On Tuesday 23rd November 2021 we launched our monthly podcasting skillshare. The skillshares are aimed at those interested in audio storytelling around community climate justice and action, and building a collective of SCCAN storytellers for…Continue readingStarting community audio storytelling from scratch – podcasting skillshare