Tuesday 10th November, 6pm-8pmGarden Lobby, Scottish Parliament Join the First Minister, MSPs, coalition members & citizens as we hear from inspiring speakers, reflect on achievements like the world-leading 2009 Climate Act and the Climate Justice…Continue readingInvite to Stop Climate Chaos Scotland Parliamentary reception: 20 Years of Civil Society Collaboration on Climate
Category: 1000 Better Stories Blog
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In this guest blog, Hannah Cameron-Ross, Senior Emergency Planning Officer at The Highland Council, shares lessons from Scotland’s wildfires and explores how communities can build resilience before emergencies strike. This summer, Scotland experienced some of…Continue readingResilience Starts Before the Emergency
Listen to 1000 Better Stories on your favourite podcast app or here. What does it mean to live well? And what does it take for a community to make it happen in the face of disappearing jobs, increased…Continue readingBecoming Unbound: Getting Better Together
Listen to 1000 Better Stories on your favourite podcast app or here. How does a run down public toilet turn a coastal village into a multi-award-winning community with a shared vision for the future? And what does it…Continue readingBecoming Unbound: East Haven Together
We are incredibly excited that our 1000 Better Stories Podcast was shortlisted for the inaugural Scottish Podcast Awards – a celebration of thriving and truly unmissable audio storytelling in Scotland. The awards attracted a whopping…Continue reading1000 Better Stories shortlisted for Scottish Podcast Awards
Our Story Weaver, Kaska Hempel, talks to Martin O’Neill from the Stove Network in Dumfries. The story is the fourth in a five-part Dumfries series of Everyday Changemakers. Credits Interview, recording and sound production: Kaska Hempel…Continue readingEveryday Changemakers: Martin, The Stove
This post has been written by Mandy Wright, Partnerships Officer at Home Energy Scotland. Home Energy Scotland works with climate action networks across South East Scotland to help people take practical steps to make their…Continue readingWorking with climate action networks across South East Scotland
This post has been written by Mandy Wright, Partnerships Officer at Home Energy Scotland. When it comes to tackling the climate crisis and supporting communities through cost-of-living challenges, there’s one thing that makes all the…Continue readingHow local partnerships are powering climate action in Ayrshire
As part of the project, the Children’s Parliament invited the young students to explore themes beyond yet connected to the ecology of our planet. They learned about human dignity, children’s and nature’s rights, and their role as caretakers of the environment. Today, they were here to share what they had discovered—and what they believed needed to be heard.Continue readingLearning for Sustainability: Aldouran Wetland Garden – A Living Story of Community and Care
As the focus and tone of managing the climate crisis move from mitigation to adaptation, how do we talk to people about it—and more importantly, how do we get their opinions, ideas, and emotions into the conversation that shapes our culture and our safety? It is a difficult topic, but like every other scary and uncomfortable aspect of human existence, it can also be approached creatively. Continue readingCreatively exploring Adaptation