By Erin Rizzato Devlin & Emir Elisa Rizzato, Càrna You can listen to the audio story version narrated by Erin in this podcast episode of 1000 Better Stories. PROLOGUE ‘In nem maides fa muir thar…Continue readingNEM, TALAM, MUIR
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by Tara Gibsone In 1962 Peter and Eileen Caddy, their three children, and friend Dorothy found themselves living in a small caravan on the Findhorn peninsula after losing their jobs in a hotel not far…Continue readingFindhorn Foundation Ecovillage – An Unintentional Community
By Gazelle Buchholtz You can listen to the audio story version narrated by Gazelle in this podcast episode of 1000 Better Stories. “Theodore, it doesn’t work. The eggs keep drifting away,” Doreen says as she…Continue readingThe Egg Hunters – Part 1
As I waited in line to get my delicious soup from the Scran food truck, I noticed the woman in front of me was holding a very small and very nervous dog. She told me…Continue readingGracemount Community Garden – Food Oasis
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
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
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
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
Transforming Power with Community Climate Action written for SCSN Climate Change themed newsletter I know we are not powerless, but we cannot underestimate the difficulties of changing the stories that make us think we are.…Continue readingLight Up the Way