We’re building a directory of events happening in Leeds and beyond related to Climate Change, including of course COP 26 in Glasgow later this year. If your organisation has an event, or series of events, that you would like us to include, please email us at [email protected] .
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| NOW LIVE | Climate Emergency Toolkit launch | Online launch nationally Step by step, the Climate Emergency Toolkit guides your church or Christian organisation through simple but powerful actions that have an impact far beyond your own walls or community. | Download: |
| 22nd June, 7:30pm | Climate Detox 3 – Home Energy Use & Transport | St George’s via zoom Learn about the climate emergency and our energy consumption and its impact on climate change | St George’s website |
| 17th Sept | Prayer in the square | An opportunity for people from across Leeds to gather in city square to pray into the climate emergency during the build up to COP26 | https://tinyurl.com/PrayerintheSquare |
| 18th – 26th Sept | September Climate Festival | Events across the UK ahead of COP-26 https://climatefringe.org/climate-fringe-week/ | |
| 28th Sept | Christianity & The Environment: Global South & North | Join us for a book club discussion on Hannah Malcolm’s book Words for a Dying World. George will join the on line event from Tanzania and contribute his perspective on climate grief and sustainability. He will add his voice to those in Hannah Malcolm’s book (which has no contribution from Tanzania). Tom Lusty will facilitate our discussion around the book and responses to George’s presentation. | https://lcileeds.org/eventbrite-event/christianity-and-the-environment-global-south-and-north/ |
| 8th October | Rise to the moment Leeds | Exhibition and launch event to raise awareness for climate justice | tinyurl.com/risetothemomentleeds |
| 17th November, 7.30pm | Hook Lecture 2021 on theology and the environment. | With Dr Carmody Grey. Event is organised jointly by Leeds Church Institute, Leeds Minster and School of Philosophy, Religion and the History of Science at the University of Leeds. | Hook Lecture Autumn 2021 with Dr Carmody Grey | Leeds Church Institute (lcileeds.org) |
| One Sunday before 6th November | Every church is asked to hold one service dedicated to Climate change in the run up to COP26 | The Climate Sunday initiative is calling on all local churches across Great Britain & Ireland to hold a climate-focused service on any Sunday before COP26 (November 2021). https://www.climatesunday.org/ | |
| 6th & 7th November | COP-26 | https://ukcop26.org/ |