1000 Better Stories

Scottish Communities Climate Action Network

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A Scottish Communities Climate Action Network podcast, exploring stories of community-led climate action in Scotland to help us all imagine a better future.

16 SEPT

BONUS - Matthew Clubb on Torry Retrofit

Retrofit coordinator, Matthew Clubb, talks through benefits and options of the retrofit project for Torry in Aberdeen. This is a recording of a talk from GO Torry! event in June 2024. Credits Recording and edit: Kaska Hempel Resources Listen to "GO Torry - growing resilience one year after peoples' assembly" https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-736yg-16bfd67 Community-driven regional retrofit support services: Edinburgh: https://www.edinbric.scot/ SCCAN Members Skillshare presentation: https://youtu.be/6vP8lU_ZykA?si=26qExfvvdq3SBWOQ Aberdeenshire: https://nesfit.org/ Glasgow: https://locohome.coop/ SCCAN Members Skillshare videos: https://youtu.be/AjQLdnk82Vo?si=KQSG93qfrsO2yXEJ Our Everyday Changemakers interview with Tom Nockolds Loco Homes https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-nf6kq-1493f27

33 min
2 SEPT

GO Torry - growing resilience one year after peoples' assembly

Our Story Weaver, Kaska, revisits Torry in Aberdeen for a GO Torry event, celebrating community's growing resilience in the wake of People's Assembly and its Declaration last Spring. We hear of RAAC and retrofit, outdoor classrooms and stealthy resistance, poetry and community with a heart. Credits Production: Kaska Hempel Resources 1000 Better Stories podcast episode about Torry Peoples’ Assembly of May 2023 – putting “just” back into “just transition” https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-5q33x-14be025 NEW! Torry Assembly website – with: Tullos poetry zine from GO Torry event https://www.torryassembly.net/tullos-poetry-zine-1 Declaration of Torry Peoples’ Assembly 28th of May 2023 (PDF) https://www.torryassembly.net/s/Declaration-of-Torry-A6-booklet-v1-2.pdf Updates on the retrofit project https://www.torryassembly.net/about-retrofit Information about Torry Peoples Assemblies on the Grassroots to Global website https://www.grassroots2global.org/torry-peoples-assemblies Communities Assembly training by Grassroots to Global, early 2024 – SCCAN video series https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL727H-1nm_P25ueYx18ikvYroPMTGZ91-&si=dfN-nYxvbbaKQ3Ra Just Transition Communities Project (NESCAN Hub) https://www.nescan.org/just-transition-communities Station House Media Unit https://www.shmu.org.uk/ Friends of St Fittick’s Park https://saintfittickstorry.com/ Aberdeen Ethnic Minority Women’s Group https://www.abdn-emwomen.org.uk/ North East Scotland Mammal Network (FB group) https://www.facebook.com/groups/335588875705435/ The Bridge Centre, Torry FB page https://www.facebook.com/thebridgecentretorry/ Social Juice https://www.social-juice-cic.co.uk/ St Fittick’s Park court appeal fails https://hellorayo.co.uk/greatest-hits/aberdeen/news/st-fitticks-lose-legal-challenge-over-park-development/

49 min
12 AUG

Everyday Changemakers - Gareth Allenby, YMCA Glenrothes

Our Story Weaver, Kaska Hempel, talks to Gareth Allenby from YMCA Glenrothes about weaving climate action into life journeys of young people experiencing homelessness and the joys of judging coleslaw competitions. YMCA Glenrothes Healthy Living Garden project was one of the community groups that received a small community grant from the Fife Climate Action Hub last year. Apply for your grant here: https://fccan.org.uk/community-climate-grants/ Listen to our story about First Year of Fife Climate Action gathering https://scottishcommunitiesclimateactionnetwork.podbean.com/e/year-one-of-fife-climate-hub-deepening-the-network-for-action/ Transcript See our website: https://sccan.scot/blog/everyday-changemakers-gareth-allenby-ymca-glenrothes/ Credits Interview, recording and sound production: Kaska Hempel Resources Healthy Living Garden at YMCA Glenrothes https://www.ymca.scot/glenrothes/garden-open/ Sustainable Growing Event, Fife Climate Festival, at the Healthy Living Garden https://fccan.org.uk/events/ymca-glenrothes-fife-sustainable-growing-event/ Seed and Development Fund, Fife Climate Hub https://fccan.org.uk/community-climate-grants/ Climate Hubs Across Scotland https://sccan.scot/network-building/ Year One Of Fife Climate Hub - deepening the network for action (1000 Better Stories episode): https://scottishcommunitiesclimateactionnetwork.podbean.com/e/year-one-of-fife-climate-hub-deepening-the-network-for-action/

29 min
29 JUL

STUMPED at the Fringe - stories, trees and collective action

In this Edinburgh Fringe special, Kaska speaks to Lewis Coenen-Rowe about the trees and myths that inspired his deforestation opera STUMPED, becoming an artist activist, and about the importance of coming together for storytelling like this to help us imagine a better future and take collective action. STUMPED is showing at the Scottish Storytelling Centre starting this week and each performance ends with a short reflection from a different invited expert or community group involved in caring for trees and forests. Transcript See our website: https://sccan.scot/blog/stumped-at-the-fringe-stories-trees-and-collective-action/ Credits Interview and production: Kaska Hempel Music: Exerpts from STUMPED by Lewis Coenen-Rowe, performed Resources: Lewis’ website https://www.lewiscoenen-rowe.com/ STUMPED opera on Insta https://www.instagram.com/stumpedopera/ STUMPED opera on FB https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557738514898&paipv=0&eav=AfZnr8aawmI-pzLrXUqtBT8rRZPKYyr8XH0MzRopZFZWSG8u_4NpXcaSEijReX9dubs Made in Scotland Showcase https://www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com/ Creative Carbon Scotland https://www.creativecarbonscotland.com/ Scottish Storytelling Centre https://www.scottishstorytellingcentre.com/ Alliance for Scotland’s Rainforests https://savingscotlandsrainforest.org.uk/

30 min
3 JUL

Year one of Fife Climate Hub - deepening the network for action

Kaska Hempel reports from the Fife Climate Hub gathering in celebration of their first year. We hear how they have built on longstanding partnerships, welcomed new faces and the critical importance of leadership from governments in support of the urgently needed community climate action. Consider this leadership when voting in general election on the 4th of July. Reviews of party manifestos on environment: Carbon Brief (Energy and climate only) - includes SNP and other minor parties https://www.carbonbrief.org/uk-election-2024-what-the-manifestos-say-on-energy-and-climate-change/ Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth UK (energy and climate, nature and environment, homes and transport, justice and democracy) - only Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems and Greens https://friendsoftheearth.uk/system-change/general-election-2024-manifestos-final-scores Credits Recording and production Kaska Hempel Music Victoria Hume, Oblivious Structures from Radical Abundance album. https://www.lostmap.com/products/victoria-hume-radical-abundance Resources FCCAN - Fife Climate Hub https://fccan.org.uk/ River Eden Partnership https://www.riveredenfife.org/ YMCA Healthy Living Garden https://www.ymca.scot/glenrothes/garden-open/ St Andrews Botanic Gardens https://www.standrewsbotanic.org/ The Curnie Clubs https://www.facebook.com/FifeCurnieClubs/ Big Green Market https://www.facebook.com/BurntislandGreenMarket Climate Action Fife https://www.climateactionfife.org.uk/ Fife Environment Partnership COP conference https://www.fife.gov.uk/news/2023/fife-environmental-partnership-hosts-fife-climate-conference Fife Environment Partnership https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/have-your-say2/community-planning Paper Boats https://paperboats.org/ Women’s climate action https://womensclimateaction.net/ Kathleen Jamie’s poem What the Clyde Said After COP26 https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/what-the-clyde-said-after-cop26/ SCVO Scotland https://scvo.scot/ SCVO Growing Climate Confidence resources including Climate Scorecard for Socially focussed community organisations https://climateconfident.scot/ Climate Cafe https://www.climate.cafe/ Victoria Hume Radical Abundance https://www.lostmap.com/products/victoria-hume-radical-abundance?utm_medium=order-details&utm_source=customer-accounts&utm_content=name Oblivious Structures https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmc8woJ6ppg “Less is more how degrowth will save the world” by Jason Hickel https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/441772/less-is-more-by-jason-hickel/9781786091215 Climate Outreach - Leadership on Climate https://climateoutreach.org/britain-talks-climate/climate-big-picture-2024/leadership/ Climate hub stories on 1000 Better Stories channels: Climate Action Hub Pilots - connecting local communities for change https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-kqdw6-12e1778 Edinburgh Communities Climate Action launch day (blog) https://sccan.scot/blog/edinburgh-communities-climate-action-launch-day/ TsiMoray Connect the Dots conference (blog) https://sccan.scot/blog/join-the-dots-tsimorays-annual-conference-connecting-ideas-people-moray/

1h 9m
28 MAY

Everyday Changemakers: Rebecca Gibbs, SCCAN

Our Story Weaver, Kaska Hempel, talks to Rebecca Gibbs from SCCAN about rollerblading for sanity, turning NET zero into NOT zero and the invitation to get into climate adaptation planning with us. Transcript See our website: https://sccan.scot/blog/everyday-changemakers-rebecca-gibbs-sccan/(opens in a new tab) Credits Interview, recording and sound production: Kaska Hempel Resources Rebecca can be reached on rebecca@sccan.scot NEW! SCCAN Adaptation for Communities resources and news https://sccan.scot/climate-adaptation/ Storm Angus - contribute your stories of impacts of recent storms on Angus https://www.angusclimatehub.co.uk/storm-angus Climate Regional Networking Project https://sccan.scot/network-building/ Cadence Roundtable https://cadenceroundtable.org.uk/ Pollock Park https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/article/4187/Pollok-Country-Park Galgael Trust https://www.galgael.org/ Not Zero - How net zero targets disguise climate inaction (Report PDF) https://whatnext.org/research_pubs/not-zero-how-net-zero-targets-disguise-climate-inaction/ Prof Kevin Anderson on Net Zero -Short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEk0uQ7nPV8 -In depth video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUwSNuHlve8&t=3s Carbon Capture and Storage explainer from Juice Media -(sweary version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSZgoFyuHC8&t=2s -(PG version) https://youtu.be/ThnLghO3Pv8?si=EBXIgUAa8dKZ3ddf Roller Stop https://rollerstop.co.uk/ Climate Psychology Alliance https://www.climatepsychologyalliance.org/ National Consortium for Societal Resilience [UK+]: New Zealand Community Emergency Response Hubs https://youtu.be/yNdF9kWG1A4?si=H1yg5xeJId8eAAhq Adaptation Scotland Community Climate Adaptation Routemap https://www.adaptationscotland.org.uk/how-adapt/tools-and-resources/community-climate-adaptation-routemap Flood Mary https://floodmary.com/ Global Assembly https://globalassembly.org/

25 min
15 MAY

Everyday Changemakers: Alex, Transition Dundee

Our Story Weaver, Kaska Hempel, talks to Alex Daniels from Transition Dundee about gleaning, fair access to fresh food and his favourite glut-busting recipes. Transcript See our website: https://sccan.scot/blog/everyday-changemakers-alex-transition-dundee/ Credits Interview, recording and sound production: Kaska Hempel Resources Register for 1000 Better Stories Collective skillshare with Manuela and Daniel from Maxwell Centre in Dundee, 30 May, 1-2pm https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/904908354247 Gleaning Project at Transition Dundee https://www.transitiondundee.com/gleaning The Gleaning Network https://gleaning.feedbackglobal.org/ West End Community Fridge https://www.transitiondundee.com/community-fridge Campy Growers https://campygrowers.uk/ Kris Harbour off grid living https://www.krisharbour.co.uk/ Transition St Andrews https://transitionsta.org/ Roasted cauliflower dip https://www.cookincanuck.com/roasted-cauliflower-dip-recipe-vegan/

24 min
17 APR

Everyday Changemakers: Paul and Chloe, Sandside Community Garden

Our Story Weaver, Kaska Hempel, talks to Paul and Chloe about making dreams come true and turning the forgotten patch of land into a safe place for community connection and play. The story is the last one in the five-part Dumfries series of Everyday Changemakers. Transcript See our website: https://sccan.scot/blog/everyday-changemakers-paul-and-chloe-sandside-community-garden/ Credits Interview, recording and sound production: Kaska Hempel Resources Sandside Community Garden facebook page https://www.facebook.com/sandsidegarden/ Gilbert’s coffee grounds composting project on Cycling Dumfries website https://cyclingdumfries.wordpress.com/2023/06/12/trailer-tuesdays/ Scottish Government’s Adaptation Plan consultation, closes on 24th of April https://www.adaptationscotland.org.uk/news-events/stories/scottish-national-adaptation-plan-public-consultation Adaptation Scotland https://www.adaptationscotland.org.uk/ Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate scientists, Jonathan Watts, The Guardian, 9 Apr, 2024 https://www.theguardian.com/global/2024/apr/09/tenth-consecutive-monthly-heat-record-alarms-confounds-climate-scientists?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0Afp1lIWMzhzDZIChyxx0m-ji3_rgn-MtISK2lPJj0nTmB0MJ1i3qOZ6A#Echobox=1712642938

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A Scottish Communities Climate Action Network podcast, exploring stories of community-led climate action in Scotland to help us all imagine a better future.

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Scottish Communities Climate Action Network
Years Active

2020 - 2024
Episodes

71
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1000 Better Stories

1000 Better Stories

Episodes

BONUS - Matthew Clubb on Torry Retrofit

GO Torry - growing resilience one year after peoples' assembly

Everyday Changemakers - Gareth Allenby, YMCA Glenrothes

STUMPED at the Fringe - stories, trees and collective action

Year one of Fife Climate Hub - deepening the network for action

Everyday Changemakers: Rebecca Gibbs, SCCAN

Everyday Changemakers: Alex, Transition Dundee

Everyday Changemakers: Paul and Chloe, Sandside Community Garden

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