Our Climate Conversation

Survey
Before you see the film you can take the University of Bath optional Pre Survey, Part 1
And after you have seen it, you can then take the associated Post Survey, Part 2

Next Steps: Take Action
Go to the excellent National Emergency Briefing web page Take Action. There you will find ways to take action to support this initiative, how to :
(1) Organise a Screening in your community. (2) Build support within the community. (3) Win your MP's support for a televised Emergency Briefing. (4) Sign the petition for a televised Emergency Briefing. (5) Spread the Word - to create a social Tipping Point for action. (6) Donate to support the initiative.

From the web page you can also take it further with some national partners : (a) Parents for the Future (b) People, Planet, Pint (c) Climate Majority Project (d) The Carbon Literacy Project (e) Zero Hour (f) ?
There is also an outstanding set of summaries of the original presentations by the ten Climate scientists Expert Briefings - Key Points.

Local Groups
(1) Bromsgrove Climate Action is a subgroup of Friends of the Earth. They have been active for 7 years and organise events such as tree plantings with schools and local groups, working with the council to achieve these. They meet a couple of times a month, one of them face-to-face in Millfields Social Club over a beer. They can be seen in a street stall on the High Street selling insect posters, craft items, postcards to the MP. Contact: bcaction@creativedge.uk
(2) Bromsgrove Repair Cafe takes place in All Saints Church Hall in the afternoon (usually starts at 14:30) on the first Saturday of the month. Bring your items to be repaired, mended or sharpened by a team of extraordinary volunteer repairers, and enjoy some delicious cake and tea/coffee while you wait. We usually have skills to repair electrical and electronic equipment, furniture, toys, clocks, jewellry, clothing, also tool sharpening and bikes by previous arrangement. Contact repaircafebromsgrove@gmail.com
(3) Bromsgrove Climate Cafe meets every first Saturday of the month at 10:00 (until 11:20) in the Methodist Centre, 19 Stratford Road. We sometimes have a topic, but it is always about sharing hopes, fears and feelings about the Climate and Nature Crisis over tea or coffee. Bring a poem if you like. Contact: bromsgroveclimatecafe@creativedge.uk

Write to the MP
Bromsgrove MP is currently Bradley Thomas, and can be messaged by email to bradley.thomas.mp@parliament.uk
Finish the email with Yours faithfully followed by your name and address to confirm that you are in his constituency.
TheyWorkForYou is a useful website to confirm the name of your MP, their voting record and a range of other things.

Contact
Please use this basic Contact Form to give us your name, email address and phone number so we can keep in touch with you. You can also include a comment on the film screening, your feelings and ideas. Thank you.

Other Resources
What your local council can actually do to tackle the climate crisis is a very balanced account. It contains examples of inspired initiatives from across the country. Note that local authorities have no legal requirements to act, even though they have asked for them!