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Environment and Climate Change

 

 

UNICEF Climate Kid

Introducing Climate Kid: how children are being affected by climate change UNICEF UK, have created a witty video to highlight the importance of resilience and adaptation to climate change.

Climate change - children's challenge - Report pub.September 2013. Jon Snow describes it as :"Brave and forthright" and "...one of the best accounts I have ever read. Read this, and you will have most of the key facts at your fingertips." Down load from UNICEF here

Climate Outreach and Information Network (COIN)

The Climate Outreach Information Network (COIN) is a charitable trust formed in 2004 to directly engage the public about climate change.

 

Eco-congregation
Eco-congregation aims to encourage churches to consider environmental issues within a Christian context and enable local churches to make positive contributions in their life and mission.

 

 

Stop Climate Chaos
Stop Climate Chaos is a coalition of organisations working towards the reduction of climatic change.

Black Environment Network

BEN is established to promote equality of opportunity with respect to ethnic communities in the preservation protection and development of the environment.

 

 

Amber Links

Amber Links is an independent site, providing links to useful websites to encourage more effective personal responses to climate change. It encourages action, sustainable lifestyles, informed choices and the sharing of useful information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

News

Press Releases

Newsletters

Including You
(August 2016)

Recently Added Resources

New Funding Opportunity - The Common Good Fund - Application Deadline 27 Feb. 2017 see more here

Organisers' Evaluation form for 2016 events Download from here

Wordsearches for Including You events - download them from here

Press release template for 'Including You' events download here 

Quotations about  building an inclusive peaceful society - Download from here a 5 page booklet as a word.doc or pdf 

Pledges to build an inclusive society - find them here

"Who is a Migrant?" - anactivity/game to get people talking to each other at your events. Download the instructions here 

School Assemblies from Christian Aid- link to and download a PowerPoint and notes 

Looking for a speaker for your event? Download here a list (pdf) from the Discussion page (posted 12 Sept 2016)

Faith resources relating to "Including You".Download pdf here  links to materials offered by OWW's partners and supporters: worship, discussion, films ...plus Prayers for OWW(updated 7 Sept '16)

Presentation "A OWW approach to Migration" Download this PDF version of a 12 slides (15 -20 minutes) powerpoint

Need funding for your event? Apply to Big Lottery Celebrate Fund! NOW or you'll be too late for OWW more here and other suggestions

Poster/ flyer design kit - download from here

2016 Leaflets "Including You" download PDF versions here

Introductory PowerPoint about organising local inclusive OWW events - updated for 2016.  Down load ppt here

Migrant crisis or poverty crisis? - A briefing paper from Global Justice NOW Download as a PDF here

2016 - "Including You" - Booklet of ideas, links and resources for interpreting the theme. Dowload a PDF here (updated July 2016)

Learning resource/activity for young people about peace - from Fly Kites not Drones;   suitable for activites in or out of school. find links here: schools ; activities (added Nov. 2015 but still relevant for this years events)

Organisers' Evaluation Form for event organisers to completand send to OWW - down load the word.doc from here

Event participants feedback form  (for organisers to collect feedback from participants at OWW events)   (word.doc)