Quick guide to Climate Action by Climate Camp Scotland Community organising Get in touch with people on your street and collaborate on mutual aid projects.
Join a group Lots of people are holding online meetings at the moment. The Rumpus Room Young Activists, Scottish Youth Climate Strike, Climate Camp Scotland and Green Anticapitalist Front Glasgow are a few options!
Education Hold webinars and discussions on new topics and issues. Take the time to learn about new issues, dig deeper and develop ideas (e.g. Climate Justice reading list and CCS reading list).
Research new issues Work with others online to find out new information and publish it together.
Collaborate Collaborate on podcasts, short films and animations.
Actions Work with a group. Bombard polluting corporations with messages via social media, email or phone.
Write letters to institutions and politicians Arts and craftivism Paint beautiful banners for future protests, share them on social media and in your windows. Share craftivism, painting and drawing via social media on activism topics.
Tips for smooth online meet ups Before you start… Propose a clear agenda and plan to take clear, simple notes to share afterwards. Have a think about what you want to get out of your meeting. Is it just open discussion or is there an expectation that decisions will need to be made? Making decisions together needs some thought online, and may need more time. When building your agenda take into account that people staring at their screen for long periods can be very tiring. Plan plenty of wee tea breaks, time to have shared energisers, stretching or icebreakers, or longer breaks for people to get away from their screens. Make sure people have access to the call link and if relevant password they need to access the call. When you begin... Give people 5 minutes to gather on the call before starting your agenda. Appoint a facilitator and a note taker. Share the agenda and any supporting documents with participants. Invite participants to share their name and preferred gender pronoun. They could also change their user-name to display this. Make sure people know not to take screenshots/photos unless they have permission. Get familiar with video call tools, and explain them to participants: Chat box Using the ‘mute’ button Screen sharing Break-out room calls
View Climate Camps Scotland’s full guide here
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