Events

Climate Jobs Events at the People's Summit during the Rio+20 Conference.

(1) How Climate Jobs can help solve the economic and environmental crises; 18th June: 10-12, Auditorio Menor; and, 12-13.30, Tenda 22

(2) How we can build a Global Climate Jobs Network; 21st June: 11.30-13.30, Tenda 5

In order to solve the environmental crisis we face, we need to create millions of jobs that can reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, increase renewable energy generation, reduce energy use and expand public transport. In South Africa, Great Britain, Canada and other countries, campaigns for Climate Jobs are bringing together environmentalists, trade unionists and organisations of the unemployed. Come and hear about these campaigns and discuss how we can create a global network uniting workers and environmentalists which can help solve the economic and environmental crises. Climate jobs are a key bridge to a low carbon, sustainable society.

Supported by:
One Million Climate Jobs campaign (South Africa); Green Economy Network (Canada); Concerned Scientists (Norway); Grassroots Global Justice Alliance (USA); One Million Climate Jobs campaign (Britain); Campaign Against Climate Change (Britain)

Email: climatetradeunion@gmail.com Download a leaflet here. We're on facebook here.

PAST EVENTS

Join the Caravan for Climate Jobs: 12th - 25th May

Following the example of the Trans Africa Caravan of Hope, which carried the message of climate justice to the UN talks in Durban, the Campaign against Climate Change Trade Union Group is organising a Climate Jobs Caravan here in Britain. Based on the Million Climate Jobs report, produced with the assistance of the CWU, PCS, TSSA & UCU trade unions, the Caravan will highlight how creating climate jobs can help us tackle the twin crises of the ecomony and climate change.

The Caravan will be touring simultaneously in the North and South of the UK. For more information see here.

Support the Climate Jobs Caravan. To make a one time donation with PayPal (Note: You do not need a PayPal account, you can use a debit or credit card). Please specify on the form that your donation is for the Climate Caravan.

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EDINBURGH - SATURDAY 12 MAY

Send the Caravan off on its northern route: 12.15pm, Scottish Parliament with Patrick Harvey MSP and Sarah Boyack MSP
More information from Matthew Crighton 07851 348 426
Download flyer here (word doc).

LONDON - SATURDAY 12 MAY

Send the Caravan off on its southern route: 10.20am, Old Palace Yard, Opposite Houses of Parliament with John McDonnell MP, Graham Petersen UCU
Download London flyer here (word doc).

NEWCASTLE - SUNDAY 13 MAY

A Million Climate Jobs - The Real Alternative for the North East - Public Meeting and Debate

The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne (next to High Level Bridge) 3pm
Speakers include: John Stewart (Chair, Campaign Against Climate Change); Shirley Ford (Regional Co-ordinator: NE Green Party), plus speakers from local trade unions and activist groups.
Supported by UCU, PCS, Gateshead Local Government UNISON
Further information from richyleitch@yahoo.com or hallcod@btinternet.com

CARDIFF - Monday 14 May

Public Meeting: 6pm, Poets Corner, 56 City Road Cardiff CF24 CDN, Speakers include Manuel Cortes from the TSSA rail union
Further information from marianneowens@hotmail.co.uk

DERBY - Monday 14 May

The Quad, The Market Place. 7pm
Speakers include Ken Usher (involved in Bombardier, RMT) & Keith Sonnet, Asst. General Secretary of Unison

Further information from 01332 558 338 derbyclimatecoalition@gmail.com Download Derby leaflet here.

LEEDS - Tuesday 15 May

"Fighting for a Million New Jobs & Fighting the threat of Catastrophic Climate Change"
Leeds Met Uni "Broadcasting Place Building", Room AG2. Woodhouse Lane, City Campus. LS2 9EN 6.30pm
Speakers include Chris Baugh (Assistant General Secretary of the PCS Union), Martin Empson (CaCC)
Further information from simon_brett2003@yahoo.co.uk

BIRMINGHAM - Tuesday 15 May

Public Meeting at the Council House, Victoria Square at 7pm
Further details from KazEliot@hotmail.com

CAMBRIDGE - Wednesday 16 May

Lunchtime Public Meeting, hosted by Cambs Campaign for Better Transport and Cambridge Friends of the Earth. 12-2pm
Unitarian Church at the corner of Emmanuel Road and Victoria Street, close to the bus station. Entrance will be via Victoria Street.
Speakers: Ken Montague -- Climate Caravan; Richard Hebditch -- Campaign for Better Transport; Susan van de Ven and Tariq Sadiq -- opposition county councillors.

STOKE - Wednesday 16 May

Come and find out about the Climate Jobs Caravan, the One Million Climate Jobs campaign and FairTrade.
10.30am - 5.30pm, Old Hall Street, Hanley, opposite Argos. Download a flyer here.

NORWICH - Thursday 17 May

Climate jobs –  a people friendly response to credit crunch, climate crisis and austerity

May 17th will be Climate Jobs Day in Norwich, with the touring Climate Job Centre in the Amphitheatre from 11am to 6pm.
Drop in and see  how creating climate jobs can help us tackle the twin crises of the economy and climate change.
(Report and exhibition produced by Trade Union Group of Campaign against Climate Change)

A Public Meeting at The Curve, 7pm "How to Create a Million Climate Jobs"
Speakers: Fiona Brookes (Campaign Against Climate Change), Adrian Ramsey (Deputy National Leader of the Green Party), Mark Hughes, lecturer & UCU member.

Download Norwich leaflet here. Contact lesley7railway@yahoo.co.uk 07711 298 214

OXFORD - Thursday 18 May

The Climate Jobs Caravan will be coming to Oxford on 18 May. The Caravan is scheduled to arrive at Gloucester Green at 12.30pm, and will be there until 2.30 with speakers and stalls.
The Caravan will depart for the BMW Plant at about 2.30pm
 
At 7.30pm at Wadham College there will be a debate about  whether the private sector will create sufficient climate jobs and if not what role could be played by a National Climate Service, and other state interventions.  We will be helped by experts on agriculture and food, the building industry, economics, the trade unions and the (re)training for new jobs in all sectors of the low carbon economy.
To find out more or get involved, contact Nicholas Evans, nicholas.evanswadh.ox.ac.uk or Daniel Scharf, rippingtonwaitrose.com
 

SHEFFIELD - Friday 18 May and Saturday 19 May

Friday 18 May, 1- 6 pm; Climate Caravan, Tudor Square (by Crucible Theatre) with stalls and info.
6.30-8.30pm; Public Meeting: “One Million Climate Jobs”, Quaker  Meeting House, St James Street S1 2EW, speakers include: John Stewart , CaCC Trade Union Group

Sat 19 May, 9.30am-12 Workshop: “An Economy for the 99%”

Further Details: Joan Miller 0114 2498613 sheffieldclimatenews@gmail.com

LIVERPOOL - Saturday 19 May

Daytime - Williamson Square - 10am - 5pm - Climate Jobs Centre in Caravan

  • Stalls from organisations, including CCC, Friends of the Earth, Green Party, Greenpeace, Student Action for Refugees, Friends of Park, allotment groups
  • Bike Doctor & Cycle awareness activities; Composting activities; Foodcycle cook for us; Circle of Silence - Refugees & Climate Change; Cycle & produce your own electricity activity, plus other stalls and activities tbc

Evening - film debate 7.30pm - Fracking & Climate Jobs at Friends Meeting House (tbc) plus stalls and refreshments.

•  Fracking Hell film followed by speakers (tbc) on fracking followed by One Million Climate Jobs film & public debate.

•  Conclusion by showing One Million Climate Jobs with public debate

Further details for Liverpool clarouf@yahoo.fr

HUDDERSFIELD - Sunday 20th May

12pm-2pm  Climate Jobs Caravan in Slaithwaite, Carr Lane Car Park (Next to the Canal)
An event co-organised with Marsden and Slaithwaite Transition Town.
Come along and watch the One Million Climate Jobs film in the back of the Caravan van, learn from MASTT about their Warmer Homes project and hear about the campaign.
 
3.30-4.45pm Walking Tour of Renewables and low energy Newsome.
Green Councillor Andrew Cooper will lead a walking Energy tour of Newsome explaining the history and politics behind different sites!
 
Arrive at 4.45pm for 5.00pm start (event finishes at 6.30pm) Newsome Scout Hut. Newsome Rd South Climate Jobs Caravan
Public Meeting   'The role of government in the race out of carbon'  
Chaired by David Browning, Kirklees Environment Partnership.
 
Speakers John Stewart Chair of the Campaign Against Climate Change and former chair of HCAN, the group that successfully opposed the Third Runway at Heathrow, Andrew Cooper Green Party, Leader of Green group on Kirklees Council, Adrian Cruden on The New Economics Foundation's Green New Deal, John Drewery Huddersfield TUC, Edgar Holroyd-Doveton Kirklees Independent councillor, Mehboob Khan Labour, Leader of Labour group on Kirklees Council. Please note: Every councillor in Kirklees and every MP in Kirklees was invited to participate in this event.
Further details for Huddersfield kirkleesccc@hotmail.co.uk
 

SOUTHAMPTON - MONDAY 21st MAY

10.30 Caravan vists to Southampton Science Park to meet CC researchers
11.30 to Elliotts Direct, a building materials supplier setting up a Low Carbon, sustainable products programme.
12 to Portswood Cycles supplier of pedal and electric cycles. Possible escort of Caravan to
12.30 Guildhall Square – permission to park in the square until 9pm
1pm Local Labour MP Alan Whitehead to open the proceedings with a short video showing and speech in the Sir James Matthews building which forms one side of Guildhall Square. Stalls to be set up in the foyer for the rest of the day.
2-7pm showing of video, stalls, visits to Caravan by public.
7pm Public Meeting in Sir JM building with Hanna Thomas (Ortesha Project); John Stewart (Campaign Against Climate Change) plus other local speakers.

Further details for Southampton from bobby.noyes@lpi.org.uk

BOLTON - Monday 21 May

Public Meeting, 8pm, Friends Meeting House, 50 Silverwell St, BL1 1PP map here
Speakers include, Bolton Trades Council, Green Party, Julie Hilling MP (invited).

PORTSMOUTH - Tuesday 22 May

Commercial Road Precinct, Arundel St, between Debenhams & Burtons
Climate Caravan roadshow: 9.30am - 4.30pm, Mountbatten Fountain, Commercial Rd Precinct/Arundel St, Portsmouth PO1 1BT

Public Meeting 7pm, Room F, Central Library, Portsmouth, PO1 2DX (hosted by Portsmouth Trades Union Council)
Speakers include: Manuel Cortes, General Secretary, TSSA; Hanna Thomas, Otesha Project, Suzanne Jeffrey, Chair, Campaign Against Climate Change Trade Union group.
Further information from Chris Price 079 0188 2557 or http://portsmouthtuc.wordpress.com or www.portsmouthcan.co.uk chris_price_557@live.co.uk

WIGAN - Tuesday 22 May

Caravan Outside Leigh Town Hall from 10am - 4pm
Public Meeting, 7.30pm Leigh Labour Club, Abbey Road, WN7 1EU

BRIGHTON - Wednesday 23 May

Sussex University Environment Society open meeting: “One Million Climate Jobs - Transforming Our Economy and Preventing Runaway Climate Change” 12.30pm-2pm

Speakers: Hanna Thomas, Otesha Project UK; Ken Montague, Climate Jobs Caravan; Gareth Dale, Campaign against Climate Change

Arts A1 Lecture Theatre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton

Map (pdf) here.

PCS annual conference- Green fringe: climate jobs caravan
5.30pm, Syndicate 2, Brighton Conference Centre

Chair: Paula Brown, PCS vice-president
Speakers: Caroline Lucas MP, leader of the Green Party; Chris Baugh, PCS assistant general secretary; Suzanne Jeffery, chair, CaCC TU group; Will Cottrell, chair, Brighton Energy Co-operative; Clara Paillard, PCS branch chair, National Museums Liverpool

BLACKPOOL - Wednesday 23 May

Public Meeting - 7:30pm Can we create jobs in Blackpool without Fracking?
Ruskin Hotel 55-61 Albert Road Blackpool FY1 4PW
Further information from d.bradshaw900@btinternet.com

LANCASTER - Thursday 24 May

Public Forum 7:30pm in the Music Room at the Storey CIC, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster.
Introduced by Martin Empson, from the Campaign against Climate Change.
The caravan in the market square 12 to 4:30 with Trade Union and Green Organisation stalls.

On 22nd and 23rd film showing of One Million Climate Jobs film plus shorts including Bulgarian fracking protest & Copenhagen 2010. On 23rd Shaun Dey from Reel News will be talking about the making of the films.
Further information from Hilary.chuter@btinternet.com

MANCHESTER - Friday 25 May

Meet the Caravan and find out more about Climate Jobs:
 
10.30 - 3.30 - Piccadilly Gardens, Queen Victoria Statue
4.00 - 5.30 - Cavendish St, corner of Oxford Road
6.30 - 7.00 - Albert Square
 
Join the Caravan cycle tour around the town and the universities:
6.00 from Cavendish Street, corner of Oxford Road

Public Meeting at 7pm in Friends Meeting House, Mount St, speakers include Richard Lease, leader of Manchester Council, Peter Allen (Manchester Green Parrty), Karen Evans (UCU) & Martin Empson (CaCC TU group)
Further information from judy.paskell@gmail.com

LONDON - Friday 25 May

One Million Jobs, Now Minister! 12.30pm, Dept of Work & Pensions, Tothill St, SW1H 9NA

The nationwide tour comes to an end with a demand that Chris Grayling, the Minister for Work and Pensions, gets serious about job creation. Join us for a colourful lunchtime event.

Public Meeting, 7pm Friends Meeting House, St. Martin's Lane, off Trafalgar Square. Speakers include Tony Kearns (Sen. Dep. Gen Sec of CWU), Jean Lambert, (Green Party), Murad Qureshi (Chair, GLA environmental committee), Professor Barbara Harris-White (Million Climate Jobs Report), Suzanne Jeffrey (Chair, CaCC TU group), Sachi Lloyd (author), Graham Petersen (UCU), Greenpeace.