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Leader of Green Party interviewed by #Manchester #climate Monthly @TheGreenParty
Natalie Bennett, the new leader of the Green Party, recently visited Manchester. As well as meeting community groups, engaging with the GM Poverty Commission and taking part in a public meeting, she found time for an interview with a local … Continue reading
Awareness into action? Manchester BME groups talk climate change
A group of around 30, pretty diverse, people attended an event today hoping to raise awareness about the impact of climate change on BME communities in Manchester. The event kicked off with an introduction by the chair of the Manchester … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptation, Event reports, Interview
Tagged Atiha Chaudry, climate, environment, Manchester BME Network
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From the coalface – Catrina Pickering from AfSL
Catrina Pickering, Development Worker, Action for Sustainable Living http://www.afsl.org.uk What is your campaign trying to achieve? Action for Sustainable Living or AfSL as it’s known helps people to live more sustainably by harnessing the power of individuals to become more … Continue reading
University of Manchester’s Sustainability Lead Interviewed – Colin Hughes
MCFly editor Marc Hudson met up with the University of Manchester Associate Vice President of Sustainability Colin Hughes to talk about everything from what an associate vice president of sustainability does to fuel poverty, aviation and ‘measuring success’. For the … Continue reading
Posted in academia, Interview
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Crosspost: Egyptian climate change campaigner interviewed
MCFly co-editor Arwa Aburawa also writes for Green Prophet,”a sustainable voice for green news on the Middle East region.” Here’s an interview she recently conducted with Sarah Rifaat, an Egyptian climate change campaigner. Egyptian Campaigner: ‘Corruption not Climate Awareness is … Continue reading
Councillor Murphy interviewed! (Sue Murphy, Deputy Leader of #Manchester City Council)
Cllr Sue Murphy has given an extended interview to MCFly. In it she was quizzed on the action the Council has taken around climate change, the nature of a “low carbon culture”, community cohesion, the return (or not) of economic … Continue reading
From the coalface – Pauline Lozoya Hocking and Climate Survivors
MCFly speaks to local campaigners Pauline Lozoya Hocking from Climate Survivors about how she got involved in climate change issues and what sustains her What is your campaign trying to achieve? I don’t know that I have, or have ever had, … Continue reading
Interview with Warren Hatter on local government and low carbon policies
Warren Hatter is a London-based consultant and commentator with a special interest – and many years experience – in local government and carbon policy. MCFly co-editor Marc Hudson asks him a few questions… Is local government where it needs to … Continue reading
The October MCMonthly Interview – Jacqui Carroll of REELmcr
MCFly co-editor speaks to Jacqui Carroll about her environmental work at REELmcr, the dire funding situation and successfully engaging working class communities in the climate change agenda. What does reelmcr do and why? REELmcr works across the North West running … Continue reading
Technology and democracy and pot holes: “Young Rewired State”
A group of young (and that includes pre-teen) people came together in Manchester last week to sharpen their “coding” skills.(1) Held at Madlab, it was part of a bigger project called “Young Rewired State”(2). One of the projects that came … Continue reading
Posted in Event reports, Interview, Transport
Tagged Bump-o-Matic, Dr Yuwei Lin, Madlab, Young Rewired State
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