Category Archives: Unsolicited advice

Event report: #Reclaim the hour #Manchester #ReclaimMCR

Posted on February 23, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

NB This post is nothing to do with/about the excellent “Reclaim” project On the plus side, this time there were chairs to sit on and decent speakers. On the downside, this time there was no wine to wash down the … Continue reading →

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Constructive dissent or destructive consent? #howyoucansleep

Posted on February 18, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

How does any of us sleep? How do we sleep while the planet burns around us, while the chances for a tolerable old age for people now children (let alone unborn generations) are boiled away in a frenzy of apathy … Continue reading →

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10 years of Manchester Climate Forum/Fortnightly/Monthly. Reflections on #futility, “lessons learned”

Posted on February 15, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Today marks exactly 10 years since the first meeting of “Manchester Climate Forum”. It was held to help explain the implications of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Professor Kevin Anderson, who has since become … Continue reading →

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The Seven Pillars of Awesome Activist Events

Posted on February 3, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

https://riclander.wordpress.com/extra/7-pillars-of-awesome-activist-events/ The Seven Pillars of Awesome Activist Events You can also download this document as a printable PDF handout. I. Know your Aims What’s the point (what do you want to achieve)? Is it to raise awareness, explain something, get … Continue reading →

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#Manchester, #Brexit and #climate change – what is to be done about this total hash?

Posted on June 27, 2016 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Nobody knows what is going to happen.  Will “Article 50” even get invoked?  Will there be a second referendum, and if there were, would it actually go differently?  Will the Tories split? Will Labour?  Will Scotland leave?  So what comes … Continue reading →

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If MCFly could vote, she’d vote “Remain”

Posted on June 22, 2016 by manchesterclimatemonthly

However, the tartan-wearing insect is only a fly, so she can’t.  I (MCfly editor, Marc Hudson) can vote, and I voted Remain already Why?  Not because I love the neo-liberal EU.  A lot of what the Brexiters say of it is … Continue reading →

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Event Report: UCU #climate conference, #Manchester

Posted on May 13, 2016 by manchesterclimatemonthly

So, “The Role of Education Institutions in tackling climate change”, a one day free (as a starving (cough, cough) PhD student, currently my favourite word) UK conference here in unseasonably sunny Manchester. Started on time, with some Spartism which we … Continue reading →

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How I would organise a “we need to talk about flooding and climate change”

Posted on December 30, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The Problem. Those people (1) who actively think about climate change are a pretty small and scared bunch. When people feel outnumbered and ignored, they have certain emotional needs. Normally those needs are not met. Then someone calls a meeting… … Continue reading →

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“What is to be done?” An oracle speaks #Manchester #climate #movementbuilding

Posted on December 27, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

First off; why on earth read this?  What credentials do I have to mouth off about successful movement-building?  There was a moment 6 years ago (Call to Real Action), but you can’t dine out on that stuff forever, you know. … Continue reading →

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What does #COP21 mean for #Manchester

Posted on December 12, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

James Hansen is the go-to guy for climate change. In 1981 his work put climate change on the front page of the New York Times.  In June 1988 he spoke out when other climate scientists were too cautious, too scared … Continue reading →

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