Round up of opportunities
Quite a few opportunities that might be relevant to the type of people and groups that have been taking part in the Big Green Challenge have landed in my in-box recently so I thought I’d round them up here.
Before I do I also want to remind you about the Low Carbon Communities Network conference taking place this Saturday, which I blogged about back in June. This is a really exiting and growing network of like minded community groups, and the conference should provide lots of inspiration. The main events are taking place in Llangollen in Wales, with Hyde Farm CAN (one of our Big Green Challengers) hosting a linked event in South West London.
So about those other opportunities:
Mind has announced the launch of Ecominds, an open grants programme being run as part of the Big Lottery Fund, Changing Spaces programme. From the guidance: “The programme has £7.5 million to distribute to around 125 new and existing projects focusing on mental health and the environment around England over the next five years.”
The BURA Awards for Community Inspired Regeneration are seeking entries from grassroots projects making a difference to their local communities. Sounds promising! The closing date for these awards is 15th October 2008 so you have just a couple of weeks to get entries in.
One Planet Culture (OPC) launched on 25th September on the Capacity Global website. It’s a new resource for ”armchair activists” with a passion for film, arts and media. From DIY film events to green reads and the latest news and reviews, OPC aims to offer inspiration and information to help people and the planet. The resources has been funded by Every Action Counts. Capacity Global was founded by one of our Big Green Challenge Judges, Maria Adebowale.
The UK Youth Delegation (UKYD) is now accepting applications to participate at the Fourteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Fourth Conference of the Parties serving as Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP14 and COP/CMP4). Hmmmm. Luckily they translate this into real language and explain that they are looking for young people (age 18-26) to travel to Poland this December to help the first ever UK Youth Delegation have a strong voice in the negotiations. Deadline for applications is October 10th. There are a series of questions you need to answer to apply to join the delegation. For more information email ukydpoznan@gmail.com
The Centre for Public Policy at Northumbria University are hosting a public debate on sustainable development on October 7th at 7.30pm. To register contact Oliver Moss at Northumbria University: email: o.moss@unn.ac.uk; Tel: 07809213214.
