Imagining and creating a just and sustainable society

Saturday 18th October (11-5.30)
Sun 19th October (11-2)

Edinburgh Students Union, Teviot Building

For all who want action not just targets

Key speakers:

• Sian Berry London Mayoral candidate, Green Party
• John MacAllion, Scottish Socialist Party

Workshop Strands will include:

• 1. WHAT are the causes of climate chaos?
• 2. HOW can we reduce carbon emissions fast?
• 3. WHO can change Policy not just light bulbs?

While the Arctic is set to be ice free and absorbing rather than reflecting heat by 2013, scientists argue that this could be just the start of the feedback loops which will drive temperatures higher and potentially drive us to extinction.

People from a range of environmental and political groups (and from none) are meeting to ask: how we can work together to challenge this system of insatiable economic growth that drives greenhouse gas emissions up daily?

If governments won’t act to tackle the causes of climate chaos, then how can we create a community based, nationally effective, internationally connected political movement to deal with peak oil and avoid climate chaos?

Come along, learn and share views on the issues that need to be addressed and the action that can be taken.

Organised by activists from Democratic Left Scotland, from the Scottish Green Party and from the Scottish Socialist Party

contact: justinkenrick@yahoo.co.uk

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Do you know any community activists who might want to study Environmental Justice?

Friends of the Earth Scotland and the Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh run an award winning, part-time, 18 month, distance learning course on Environmental Justice.

Designed for anyone wanting to make a difference for the environment in their community or workplace the course still has places left on it when it starts again in April.

No qualifications are needed, the only entrance requirement is that you have an environmental project based in your community or workplace that you can work on while you are studying. The course is taught using a special website and using specially prepared handbooks with course notes, you do need access to a computer and the internet.

Support and supervisions is provided by the tutors and support staff based at Queen Margaret University and at Friends of the Earth Scotland. There will also be regular opportunities to meet other students and environmental activists in face-to-face sessions.

Students in receipt of benefits – including family tax credits – will have fees waived.

If you are interested then please contact Phill or Clare on 0131 554 9977 or visit the Friends of the Earth Scotland website at www.foe-scotland.org.uk

Craig Murray has won the election to be rector of Dundee Uni by 630-580. This is a phenomenal victory over the Tory/rugby team who dominate the political life of the Uni. Victory came about through the combined effort of all progressive forces on campus, from socialists to peace activists and environmental activists to human rights groups.

This is a great example of what happens when people put thir common interests before the interests of their own organisation. A turnout increase of 50% also shows that the students on campus aren’t apathetic when it comes to political issues.

Well done to Dundee Uni students

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