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Freshers Equinox Social - Climate Futures

TITLE

Freshers Equinox Social - Climate Futures

WHEN

Sunday 22nd Sept 2024

TIME

11am-1pm

WHERE

Woodlands Community Garden, 91-101 West Princes Street, G4 9BY

Woodlands Community Meeting Room and Events Terrace, 66 Ashley Street, G3 6HW

Woodlands Millennium Park, 69 Ashley St, Glasgow G3 6HW

MORE INFO

This is a special Welcome Event for Freshers and students of the area to come together. All activities are FREE. This is a supportive informal atmosphere to meet the Woodlands Community Team and get involved in our Climate Futures Project, helping students (under 30s) to…

-Connect to Nature & Local Community

-Combat Climate Anxiety

-Volunteer with us

-Get involved with Woodlands Community’s Anti-Racist Library

-Gain Gardening & Biodiversity Knowledge & Skills

-Explore local Greenspaces via Wellbeing Walks & Led Cycle Rides

-Engage in Creative Sustainable Arts Practice

-Climate Focused Mentorship opportunities

-Digital detox

During this event we will have Gardening & Arts activities in our Community Garden. Alongside a House Plant Swap (bring cuttings, pots/containers.) And there will be a Clothes Swap on our Events Terrace (bring clean clothes to swap and any spare hangers you might have). Then our own Woodlands Community’s Anti-Racist Library in the Millennium Park.

-Vegan bakes

-Visit from GUEST (Glasgow University Environmental Sustainability Team) a team of highly motivated and professional students employed by the university to work on improving the environmental practice of the university. The team consists of 12 students working on a part-time basis. 3 of these 12 students are the GUEST coordinators, each overseeing different branches of GUEST. Within the University community, GUEST strives to encourage a shift in behaviour towards social and environmental wellbeing. We want to proactively enhance and facilitate the collaboration of staff, students and local community to promote sustainability.

www.woodlandscommunity.org.uk/antiracism

https://www.woodlandscommunity.org.uk/climate

https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/sustainability/guest/

QUESTIONS

Email eo@woodlandscommunity.org.uk

A logo of GUEST with a leaf in a circle

Earlier Event: September 22
Anti-Racist Community Library
Later Event: September 22
Warm Welcome Cafe