Tech for Good Live vs The Climate Crisis.

The world is (literally) burning and there are plenty of us working on solutions, and more of us who want to know the best thing we can do to help.

Let's get in one room and try to work on some things together. This is a little different to our usual events, because we want to make a bunch of change, so we'll have a load of short talks from local activists and community groups so we can find out what's going on and how we can help. Then, our friend Richard Wilson has a new project that we think you'll like and he wants your help, so we're teaming up to have a creative ideas session.

LIGHTENING TALKS
5 minute talks from local community activists and changemakers talking about their projects and letting you know how you can get involved.

• Steve Connor - Founder of ethical communications agency Creative Concern. Has been a climate activist for 25 years. Former chair of Manchester’s climate change plan and has been involved in two recent campaigns launched at UN Climate Week. @headstretcher

• Levenshulme Bee Network - Pauline Johnston is an experienced arts and marketing and community engagement consultant, a Director of Station South cycle cafe project and one of the instigators of Levenshulme Bee Network. @levybeelines

• Claire Stocks is an activist, writer and media specialist. One of the founder members of WalkRide Greater Manchester, campaigning for better walking, cycling and public transport in the city region, and is also involved with Extinction Rebellion Manchester. @stocksyatlarge

• Chris Paul - Mobility Justice advocate, environmental governance researcher, former walking and cycling lead for GM, former glacier scientist, mediator, arts and media entrepreneur, co founder of City Life. @ChrispLOL

• Eve Holt - Co-Founder and Director, Happen Together CIC and Chorlton Labour Councillor, Manchester City Council. Her ‘big things’ for 2019-20 are tackling climate change, neutralising toxicity and powering up womens’ and girls’ participation, power and representation in Greater Manchester and in politics more broadly. @evefrancisholt

• Plastic Shed - Rachel is a social entrepreneur tackling plastic waste and community resilience. Founder of Plastic Shed, filmmaker and former Year Here social innovation fellow. @Plastic_Shed

CREATIVE BRIEF
Richard Wilson will be launching a new national campaign tackling climate change and he needs your help. (@stopfundingheat)

He'll present the campaign and we'll have 30 minutes to come up with ideas in teams. (Bring your own team or we'll work on tables)

Richard Wilson is a writer, human rights activist and co-founder of Stop Funding Hate.

TIMINGS
6:30 Arrival for food, drinks and networking

• We have alcohol, non alcohol, vegan. Feel free to
  bring your own!
• If you don't fancy networking, the venue has plenty of space for
  you to chill.
• Children are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult (ps: there may be swearing)
  7:00 lightening talks
  7:45 break
  8:00 creative brief
  8:45 speaking stuff ends.
  9:30 ish - event close

PARTNERS
We are proud to be sponsored by The Federation, Co-op Foundation and Luminate Group.

Food by Open Kitchen Manchester thanks to our sponsor Hapus. Hapus do the things everyone wants their business to do well: Effective Business Agility, Lean Processes, Digital Transformation, new ways of working and we help you learn how to do it for yourself.
www.hapus.net

OTHER STUFF
Please keep your RSVP up to date as we often have a fair few no-shows on the night and we need to manage the food order.

There is on street pay and display parking near the venue and multiple nearby car parks.

The venue has a wheelchair ramp, lifts and a hearing loop. If you have any other accessibility requirements, please get in touch with us ahead of the event and we'll do our best to accommodate.

See you there!

Bex and the gang
@techforgoodlive