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Edinburgh Sustainable Meetup

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What we’re about

This is a group for anyone interested in meeting new like minded people, sharing and implementing new ideas, self-educating and finding ways to create a more sustainable future. We organise film screenings, discussion groups, workshops, community gardening sessions, upcycling workshops and whatever else the members are up to!

All welcome! This group was created to bring together environmental enthusiasts regardless of ethnic background, ability, age, sex, sexual orientation, religion, and family situation.

Upcoming events

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Wed, Nov 12 · 6:00 PM GMT
Sign Making for the Climate March happening in Glasgow
14 Forth St, EH1 3LH, Edinburgh, GB
Join us for Scotland's Climate March sign making session for the March on the 15th of November at Glasgow Green (register for free transport in the link below)

More info here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgTdoTm48lU9JV4DwwL5gRx8aJWrYX-WUD3Nd7wMjLcu7zJQ/viewform
2 attendees
Sat, Nov 15 · 11:00 AM GMT
Climate March COP 30 - Glasgow
Location not specified yet
Where: March starting and ending at Glasgow Green: Scotland’s Climate March route map

Transportation from Edinburgh will be provided (available spaces: 15)
When: Assembling at 11am, Saturday 15th November 2025

The UN Climate Summit COP30 will take place in Brazil in November. Yet from Arthur’s Seat to Pakistan, we are seeing more extreme weather driven by climate change as communities are hit with floods, fires and droughts.  Heading into winter many of us are faced with unpayable heating bills, while energy companies make obscene profits. Loud voices are trying to blame the most vulnerable in our society, rather than the politicians and big business that are choosing profit over people.

Let's stand together to demand a fairer world for all.

Get involved
'Why we are marching?' - Sign making workshop & information session
Wednesday, 12th November 6 - 8 pm at ELREC
We will be running an event ahead of the march for creating signs for the march and to open a conversation on why we are marching. More details are shared below!

Be a steward on the day: https://forms.gle/VJNTxcq5cioUvDmf6
Help spread the word by receiving flyers to distribute: https://forms.gle/U67oFAyb5ZCNaVcG6

Join Scotland’s Climate March to demand:
Global Solidarity

For a world where everyone is safe, has enough, and is respected.

A Fair Transition
For a fairer Scotland with jobs, transport and homes that support the move beyond fossil fuels

Caring For Our Planet
Restoring nature to reclaim a future where all can thrive

For enquiries please email c3r@elrec.org.uk
Find out more: act.foe.scot/climate_march_2025

If you want free transport to Glasgow, please fill up this form:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgTdoTm48lU9JV4DwwL5gRx8aJWrYX-WUD3Nd7wMjLcu7zJQ/viewform
1 attendee
Wed, Nov 19 · 6:30 PM GMT
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Story Evening 'Restorying the Earth' (Online & Open to All)
Online
Join storyteller Alette Willis for a captivating evening of tales reconnecting us with nature, community, and living (see below for details)

Register and to attend: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/storytelling-evening-restorying-the-earth-online-open-to-all-tickets-1835307908359?aff=oddtdtcreator

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With the nights drawing in and winter on its way, it’s the perfect time to embrace all that this season brings — cosy evenings, warm drinks, soft rugs, glowing fires, and an evening of storytelling.

We’re delighted to welcome back storyteller Alette Willis for another inspiring night of stories — or more accurately, Re-storying the Earth.

Author, podcaster, PhD, PDC, Permaculture Diploma holder, Senior Lecturer and Chancellor’s Fellow in Counselling, Psychotherapy and Applied Social Science at the University of Edinburgh, Alette brings a rich mix of scholarship, creativity, and ecological insight to her storytelling.

Originally from Canada, Alette explores how stories — oral, creative, and performative — can become tools for environmental awareness, nature connection, and social transformation. Through her work, she helps us shift the narratives that shape our relationship with the natural world, teaching “life-stories” that connect people to place, nature, and our more-than-human kin.

For Alette, stories are not just entertainment, but ethical and decision-making tools — shaping who we are, how we live, and how we respond to the challenges of our time. Join us for an evening of Restorying the Earth.

#gardening #permaculture #permaculturegarden #permaculturedesign

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More about the Permaculture Community Classroom ...

Interested in permaculture, but don't know how to get more hands-on? Put off by the cost and commitment of full design courses? Want to find a space to explore, share and learn about all different aspects of this weird thing 'permaculture'? The Permaculture Community Classroom is the answer to all of these!

We host fortnightly online meetings and a lively WhatsApp group where everyone is invited to share their knowledge and learn from each other.

From time to time, we organise group visits to permaculture projects and other events in and around Edinburgh, where we can experience permaculture in practice. If you would like to give a talk, organise an event, or get support for your project, put it out there and see if anyone can help! We also have a library (in Edinburgh) with a small collection of permaculture-related books that members can borrow.

In this classroom we are all both teachers and students, and we work on the principle that we can all learn from each other. While it helps to have some idea of what permaculture is about, you don't have to be an 'expert' to join us and contribute to the discussion
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