Climate Cafe

Finding green, sustainable solutions to the Climate Crisis. Share coffee and cake with other people who care. Third Sunday of each month.

Cimate Cafe is a monthly event run at the BRIG in Digbeth and hosted by Extinction Rebellion and Friends of the Earth. Climate Cafes focus on a different environmental topic every month. Attendees can hear from experts in a number of areas, ask questions, and meet new people.

This is a welcoming space for hopeful ideas. It is open to everyone, regardless of how much you know already to share thoughts and solutions to the climate and ecological crises.

Upcoming Topics:

Mar 26 - 'Working towards Sustainability: lessons from an eco village in Tanzania' with Emma Cooper

Emma Cooper talks about her work with Islamic Help, headquartered in Balsall Heath. She is a coordinator for sustainable solutions with people in areas of the world that are highly challenged by social, political and ecological tensions. Her approach starts with eco-education in her work place and she is currently facilitating the retrofitting and expansion of a Children's Eco Village and school in Tanzania.

Previous Topics:

Dec 23 - 'Intro to Energy: Generating, Storing, and Using' with Issy Stephens from the University of Birmingham

Jan 24 - 'What Eco-Justice Looks Like as an Ethnic Minority' with Toqueer Quyyam, writer of the Toqueer Green Experience blog

Feb 24 - 'Beat the Traffic and Save the Planet With Active Travel' with Better Streets for Birmingham committee

Mar 24 - 'Elevating Your Style Sustainably: Tips and Tricks from a Sustainable Stylist' with Sahra Derkits, founder and owner of TakingYourSpace

Apr 24 - 'Taking Responsibilty for Sustainability in our Institutions' with Krutika Ganeru, Sustainability Project Officer at Aston University

May 24 - 'Why Air Quality Matters' with Kirsten, activist with Mums for Lungs

Jun 24 - 'James Cond, A Retrofit Story in the Heart of the City' with Deb Bunce, Head of Sustainable Construction at University College Birmingham

Jul 24 - 'Repair Cafe' with ReCognition Circular, T-Level Engineering Students from University College Birmingham, and others

Sep 24 - 'Individuals Can Only Do So Much: Why We Need The Climate & Nature Bill' with Jamie Russel from Zero Hour

Oct 24 - 'Corporate Profit or People's Green Energy Revolution' with David Toke, author of Energy Revolutions

Nov 24 - 'Criminalisation of Peaceful Protest' with a panel of activists from Extinction Rebellion, Just Stop Oil, and the Palestine movements

Dec 24 - 'The Climate Crisis in South Africa and Zimbabwe' with Catherine Mahandu, Field Researcher

Jan 25 - 'International Conflict and Climate Change' with Extinction Rebellion activists facing trial for action around Telford Arms Fair

Feb 25 - 'Non-Violent Direct Action Training' with Extinction Rebellion Trainers

Mar 25 - 'Aviation, Sustainability, and Flight-Free Travel' with Anna Hughes from Flight Free UK

Apr 2025 - No Cafe in April due to Easter

May 2025 - 'Climate Poetry Workshop' with local poet and eclological activist, Laura Hackett

Jun 2025 - 'Plant Alchemy: Botanical Inks and Composting' with Carolyn Morton, Compost Coordinator at Birmingham Friends of the Earth and freelance artist

Jul 25 - 'Resilience and wellbeing practices for climate activists: connecting to purpose in a changing world' with Jane Charlesworth of We Got to Move.

Aug 25 - No Climate Cafe - it's a time for rest and recuperation!

Sep 25 - 'Drawing on Data' with Megan Wakefield. A visual arts workshop.

Oct 25 - 'The Warehouse Retrofit Tour 'with Karen Leach, CEO of Birmingham Friends of the Earth.

Nov 25 - No Climate Cafe this month.

Dec 25 - 'Climate Fresk Workshop' with Madeleleine van Wassenhove.

Jan 26 - 'Sustainability and the future of AI in Communications' with Ryan Johnson, Lecturer and Founding Director of ZOOZLY

Feb 26 - 'Home heating decarbonisation and the shape of the energy transition' with Lewis Bowick, Local Energy Transition Consultant for Energy Systems Catapult