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Climate justice in action — Sensing Climate We’re delighted to share this guest piece by Ruth Nortey, introducing a wonderful new podcast series and zine exploring how disabled people and people from global majority communities are represented ...

Access Ruth Nortey's wonderful podcast series and zine exploring how disabled people and people from global majority communities are represented in climate action: sensing-climate.com/news/climate...

Improving energy retrofits for disabled people — Sensing Climate In this guest piece by Harriet Sansom, we’re delighted to introduce an important new report by the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) on how to improve home energy retrofits with and for disabled peo...

Read about the important work of the Centre for Sustainable Energy on how to improve home energy retrofits with and for disabled people: sensing-climate.com/news/improvi...

Looking forward to it!! 😊

In conversation with… The Sensory Trust — Sensing Climate The Sensory Trust are running an exciting UK-wide project, called ‘Collective Climate Repair’, exploring how working with plants and natural systems can offer accessible opportunities to cool and calm...

Event page is up and the sign up form is open for our next 'Disability & Climate: In Conversation With' event with the lovely Jane Stoneham & Tony Kendle in May, speaking about the Sensory Trust's @sensory-trust.bsky.social fab 'Collective Climate Repair' project: sensing-climate.com/events/senso...

Journeys Through Time & Climate — Sensing Climate This guest piece by Becky Lovegrove introduces ‘An All Round Hullabaloo’, an exhibition about climate change, led by a community of learning disabled artists in Frome…

A lovely guest piece on the project news pages by Becky Lovegrove, introducing ‘An All Round Hullabaloo’, which is an exhibition about climate change, led by a community of learning disabled artists in Frome: sensing-climate.com/news/journey...

In conversation with… Nic Cook — Sensing Climate A super session with Nic Cook, reflecting on her lived experiences as a disabled parent and public transport user, and her important PhD work on active travel, disability and critical access...

A little late to post this as it's been a bit hectic but it was super to be joined by the wonderful Nic Cook for our February 'Disability & Climate: In Conversation With' session! Recording and transcript is online: sensing-climate.com/events/nic-c...

Disability-inclusive climate emergency planning in Scotland — Sensing Climate We’re delighted to share this guest piece by Maia Pace, Elaine Paterson and Fin Tams-Gray. It reflects on discussions held during our disability and climate emergency preparedness works...

Keen to hear more about our ongoing work on emergency preparedness, climate resilience & disability in Scotland? Read this guest news piece about our November workshop with Inclusion Scotland & ERCS by Maia Pace, Elaine Paterson & Fin Tams-Gray! sensing-climate.com/news/disabil...

In conversation with… Dan White — Sensing Climate An excellent session with Dan White, policy and campaigns officer at Disability Rights UK, leading a coalition of global disability climate activists to respond to the climate crisis…

It was super to chat with Dan White of @disrightsuk.bsky.social for our 'Disability & Climate: In Conversation With' session yesterday! Recording, transcript & links now up online! sensing-climate.com/events/dan-w...

In conversation with… Louise Kenward — Sensing Climate It was wonderful to be in conversation with Louise Kenward in this session, reflecting on key ideas within her edited anthology, ‘Moving Mountains: Writing nature through illness and disability’, and ...

It was so lovely to join @sarahbell85.bsky.social yesterday for the brilliant @sensing-climate.bsky.social series - recording, transcript & links to refs:

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#NatureWriting #ENvironmentSky #DisabilitySky #ChronicIllness @leverhulme.ac.uk @ukri.org
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Supporting conversations around climate and disability | ECEHH A new guidance series aims to support respectful, inclusive conversations about disability and the climate crisis.

To support respectful discussions about disability and the climate crisis, @sensing-climate.bsky.social has launched ‘Crip Up Climate Conversations’.

"Vulnerability is created by our society not by our bodies, and it doesn’t have to be that way."

ecehh.org/news/guidance-climate-disability/

Absolutely, GDA will be supporting the mural too! If you'd like more info about the mural, do send me an email (Sarah.Bell@exeter.ac.uk) and I can share more details! :) The mural sessions will start from mid October!

Aw yes we're working with them so it may be that you've already heard about it via GDA! :-)

These look fab!! Do get in touch if you'd like to be involved in the disability & climate mural at all - we'll be getting that going from mid-October :-)

Exciting upcoming event, organised by the wonderful Tanvir Bush, from 3-5th Sep in Corsham, called ‘A Place At The Table’, to explore why & how to ensure inclusion is at the heart of our councils, institutions & communities. Find out more/register online: www.ticketsource.co.uk/bathspalive/...

So looking forward to our next 'Disability & Climate: In Conversation With' session with the wonderful Louise Kenward!!

Reaction after summer storm Floris batters Scotland - Stop Climate Chaos Scotland Campaigners are calling for Scottish leaders to ramp up action to tackle climate change after Storm Floris battered Scotland and parts of the UK with unseasonably strong winds and heavy rain on 4th…

Storms at this time of year are not unheard of, but the strength of Floris yesterday was unprecedented.

Governments must do everything in their power to protect us from the danger, disruption and damage increasingly extreme weather is causing.

An urban garden with planters and shingle. A garden table sits next to a poly tunnel with a plant pot on top. In the background are tenement flats and colourful bunting

Say hello to #communiMap - a new community science app that helps you notice, share & map what matters in your neighbourhood - trees, wildlife, flooding & more.
Co-designed by UofG's @communigallant.bsky.social & local communities — it's everyday noticing turned into climate action. gla.ac/4eVwYMU

Out on a walk? See something that matters?
#communiMap it! Search CommuniMap in the App Store or in Google Play today!

Thanks so much for sharing this piece! "And we can do it again—but only if we remember that the Earth is not a machine we can rebuild. It’s a living thing, and we’re part of it. Let’s not wait for another fire to remind us what’s worth saving"... so true!

In conversation with… Raven Cretney — Sensing Climate A thought-provoking session with Dr Raven Cretney, sharing her brilliant work around disability, crisis solidarity and disaster response and recovery in Aotearoa New Zealand…

A brilliant ‘Disability & Climate: In Conversation With’ session yesterday with Raven Cretney! You can find the session recording & transcript online: sensing-climate.com/events/raven...

There will be lots of activities in coming months, open to adults in Glasgow who are disabled, d/Deaf, neurodivergent &/or people with long-term health conditions: sensing-climate.com/news/fieldwo... @nickyburns.bsky.social @hesterparr.bsky.social @riadunkley.bsky.social @communigallant.bsky.social

Glasgow activities have started! — Sensing Climate To mark the start of Sensing Climate project activities in Glasgow, Scotland, Sarah highlights lots of different ways of getting involved…

We've really enjoyed hosting 3 'lunch & chat' events with Glasgow Disability Alliance over the last month! Brilliant people sharing thoughtful reflections on topics from nature & disability, to housing, energy, transport & emergency preparedness: sensing-climate.com/news/fieldwo...

We're looking forward to it too, thanks so much for being part of the series! :-)

Glasgow activities are starting! — Sensing Climate To mark the start of Sensing Climate project activities in Glasgow, Scotland, Sarah highlights lots of different ways of getting involved…

And we're very excited to have started our fieldwork in two new fieldwork sites: Glasgow, UK (sensing-climate.com/news/fieldwo...) and South Dunedin, Aotearoa NZ (sensing-climate.com/news/sensing...). So it's all go...!!

Climate justice and disability: a review — Sensing Climate We’re delighted to share this guest news piece by researchers at the Institute of Development Studies about their recent literature review on climate justice and disability…

A couple of weeks ago, team member Sarah was invited to join a roundtable organised by the Institute for Development Studies around a new review they have written on climate justice & disability! Read more here: sensing-climate.com/news/climate...

Just transition and human rights — Sensing Climate In this guest piece, Dr Alice Venn introduces her response to a recent call for input by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to inform a new synthesis report on just tr...

After Christmas, team member Alice responded to a call for input by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to inform a new synthesis report on just transition and human rights - you can read her response here: sensing-climate.com/news/unohchr...

Climate policy with the Disability Equality Duty? — Sensing Climate In our latest piece, Andy Shipley takes a deep dive into how climate and related policy in England might look different for disabled people if the former Disability Equality Duty had not been replaced...

Last month, team member Andy shared a working paper taking a deep dive into how climate & related policy in England might look different for disabled people if the former Disability Equality Duty had not been replaced by the Public Sector Equality Duty in 2010: sensing-climate.com/news/life-wi...

In conversation with… Louise Kenward — Sensing Climate Louise Kenward is a writer, artist and psychologist, and will be speaking with us about her brilliant edited anthology, ‘Moving Mountains: Writing nature through illness and disability’ …

You can now sign up for our September 'Disability & Climate: In Conversation With' session with @louisekenward.bsky.social (sensing-climate.com/events/louis...) & our rescheduled session with Dan White of DRUK in November (sensing-climate.com/events/dan-w...)

In conversation with… Angela Frederick — Sensing Climate A brilliant session with Angela Frederick, Associate Professor of Sociology at The University of Texas at El Paso and author of the forthcoming book, ‘Disabled Power: A Storm, A Grid, and Embodied Har...

It was wonderful to be joined by @angelafrederick.bsky.social for yesterday's 'Disability & Climate: In Conversation With' session, sharing her forthcoming book, ‘Disabled Power: A Storm, A Grid, and Embodied Harm in the Age of Disaster’. Listen back online: sensing-climate.com/events/angel...

Thank you so much for joining and for all your encouragement!