Centre for Sustainability, Equality and Climate Action

We want to start today with a big shout-out to each and every one of you. It's incredible to witness how people from all walks of life—regardless of age, race, religion, or political beliefs—can come together and make a meaningful impact.
Case in point: Pheme Glass, a force of nature, has single-handedly raised £683.10 at her garage sale yesterday for the Save Our Sperrins campaign. Pheme, you're an absolute legend!
In the battle against the mining Goliath Dalradian, every small action counts. Who knew a humble garage sale could pack such a punch? It just goes to show that with enough community spirit and determination, we can tilt the scales in our favour.
Let's keep the momentum rolling, folks. Whether you're baking buns , hosting a quiz night, running a car boot sale or a night at the races, running a marathon or simply spreading the word, your efforts in your community are vital. Together, we're building a movement that's impossible to ignore.
Thank you, Pheme, and thank you to everyone who's lending their support. Your contributions, big or small, are lighting up our path forward. Let's keep pushing ahead—together, we've got this!
And if there are some kind altruistic individuals out there who can see the possibility of leaving a world that we can all be proud of for future generation please consider donating to the crowd funder in the link in the first comment below .
One person can make a difference and everyone should try -J.F.Kennedy

The Centre for Sustainability, Equality and Climate Action has just published a research report on the emotional and personal impacts of the ongoing ecological crisis in Lough Neagh.

'Paradise Lost: A Report on the Emotional and Personal Impacts of the Crisis at Lough Neagh'
https://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/SECA/MediaOutputs/Outputs/Paradise%20Lost%20-%20The%20Personal%20and%20Emotional%20Imapcts%20of%20the%20Ecological%20Crisis%20in%20Lough%20Neagh%20-%20FINAL.pdf

Written by Dr Lou Solas Haven Dr Calum McGeown and myself

We will be holding a launch event for the report at Queen's University Belfast on Monday 24th June at 5pm.
Peter Froggatt Centre, Room 02/018
Queen’s University Belfast

Free and open to all
Registration here
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/qubseca/t-dvmgvpe

Launch 'Paradise Lost: A Report on the Emotional and Personal Impacts of the Crisis of Lough Neagh' at Room 02/0018 Tickets are now available for Launch 'Paradise Lost: A Report on the Emotional and Personal Impacts of the Crisis of Lough Neagh' at Room 02/0018, Belfast on Mon 24 Jun 2024 at 5:00PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

Don't forget this is on . Garage sale Saturday 15th from 10.30am . Save Our Sperrins was around there yesterday and there is lots of interesting stuff . See photo below

We are always profoundly grateful to those who step up and come forward to support the Save Our Sperrins campaign. Seeing the community rally to fundraise is like a beacon of hope that invigorates our ongoing efforts to defend the Sperrins . Every effort made and every penny raised brings us closer to preserving the natural beauty of the Sperrins for future generations. This incredible community spirit embodies a powerful commitment to environmental stewardship. Thank you to all the dedicated individuals whose actions inspire and drive meaningful change.

Dalradian Gold closing their Gortin office......beginning of the end for them! Financial cutbacks as Oskar Lewnowski of Orion Mine Finance tries to entice Randy Smallwood of Wheaton Precious Metals to share a bigger slice of the increasing risks.
Park Against the Ruination of our Countryside
Dungiven Anti Mining Network
CAIM - Communities Against the Injustice of Mining
The Environmental Gathering
Protect Slieve Gallion
Treasure Leitrim
RARE - Rostrevor Action Respecting the Environment
Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland
Keep Tulla Untouched
Cavan mining objection group
Yes to Life No to Mining
Sent Campaign
Futureproof Clare
London Mining Network
MISN: Mining Injustice Solidarity Network

Slí Eile - Action for a Planet Beyond Capitalism

‘The European Elections in Context: EU Complicity in Genocide in Gaza’

Niamh Ni Bhriain (Transnational Institute)

Wednesday 29th May

Great Hall from 3-5pm

Queen’s University Belfast


Niamh Ni Bhriain coordinates the Transnational Institute’s War and Pacification programme, which focuses on the permanent state of war and pacification of resistance. She holds an LLM in International Human Rights Law from the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG).

Before coming to TNI, Niamh spent a number of years living in Colombia and Mexico working with civil society organisations and the UN in the areas of peace-building, transitional justice, the protection of Human Rights Defenders and conflict analysis. She also spent some time in Brussels doing political advocacy before European institutions related to the conflict in Colombia.

This event is free and open to the public...

To register got to:

The European Elections in Context: EU Complicity in Genocide in Gaza at Great Hall Tickets are now available for The European Elections in Context: EU Complicity in Genocide in Gaza at Great Hall, Lanyon Building on Wed 29 May 2024 at 3:00PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

We are Experiencing the Longest Heatwave in 75 Years'

"climate change is making life impossible..as a country we emit less than 1% of global GHGs... We are paying a heavy price for the wrongs committed in other industrialized countries."

medium.com

PUBLIC INQUIRY SUSPENDED - more to follow:
CAIM - Communities Against the Injustice of Mining
Cavan mining objection group
Drumgossatt/Knocknacran Residents Group

Dungiven Anti Mining Network
Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland

Futureproof Clare

Gweebarra Conservation Group

Iniscarn Forest Recreation

Keep Tulla Untouched

Love Our Lough
OLA Sisters - Irish Province

Park Against the Ruination of our Countryside

Protect Moylisha Hill

Protect Slieve Gallion

RARE - Rostrevor Action Respecting the Environment

Inishowen from Gold Mining

Save Rural Ireland

Slí Eile - Action for a Planet Beyond Capitalism

Yes to Life No to Mining

'Overcoming climate fatigue: motivating action'

Webinar I'll be speaking at, as part of

Wednesday 22nd May

7.30pm...free and open to all

Seeking clarity amidst complexity? Our blog delves into the Dalradian Gold Planning Inquiry, shedding light on the challenges and the critical issues faced by our community. Read with us as we uncovers the facts, figures, and newest updates surrounding this urgent call for transparency and the need for fairness. Stay informed and join the conversation today! It's time to stand united for transparency and environmental stewardship.

http://dontmineus.com/public-inquiry/

Education for Sustainable Development Forum

"All 10 FameLab participants are now on their own science communication journey. We’ll all follow different paths. Some of us might be the next David Attenborough informing and entertaining millions in the media. Others might get to sit on government committees influencing policy decisions that affect peoples’ lives every day. Yet more may be the tomorrow’s educators and enjoy the immense privilege of inspiring the next generation of scientists. All of this is possible because we took the first step and applied to FameLab."

Brilliantly written blog on the FameLab International experience from participant Gareth Burns - https://exploristics.com/what-i-learnt-from-speaking-to-strangers/

Huge thanks for these really kind words, we're delighted to hear the experience was such a positive one. We hope this will be the first of many appearances from him and all the contestants in the coming years of the Festival.

We'll be posting later in the year of how to apply for our 2025 edition!

fans Department for the Economy NI Queen's University Belfast Ulster University

☀The BIG Spring Clean 2024 is back and we can all do 1 small thing to Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful

📢Get involved in a clean up or organise your own in Northern Irelands biggest volunteer clean up campaign; https://www.liveherelovehere.org/bigspringclean

💚Live Here Love Here Field Officers will be leading litterpicks throughout March & April. They would love your support. To find out more & register;

👍https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/the-big-spring-clean-2024-3039279

Housing Executive Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsArds and North Down Borough CouncilArmagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough CouncilAntrim and Newtownabbey BoroughBelfast City CouncilFermanagh and Omagh District CouncilLisburn & Castlereagh City CouncilMid and East Antrim Borough CouncilMid Ulster District CouncilNewry, Mourne and Down District Council

Film: ACT NOW! The race to get a Climate Act for Northern Ireland | Friends of the Earth People power played a vital role in securing climate change legislation for Northern Ireland. Watch our film about the race to get a Climate Act.

If you're looking for something to do this Saturday in Dublin.....

Film Launch: ACT NOW! The race to get a Climate Act for Northern Ireland. People power brought forward vital climate change legislation for Northern Ireland, due to Minister's resistance to take action.

The planet is on fire, so why is higher education behaving as if it is business as usual?:

Are students being prepared for a more climate-destabilised & ecologically-degraded world?

Article in today’s Irish Times from Sinead Sheehan, Calum McGeown & myself

The planet is on fire, so why is higher education behaving as if it is business as usual? Are higher education students being prepared for a more climate-destabilised and ecologically-degraded world?

Coming to The MAC, Belfast and Waterside Theatre in Derry~Londonderry, Grace Webb is taking the show up a level with all new gadgets as well as some exciting surprises for this Race Edition of the show! She absolutely loves machines, automobiles, gadgets, gizmos and anything with wheels! Come along and discover how her Green Race Gadgets work, how they move and what makes them really amazing.

Book for both (and more) here - https://nisciencefestival.com/events

Grace Webb is the amazing host of the award-winning CBeebies show Grace's Amazing Machines where she explores some of the biggest, fastest and most amazing machines in the world.

Ni4kids

EARLY BIRD EVENTS NOW ON SALE!

We're delighted to announce the box office is now open on the first events of the TENTH edition of NI Science Festival featuring talks, experiences, workshops, theatre and much more! Featuring Alice Roberts, Blindboy, wildlife presenter Gordon Buchanan, The Science of Jurassic World with Jon Chase, CBeebies presenters Chantelle and Rory, Marcus du Sautoy, BBC Radio 4's Claudia Hammond, writer Jules Howard, Back to The Cheese Board with Indie Füde, a celebration of John Stewart Bell & CERN and much much more!

Discover a world of ideas @ https://nisciencefestival.com/events

Festival returns 15-25 February 2024! Full programme featuring over 250 more events announced next month!

Department for the Economy NI Belfast City Council Discover Northern Ireland Visit Belfast Queen's University Belfast Ulster University British Council Northern Ireland MCS Group

Crimes Against Lough Neagh

Join us @ The MAC on the 15th December to hear from a wide range of voices discussing how we achieve a just settlement for Lough Neagh.

Speakers will include Bernadette McAliskey, Prof Mark Emerson, Bróna MacNeill, Sam McBride, Shauna Corr and Tommy Greene. And the event will be chaired by John Manley, political editor of the Irish News.

Book your space here 👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crimes-against-lough-neagh-tickets-759715899707?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join us at our banner making workshop for an afternoon of creativity and activism to highlight the need for urgent action on Lough Neagh.

Lets have lots of beautiful banners ready for the march for Lough Neagh on Saturday 21st October.

Love Our Lough Extinction Rebellion Northern Ireland Save Our Sperrins Save Our Shores! Protect Lough Neagh and our inland waterways Climate Craic The Environmental Gathering RARE - Rostrevor Action Respecting the Environment Wild Belfast Blackmountain Rewilding Project
2 Royal Avenue 2 Royal Avenue

'Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission release new podcast episode on climate change and human rights’ - https://nihrc.org/news/detail/nihrc-release-new-podcast-episode-on-climate-change-and-human-rights

Listen to the 2nd episode of our new podcast series ‘Shared Goals’, exploring the topic of climate change and human rights with Dr. Ian Fry, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change

European Network of National Human Rights Institutions GANHRI Amnesty International Northern Ireland Climate Northern Ireland Centre for Sustainability, Equality and Climate Action Climate Craic Community Relations Council

We are so excited about our new office space at the heart of Queens, just opposite the Graduate School at 16 University Square.

Calum, Teresa and Lou (SECA office team) will be there most mornings during term time and will be happy to share information on events, listen to ideas and chat about anything and everything climate and environment related.

At SECA we want 2023 to be a year for connection, solidarity and powerful climate action. We have so much we want to achieve and we know that this will be done through building community, exchanging talents and skills with activists, artists and scholars throughout Ireland and by engaging and facilitating groundbreaking and exciting research. We hope you will be part of this journey.

Feel free to drop in and see us and we will get the kettle on and have the biscuits ready.

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What’s to be done? Love, Rage and Revolution.

A podcast produced by the Centre of Sustainability, Equality and Climate Action at Queens University in Belfast.

We hope you enjoy listening and the content and we hope this inspires you to take action and get involved in the climate and environmental movement.

Please feel free to email us with any comments and suggestions you may have or if you have ideas about what we could discuss on our podcast.

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What is to be done?: Love, rage and revolution Listen to What is to be done?: Love, rage and revolution on Spotify.

Let’s ‘Wake Up, Earth’s Clock is Ticking, Alarm Bells are Ringing’ was the winning design by Kara Cunningham, St Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel, for our 2022 Environmental Calendar 🌍

We all know recycling’s good for us and the planet. So why not ‘Wake Up’ for 2023 and be better at . ♻️

Here are some tips to help:
• Your Blue Bin is for dry recycling materials including glass, bottles and jars 🍾 🥃
• Your Brown Bin is for ALL food waste 🍏 🍅
• Your Black Bin is for all materials that cannot be recycled ❎ ❌ 🗷
• Remember: Recycling materials MUST NOT be placed in your Black Bin

Do good. Feel good. Keep recycling. 💚

Check what you can recycle at 👉: https://www.newrymournedown.org/blue-green-bin

An article by SECA Research Assistant Calum McGeown. Enjoy!

Rewilding the Political Our democracy is dysfunctional and feeds an imbalance of power, yet borrowing ecological principles could yield radical changes, writes Calum McGeown

This is going to be a wonderful exhibition by a talented Artist, Activist and PhD Researcher.

Despite Extractivism in the Playhouse in Derry 12-17th December.

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Save Our Sperrins is looking forward to “Resistance to Extractivism in the Sperrins” - V’cenza Cirefice’s photovoice exhibition in the Playhouse, Derry, which runs from 12th-17th December 2022. Launch event at 7pm on 13th December 2022 - an evening of music by Technopeasant, some words about the project & a chance to meet & chat. https://www.derryplayhouse.co.uk/event/despite-extractivism
CAIM - Communities Against the Injustice of Mining
Cooperate Against Mining in Omagh CAMIO
The Environmental Gathering
Save Inishowen from Gold Mining
Dungiven Anti Mining Network
Park Against the Ruination of our Countryside
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
Derry City & Strabane District Council
Derry Trades Union Council