1000 Better Stories

Retrofit coordinator, Matthew Clubb, talks through benefits and options of the retrofit project for Torry in Aberdeen. This is a recording of a talk from GO Torry! event in June 2024.

Credits

Recording and edit: Kaska Hempel

Resources

Listen to "GO Torry - growing resilience one year after peoples' assembly" https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-736yg-16bfd67

Community-driven regional retrofit support services:

• Edinburgh: https://www.edinbric.scot/

SCCAN Members Skillshare presentation: https://youtu.be/6vP8lU_ZykA?si=26qExfvvdq3SBWOQ

• Aberdeenshire: https://nesfit.org/

SCCAN Members Skillshare videos: https://youtu.be/AjQLdnk82Vo?si=KQSG93qfrsO2yXEJ

Our Everyday Changemakers interview with Tom Nockolds Loco Homes  https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-nf6kq-1493f27

Our Story Weaver, Kaska, revisits Torry in Aberdeen for a GO Torry event, celebrating community's growing resilience in the wake of People's Assembly and its Declaration last Spring. We hear of RAAC and retrofit, outdoor classrooms and stealthy resistance, poetry and community with a heart.

Credits

Production: Kaska Hempel

Resources

1000 Better Stories podcast episode about Torry Peoples’ Assembly of May 2023 – putting “just” back into “just transition”  https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-5q33x-14be025 

 NEW! Torry Assembly website – with: 

• Tullos poetry zine from GO Torry event https://www.torryassembly.net/tullos-poetry-zine-1

Information about Torry Peoples Assemblies on the Grassroots to Global website https://www.grassroots2global.org/torry-peoples-assemblies 

Communities Assembly training by Grassroots to Global, early 2024 – SCCAN video series https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL727H-1nm_P25ueYx18ikvYroPMTGZ91-&si=dfN-nYxvbbaKQ3Ra

Just Transition Communities Project (NESCAN Hub) https://www.nescan.org/just-transition-communities 

Station House Media Unit https://www.shmu.org.uk/ 

Friends of St Fittick’s Park https://saintfittickstorry.com/ 

Aberdeen Ethnic Minority Women’s Group https://www.abdn-emwomen.org.uk/

North East Scotland Mammal Network (FB group)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/335588875705435/ 

The Bridge Centre, Torry FB page https://www.facebook.com/thebridgecentretorry/ 

Social Juice https://www.social-juice-cic.co.uk/

St Fittick’s Park court appeal fails https://hellorayo.co.uk/greatest-hits/aberdeen/news/st-fitticks-lose-legal-challenge-over-park-development/ 

Our Story Weaver, Kaska Hempel, talks to Gareth Allenby from YMCA Glenrothes about weaving climate action into life journeys of young people experiencing homelessness and the joys of judging coleslaw competitions.

YMCA Glenrothes Healthy Living Garden project was one of the community groups that received a small community grant from the Fife Climate Action Hub last year. Apply for your grant here: https://fccan.org.uk/community-climate-grants/ 

Listen to our story about First Year of Fife Climate Action gathering https://scottishcommunitiesclimateactionnetwork.podbean.com/e/year-one-of-fife-climate-hub-deepening-the-network-for-action/

Transcript 

See our website: https://sccan.scot/blog/everyday-changemakers-gareth-allenby-ymca-glenrothes/

Credits

Interview, recording and sound production: Kaska Hempel

Resources

Healthy Living Garden at YMCA Glenrothes https://www.ymca.scot/glenrothes/garden-open/ 

Sustainable Growing Event, Fife Climate Festival, at the Healthy Living Garden https://fccan.org.uk/events/ymca-glenrothes-fife-sustainable-growing-event/  

Seed and Development Fund, Fife Climate Hub https://fccan.org.uk/community-climate-grants/ 

Climate Hubs Across Scotland  https://sccan.scot/network-building/

Year One Of Fife Climate Hub - deepening the network for action (1000 Better Stories episode): https://scottishcommunitiesclimateactionnetwork.podbean.com/e/year-one-of-fife-climate-hub-deepening-the-network-for-action/

In this Edinburgh Fringe special, Kaska speaks to Lewis Coenen-Rowe about the trees and myths that inspired his deforestation opera STUMPED, becoming an artist activist, and about the importance of coming together for storytelling like this to help us imagine a better future and take collective action. 

STUMPED is showing at the Scottish Storytelling Centre starting this week and each performance ends with a short reflection from a different invited expert or community group involved in caring for trees and forests. 

Transcript 

See our website: https://sccan.scot/blog/stumped-at-the-fringe-stories-trees-and-collective-action/

Credits

Interview and production: Kaska Hempel

Music: Exerpts from STUMPED by Lewis Coenen-Rowe, performed

Resources:

Lewis’ website https://www.lewiscoenen-rowe.com/ 

STUMPED opera on Insta https://www.instagram.com/stumpedopera/ 

STUMPED opera on FB https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557738514898&paipv=0&eav=AfZnr8aawmI-pzLrXUqtBT8rRZPKYyr8XH0MzRopZFZWSG8u_4NpXcaSEijReX9dubs

Made in Scotland Showcase https://www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com/ 

Creative Carbon Scotland https://www.creativecarbonscotland.com/ 

Scottish Storytelling Centre https://www.scottishstorytellingcentre.com/ 

Alliance for Scotland’s Rainforests https://savingscotlandsrainforest.org.uk/

Kaska Hempel reports from the Fife Climate Hub gathering in celebration of their first year. We hear how they have built on longstanding partnerships, welcomed new faces and the critical importance of leadership from governments in support of the urgently needed community climate action.

Consider this leadership when voting in general election on the 4th of July.

Reviews of party manifestos on environment:

Carbon Brief (Energy and climate only) - includes SNP and other minor parties

https://www.carbonbrief.org/uk-election-2024-what-the-manifestos-say-on-energy-and-climate-change/

Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth UK (energy and climate, nature and environment, homes and transport, justice and democracy) - only Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems and Greens 

https://friendsoftheearth.uk/system-change/general-election-2024-manifestos-final-scores 

Credits

Recording and production Kaska Hempel

Music Victoria Hume, Oblivious Structures from Radical Abundance album. https://www.lostmap.com/products/victoria-hume-radical-abundance

Resources

FCCAN - Fife Climate Hub

https://fccan.org.uk/

River Eden Partnership

https://www.riveredenfife.org/

YMCA Healthy Living Garden

https://www.ymca.scot/glenrothes/garden-open/

St Andrews Botanic Gardens

https://www.standrewsbotanic.org/

The Curnie Clubs

https://www.facebook.com/FifeCurnieClubs/ 

Big Green Market

https://www.facebook.com/BurntislandGreenMarket 

Climate Action Fife

https://www.climateactionfife.org.uk/

Fife Environment Partnership COP conference

https://www.fife.gov.uk/news/2023/fife-environmental-partnership-hosts-fife-climate-conference

Fife Environment Partnership

https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/have-your-say2/community-planning

Paper Boats

https://paperboats.org/

Women’s climate action

https://womensclimateaction.net/

Kathleen Jamie’s poem What the Clyde Said After COP26

https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/what-the-clyde-said-after-cop26/

SCVO Scotland

https://scvo.scot/

SCVO Growing Climate Confidence resources including Climate Scorecard for Socially focussed community organisations

https://climateconfident.scot/

Climate Cafe

https://www.climate.cafe/ 

Victoria Hume Radical Abundance

https://www.lostmap.com/products/victoria-hume-radical-abundance?utm_medium=order-details&utm_source=customer-accounts&utm_content=name

Oblivious Structures

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmc8woJ6ppg

“Less is more how degrowth will save the world” by Jason Hickel

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/441772/less-is-more-by-jason-hickel/9781786091215 

Climate Outreach - Leadership on Climate

https://climateoutreach.org/britain-talks-climate/climate-big-picture-2024/leadership/ 

Climate hub stories on 1000 Better Stories channels:

Climate Action Hub Pilots - connecting local communities for change

https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-kqdw6-12e1778

Edinburgh Communities Climate Action launch day (blog)

https://sccan.scot/blog/edinburgh-communities-climate-action-launch-day/ 

TsiMoray Connect the Dots conference (blog)

https://sccan.scot/blog/join-the-dots-tsimorays-annual-conference-connecting-ideas-people-moray/ 

Our Story Weaver, Kaska Hempel, talks to Rebecca Gibbs from SCCAN about rollerblading for sanity, turning NET zero into NOT zero and the invitation to get into climate adaptation planning with us.

Transcript 

See our website: https://sccan.scot/blog/everyday-changemakers-rebecca-gibbs-sccan/(opens in a new tab)

Credits

Interview, recording and sound production: Kaska Hempel

Resources

Rebecca can be reached on [email protected]

NEW! SCCAN Adaptation for Communities resources and news

https://sccan.scot/climate-adaptation/ 

Storm Angus - contribute your stories of impacts of recent storms on Angus 

https://www.angusclimatehub.co.uk/storm-angus 

Climate Regional Networking Project

https://sccan.scot/network-building/ 

Cadence Roundtable

https://cadenceroundtable.org.uk/ 

Pollock Park

https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/article/4187/Pollok-Country-Park

Galgael Trust

https://www.galgael.org/

Not Zero - How net zero targets disguise climate inaction (Report PDF) https://whatnext.org/research_pubs/not-zero-how-net-zero-targets-disguise-climate-inaction/

Prof Kevin Anderson on Net Zero 

-Short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEk0uQ7nPV8 

-In depth video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUwSNuHlve8&t=3s

Carbon Capture and Storage explainer from Juice Media 

-(sweary version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSZgoFyuHC8&t=2s

-(PG version) https://youtu.be/ThnLghO3Pv8?si=EBXIgUAa8dKZ3ddf 

Roller Stop https://rollerstop.co.uk/ 

Climate Psychology Alliance

https://www.climatepsychologyalliance.org/

National Consortium for Societal Resilience [UK+]: New Zealand Community Emergency Response Hubs 

https://youtu.be/yNdF9kWG1A4?si=H1yg5xeJId8eAAhq

Adaptation Scotland Community Climate Adaptation Routemap https://www.adaptationscotland.org.uk/how-adapt/tools-and-resources/community-climate-adaptation-routemap

Flood Mary

https://floodmary.com/ 

Global Assembly

https://globalassembly.org/ 

Our Story Weaver, Kaska Hempel, talks to Alex Daniels from Transition Dundee about gleaning, fair access to fresh food and his favourite glut-busting recipes.

Transcript 

See our website: https://sccan.scot/blog/everyday-changemakers-alex-transition-dundee/

Credits

Interview, recording and sound production: Kaska Hempel

Resources

Register for 1000 Better Stories Collective skillshare with Manuela and Daniel from Maxwell Centre in Dundee, 30 May, 1-2pm

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/904908354247 

Gleaning Project at Transition Dundee

https://www.transitiondundee.com/gleaning

The Gleaning Network

https://gleaning.feedbackglobal.org/

West End Community Fridge

https://www.transitiondundee.com/community-fridge 

Campy Growers

https://campygrowers.uk/ 

Kris Harbour off grid living 

https://www.krisharbour.co.uk/ 

Transition St Andrews

https://transitionsta.org/ 

Roasted cauliflower dip 

https://www.cookincanuck.com/roasted-cauliflower-dip-recipe-vegan/ 

Our Story Weaver, Kaska Hempel, talks to Paul and Chloe about making dreams come true and turning the forgotten patch of land into a safe place for community connection and play.

The story is the last one in the five-part Dumfries series of Everyday Changemakers. 

Transcript 

See our website: https://sccan.scot/blog/everyday-changemakers-paul-and-chloe-sandside-community-garden/

Credits

Interview, recording and sound production: Kaska Hempel

Resources

Sandside Community Garden facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/sandsidegarden/

Gilbert’s coffee grounds composting project on Cycling Dumfries website

https://cyclingdumfries.wordpress.com/2023/06/12/trailer-tuesdays/ 

Scottish Government’s Adaptation Plan consultation, closes on 24th of April

https://www.adaptationscotland.org.uk/news-events/stories/scottish-national-adaptation-plan-public-consultation 

Adaptation Scotland

https://www.adaptationscotland.org.uk/ 

Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate scientists, Jonathan Watts, The Guardian, 9 Apr, 2024

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2024/apr/09/tenth-consecutive-monthly-heat-record-alarms-confounds-climate-scientists?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0Afp1lIWMzhzDZIChyxx0m-ji3_rgn-MtISK2lPJj0nTmB0MJ1i3qOZ6A#Echobox=1712642938 

Our Story Weaver, Kaska Hempel, talks to Martin O’Neill from The Stove network about coming home and creative placemaking with his community.

The story is the fourth in a five-part Dumfries series of Everyday Changemakers. 

Transcript 

See our website: https://sccan.scot/blog/everyday-changemakers-martin-the-stove/

Credits

Interview, recording and sound production: Kaska Hempel

Resources

The Stove https://thestove.org/ 

Midsteeple Quarter stories and studies https://www.midsteeplequarter.org/midsteeple-quarter-resources 

Newly published Creative Placemaking report based on the Stove’s work https://thestove.org/how-creativity-culture-can-support-communities/ 

What We Do Now creative placemaking network https://whatwedonow.scot/ 

Post-covid Open Hoose programme which launched 10 community-driven initiatives, including Climate Kitchen https://thestove.org/projects/ongoing-projects/open-hoose/

Dumfries Climate Kitchen https://climatekitchen.co.uk/ 

From our archive - another scottish example of community-driven town centre regeneration story 1000 Better Stories Podcast: Carolyn Powell, Huntly Development Trust https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-6e2tu-142d6cf

Our Story Weaver, Kaska Hempel, talks to Rachel Cooper of The Crichton Trust about taking large strides and small steps in their journey towards their zero carbon future teeming with life. 

The story is the third in a five-part Dumfries series of Everyday Changemakers. 

Transcript 

See our website: https://sccan.scot/blog/everyday-changemakers-rachel-the-crichton-trust/

Credits

Interview, recording and sound production: Kaska Hempel

Resources

The Crichton Trust https://www.crichton.co.uk/