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SUMMARY:Take the Green Route! Nature Rides
DESCRIPTION:Join our weekly Nature Rides this Spring! We’ll explore the riverside\, meadows\, parks and woods in the south of York. \nSpend an enjoyable hour with us on a leisurely ride. We’ll relax together in fresh spring landscapes. We’ll be energised by sunshine\, the smells of new growth\, and the feel of warmer air on our skin. We’ll enjoy budding trees\, emerging spring blossom\, and pause to listen to birdsong. \nWe hope you’ll join us regularly and notice how the natural world changes through this beautiful season of renewal. \nYou’ll get some gentle exercise\, feel happier and healthier\, meet friendly people\, discover new green routes\, enjoy learning about nature and improve your cycling confidence and skills. \nHope you can join us! \nPracticalities\nMeet at 12:30pm in the area in the middle of Millennium Bridge. We’ll be there from 12:15pm. Look for the friendly people in purple York Bike Belles tops! \nPlease allow 1 hour for the Ride. It will take place at a steady pace\, with pauses to enjoy the nature around us. We usually cover between 3 and 4 miles in this time. Group numbers are limited to 8 people. Children accompanied by an adult are welcome. Please note you do not need to book a space for a child in a trailer or child seat. \nFor a Ride\, please bring a roadworthy bike and helmet. We can lend you a standard bike for the Ride\, with at least one week’s notice. Please note that it is a condition of our insurance that all riders on led rides wear a helmet. Do let us know in advance if you would like us to lend you a helmet. \nEveryone is welcome on a Ride! If you have difficulties pedalling ‘standard’ bikes or you have reduced mobility\, you can book a dedicated Cycling Without Age Ride on a comfortable passenger bike. If you don’t feel confident cycling for 30 minutes or so\, we can also offer a 1 hour confidence-building buddy session. \nPre-booking for bike hire or a buddy session is essential. Please email takethegreenroute@gmail.com or call us on 07493 692490 at least a week in advance of the Ride. \nPlease check the weather forecast beforehand and wear suitable clothing. Bring any personal medication. There are toilets at Cycle Heaven and Rowntree Park. Please do not attend if you are unwell. \nPlease travel to the activity by cycling or public transport if you can. All start points are easily accessible by bike or bus. Check out York’s Cycle Routes and Bus Information. \nTake the Green Route!\nTake the Green Route! is an exciting project for people and nature in York. \nCheck out the rest of our Spring Nature Programme of Nature Walks\, Rides\, Workshops and Socials. You’ll feel happier and more relaxed\, enjoy some gentle exercise\, have fun learning in small\, friendly groups\, and help create wilder spaces to restore our natural world. \nTake the Green Route! is made possible with the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players\, this two-year project is supporting a wide range of local people to enjoy nature-friendly lifestyles across York. \nFinally\, can you help our work continue? Our activities are offered free to York residents. We rely on donations and grants to fund our work towards a healthy\, green and kind York. Donate here.
URL:https://sbs.eco/sustainable-events/take-the-green-route-nature-rides/
LOCATION:York Millenium Bridge\, Rowntree Park\, York\, YO10 4ER
CATEGORIES:People,Travel
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SUMMARY:The Seeds of Hope and Action Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Event details\nEmphasising the interconnectedness of each individual to each other and their environment\, this exhibit focuses on the power of each person to initiate positive change. A joint initiative of SGI and Earth Charter International. \nThe 25-panel Seeds of Hope and Action (SOHA) exhibition introduces a positive vision for sustainable living that can contribute to the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It includes panels portraying six individuals from South Sudan to Lebanon and Brazil who have successfully taken action for change. \nThe initial section introduces the idea of interconnection with inspiring quotes from different spiritual and faith traditions. There are panels on climate change and the SDGs and QR codes provide links to further information for online use. An interactive panel collects viewers’ ideas for action inspired by the exhibition. It also introduces the #SeedsofHopeandAction campaign that encourages individuals to share photos and videos of their actions toward the implementation of the SDGs and related Earth Charter principles on social media. \nDuring the day – exhibitions and talks\nThe exhibition is open to the public to visit from 9am to 5pm and takes place on the ground floor of the Department of Environment and Geography building on Campus West\, University of York. \nFrom 1:20pm each day Monday through Thursday\, there will be a series of talks and activities from academics\, businesses and environmental groups\, responding to the themes of hope\, action and the SDGs\, also free and open to the public: no booking required. Free refreshments will be available. \nMonday 12th May\, 1:20\, Launch Event\nConfirmed speakers include: Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of York\, Professor Charlie Jeffery\, General Director of Soka Gakkai International UK Justine Marchant\, Director of LCAB Lindsey Gillson\, Lecturer from the University of York and representing YESI Judith Krauss and Research Leader at Kew Gardens Bat Vorontsova. \n\nTuesday 13th May\, 1:20\nConfirmed speakers include: Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow at Oxford University Suzannah Williams\, Lead Researcher in Cryobiology from Oxford University Peter Kilbride\, Group Climate & Sustainability Risk Manager at Aviva Vera Van Gool\, Group Public Affairs at Aviva John Huddleston and Associate Lecturer at the University of York Nicola Favretto. \n\nWednesday 14th May\, 1:20\nConfirmed speakers include: Coach at the University of York Julie Parker\, PhD student at the University of York Kian Hayles-Cotton and former multiple World Champion in BMX and Track Cycling Shanaze Reade. \n\nThursday 15th May\, 1:20\nConfirmed speakers include: Director of Conservation and Deputy Chief Executive Plantlife Nicola Hutchinson\, Agricultural Advisor Plantlife Hywel Morgan\, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of York Jack Hatfield and Lecturer at the University of York Daphne Ezer. \n\nDuring the evening – interactive workshops\nInteractive workshops will take place from Monday to Thursday\, from 7pm in the Berrick Saul Treehouse (BS/104) on Campus West. \nAll workshops are free but due to limited capacity booking is required. \nMonday 12th May\, 7pm – 8:30pm\nYour Seeds of Hope and Action with Justine Marchant and members of the SGI Student Division \nJoin us for an interactive and participatory delve into the threads and themes of the exhibition. Come along and explore: What is your vision for a better future? In what ways does the exhibition encourage\, stimulate and resonate with you? Where do you feel a sense of hope? How will you take and maintain action based on that hope? \nBook now \n\nTuesday 13th May\, 7pm – 9pm\nClimate Cafe\, run by York Climate Café Group \nA climate cafe is a small gathering which offers a place where fears\, uncertainties and hopes about our climate crisis can be safely expressed. It’s a confidential\, respectful\, thinking and feeling space where people can meet with others and talk informally about what climate change and ecological breakdown means for them\, perhaps find common ground\, and listen to others’ diverse experiences and feelings. \nBook now \n\nWednesday 14th May\, 7pm – 9pm\nHow We Made It Through\, run by Planet South Bank  \nJoin the local climate action group Planet South Bank for an evening exploring their most recent project: How We Made It Through. They will walk us through the community creative writing project that invited citizens of the South Bank area to picture their neighbourhood in the future\, having successfully made it to the other side of the 21st century polycrisis. Relevant to anyone interested in hope and fiction as tools of social change\, the workshop will include an invitation to try your own hand at some ‘Thrutopian’ fiction-writing. \nBook now \n\nThursday 15th May\,  6pm – 9pm\nClimate Fresk \nA Climate Fresk is a scientific and collaborative experience that empowers participants to grasp and share climate change’s causes and consequences through an interactive card game\, drawing from the latest IPCC report. The Fresk will be run by trained facilitators\, but doesn’t involve an expert presenting information to the group; instead it requires all participants to take an active role in the building-up of the Fresk\, becoming participative learners.
URL:https://sbs.eco/sustainable-events/the-seeds-of-hope-and-action-exhibition/
LOCATION:Various Events in York
CATEGORIES:Planet,Sustainability
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