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Author: Calum McFarlane

Petition for a 7th Scrutiny Committee – weekly post

28 September, 2020 Calum McFarlane 1 Comment

Petition updates and call for support Almost 500 people have now signed our petition online. 476 fierce battles with the…

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Posted in: Collecting signatures, Petition for cash and democracy, Weekly Bulletins

Interview with Charlotte Weatherill @CharleyLancs – on “vulnerability”, development and the violence of ongoing emissions

23 September, 2020 Calum McFarlane Leave a comment

 CEM runs interviews with interesting people in Manchester working on climate change. A couple of weeks ago a PhD student…

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Posted in: Interviews, Petition for cash and democracy Filed under: Charlotte Weatherill

Abyss Staring – a beginners guide

1 September, 2020 Calum McFarlane 1 Comment

And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you Nietzsche (Beyond Good and Evil:…

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Posted in: Active Citizenship Toolkit, Coming To Our Own Emotional Rescue

On Joy

25 August, 2020 Calum McFarlane Leave a comment

Today we continue a series of posts where CEM Core Group members consider what various “big emotions” mean to them…

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Posted in: Coming To Our Own Emotional Rescue, Emotional Literacy Filed under: joy

Interview with the team from @MCRGND_POD

4 August, 2020 Calum McFarlane 1 Comment

Last week the team behind the Manchester Green New Deal Podcast (@MCRGND_POD on Twitter) published a conversation with two of…

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Posted in: Interviews Filed under: @MCRGND_POD

Emotional Intelligence and Parenting

21 July, 2020 Calum McFarlane 2 Comments

The 21st century will be a time of many overlapping crises. The ability to maintain some level of emotional stability…

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Posted in: Coming To Our Own Emotional Rescue Filed under: Antje Timmerman

No, a new stadium is not “building back better”

6 July, 2020 Calum McFarlane Leave a comment

So, American developers want to build a new stadium in Manchester on the Etihad campus. Predictably, they promise that it…

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What do pop-up cycle lanes have to do with our petition?

23 June, 2020 Calum McFarlane 1 Comment

The case for “pop-up” cycle lanes is so close to being open-and-shut, it is genuinely baffling to understand what reasons…

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Posted in: Cycle lanes, Petition for cash and democracy

Reminder – WeStandTogether event “Making sense of it all” tonight – registration link below

15 June, 2020 Calum McFarlane Leave a comment

We Stand Together are hosting a virtual event “Making Sense Of It All” this evening at 6pm – click here…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: #westandtogether, meeting, reminder

Guest Post: The Media’s Racial Bias Undermines the Youth Climate Movement

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When I raise the topic of climate activism amongst friends and peers, the conversation almost inevitably leads to the incredible…

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Posted in: Allyship, Guest posts Filed under: bias, black lives matter, greta, Licypriya Kangujam, media, youth strikes

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Thinking like a climate? In #Manchester?! Interview with Hannah Knox abt her new book. https://climateemergencymanchester.net/2021/01/28/thinking-like-a-climate-in-manchester-interview-with-hannah-knox-abt-her-new-book/

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The people who jailed Mansoor + keep him in inhumane conditions are cherished development partners with Manchester City Council via @MCRLifeUK

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