Pooja Kishinani and Marion Smith, students at University of Manchester, have created a guide for students around three themes- the emotions, basic information and activist advice of climate change.
The Handbook is now available to download as a single pdf (32Mb). It will be launched at 7pm on Thursday 24th September, the day before the next Youth Climate strike.
We have already put up two portions
- (Tuesday 15th) Interview with Dr Jennifer Atkinson on Climate Grief and how to cope with it.
- (Thursday 17th) Local authorities – more than council tax and bins.
We are also going to release the handbook as both individual sections and even individual articles. The links are below.
INTRODUCTION
Why is this guide special? [pdf]
Who are we? [pdf]
PART 1: CLIMATE GRIEF AND OUR MENTAL HEALTH
The Emotional Response to Climate Change [pdf]
Climate Grief [pdf]
Abyss-staring and Morale Maintenance [pdf]
Key Interview- Dr Jennifer Atkinson [pdf]
Additional Resources [pdf]
Art as Catharsis [pdf]
PART 2: CLIMATE FACTS
Climate Science- Some Basic Facts [pdf]
International Climate Policy- A Brief History [pdf]
UK Climate Policy- A Brief History [pdf]
The University of Manchester and Climate Action [pdf]
Manchester City Council and Climate Action [pdf]
What is UoM Missing? [pdf]
Key Interview- Dr Joe Blakey [pdf]
Sustainability Networks and Campaigning Groups on Campus [pdf]
PART 3: CLIMATE ACTION
There is no one Kind of ‘Activist’ [pdf]
Intersectional Environmentalism [pdf]
Allyship in Activism [pdf]
Local Authority Activism [pdf]
Manchester City Council- Some Brief Facts [pdf]
Climate Emergency Manchester’s Petition [pdf]
15 Ways You Can Help CEM’s Petition [pdf]
Practical Advice- Collective Morale Maintenance [pdf]
Dealing with Bureaucrats [pdf]
CONCLUSIONS
Some General Advice [pdf]
What Next? [pdf]
Manchester Activism Resource List
Glossary
References
Acknowledgements