{"id":7508,"date":"2019-07-04T06:42:42","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T06:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/edswahs\/?p=7508"},"modified":"2019-07-05T07:21:35","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T07:21:35","slug":"changing-the-debate-the-schools-climate-conference-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/edswahs\/2019\/07\/04\/changing-the-debate-the-schools-climate-conference-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing the debate: schools climate conference summary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I went to the\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenschoolsproject.org.uk\/change-the-debate-schools-climate-conference\/\">school climate conference<\/a> yesterday organised by the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenschoolsproject.org.uk\/\">Green Schools Project<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.school21.org.uk\/\">School 21<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wecharity.org\/\">WE<\/a>\u00a0(and by UCL). \u00a0It was designed \"<em>to provide rigorous knowledge, skills and motivation to allow young people to change the debate in their schools and local communities<\/em>\". \u00a0It was a great day with a very receptive audience.<\/p>\n<p>I gave a brief summing up at the end of the day. \u00a0Here are my 7 take back messages:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>To change the Debate \u2013 Communication is key<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This involves Talking \u2013 Listening \u2013 Arguing \u2013 Thinking \u2013 Being curious \u2013 and changing your mind where necessary<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>it\u2019s not just about climate \u2013 there\u2019s an ecological emergency as well\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s biodiversity, \u00a0species and habitat loss \u2013 Air and water pollution \u00a0\u2013 Industrial agriculture \u2013 We need to remember that we depend on nature for everything<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be a pest \u2013 at home and at school\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But be a good pest \u2013 Be persuasive not angry \u2013 \u00a0Be constructive and patient \u2013\u00a0Schools, homes and communities need your help to change their ingrained habits<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hope is powerful \u2013 so don\u2019t be a pessimist \u2013 or an\u00a0optimist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See the issues we face as challenges not drama \u2013 Believe you can make a difference working with others \u2013 Because you can<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>It won\u2019t be straightforward \u2013 it never is<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019ll be twists, turns, progress, and set backs \u2013\u00a0But we can learn from these<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>At heart it\u2019s about how we live \u2013 and how we will come to live<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s about the decisions we make every day \u2013 and about what government and companies \u00a0(universities and schools) do as well<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>These concerns emerged in the 1970s \u2013 but they\u2019re much more serious now<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But the possibility of change is the highest it\u2019s ever been \u2013 Because we know more now and awareness is high \u2013 and young people are now involved<\/p>\n<p>..........................................<\/p>\n<p>This was well received and the young people immediately took to the streets \u2013 that is, they went home. \u00a0I'll have more to say about the structure of what was a well-thought our day next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I went to the\u00a0school climate conference yesterday organised by the\u00a0Green Schools Project, School 21, and WE\u00a0(and by UCL). \u00a0It was designed \"to provide rigorous knowledge, skills and motivation to allow young people to change the debate in their schools 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