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We already working with parents of disabled children and young people, should be able to develop a conversation around climate change.

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Creating a new climate action plan that shows what could be done for previously ignored communities

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Creating a new climate action plan that shows what could be done for previously ignored communities

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Improve the accessibility of our platform

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Improve the accessibility of our platform

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Employ a consultant to identify opportunities to improve the accessibility of our platform. We have multiple translations but no easy-read version. This would help us empower more people in this community to have a voice on climate action

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No engagement method is a one size fits all but this platform can provide a safe space for many disabled people and their carers to be included in community consultation. Feel free to get in touch to discuss further; we're also keen to hear from this community to help us increase our accessibility.
hello.vocaleyes.org
sarah.h@vocaleyes.org

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- Using plain English
- Alternative text for images
- Subtitle text on videos
- British Sign Language versions
- Easy Read versions

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Use methods of engagement accessible to all members of this community. The world is disabling, make efforts to address this and be more inclusive.

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Reducing waste. Providing refurbished aids at affordable prices to people who couldn’t get them before.

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Little outreach events – eg: picnics! Tea and chat!

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Little outreach events – eg: picnics! Tea and chat!

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Using them as an opportunity to share and create plans, understand experiences and worries, and identify potential benefits to just transition.

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Add your contact details here – but remember this is a public board.

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Add your contact details here – but remember this is a public board.

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Share email address, Twitter handle or however you would like to be approached by others who might like to work with you. It also helps if you include your workplace and any details about what you might like to work on with others.

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A 12-month project bringing together organisers from across the climate movement to tell the stories that matter, and strengthen our movement in the fight for justice.

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WHAT?

The Climate Reframe project will highlight some of the best Black, Brown, Asian, People of Colour and UK based Indigenous Peoples who are climate experts, campaigners and advocates living and working in the UK.

Their diverse roles include the following:

Activists & Campaigners

Business & Entrepreneurs

Community Organisers

Cultural Creatives

Environmentalists & Naturalists

Journalists & Writers

Legal Experts

Policy Experts & Academics

Political Candidates

Scientists & Technologists

Urban Planners & Architects

Youth Activists

This list is by no means exhaustive and we could have included 100 different people, and have many still to discover. It's not meant to be the the final word on the subject, but the beginning of a recognition of all the amazing people out there with something invaluable to contribute.

WHY?

The climate crisis is one of the most urgent and crucial issues in the UK public agenda but the representation of BAME climate experts invited to add their voices and perspectives in the media, at climate conferences, and working groups is desperately lacking.

We want to make it easier for media, funders, conferences and campaigns to find them and strengthen their work by including their expertise and perspectives throughout 2020 in environmental and climate reporting and in the lead upto the COP26 climate negotiations in Glasgow.

The environmental movement in the UK needs to reflect the political and social realities facing BAME communities. We want to give a platform to BAME environmentalists who propose both strategies and solutions for dealing with the climate crisis. This platform will help create a pathway towards more BAME expertise and perspectives in the media.

Who has put this together? Please see the Contacts and Credits section.

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The Climate Reframe project will highlight some of the best Black, Brown, Asian, People of Colour and UK based Indigenous Peoples who are climate experts, campaigners and advocates living and working in the UK.

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Hire in a consultant with lived experience

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Hire in a consultant with lived experience

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This person could advise on messaging, where to place that messaging, which communities require help, and what type of help. Paying them a good wage relieves the burden that comes with being an expert on their own communities.

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Councils can see which other councils are doing well on ED&I. If they've done badly themselves, it gives them the incentive to improve.

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Those with the loudest voices are heard most easily.

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Those with the loudest voices are heard most easily.

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A 'one size fits all' approach doesn't take into account the needs of everyone. It's too easy to say that we need to do away with eg cars: not everyone can manage without them and there are more structural issues that need to be demolished before a blanket ban.

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Party politics can stand in the way of action

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Party politics can stand in the way of action

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The UK government had a 'levelling up' agenda - but it seems this may have been abandoned with the change in leadership. The short-termism of politics can prevent meaningful change.