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Communications & Climate Change

In this Podcast we interview Samara Croci who is a Brand and Communication Manager for Aquafil USA. Aquafil is a company that has placed the circular economy and sustainability at the heart of the company’s mission which is to save resources, give new life to otherwise lost materials and increase efficiency along the value chain.

 

Samara has 15 years of experience in communications for advertising, media production, social media, and branding.

 

In this webinar Samara will discuss the fascinating challenge - communicating the environmental problems we face today. It is an excellent school for a communications professional as it deals with something that you cannot always see, that is technical and complicated, and that we tend to avoid.

 

How can a company respect the environment go green and communicate its values to both its customers and to other businesses as well.

Samara is particularly interested in digital resources, and meaningful social media communication as well as video story telling to get her message about sustainability across.

 

This will be streamed live on Facebook where you can ask questions and make comments

Journalism & Activism At A Time Of Climate Change

This Podcast is the next episode in the Conversations Across Borders” series. It is about the journey of Ragnhild Larsson a journalist who made the journey to become a climate change activist

This was a knowledge journey through the different aspect of this issue - a journey in the forefront of the climate change movement. A personal transformation, from a journalist to an activist.

In September 2015 Ragnhild Larsson . a Swedish journalist, based in Gothenburg started the podcast "The klimatpodden" about climate change. In her statement she told us

"I am worried and upset. The climate crisis changes everything. Why is this not the top priority in the media? How come our politicians don't address the climate crises we are in in a proper way." In Klimatpodden, the Swedish podcast about climate change you will meet researchers activists and entrepreneurs who act to handle the climate crises we are in the midst of."

This will be streamed live on Facebook where you can add your questions and comments

My Tube train scribblings with Allan Boroughs, An author shooting for the stars

 

In this Podcast we explore what it means to be a writer and to guide others, particularly students, to a love of reading and creativity. Allan believes everyone has a novel in them. Allan is also passionate about climate change, the beauty of the world and nurturing the planet.

 

A key figure in Extinction Rebellion, Allan is no stranger to literally standing up for what he believes in, blowing the whistle, having brought the Enfield Full Council Meeting to a halt in January 2020 Scribblings on a packed tube train, nestled in between pinstriped suits and sharp elbows, Allan Boroughs had a dream of swapping sweaty commutes for writing full time, visiting schools as an author to inspire young people, spending more time with family and living part of the time in the countryside.

 

The stars aligned for Allan Boroughs in 2014 when his debut novel “Ironheart” was published by Panmacmillan, swiftly followed by his second novel in 2016.

 

Fast forward to 2020 and Allan is about to embark on an exciting literary adventure. On 1st June 2920, he will release the first of a series of 6 adventure books.

Does Enfield Council Avoid Robust & Proper Scrutiny

In this Podcast we discuss with Cllr Derek Levy ( a former Labour Party member) if the scrutiny and overview of Enfield Council is working properly and whether it is independent and robust.

 

Derek is in a strong position to discuss this as he is a previous chair of the Overview and Scrutiny committee. In 2018 the Leader of Enfield Council Nesil Caliskan was found to have breached the Council code of conduct after suggesting that Cllr Levy. should meet with her regularly to ensure he was “more closely aligned to key decisions” on Labour Group priorities.

 

The overview and scrutiny committee’s role is to hold the council’s decision-makers to account. It is supposed to remain independent of the cabinet and it was felt that this was an attempt to compromise that independence

 

Derek will discuss with us whether that situation has improved or whether Enfield Council is lacking in the proper scrutiny of its affairs - a scrutiny especially needed in times of crisis.

 

When we see nationally that Select Committees and Prime Minister’s Questions can be held online digitally then we need to ask what is happening in Enfield and to our local democracy

Local Government & The Democratic Deficit

In this Podcast we discuss if there is a deficit of democracy on Enfield Council.

Democratic discussion, scrutiny and accountability of Government both national and local, are important at all times and especially at times of crisis. During the War, Winston Churchill always respected the House of Commons and made himself available for criticism through the darkest hours.

But there are some who believe that this is not happening in Enfield. The Leader of the Council is not following the Churchillian model of holding herself to account. The Cabinet has not met and no attempt has been made to have online digital sessions where accountability can take place - and at a time when there have been questions that need answering.

This is a feeling held by a large section of the Labour Party, the Greens, the Lib Dems and the Conservatives. So we have invited representatives of those Parties to discuss this on a Webinar and Joanne Laban for the Conservatives, Rob Wilson for the Lib Dems and David Flint of the Greens have all accepted. We have also written to the Labour Group but have had no answer..

The digital world offers great opportunities to engage and answer questions in depth and we thank all those who have agreed to engage this way and hope the Council Leadership will follow suit.

Making Business Green - Interview Of Georgia Elliott Smith

In this Podcast we interview Georgia Ellliott Smith on what a “green business” is and how you can make business green

A green company claims to act in a way which minimises damage to the environment. As global warming continues apace and becomes an increasingly prevalent topic amongst world governments, many companies are doing their part to become environmentally more responsible or “green". 

But how green are they in actuality. Many companies has adopted the banner of corporate social responsibility but it is sometimes just a tick box operation and not embedded in the whole of the companies operations.

To ensure that a business is “green” with a minimal carbon footprint then what must it do and how can we ensure it does what it says on the label?

This is the discussion we will be having with Georgia who is an active member of Extinction Rebellion but also has a consultancy company that works with businesses that genuinely want to be sustainable and lower their carbon footprint - and with her colleagues she develops strategies to help them do that.

Considering Our Mortality: Katy Davies Interviews Mark Meatcher

In this Podcast Interview Katy Davies speaks to Rev Mark Meatcher about the aims of the campaign and his personal experience of helping families preparing for and dealing with bereavement.

Death is a subject that many of us prefer to avoid at the best of times but in a time of crisis where close friends or family are at risk of becoming seriously ill it is pushed to the forefront of our minds.

11-19 May is Dying Awareness Week which strives to make the topic more accessible and help people have those important conversations with loved ones.

Corona Virus & The African Continent

In this Podcast we discuss with Iboro Otu from Nigeria how the Covid 19 pandemic has affected the African Continent and especially Nigeria.

In the UK and much of Europe we have had basic infrastructures like health services as well as an active voluntary sector ( as in Enfield) and although hugely under strain they have coped in the most difficult of circumstances.

But what happens in countries where that infrastructure is not there and where water is not always available and on tap. How do countries with widespread urban as well as trial communities enforce lockdown and social distancing. And how do Governments both cope and respond.

These are some of the issues that we will discuss in this podcast which is one in our “Conversation Across Borders” series done through a collaboration of Travesdreams and GlobalNet21

Urban Parks & Climate Change Action Planning

In this Podcast interview we look at discussions between some voluntary Friends of Parks in the London Borough of Enfield to create a common approach towards climate change.

We will be interviewing Kim Lumley from the Friends of Broomfield Park - an attractive Park in the London Borough of Enfield about his ongoing discussions to collaborate with others to develop a strategy for Parks in the Borough.

Here we will focus on the potential benefits of Urban Parks and the Friends plan for Broomfield Park with the idea that collaborating with other Friends of parks and Greenspaces groups being raised as a future proposal. Doing this would great potential both for actions but also engagement and increasing involvement with volunteers and the community.

At present their focus is on their actions in Broomfield Park and they are in the early stages having carried out a review before moving on to an Action Plan for the Park to agree with the Council for the coming year. So we will discuss the ideas that Kim and his colleagues have had and are having with others, how he views sustainability and local bio diversity and how a strategy can be developed the would involve others

You can visit Friends of Broomfield Park Here … https://www.friendsofbroomfieldpark.org/

Mobilising The Community In A Time Of Climate Change

The Covid 19 emergency has shown that there is such a thing as society and that the community can organise at great speed at a time of crisis. But can it do that with the even bigger crisis that will affect us all this century - climate change.

In this Podcast we we will be discussing with Emma Rigby and Adam Mcgibbon how they think civil society can contribute at such a time of crisis

Emma mobilised her local community in Enfield almost immediately the corona virus went global and within days she had assembled 600 volunteers. She has also mobilised volunteers to run community safety patrols around schools where students had been mugged. Adam also organised volunteers to help those in need because of the corona crisis in his local are. As well he has run a campaign with others to get Enfield Council to divest from fossil fuels.

So how important will this type of mobilisation be as the climate change crisis unfolds on us and how can the community become involved. What can they do and how can they help us all to adapt to this crisis and mitigate some of its effects.