The organisers

The CLIMATE CHANGE & ME festival is a joint event run by Highbury Fields Secondary School, Drayton Park School and Islington Green Living Centre. It aims to empower the people in Highbury - and other parts of Islington - to become more energy-efficient, save cash & have fun tackling climate change.

The photo shows some of the organisers (l-r): Kerry Kirwan from the Green Living Centre; Julia Hodson, acting head at Highbury Fields School and Zophie Hodgkinson who leads on sustainability at Highbury Fields School. All the events are being run at Highbury Fields School, except the car boot sale on Sunday 19 October which is at Drayton Park, Arvon Road, N5. See more about Highbury Fields School here. Here's how to find the school using streetmap.

Drayton Park School is represented by head teacher Rosie Walden and Emma Jones, who leads on eco issues at the school, and runs the gardening club. See more about Drayton Park School here.

When is it? CLIMATE CHANGE & ME is a free festival on Sat 11 October, 11am-5pm held at Highbury Fields School. Just turn up (crèche, activities for teenagers too). Lunch on sale provided by the Iraqi Women’s League. TBC

There are also films & talks every evening from 13-16 Oct, at 6pm, Highbury Fields School. See the timetable for details on another post on this blog.

Timetable 11 Oct

Drop in to the CLIMATE CHANGE & ME free family festival to the events you think interest you, or stay for the whole day. Lunch will be on sale and there's free tea and coffee. Below is the programme of events from 11am - 6pm. Please note the organisers reserve the right to change this.

11 – 11.15 housekeeping, welcome songs by North London Mosque children/young people HALL
Welcome by comic writer Pete May. HALL

11.15 – 11.55 Speaker Polly Higgins (talk & questions) HALL
Time travel in Dr Who’s tardis for an overview of climate change

11.55 – 12 Facilitator introduces Islington’s Mayor HALL

12 – 1pm first adult workshops (one in each of 3 classrooms)


12 – 12.30 – Young people's performance HALL

Lunch available from 12.30 – 1.30
Lunch provided by Iraqi Women’s League TBC

1.15 – 2pm Speaker TV’s Penney Poyzer (talk and questions)
Climate change & me (including travel, energy efficiency, kitchen, food and community)

2-2.05pm Facilitator HALL

2.05 – 2.45pm Question Time with a twist. Politicians (Jeremy Corbyn MP, Cllr Katie Dawson, Cllr Greg Foxsmith - chaired by Bob Gilbert) HALL
What are you doing about climate change here in Islington?

2 – 3.50pm Come to the SWISH (posh clothes swap) hosted by Kelly Webb-Lamb (producer of The Apprentice)

2.50 – 3.50 second adult workshops

2.50 – 4.45 Creative recycling - a child focused workshop – maybe making something that could be taken away/shown off/ pester power/campaigning?? Run by Rohan Knox

2.50 – 4.45 Campaigning for kids workshop on pester power/campaigning?? TBC

2.50-4 Chance to look at stalls & ask questions
Opportunity to write pledges - what are you going to do about tackling climate change?

4-4.03 Facilitator HALL

4 – 4.40 Speaker Dilys Williams (talk & questions) HALL
What’s fashion got to do with climate change? More than you think…


4.45-5pm FACILITATOR Thank you & close with song by North London Mosque children/young people TBC, HALL

5- 6pm Cup of tea & chat
Chance to look at pledges/swap contacts. Questions for any of the workshop facilitators, questions for stall holders.


WORKSHOPS
1) How can I make my Victorian House more energy efficient?
Facilitators: Antony Melville & Sarah Harrison

2) How can I save cash and save the planet?
Facilitator: Kerry Kirwan, from the Green Living Centre

3) How can we have more fun in our street?
Facilitator: Debbie Warrener

If you have any questions please contact Nicola, 020 7704 6420