Climate Cafe

Next Climate Cafe is - Saturday 7th December 2024 10-3pm

On the first Saturday of each month we are inviting people to take part in workshops, discussions, mini events that explore ideas around climate justice.

The Climate Cafe is an open, inclusive space for people of all ages who want to start to discuss or already have ideas around climate justice. The Climate Cafe is an informal space where everyone is welcome to join the conversation and get involved, and provides an opportunity to meet new people who also want to start off conversations about how to live more sustainably and tackle climate justice in their homes, communities and work places. It is a space to try out creative ways of making art, crafts, mending, re-using, thinking, cooking, eating, sharing resources and talking about climate justice.

Coming up -

Climate Cafe will continue in the New Year!

For an easy read visual story about Climate Cafe, click the button below

CLIMATE CAFE EASY READ VISUAL STORY

Gallery of images from Climate Cafe in October 2024

By Holly Johnson

Thanks to Friends of the Earth you can download the 52 ways to reduce plastic PDF below!

52 Ways to reduce plastic pdf

Gallery of images from Climate Cafe in April 2024

Photography by Holly Johnson

Gallery of images from Climate Cafe in January 2024

Photography by Holly Johnson

Gallery of images from Climate Cafe in November 2023

Photography by James Daley

In October 2023, Selim shared with us his Greedy Cinderella Recipe and Story, click the buttons below to find out more!

Greedy Cinderella Recipe

Greedy Cinderella Story

Climate Cafe: Contributor Call Out

This is a new project and we are looking for contributors to help make it happen!

We are putting out an open call for artists, creatives or community members who are interested in expanding their practice to think, talk about and explore the themes of climate justice in their work. This open call out is to run an activity to go alongside our cafe offer, this might include modelling a clothes/book/toy swap, a repair cafe or an upcycle cafe or running a participatory creative workshop or hosting a Q and A around film or something else entirely!

All proposals should have a participatory element and be suitable for people of all ages and abilities, to drop in and take part alongside the Saturday cafe offer. It is possible that elements of this creative workshop might take place in the green spaces around our building located at 72 Hartshill Road, Stoke ST47RB, but the main activity should take place in our Bread in Common cafe.

The fee

We are able to provide £150 per workshop, which is available for the artist/community member to cover the costs of delivering the activity on one day. We will be able to provide materials and equipment on top of this fee and provide support.

How to apply

To express your interest in running a creative workshop or modelling a ‘swap shop’ or similar, please complete the expression of interest form below, detailing any previous experience, what your creative activity or idea is, how it relates to the themes of the climate cafe, how you expect people might participate and what materials and equipment would be needed.

If you have any questions or queries in the meantime please contact kath.stanway@b-arts.org.uk or text/call 07544814720

Climate Cafe Contributor

- Expression of Interest

Deadline for applications: Rolling - apply anytime!

About You

Please enter your contact details so we can get in touch about the outcome of your application.

Name

First Name

Last Name

Email

I confirm that B arts has consent to store my contact details to let me know the outcome of this application.

Yes

I would like to be added to the B arts mailing list to keep me informed about artist opportunities and events happening at B arts.

Yes

No

Your Application

This section contains the application questions, and will ask about your experience, your idea, how this might work, and your availability.

Expression of Interest for Climate Cafe

To express your interest in running a creative workshop or modelling a ‘swap shop’ or similar, please write an expression of interest (no more than 400 words) detailing any previous experience, what your creative activity or idea is, how it relates to the themes of the climate cafe, how you expect people might participate and what materials and equipment would be needed.

File Upload

If you would like to submit any supporting documents (such as photographs, images, documents) you can upload them here. Accepted file types - .pdf, .docx, .doc, .jpeg, .png, .jpg, .mp3, .mp4, (under 10MB)

FileField; MaxSize=10000KB; Multiple; addText=Upload_Your_Files

Equal Opportunities

B arts asks these questions to monitor how diverse our recruitment process is, and to help us improve in the future. This section will not impact your application. Please note, you can select 'prefer not to answer' to any of the questions.

Your Age

Your Ethnicity

These categories are based on the Census 2011 categories and recommended by the Commission for Racial Equality.

If you would like to specify another ethnicity not listed, please write it below:

Your Gender

If you would like to specify another gender not listed, please write it below:

Your Sexual Orientation

If you would like to specify another sexual orientation not listed, please write it below:

Disability

The Equality Act 2010 defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse affect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. Do you consider yourself to be disabled?

Your Religion or Belief

Please write the name of your religion or belief system below, or write 'no religion'. You can also write 'Prefer not to say'.