Some highlights of the past couple of ClimateXChange weeks:

Video interviewing in Banbury town centre, watching the Storymuseum's climate change story performed to enraptured children at a Kidlington School, finding out about the other exciting DEFRA Climate Challenge fund projects around the UK, taking part in the Creative Responses to Climate Change workshop, meeting new climate explorers, meeting lots of W.I. members at their AGM in the Town hall, taking part in the County Council's ‘Cutting carbon in schools' workshop.... it never ceases!

Taking Climate Change Literally

Two great events happened at the recent Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival:

• The panel discussion featuring Diana Liverman, Mark Lynas, Robert May and Tony Juniper attracted  200 people.
• The ClimateXChange workshop ‘Creative responses to Climate Change - conjuring the heroic' produced some fantastic and moving writing, some of which is featured on the website : http://climatex.org/articles/news/conjuring-creative-climates/ . As the workshop was sold out well in advance, we will be running a further series of creative writing workshops and events.

 Feeling bookish?

We've got multiple copies of Six Degrees by Mark Lynas, and How Many Lightbulbs does it take to change the planet?' by Tony Juniper. Borrow them and be the first Climate Change bookclub!

Climate Xplorers intro events

10 people attended our second explorers intro event on 26^th March - welcome aboard! It was fantastic to hear plans, and see what excites people about the toolkit.  Date for your diaries: Next intro event on Weds 9^th May 6.30 - 8.30pm- see below for more info.

Our Website...

... is changing daily - the most recent blogs include the experience of seeing Al Gore deliver his presentation live, and the recent explorers introductory event.

* You can now upload your photos! Please make the climate change community visual - we'd like pictures of you, of your events, of changing climates around you... and of the mosat imaginative Climate 'X' factor. Unleash your imagination and get snapping!

Climate viewing

Friday 30^th March, 6.30pm, BBC1, a view of Oxfordshire climate impacts in 50 years time. Watch it...and respond on our forums.

And at 7.30pm Inside Out
Climate Change: David Viner journeys across England in search of the best and worst places to live and Alex James finds out the true cost of removing your carbon footprint.

We've prepared a presentation illustrating the expected impacts..and pathways . If you'd like a copy by email or on CD, contact us. You can view the web article on:  http://climatex.org/articles/climate-change-info/climate-change-impacts-oxfordshire-words-and-pictu/ 

Upcoming Climate change events in Oxfordshire

These are all on our events calendar: Got an event coming up? Email us the info and we'll add it to the calendar.

Sat 31^st March: Sustainable Wallingford Climate Change stall, daytime, central Wallingford -

contact Sarah Webb for more info: 01491 838618 .

Thurs 12^th April: Climatetalk intro, Braziers Park, nr Wallingford 7.30pm

Climate talk is a facilitated game to encourage climate explorations amongst groups of 5- 8 people. If you'd like to experience it, and learn to facilitate it , come along. Transport can be arranged from Oxford - please contact Jo.hamilton@ouce.ox.ac.uk for more info.

Climate change: what you can do to make a difference

Thurs 19 - Sat 21^st April, Ruskin College

This two day course will include key speakers from the environmental movement and a range of practical suggestions you can try. You do not need to have any prior experience or knowledge - this is a safe, supportive and fun course for anyone with an interest in making a difference. A collaboration between Ruskin College and COIN (Climate Outreach and Information Network). Further details: amanda.root@talk21.com .

HOMES/PLANET. What should government do to stop the energy
inefficiency of our homes wrecking the planet?

Weds 25 April, 6pm, Lloyd Lecture Theater, Gypsy Lane Campus, Oxford Brookes University.
Debate with:

• George Monbiot (activist, journalist and writer);
• Mark Hinnells (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford);
• Andrew Warren (Association for the Conservation of Energy)
  

and presentation of the 2007 OISD Monbiot Awards 'Surviving Climate
Change' Further info: http://www.brookes.ac.uk/schools/planning/monbiot/.

Weds 9^th May: ClimateX introductions 6.30 - 8.30pm

Come and find out more about ClimateXChange, and how you can get more invovled. 

University Centre for the Environment, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY

• Meet explorers, swap ideas, find out who's doing what
• Discover the range of climate tools - lightbulb library, power monitors, games, DVDs, presentations
• Meet the ClimateXChange team

Snacks and refreshments will be provided. Please let us know by Tues 8^th May if you'd like to attend. We'd love to see you - bring a friend.

What events would you like to come to, or organise? Contact us with your ideas.

Thanks for reading, more soon!

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