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PUBLICITY-BRANDING

USEFUL URLS

OWT development website:                 https://wpmonica.wingpath.private/1-about/   /wp-admin
OWT Old development: for trials:       https:/wpmonica-b.wingpath.private/
OWT Public:                                        https://ourworldtogether.org/1-about/
OWT weblogs:                            

        https://sage.wingpath.co.uk/admin/weblog.php?site=owt
OWT sitemap:                                     https://ourworldtogether.org/page-sitemap.xml
Image test:                                          https://sage.wingpath.co.uk/svgimagetest.php_

NB Climate/ACampaign/qcop26thoughts2- one with KA - line 150

~/Climate/ACampaign/ QattsandEmails  - for orgs.indivs, journals to contact - still some left in)

~/Climate/ACampaign/Branding/posterprints - where can order large prints and env friendly.

PASSWORDS and emails

wpmonica-b.wingpath.private/  oceanfire email monica@greenecho.co.uk
wpmonica.wingpath.private/  oceanfire email monica@greenecho.co.uk


Emails - wingpath - a3ouhHP
Emails - me - fiddle
Emails - frank - Merlin

login    - nBGZ91wq05

OWT user monica/selfheal pword   Oceanfire
Users of forum - goodwill


Possible courses of action

PRIORITY

Radiators and plumbing. 

When fitting a nut, to what it screws on to, looking directly at the nut head, it is clockwise to tighten, and anticlockwise to loosen.  If looking from above it's the opposite.
Any joints with an olive should not be reused - so need to take out the pipe and the olive back to a joint such as an elbow or tee or coupler. (If the olive stayed in exactly yhe same position (rather than neeeding to twist the  pipe out for exmple for a deeper radiator than the one replacing,) then it might be alright.
In general, I thin it best to put extra couplets in, so it's easy when need to make changes to take the pipe plus olive out of the coupler
Before start turn the heating off (turn thermostat down to zero) and if tank in loft ensure the ballcock stays up so it does n't signal by going down that the tank needs refilling. This stops the pipes and radiators refilling.
If want all radiators drained open their thermostat and lockshield valves and their bleed valves. If only want some to retain their water, close their valves.
Drain the systems from drain valves by attaching hose to one and taking outside over threshold. (have plentry of paint trays and tinfoil containers handy in case of spills.
When come to remove the radiator, close their thermostst and lockshield valves and the bleed valveto avoid any leaks. When remove leave the valve attached to the radiator to ensure no leaks, so unscrew using a plumbers wrench or large spanner the screw immediately below the valves. Have some blocks of wood ready to support the radiator when lifted off the valves - but if the rad has water in it or is big , then it will be too heavy for one (better to have drained first, but may still be too heavy -so get a friend or Letts person).
If not too heavy, can open one valve and drain one corner into a tray by tipping up the other end- may need to turn the valve on and off in order to give time to empty the tray. Maybe drain the bleed valve first.
Once drained, can remove the two valves if replacing the radiator.


Archive Dates:

(Our nice wine glasses) Champagne Flutes * 4  John Lewis The Basics Dishwasher Safe 170ml. Barcode 683 21706 Made in the Netherlands

Wed 24 th August I 2022 posted return to Thought (day we did 23 garden
1 oct 2022 moderna covid vaccine
>12 Jan 23 65232 18 Dec -2022 Nov - Posted Octopus meter reading
10th 22 Nov dentist 14 apr 22 hygienist
4th Dec 22 Emailed jennifer tringham re vaccine
11 Jan 2023 Breast screening. (£ yearly but have to phone now if want a check.
>1 Jan 2023 Contacted Royal Mail re parcel loss
23 Jan 65244 14 Jan 2023 checking 23
22 Jan 23 ordered nomads socks - 326562
23 Jan  2023 paid £25 reservation fee to Ripple - about 16000th person - p won't have enough electricity usage for this project (unless moved) but on list (for 5 years) for next one. Think need around 48Kwh usage to qualify.
23 Jan 23 Returned pants to Rapanui and Mosley jumper to Thought (Mosley ordered 14 Jan23)
Fri 10 Feb 4.30 Dr Lagan - GP appt with Dr Lagan for review and possible drug change (Was 13th Jan 2023 Friday  4.20 Telephone (or face-to-face) appt with Dr Bell-  see Notes under ~/Health - AF diagnosed and HRT changed to Ugegeerone
Th 16 Feb Collected prescription for Edoxaban for AF and started taking - at 12.00am.
Fr 17 Feb Ordered corduroy and samples. Ordered Nomads socks

AF Fri 17 Mar 4,20 Dr Bell Discuss medication - pills run out by 15 March  (17 pills left from and inc  Mon 27)10 March 2.30 Warren.Royal Surrey Echo Fri 10 Feb 4.30 Dr Lagan - GP appt with Dr Lagan     for review and possible drug change (Was 13th Jan 2023 Friday  4.20 Telephone (or face-to-face) appt with Dr Bell-  see Notes under ~/Health - AF diagnosed and HRT changed to Ugesterone
31 Mar 2023 1200 Blood Tests and Pneumonia vaccine.
Tues 25 April 4.15 Covid vaccine for Frank
Sat 6th May to Mon 8th May King;s coronation (went to coronation on Saturday)
Th 11 May 8.00-18.00 Smart Meter  at 23
We 17 May Goldie car recycled
Fri 9 Jun 8.30 3rd Fl Glaucoma Diagnostic Hub.  [Was   Fri 2nd June 9.00 am 2023 (changed from Fri 14 Apr 8.45am )(changed from 9.00 am] 2023) MoorfieldsApp Clinic2City Rd
Sat 24 Jun 8.45 AM: Royal Surrey Hospital - opthalmology appt for frank
08 Sep  Fri 2023 @ 13.30 AF appt with cardiology team @ Royal Surrey Dr Arvala Amin- changed appt to telephone because she had an accident.
18 Sep Ordered and Paid for (by bank transfer) pond plants from Puddleplants.
Sep 30  Sat 11.59  flu injection
Wed 4th Oct 15.20pm Blood test for Vit D (Dr Bell added Calcium, Pharmacist (who checks all drug prescriptions) had DOAC check at 6month instead of 1 year, the nurse also weighed me (in at 54.4kg with boots). Also did a cholesterol test so all in all, 3 separate blood samples.
Th 26 Oct First of the 2 Shingrix (non-live) vaccines. Next one 11am 26 April (I think - need to check the appt paper)
Sun 29.10.2023 11:35 AM Booking number Covid-19  vaccineBooking reference: 99151119 (cancelled appt on 22.10 cos had flu and not very well)

Fri 3 Nov 15.00. Wendy Hygienist.
7 Nov Nomads delivery (a week earlier than expected)
Wed 8 Nov 12.30 Ben White at Vito Energy to discuss heat pump installation. 
                   16.30 Boiler service. MV Heatting - Boiler on last legs
Fri 10 Nov Ordered new Beko washing machine £279 +recycling and delivery. Checked size in Currys in Guildford.
16 Nov 
-White Stuff order - Sophie shirt. Returned dress nd thnner socks to Nomads
Sat 25th Nov tree collection (fruit tree)Petersfield Community Garden, Waterworks Road, GU32 2AT between 10am - 3:30pm. Take wet bag for roots
                White Stuff order of hat. Everly dress ordered late pn 24th November
Mo 27 Nov 6 radiator - turn off CH and drain.
Tu 28 Nov 6 radiator. Design pipework in order to fit brackets and pipes.Fit brackets. Swivel and pivot radiator onto wood blocks then onto to base of bracket. Quite easy really.
Wed 29th Nov radiators (4) arrived. Ordered NFW  Will pack from Plani. 
Th 30 Nov Turned water off at 23. @ 8.30 tree surgeons First Call - at 9.30 re quote
Fri 1 Dec went toMinor injuries for frank falling down slteep slope to have head injuries hair-laced instead of stitched.   On way back went into something that gave a flat tyre
Su 3 Dec Removed 3 radiators and brackets  and took out enough pipe  pipes to where will start from afresh with new olives and nuts.
Mo 4 Dec{phoned breakdown , which does home recovery, to tow to local garage. Moore's can fit it in. 
Th 7 Dec Notifed new exp and security number to main ones that will be doing automatic payment soon  Swinton, Fasthosts, giffgaff. Still to do oyster, paypal, waitrose, healthy supplies.

FRI 8 Dec Mark Adams replaced my stopcock. Also while there I pruned the zephyryn and really severelt sorted out the honeysuckle - spearating all crossed stems unwinding stems from each other and I cut down 2 thicjish ones. We fixed hooks into wall for rose and put a third crossbar up on  the posts that screen the dustbins and tied the honeysuckle to it.
Sun 3rd-Sat 9th  Fitting radiators and removing old. After Frank got stressed and fell (on Fr 1st Dec when we had to go to Minot injuries to have hair-lacing (like stitching) to his head injuries, and on the next day we discovered his wrist all swollen and bruised, I took over and started to remove radiators being carefuk to turn off valves. As the week wore on, we had to have car collected cos on the way back from hospital Frank drove over something - p the kerb and flattened a tyre. So on the Wed we stopped to collect it and get more supplies from Screwfix. Around Thurs or maybe Wed pm frank was helping to measure for brackets, unpack new rads and pivotting rads onto brackets without using wrist much. And Fri afternoon we had to stop and got to 23 to have stopcock replaced. Sat 9th we finished the dry run of sitting all pipes sand elbows, etc.
Mon 11 the Dec - today the day of sealing and tightening  joints (oh and fitting a pipe clip to one rad before start. Then it's closing valeves and testing the pipe .system
Tu 12  Dec Testing and fixing leeks in new rads
We 13 Dec More testing and getting heat distribution better
Th 21 Dec [Clean windows outside][Clean windows insde and sills outside].  [Curtain]  [Sofa covers.] 
Fr 29 Dec garden at 6  on only good dry day - see Garden 6 below
Th 11 Jan 2024 - tax return submitted
16 Jan 23 and tesco. Brought back garden waste (2 bags) for bin collection tomorrow 17 th Jan
13 Feb Ordered glasses from selectspecs after c 1 week of testing
24 Feb Collected Pecan hedging
27 Feb 16.50 Spyrometer test Grayshott surgery- which ended up not having, but agreed to check with Moorfields to see if could have it.
Wed 6 Mar Face-to-face 16.30 RS Holter Room 1 Cardiology services, Outpatients 4 Level B  for monitor.     [Need to complete their form - uk resident, remove  home phone. Next of kin.  GP change tp Bell][ Also fill in their loan equipment form]
22 Mar Phoned GP surgery to say woul not be going ahead with spyrometer test. [Didn't actually, couldn'ta ctually, check with Moorfields. Decided to not do anyway on basis of original advice from Moorfields re not increasing pressure in my eyes (like Valsalva) but also just lowering my head (cos og hypotony). But als the NHS advice about not increasing pressure in head  especially for recent surgery in glaucoma, but somewhere else on NHS it said glaucoma and of course I have hypotonyy.  FInally when I am running I test my oxygen with oximeter and not found low so mt be OK. Also if did find anything wrong (COPD tested) I would not want more drugs so the only value in test would be to eliminate it as a factor in my state when running.

============ END ARCHIVE APPTS  =============

Mitch at Staples

Vista M208 great reviews (215) bendy arms           24.5+20-30 140-50-26-18
Vista 8200  good reviews (4) 
            fixed arms     30.0             138-54-39-18     
Vista 3829  great reviews (45)  bendy (n-f)  arms   24.50           140-52-27-18    

6 Hoover 07.09 (downstairs) 27.08 29.07 27.05

                Redo worktop surface. Finish drying out garage. Shorten blind and fix in bedrm. Fix doors.  Fit glass screen.
                Soup, quiche, custard tarts choc cake.
                23. Get tree pruned              

  • AF monitor Washload Watering
  • Refamiliarise with heart.
  • Order glasses Work out PDs and decide what specs and when to buy Screen and read glasses - Maybe 8052 grey and 5058 black.
  • Do hair colour 
  • Will continuation - %
  • Recycling Read
  • Maybe transfer money into ISA
  • [Consider Uk lessons continue as are for a while - maybe leave till discount or see how feel - try to do 4 a day, revise 2]
  • [Check got refund from Octopus 7-10 working days from 21 Mar so 1- 4 April ]
  • Dressmaking/mending


  •      Hedge planting in top-of-wall/beyond.
         Decide where to position bins and put in fence panel.
         Carpet cleaning. 
         Lawn mowing.  Moss scrapng, Enlarge area for fruit trees/feed.
         [DONE Jan/Feb Order privet/ hornbeam for privacy- maybe elder for fast growth.  - c 10 plants or maybe bit more  costing c £15+del maybe bit more] - around  hedging. 
                Pecan: Blackthorn, Field maple, Dogwood, Crab apple, Guelder Rose, Dog Rose, and Hazel. 24th Feb
        .
  • 23    
         Hedge laying and holly removal
         Hooks for honeysuckle around side, digging/reckying some hedge holes  . Tree surgeon                          
  • Dressmaking/mending
  • Recycling Read
  • Consider Uk lessons.
  • My Clothing Measurements  Chest 87  Waist 73 Hip 101


    PRIORITY OWT OPERATIONS

    IP Brendan probably: 213.31.202.225     - United Kingdom:   225.202.31.213.dyn.plus.net
    +44 7421 118 975 (MY MOBILE FROM ABROAD)

    DO NEXT

    PRIORITY (MN=Maybe Not

    LATER STILL

    DONE


    PERSONAL:

           

    Roof (still to do  Put ash in garage to remove dampness
    27-28 Aug More scraping and painting as discovered more paintwork that needed doing - under front windowunder side kitchen window andd odd bits ellsewhere, Still clamping.
    25-26 Aug    Third coat over garage barge and around door. Scraping and priming barge board by side path. Clamping front and back roof felt.                                     More clamping and topcoat on barge board by side path
    18 -19Aug    Filling with new better filler around garage door. Underpainting and topcoat.
    16 Aug         Scraping out old paintwork around garage door and roof
    9 -10Aug      Sorting out moss from c 8 bags and separating gravel and sedums. Taking buckets of gravel to roof. Painted and clamped back edge of roof                     Raked out and spread sedums,
    1-2-3 Aug 23 Trimmed and glued front edge and stuck down.Also glued on some grravel near edge.
    Fr 28 Jul       Tested whether needed clamping if also wiped back edge with white spirit. It does so bought more clamps and gloves and glued remaining strips on back of garage, left for 2 hours then stuck together and clamped. 
    Fri 27 Jul    Glued one piece at back and clamped for 1 day
    We 26 Jul     Cut felt at back of garage ready to glue and clamp each section.
    Fri 21  Jul    Still a bit to dry out before o sealing. Sealed and glued joins. Now uncovered and raining tomorrow.
    Wed 19 Jul   Rolled back tarpaulin and some of roof felt to dry - wind let in soe of rain from torrential storms - first opportunity to dry out to finish the sealing that left in  order to fix the joist so the fixing wouldn't stretch a stuck down felt.   
    Mon 10 Jul Scraped away rotten wood in corner on left side (looking out) of garage. Added hardener. Added some vertical wood further out (beyond corner where the plywood cracked. Took out recently fitted supports at front by door. Sawed  the end of the wood at right angles to allow a long piece from the table to be fitted over the front joist above the  door - long enough that should be able to screw into non-rotted wood. Raised the front end  using acropop on this sawn wood. Then fitted long piece to joist and screwed.
    Fri Jul 7 Used acroprop to support and raise joist and nailed then screwed in end-joist plates. Added extra support under joist
         Jun Frank removed rotten wood ends and painted with wood hardener and added bits of wood to back and front areas to raise up.
    Tue 27 Jun  Laid 4th strip but in 3 parts cos a convex and concave corner and a raised part. Laid 3rd strip, no complicated corners. Mo 26 Jun Laid 2nd strip.
    Thu 22 Jun Bought a tarpaulin. and end plate to go over end joist and raise roof where dips and collects water
    Tue 20 Jun am heavy rain so had to wait for puddles to dry out (Dee bac 21.9 25 19.9 25k on Wed)
    Mon 19 Jun  Laid first strip . Su 18 Jun Started roof clearing of doil,sedums  and gravel. Bought felt yesterday.  

    EMAILS & FORUM

    WEBSITE -

    OPERATIONS DETAIL

    TWEETS


    IDEAS: for forum, tweets, blogs,  articles

    Any topic.:Health education, food water, transport, finance waste.

    EMAILS/SNAILMAIL/DM/THREADS with ATTS

    FBG+ Followed by Greta. NWIP=>Celebrities bookmark folder for more info and contact

    FOR SENTS: seeClimate/ACampaigns/SnailMail/EmmaWatson.odt etc

    *MumsForLungs: *Possible: Earthday :  COP25Coalition: TheElders : David Attenborough : Leo :  Antonio Guterres: UNEP: : KA JS KNich StphReicher LorrWhitmarsh ClWillsher  KHayhoe CGardner XRPsyl ClPsy XR,   *XR : *XR uk : ADoctorsXr : @XRPsychologists: ClimatePsychologists:

    Some email types:

    RESEARCH on ORGS

    Mainly from file Climate/ACampaign/ContactOrgs.

    sage:/OWT/EarthshotNominators.html

    sage: /OWT/ContactPossibilities.html

    Project Everyone see file sage:/OWT/EarthshotNominators.html

    https://www.project-everyone.org/

    Twitter link: @TheGlobalGoals 140K globalgoals.org

    Co-founded in 2015 by Richard Curtis, film and TV writer and director.

    "Project Everyone, a United Nations Global Partner for SDG Advocacy and Outreach, seeks to put the power of communications behind the Sustainable Development Goals, also known as the Global Goals."

    "We are a not-for-profit communications agency that puts creativity and the Global Goals at the heart of its work. We create campaigns, films, and multiplatform content, convene partners and put on unique events."

    "We’re always excited to find new partners to further our Global Goals"

    We value: (2 things picked out:

    Progress for people and planet, with nobody left behind
    Creativity to make audacious things possible.
    Uncomplicated communication of complicated ideas
    Nurturing trust, freedom, diversity and passion in our team
    Collaboration
     and great partners
    Maximum impact for the global goals, always

    From one of their projects -Bringing the global goals to London Tech week.

    "The session culminated with Richard Curtis calling on all the founders to consider setting aside 10% of their time, or of their organisation, to not only focus on innovation for the Goals over the next ten years, but to connect with others working on the same challenges as them, reminding them that together we can deliver a much larger impact than if we remain in silos."

    Contact form   80ch*16 lines




    Count us In - some partners   see more below or here: sage:/OWT/ContactPossibilitieis

    Countdown
    ____________

    "Countdown (powered by TED and Future Stewards) helped incubate and initiate Count Us In, with other founding organizations."

    Countdown "are bringing together scientists, activists, entrepreneurs, urban planners, farmers, CEOs, investors, artists, government officials, and others to find the most effective, evidence-based ideas out there. Our goal is to identify the bold solutions that can be activated when people break out of their silos and rise to the challenge."


    AntonioGuterres
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    UN ActNow
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    "ActNow is the United Nations campaign for individual action on climate change and sustainability"

    "The ActNow campaign was launched at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 24) in December 2018, with a call from Sir David Attenborough in conjunction with the award-winning “People’s Seat” initiative."

    They have a mobile app, provided by AWorld, which provides a "fun and gamified experience" to "learn about sustainabilty". It provides:

    The data collected by the app is presumably shared with Count Us In, although it doesn't seem to directly correspond to Count Us In pledges.



    Leo Di Caprio (maybe check contact possibilities to see if copied everything)

    Home page of his personal website has a link to "Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation" (http://leonardodicaprio.org/), which redirects to re:wild (see below).

    The home page also a paragraph about the foundation:

    "The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation is dedicated to the long-term health and wellbeing of all Earth’s inhabitants. Through collaborative partnerships, we support innovative projects that protect vulnerable wildlife from extinction, while restoring balance to threatened ecosystems and communities. LDF works in 4 key areas: Species, Oceans, Wildlands, Climate"

    There's also a form "Join Us - What issue do you care about the most?", which I have "subscribed" to. Might provide more info on whether the foundation is still active and doing anything other than 're:wild'.

    On his biography page there's another form "Join Us - Sign up for email updates and help us protect the planet." - clicking on the 'Register' button for this gets a 404 response.

    I haven't found an email address for Leo, only a postal address: Leonardo Dicaprio, Appian Way Productions, 9255 Sunset Blvd., Suite 615, West Hollywood, CA 90069 USA. "Appian Way Productions" is his own production company.

    Another possibility is to try going via re:wild - see below.



    Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation

    "We support projects around the world that build climate resiliency, protect vulnerable wildlife, and restore balance to threatened ecosystems and communities."

    "The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation is now part of Earth Alliance
    A new philanthropic partnership dedicated to urgently addressing climate change and environmental threats to life on Earth."

    Founded in 1998.

    There is a contact form, but "This form has been deactivated and is closed to any further submissions."

    There is also a contact button, which is a mailto link to Earth Alliance.

    I think this website (https://stage.leonardodicaprio.org/) is probably no longer in use.

    Leo's personal website has a link to "Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation" (http://leonardodicaprio.org/), which redirects to re:wild (see below). This suggests that re:wild has replaced the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation.

    Earth Alliance

    "Earth Alliance, a new organization to help address the urgent threats to our planet’s life support systems – born out of the shared passion of its founding co-chairs: environmental activist and Academy Award®-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio, businesswoman and philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs, and investor and philanthropist Brian Sheth."

    Formed in July 2019.

    Earth Alliance no longer seems to be active. The website has only a single page (half of which I've quoted above), with a link to a YouTube video and a mailto link, but no other links. There have been no posts on TwitterFacebook or Instagram since May/June 2021.

    re:wild

    "Re:wild's mission is to protect and restore the wild to build a thriving Earth where all life flourishes."

    "Re:wild launched in 2021 combining more than three decades of conservation impact by Leonardo DiCaprio and Global Wildlife Conservation, leveraging expertise, partnerships and platforms to bring new attention, energy and voices together"

    There's a contact page with a contact form and email address: hello@rewild.org.


    Xrebellion
    ----------------
    @ExtinctionR

    https://rebellion.global/

    XR GLOBAL NOTES

    XR -What is XR

    From 2nd value -

    Aim to reach 3.5%

    "..The world is deeply unequal, with wealth and power levers concentrated in a small minority.

    From Value 4 We openly challenge ourselves and this toxic system

    There is a value in us making changes in our own lives to reflect the changes needed, such as changing our diets, where we go on holiday and so on (however personal responsibility can be overstated and is based, to some extent, in privilege). For all of these challenges we ask for room, patience and willingness to try new things to see if they support our goals.

    The time to act is now

    Traditional strategies like petitioning, lobbying, voting and protest have not worked due to the rooted interests of political and economic forces. Our approach is therefore one of non-violent, disruptive civil disobedience – a rebellion to bring about change, since all other means have failed.

    XR Global- Why rebel tab:

    The possibilitiy of transformation

    But guess what? The rapid, mass mobilization of people and governments to Covid 19 shows us how quickly we can turn things around when required. ... We have the example;We have the example; we have seen we can massively shift our behaviors and economic systems when required.

    "..Now is the time to acknowledge the facts of the Climate and Ecological Emergency, and apply the same thinking - mitigate and adapt to a future that is quickly barreling towards us. Build resilient systems, support the most vulnerable, shift to regenerative and distributive economies, and live within our ecological boundaries. We can shift the systems that have brought us to this point, because we have no other choice. We must reset our relationship with the Earth."

    What makes XR different

    "... We recognize our institutions are not taking this crisis seriously, and therefore we must shift the power back to the people to make the bold decisions needed through Participatory Democracy and Citizens’ Assemblies."

    You are XR

    Extinction Rebellion is made up of people from all walks of life, different backgrounds, cultures, and political affiliations - people like you, coming together to create a different story. We know the crisis we are facing, and we want to change the future. This fight is all of ours, and we all need to be willing to stand up for the truth and face it together.

    This is why we, as rebels, have come together to take action. We recognize the injustice - not just to the world’s poor, but to its unborn - that nearly half of global emissions are produced by less than 20% of its population.

    Non Violent civil disobedience

    "...history has shown us time and time again that nonviolent protest does work as a powerful means to bring about change."


    Why rebel

    We have no other choice. We rebel against the systems that got us here. We rebel for the future we want. We rebel because it is our responsibility to act. We have no more time to waste. Nothing is impossible - we can still write the story we want and we will. We as individuals can make a difference, collectively. We will do this together - transform the world, create lasting change and build a better future for all.




    X Rebellion UK
    ---------------------------
    @XRebellionUK


    EarthDay
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    earthday.org

    From email 28.02.22 with ref to report from IPCC

    We have to sit down and have a dialogue with friends, family, and neighbors about our changing planet and what we can do as globalcitizens to reverse course. As it stands, far too many people remain uninformed about climate change, which makes education and civicengagement all the more important. It’s been said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world;indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”1 The change we seek beings with us.


    This will require individuals, businesses, and governments to act boldly, innovate broadly, and implement equitably. We have no more time to sit back and wait for further environmentaltragedy. We have the power to accelerate innovative climate action plans, to Restore our Earth, and to build a sustainable future.It is going to take all of us to Invest In Our Planet.



    Transition Network

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    @transitiontowns
    29K followers
    https://transitionnetwork.org/
    Contact form on website.

    @transitiontowns on Twitter with 29K followers

    Contact via form on website.

    Transition Network is an international grassroots movement (48 countries and 23 "hubs"), with local groups engaged in community projects. The movement itself is focussed on groups doing local projects, but it's possible that the individuals in those groups might be interested in individual actions.

    They have a newsletter that you can subscribe to ( by clicking on the hamburger menu and selecting 'GET OUR NEWSLETTER'). The subscription form says "for news and updates"; when you submit the form the MailChimp site (which handles the newsletter) says "for workshop attendees and interested people". I've only just subscribed (24 Feb) so I don't yet know what's in the newsletter or how frequent it is.

    Local groups

    Totnes
    Stroud
    Stroud Imagines

    Farnham
    Guildford
    Haslemere

    Repair cafe, orchard planting, discussing active transport, stall at farmers' market.

    Fleet

    Seems to be defunct - no activity on its website since 2015.

    Trainers

    There are only 6 trainers in the UK, and none local. There are 3 in Totnes, 1 in Exeter, 1 in Glastonbury, and 1 in Oxford.

    There's just one in mainland Europe: in Essen, Germany.

    Transition Together
    -------------------
    @TransitionTog
    1.6K followers
    https://transitiontogether.org.uk/
    Contact form on website.

    Transition Together is a UK project launched in Nov 2021 by the Transition
    Network (see below) with £6 million National Lottery funding over the next 10
    years. It supports local projects, workshops and events.

    "Transition Together supports the Transition movement across Britain to develop
    and grow".

    "Coming together is how we can have the greatest impact. Trying to act alone,
    the challenges we face can feel overwhelming, but when we come together we
    start to realise our power and potential."


    Not a lot on their website yet.

    Like Transition Network, they have a newsletter that you can subscribe to ( by clicking on the hamburger menu and selecting 'GET OUR NEWSLETTER'). The subscription form says "for news and updates". I've only just subscribed (24 Feb) so I don't yet know what's in the newsletter or how frequent it is.


    *Possible
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    @_wearepossible
    29K followers
    https://www.wearepossible.org/
    hello@wearepossible.org

    UK group mainly getting people involved in doing small local projects (e.g. solar panels, bike riding), but website has some suggested individual actions for energy, food, etc. Actions aren't all that good (e.g. changing light bulbs), but at least they are promoting grass-roots non-protest action.

    Welcome contact from possible partners.
    Current partners: Glimpse, Wholegrain Digital,  CMS Law, Hackney Council,
    Scene, COIN, University of Leeds, Manchester Metropolitan University, Imperial
    College London, Climate Outreach, University of Exeter, Repowering London and
    Underdog Coffee

    @_wearepossible on Twitter, with 29K followers.

    Email: hello@wearepossible.org


    To join, have to provide:

    The only immediate consequence of joining is: "We'll send you practical carbon cutting tips and inspiration, as well as updates on what Possible are up to and how you can get involved."

    I received a welcome email the following day.

    After another 2 days received a getting started email. Ten ideas for getting started (most of which we've already done), and:

    "My co-worker Hannah will email you in a few days to ask you about you. She’ll want to know what you’re into, how you’d like to get involved, and what you’d like to see from us. She’ll also ask if you’ve got any campaign suggestions, so have a think, I’d love to hear your ideas." [bold was in original]


    The 'from' email address for both these emails (from Hannah Bland and Max Wakefield respectively) was hello@wearepossible.org, so they aren't providing personal email addresses.


    After a further 3 days received another email from Hannah, with a link to an anonymous questionnaire about my climate interests and how I might want to participate in Possible. You can look look at all pages of the questionnaire by clicking OK with making any selections.



    Mums For Lungs
    --------------
    @MumsForLungs
    10K followers
    https://www.mumsforlungs.org
    Contact form on website. - space for c 50lines of around 65 chars per line.

    Group of London parents, established in 2017. Primarily campaigning about air
    pollution in London.
    Have newsletter.

    Have resources page with links to other sites,including Possible and Client Earth.


    *Eco Action Families
    -------------------
    @EcoFamilies
    500 followers
    https://www.ecoactionfamilies.life/
    Contact form on website.

    UK nationwide group promoting environmental awareness.
    Suggesting lifestyle changes, but their top 100 (!) practical actions doesn't
    prioritize the more significant actions, and no way to publicize actions (apart
    from suggesting that you choose 3 friends to act with, and tweeting with
    hashtags #therippleeffect #ripplesheet #ecoactionfamilies #switchit
    #ecocidelaw).

    XR Psychologists
    ----------------
    @XRPsychologists
    1.1K followers
    https://xrpsychologists.co.uk/
    hello@xrpsychologists.co.uk or contact form on website.

    "We work on various campaigns, from working with our professional bodies, to on
    street actions, teaching, and thought provoking enchantivism…!"

    *XR Writers Rebel
    ----------------
    @XrRebel
    7K followers
    https://writersrebel.com/
    xrwritersrebel@gmail.com

    "As writers and citizens, we have a duty to tell the truth about the climate
    and ecological emergency, and to galvanise actions to address it."
    "As part of Extinction Rebellion we resolve to: ... Make moves towards making
    our own and our country’s carbon emission net zero as soon as possible. We
    undertake to take measures to reduce our own carbon footprint and support XR to
    change government policy."
    Have newsletter "including articles, poems, interviews with leading authors and
    activists, calls to action and more."
    They invite contributions - see https://writersrebel.com/write-for-us/
    but won't publish articles that have already been published elsewhere.
    Mostly looking for articles of 1000 words or fewer - one of your blogs might
    suit.



    The Elders
    ------------------




    *Rapid Transition Alliance
    -------------------------
    @RapidTransition
    3K followers
    https://www.rapidtransition.org/
    info@rapidtransition.org    General enquiries
    andrewsimms.uk@gmail.com    Andrew Simms, Research Director
    s.marsden@ids.ac.uk         Sophie Marsden, Communications Officer

    "The Rapid Transition Alliance is a network of international organisations that
    are engaged in practical work, research and campaigning to tackle the climate
    emergency"
    "We share inspiring and varied examples of rapid transition to show what kind
    of changes are possible, how people can help to shape them, and what conditions
    can make them happen."
    They have a collection of "resources", which are articles about various climate
    topics.
    Articles vary in length from 800-3000 words. I think your Resurgence article,
    or one of your blogs, would be a good fit with the content they have. They
    don't seem to invite article submissions (only stories of rapid transitions
    that have happened), but it might be worth trying anyway.


    COP26 Coalition
    ---------------
    @COP26_Coalition
    17K followers
    https://cop26coalition.org/

    UK-based civil society coalition of groups and individuals mobilising around
    climate justice during COP26.
    Includes NGOs, trade unions, grassroots community campaigns, faith groups,
    youth groups, migrant and racial justice networks.
    Want to keep group together - meeting planned for 25 Jan to discuss what to do
    next.

    P NOTS

    Merseyside Pensioners Association
    ---------------------------------
    @MerseyPensioner
    2K followers

    Campaigning organisation for older people in Merseyside.
    Seem to be mainly retweeting everything left-wing except climate issues.

    Union of Concerned Scientists
    -----------------------------
    @UCSUSA
    76K followers (website says 500K supporters)
    https://ucsusa.org/

    Group of 250 scientists.
    Research and communication with media, public and decisionmakers. Mobilizing
    their 500K activist supporters to advocate for change. So not really
    interested in grass-roots lifestyle/boycotting action.
    I don't recognize any of the scientists.

    ScientistsForXR
    ---------------
    @ScientistsX
    12K followers
    https://www.scientistsforxr.earth/
    scientistsforxr@protonmail.com or contact form on website

    "We are scientists who agree with Extinction Rebellion that it is time to take
    direct action to confront catastrophic climate and ecological breakdown."
    "This website provides scientific information about the climate and ecological
    emergency to members of the public and to other scientists. We also aim to
    connect scientists (from any discipline) with Extinction Rebellion."
    "To address the climate and ecological crisis we urgently need to see huge
    political shifts away from our fossil fuel-based economy. We need fundamental
    systems change in every industry and in every area of society that is
    fossil-fuel dependent."
    "It will be hard, but it is possible. But it has to come from governmental and
    collective action; we cannot do this alone."

    Scientists Rebellion
    --------------------
    @ScientistRebel1
    12K followers
    https://scientistrebellion.com/
    scientistrebellion@protonmail.com

    Over 200 scientists who are calling for a "climate revolution" and have signed
    a "demands letter", presumably aimed at governments and corporations.
    They seem to be interested only in "direct action", i.e. protests - their
    resources page has info on hunger strike, window cracking, paint throwing,
    pink slime, ...
    Scientists' Warnings Into Action
    --------------------------------
    @SWEurope_
    350 followers
    #ScientistsWarningsIntoAction
    https://www.scientistswarningeurope.org.uk
    contact form on website

    Paper by Phoebe Barnard and 14 others that "provides a guideline for our world
    leaders to take bold and immediate action to avert the worst effects of the
    climate crisis".
    Aiming to get 25,000 signatories to paper.
    They recognize that "Each of us can also work to change the culture within
    society as well as specific businesses and institutions to act responsibly and
    accelerate change. And each of us can make changes in our own behavior."
    But their message seems to be primarily directed at government and corporation
    leaders, although "Social movements, NGOs, academics, the private sector
    innovators all need to be part of the solution."

    ParentsForFuture Global

    -----------------------
    @parents4futureG
    3.3K followers
    https://parentsforfuture.org/
    Contact form on website.

    "Parents For Future is part of the For Future movement that focuses on making
    the climate strike movement intergenerational. We have been inspired by - and
    continue to work closely with - Fridays For Future and the school strike
    movements around the world."
    There are national groups in about 20 countries (but not the UK).
    No indication on website that they are interested in anything other than
    protesting.


    OTHERS RESEARCHED

    Launched Oct 2020.

    Some details from a Count Us In slideshow:

    Slide 6: "Count Us In focuses on a “non-activist” middle that is deeply influential but largely unreached by existing climate campaigns.

    Our audience is somewhat worried about climate, but:
    – it’s not their first priority
    – they are put off by activism and environmentalism
    – they often don’t know what to do
    – they feel their actions won’t make a difference"

    Slide 8: "Working with experts from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and others, we have developed a list of 16 steps that we believe are the most meaningful actions people can take on climate change, based on 3 criteria.

    #1: IMPACT
    Can it drive a major reduction
    in carbon pollution?
    #2: INFLUENCE
    Will it make politicians and
    business pay attention?
    #3: INVOLVE
    Is there something for everyone in our audience?"

    Slide 12: "The Count Us In aggregator adds up the steps taken on our platform and on our partner climate action platforms, combining and synthesizing data to show the collective impact of citizen action."

    Slide 14: "We have more than 100 amazing partners from sport, culture, business, civil society, faith and cities - across geographies - reaching millions of people."

    "Convened by Countdown, Count Us In has been developed with partners, including:

    To create an account you have to provide:

    Example of taking a step:

    "You're in. Congratulations! You're making a real difference! Come back in 2 months to tell us how you did so we can count your impact!"

    Also get confirmation email: "You’ve chosen to Drive Electric over the next two months. Your step will be added to Count Us In - Public Team at Count Us In."

    The step was supposed to be "Make your next car purchase an electric vehicle", so I was surprised to discover that I had committed to "Drive Electric over the next two months".

    It seems that whenever you "take a step" you are committing to trying it and coming back after 2 months to report on how it went. The step doesn't seem to be counted until you have confirmed it (and there is no way of confirming it before the 2 months - e.g. because you have bought a car).

    Another step example:

    "Congratulations! You're making a real difference! Come back in 2 months to tell us how you did so we can count your impact!"

    Count Us In have "Partner Platforms Sharing their data". I assume that this means that counts from these platforms are "aggregated" into the Count Us In counts. The Partner Platforms are:

    The Count Us In aggregator page shows the counts:

    There's an image suggesting that it might be possible to break down the counts by partner platform, location, category (Food, Home, Travel, Lifestyle), but it isn't actually possible.

    Do Nation

    "Count Us In's steps platform is powered by Do Nation's technology."

    Do Nation have their own set of 50 pledges ranging from more significant ones like "switch to a green energy supplier" and "meetings without the travel", to more minor ones like "use a saucepan lid" and "print double sided".

    The pledges have OK descriptions of why and how, but they are not prioritized.

    The pledges aren't all to do with climate - there also ones to with sustainability and health.

    It seems to be possible for individuals or organizations to create their own "campaigns" to "raise pledges" - haven't spent enough time to understand what this means or how it works.

    Do Nation have 47,396 users and 141,786 pledges. Given how minor most of the pledges are, the users aren't doing much.

    Accenture

    "The Count Us In aggregator has been built by Accenture."

    Countdown

    "Countdown (powered by TED and Future Stewards) helped incubate and initiate Count Us In, with other founding organizations."

    Countdown "are bringing together scientists, activists, entrepreneurs, urban planners, farmers, CEOs, investors, artists, government officials, and others to find the most effective, evidence-based ideas out there. Our goal is to identify the bold solutions that can be activated when people break out of their silos and rise to the challenge."

    UN ActNow

    "ActNow is the United Nations campaign for individual action on climate change and sustainability"

    "The ActNow campaign was launched at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 24) in December 2018, with a call from Sir David Attenborough in conjunction with the award-winning “People’s Seat” initiative."

    They have a mobile app, provided by AWorld, which provides a "fun and gamified experience" to "learn about sustainabilty". It provides:

    The data collected by the app is presumably shared with Count Us In, although it doesn't seem to directly correspond to Count Us In pledges.

    AWorld

    "AWorld was selected as the official platform to support ACTNOW United Nations campaign for individual action on climate change and sustainability."

    Hard to understand flashy website, but they seem mainly to provide sustainability "solutions" for companies and schools by getting their employees (and customers?) and students to learn by taking challenges, taking quizzes, playing games, ...

    Breaking Boundaries

    Website using David Attenborough's 'Breaking Boundaries' 2021 film to attract people to make what are essentially Count Us In pledges. Site is a sub-domain of count-us-in, but has separate accounts (I can't login using my CountUsIn email and password), the trial period is 1 month instead of 2.

    I assume the pledge counts are "aggregated", even though Breaking Boundaries isn't listed as a data-sharing partner.

    Don't Look Up

    Very similar to the Breaking Boundaries site, but using the 'Don't Look Up' 2021 film.


    Climate Power
    -------------
    @ClimatePower
    238K followers
    https://climatepower.us/

    US protest group.
    "Climate Power integrates hard-hitting research, polling, state and national
    earned media, digital and paid media to influence the national conversation,
    embolden leaders to take immediate, bold climate action, and expose climate
    deniers and their oil and gas lobby allies."

    CTRLshift
    ---------
    @CTRLshiftSummit
    1K followers


    "CTRLshift was initiated ... in 2017 for the purpose of creating a self aligned
    eco system to come together to affect greater change."
    Transition Network, Open Democracy, Centre for Alternative Technology, Ethical
    Consumer and many others "have been involved in a variety of ways" (and are
    listed as "partners").
    "Our Aim is to create spaces and processes that enable collaboration, alignment
    and action between change makers, locally, regionally and nationally."
    They seem to have an OK vision of the future, but they seem to be mainly
    talking (and holding events) about how to organize themselves to do something.


    Green Generation Initiative (GGI)
    ---------------------------------
    @GGI_Kenya
    3.7K followers
    https://greengenerationinitiative.org/
    info@greengenerationinitiative.org

    Kenya initiative founded in 2016 by Elizabeth Wathuti. Primarily focussed on
    education and tree planting.

    Children vs Climate Crisis
    --------------------------
    #ChildrenVsClimateCrisis
    https://childrenvsclimatecrisis.org/

    "Sixteen children from across the world are petitioning the United Nations
    Committee on the Rights of the Child to hold five of the world’s leading
    economic powers accountable for inaction on the climate crisis."

    Climate Interactive
    -------------------
    @climateinteract
    10K followers
    https://www.climateinteractive.org/

    Website provides interactive climate simulation models and games to help
    thinking about the climate.

    Climate Reality
    ---------------
    @ClimateReality
    590K followers
    https://www.climaterealityproject.org/

    Founded by Al Gore. Main concern seems to be training activists.

    Stay Grounded Network
    ---------------------
    @StayGroundedNet
    5K followers
    https://stay-grounded.org/

    Campaigning for reduction in air traffic. "aims to exchange experiences,
    support each other, and campaign together for a reduction of aviation and its
    negative impacts"

    Global Witness
    --------------
    @Global_Witness
    77K followers
    https://www.globalwitness.org/en/

    "work to hold companies and governments to account for their destruction of the
    environment, their disregard for the planet and their failure to protect human
    rights via campaigns ..."
    "Our methodology is: find the facts, expose the story, change the system."
    So seems to be climate-related investigative journalism.

    Global Citizens Assembly
    ------------------------
    @GlobalCitzAssem
    A Global Citizens’ Assembly on Genome Editing

    Women's Forum
    -------------
    @Womens_Forum
    31K followers
    https://www.womens-forum.com/

    "The world's leading platform featuring women's views and voices on major
    economic and social issues."
    Hold meetings and have "Daring Circles": "innovative cross-industry working
    groups convening  representatives from business, policymakers, experts,
    scientists, international organisations, NGOs and academia to engage for
    long-term positive impact on issues where women are disproportionately
    impacted, and where their leadership is crucial."
    One of the Daring Cicles is "Women4ClimateAction", which "promotes initiatives
    and solutions empowering women to lead actions against climate change and
    accelerate the transition to a greener economy, whilst raising awareness about
    the ways in which gender and climate intersect."
    I think they are primarily concerned with getting more women into influential
    and leadership roles.

    Green New Deal Rising
    ---------------------
    15K followers
    @GNDRising
    https://www.gndrising.org/

    Young people supporting the Green New Deal bill. Peaceful protests - seem to
    particularly target MPs (presumably because they are supporting a bill).

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        SEP 20 Recycle week
        SEP 20 Climate Week - UN Gen Assembly meeting
        SEP 21 International Day of peace
        SEP 22 #WorldCarFreeDay
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