“Thank You For The Rain is a collaborative film made by Kisilu Musya, a Kenyan farmer, climate change fighter and video diarist, and Julia Dahr, a Norwegian filmmaker and activist. Living in completely different parts of the world, Kisilu and Julia found each other through this project, and have been working together for more than five years to complete Thank You For The Rain. Five years ago Kisilu, a Kenyan farmer, started to use his camera to capture the life…

Inspired by trying to recreate photosynthesis in the laboratory, Dr Rudd has research experience that includes the conversion of carbon dioxide into fuels. Her talk will commence with an overview of her educational work on the climate emergency, then describe work with a steel manufacturer on capturing carbon dioxide and using catalysts to convert it into fuels that potentially help to move towards a neutral balance of emissions. https://www.brlsi.org/events-proceedings/events/tackling-climate-change-personal-and-industrial-level  

Amelia Womack, Deputy Leader, Green Party Abstract: From Cumbria to Lancaster and Yorkshire to Cornwall, the UK has seen an increase of devastating floods hitting our communities. With predications stating that climate change alongside environmental destruction will make these extreme weather events more common and sever, then what can we do from a political, environmental and community perspective to ensure we are resilient against these disastrous events. Biography: Amelia’s three years as Green Party deputy leader have seen her work…

“The documentary Tomorrow sets out to showcase alternative and creative ways of viewing agriculture, economics, energy and education. It offers constructive solutions to act on a local level to make a difference on a global level. So far, no other documentary has gone down such an optimistic road… TOMORROW is not just a film, it is the beginning of a movement seeking to encourage local communities around the world to change the way they live for the sake of our…