Wednesday 24 March, 10.15am-2pm

St. Hildas East Community Centre, 62 Old Nichol Street, Shoreditch, London, E1 7EY

A free, participatory workshop on the impacts of climate change on women in the UK and internationally.  Come and find out how women are being affected differently and more acutely than men and why it is vital to include women in the solutions to tackling climate change.  The workshop will include a fruity beauty demonstration and a delicious multicultural sustainable lunch.

For bookings or more information please contact: Kate Metcalf  E: climatechange@wen.org.uk T: 020 7481 9004

Local Tower Hamlets residents celebrated International Women’s Week on 9th March with a series of workshops on food and food-growing, climate change and creative banner-making. The event, hosted by Zaccheus Project and Women’s Environmental Network highlighted the need to strengthen women’s voices in environmental decision-making.

Research has found that women are disproportionately more affected by climate change, yet due to lack of women in policy-making positions, women are are not fully represented when it comes to making big decisions about climate change mitigation.
The event demonstrated positive practical actions women and families can take around food growing, as well as showcasing what women in the community are already doing to reduce their carbon footprints. There was a tour of the new community garden, seed sowing, and a shared multicultural feast.