How do you feel about climate change?

Maybe that’s not a question you ask yourself. Many people don’t.

Yet the climate crisis evokes lots of feelings, in all of us. And sharing these can be helpful. You will have an opportunity to do so at the Bruntsfield Climate Café, 6.00 pm – 7.30 pm, 5 May, Eric Liddell Community (Café Annex).

A climate café is a safe, confidential space to express thoughts and emotions around what’s happening to our climate, without being judged. That’s the only agenda. The focus is not on debate or activism — there are plenty of other spaces for that. 

We call it a café because it’s a relaxed environment and there will be refreshments (tea, coffee and cake). 

Everyone is welcome. The only requirement is that you are willing to listen and respect what other people bring.

If you’d like to come, please let us know in advance. Expect up to 10 people per café, including two facilitators. 

You are warmly invited to a community event on Saturday, 5 March, 2.00 – 4.00 pm: the Sustainable Community Café, in the Upper Hall, Bruntsfield Evangelical Church. It will be a welcome opportunity to catch up with each other (and make new friends!) as we emerge from winter and the ups-and-downs of Covid.

There will be cake, coffee, tea and soft drinks, a raffle and silent auction, kids’ activities, and plenty of blether. And BANZAI will host stalls on themes such as:

• gardening for biodiversity (including seed gifts and pond DIY)
• home energy retrofitting
• sustainable transport (e.g., local car sharing)
• Bruntsfield climate café

As well as all that, we are looking forward to participation by neighbouring sustainability initiatives such as Dig In Community Greengrocers, Fountainbridge Canalside Initiative and The Forge.

The venue is wheelchair-friendly.

We will update this page as more information becomes available. Date of last edit:

22 February, 2022