Our northern Scotland campaigners’ day is now open for booking! Saturday 29th September 11-4
The elections may be over for a while, but #walkcyclevote continues! With the Scottish Government ‘Programme for Government’ announcement in September 2017 doubling the active travel budget it has never been more important to work together to ensure that investment pays off.
For some of us, that means carrying off the balancing of supporting new (and possibly controversial) initiatives from the powers that be – while still continuing to hold them to account. For others, it means making sure our local areas don’t miss out or get left behind in the dash for active travel money. Either way, campaigners old and new will need new skills and new ideas as we move into a potentially exciting future.
Join us in Aberdeen at the Coffee House with Aberdeen Cycle Forum and BikePaths4UnionStreet for the second in a series of localised training and networking events to share and learn from campaigners and organisations across Scotland who are working to transform their local areas – and our country. Book now – it’s free, but spaces are limited so don’t risk missing out.
Programme
10.30 Refreshments available
11 Welcome, introductions and programme
11.10 Setting the scene – funding is now available, but is there a need to change local political and public mindsets?
11.30 Local campaign in Scotland – what’s working for walking and cycling (Lizzie Reather, Cycling UK Scotland)
12.15 Short (5 minute) presentations from local groups
12.45 Local issue discussion in groups (Part 1) – What need to be changed?
1.15 Lunch and networking
1.45 Round up of creative campaigning techniques and how they have been used (Sally Hinchcliffe, Pedal on Parliament)
2.15 Local issue discussion in groups (Part 2) – How can change can be acheived?
2.45 Short (5 minute) presentations from local groups
3.00 Panel discussion
3.30 Next steps – action planning
4.00 Close
The event is free to attend but we are unable to provide lunch on our small budget – there’s a cafe downstairs!