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   Ta(l)king Action is a series of FREE online labs created to allow people to hear from experts on a range of environmental issues, hold discussions with others around those issues and pledge to take action - either as individuals or as part of an organisation - to change behaviours and progress towards the zero carbon future we must all now embrace. 

The next session will be on the 18th of May 7.30-9pm and will focus on Mental Health and Wellbeing in Environmental Activism 

Speakers will include: 

• Alison & Lucy Tomlin Oak Tree Sustainable Living Centre
• Judith Anderson of the Climate Psychology Alliance

Click here to book your ticket.

Click here to get some inspiration from pledges made in previous sessions

Ta(l)king Action is brought to you by Oak Tree Sustainable Living Centre, St Nicks York and Speak Carbon. 

Once you have booked your place you will receive more details nearer the time. Please check your junk/spam folders as sometimes emails can get lost.

Note: these sessions will be online via Zoom until we're able to meet safely.  

Eco-anxiety can be a big problem within environmental activism. Many of us made the decision to get involved and become part of the movement in order to feel more empowered and in control of our futures. However, this naturally leads to wider learning and a deeper understanding of the issues we are facing, which can at times make us feel even more scared and disempowered than before.

Oak Tree have therefore developed a toolkit to help people manage these feelings, build emotional resilience and maintain good mental health and wellbeing whilst remaining engaged in their work and learning. 

The kit is currently in the final stages of development and once it's finished, will be available to download from our site. It includes a presentation, facilitator notes and several group activities and is designed to be delivered to groups of staff and/or volunteers in any environmental organisation or group as a way of opening up discussions around wellbeing and supporting team members to remain mentally healthy.

The resources will be available free of charge, but a donation to help us continue our work would be much appreciated. They are designed to be simple and accessible to deliver as an in-house session of around 1-1.5 hours, or please get in touch if you would like to discuss us delivering the session for you.

Speak Carbon are a brilliant organisation providing individuals and organisations with carbon literacy courses in order that we can all have more meaningful and informed discussions about climate change.

As well as partnering with Speak carbon alongside St Nicks to deliver Ta(l)king Action;  Oak Tree are now also part of the Speak Carbon Collective, a transformative movement rolling out Speak Carbon training in communities, education settings and organisations across Yorkshire and beyond. 

Click here see our course catalogue of current dates, or to discuss bespoke training for your organisation please contact us on hello@speakcarbon.earth.uk

We are proud to support the Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) by encouraging donations (via the banner link at the top of this site), lobbying local decision makers and spreading the word about the detrimental impact the huge increase in flight proposed under the expansion will have on the climate and the people of Leeds. For more info on the campaign and why its so important, check out these interviews with Oak Tree founder Alison Tomlin and GALBA member Alistair Cameron.

We're so please to be working with St Nicks on our first project Ta(l)king Action. St Nicks are a centre for green living in York and are doing fantastic work around mental wellbeing and nature.

We are very excited to announce our partnership with the fantastic folk at The Climate App. As well as helping out with testing, we will be spending shouting about this amazing app across our socials as they near the launch date for the app itself...which promises to be an amazing tool and for anyone trying to reduce their carbon footprint...keep an eye on our social media channels for more info!