Event Description Walking is healthy and can be fun, interesting, sociable and great for your wellbeing. It is a simple way of getting more active. But how can you do more of it? There are group walks, ideas and resources …
In 2021, for the first time, The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released data on how safe people feel in different public settings. One in two women felt unsafe walking alone after dark in a quiet street near their home, …
Event details Inaugural Lecture Making dramas about the past has always been a political act, because how you respond to history shows how you’re thinking about the present. Yet history plays have been notably absent from recent culture-war attacks on …
In 2021, for the first time, The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released data on how safe people feel in different public settings. One in two women felt unsafe walking alone after dark in a quiet street near their home, …
Bus Accessibility Day Come and join us at our Bus Accessibility Day on 23 September 2023 and meet York's bus operators where you can explore the buses while they're stationary and hear about how we're making your journeys more accessible. …
Event Description Understanding climate science might seem intimidating, but it’s important we get to grips with it. The Climate Fresk turns climate science into a team game, where we work together to connect the causes, mechanisms and effects of the …
Get to grips with Climate Science: Climate Fresk workshop Read More »
Event Description Join in and start making a real difference to how you feel and help the environment! Details of the practical conservation tasks scheduled will be confirmed at a closer date. They could include pond work, habitat management or …
Practical Conservation with The Conservation Volunteers Read More »
Event Description Come along and find out more about the Friends of Rowntree Park Wildlife Area project that includes a pond, orchard, bog garden, wildflower meadow and more. Get involved on the day with some volunteering, including have a go at scything. …
An informative in-person event where Health and social care providers and York residents come together to share their experiences. This event is hosted by Healthwatch York. The theme for this event is how you access your doctors, pharmacy, dentist and …
Event Description Calling all teachers and educators! Outdoor learning provides interesting and challenging opportunities for pupils to experiment and engage with curriculum topics and can help to develop a wide range of skills including problem solving, communication. This short CPD …
Event details CHE Policy Forum The way the NHS pays providers of emergency healthcare has been changing with an increasing emphasis on what is called blended payment. This means that there is discretion to move away from nationally set prices …
Paying for emergency care: Why one size (probably) doesn’t fit all Read More »
Event Description Environmental Sustainability at York (ESAY) is a University of York-based team that helps to connect the activities we are doing on environmental sustainability within teaching, research and campus operations to deliver new joined-up benefits and create impact within and …
Together We Thrive: Join our talk to hear about, and discuss, how the environmental movement can be made inclusive! Speakers: 1. Flick Williams is a Disability Rights Activist based in York. She has an MA in Disability Studies from the …
Event Description What are the barriers and opportunities for disabled people to have their say on sustainability? In this session, we will share an overview of disability and ableism and delve into the consequence of ableism in the environmental movement. …
Taking place at the New Earswick Folk Hall on Thursday 28 September from 3.30 – 5pm, we would like to invite you to come and discover the work we do to enhance the psychological and social wellbeing of local people with long-term neurological …
Event Description Join us for a panel discussion and public ideas exchange on trade unions and climate justice, jointly hosted by York and District Trades Union Council and Yorkshire and Humber TUC. We’ll be joined by speakers from a number …
Trade Unions and Climate Justice: Can We Have Good Jobs and Green Public Services? Read More »
Event Description Join the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament for talks and a Q&A on 2 global threats facing this generation. Dr. Phil Webber (Scientists for Global Responsibility) will speak on the cost and effects of nuclear weapons. This will be …
Politics sucks. But there is another way... Join the People’s Assembly. Extinction Rebellion York, in partnership with Yorkshire CND, invite you to the People’s Assembly - held as part of York Environment Week 2023. In 2019, Extinction Rebellion York hosted …