👓 Divest T&W ClimateReads book group | Citzens Assembly South Tyneside (CAST)

ClimateReads Book Group: using the power of words to protect our planet, safe for future generations

Book selections and using words to achieve change!

Your ideas are always welcome! Suggestions can include books, journals, poetry or any other ways to harness the power of words.

Current ClimateRead:

Why it's been chosen:

As the vital Climate and Nature Bill makes its way through Parliament, this next title helps us contribute to debate and campaigning!
The loss of biodiversity that comes alongside climate change (due to evolution not being able to keep pace with the speed of warming/climatic shift) is as important for humankind as the warming itself.
This is a journey through all the wonders of the world, with the head of The Royal Botanical Gardens.

How to access it:

Hardback: £13.59 (we’re looking into getting them bulk from local publisher – please email if you’re interested. If you want to buy green Christmas presents, here’s your opportunity, at a reduced price with low or no postage)
ebook: Kindle costs £9.99, Kobo £9.99 - let us know if you find cheaper!
Audiobook: £7.99
Library: we’re requesting Newcastle City Library to purchase, please approach your library as well. If anyone is a member of Newcastle’s Lit and Phil, please request them to!

Date for review:

Wednesday, 5 February, 6:30 - 7:30pm on zoom
Please email divest.tw@assembly.org.uk for the link or if you have any questions, book suggestions or wish to join the group.

Previous titles and other recommended ClimateReads:

Our Fragile Moment by Michael Mann
Green bans, Red unions* by Meredith Burgmann and Verity Burgmann (*part 3)
New Internationalist (bimonthly magazine latest edition) - 'Climate Capitalism, Exploitation in the Green Transition'
Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies by Neil McCulloch
A planet to win: why we need a green new deal by Kate Aronoff, Alyssa Battistoni, Daniel Aldana Cohen and Thea Riafrancos
Ending Fossil Fuels: Why Net Zero is Not Enough by Holly Jean Buck
Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist by Kate Raworth
Paint Your Town Red: How Preston Took Back Control and Your Town Can Too by Matt Brown and Rhian Jones
Rules for Revolutionaries

What's the purpose of the ClimateReads group?

create a forum for discussion, gaining information and new ideas
provide supporters with the opportunity to draw on powerful new ideas and arguments
help us all gain confidence when engaging in the broader debate and policy development not only in our own campaigns but more widely with other groups, our local communities, the media etc.

Get involved!

If you’d like to find out more or help make this happen, we’d love to hear from you - please email Helen

Ways you can be involved include;

suggest titles for the group to read (we share these in our regular newsletters as well)
take part in group chats (not vital to be available for them all) – let Helen know if you prefer in-person or zoom
receive the notes, with feedback, from the group
help with practicalities (e.g. checking resource availability; occasional author involvement; looking into venues including those supporting hybrid participation)
suggest other groups that might like to be partner groups