Bristol Pound, Public Interest Research Centre and WWF-UK have teamed up to run a series of workshops under the Common Cause umbrella. These will enable you to explore the importance of cultural values in shaping responses to the social and environmental problems that we confront. What determines what matters to us? Why is there so little public pressure on today’s leaders for more ambitious change? What might we each begin to do about this?
People based in a range of organisations, but working with Common Cause, will be in Bristol throughout the BIG Green Week. Like to have a coffee and explore how Common Cause is relevant to your work, or how to get involved? Just drop us an email at [email protected]
Common Cause – The Ethical Debates in Advertising
4.00pm – 5.30pm, Wednesday 13 June
The Light Studio, Arnolfini, Harbourside, Bristol
Advertising is everywhere, yet few questions are asked about its effects on our consumption, our freedom of choice, or our cultural values. This workshop will examine the deep ethical dilemmas advertising raises – and explore some ways in which we can start tackling them, both locally and nationally. It will be run by Jon Alexander, former adman-turned-industry-whistleblower and co-author of Think of Me as Evil? Opening the Ethical Debates in Advertising; Agnes Nairn, co-author of Consumer Kids; and Guy Shrubsole, Director of Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC). For more information, see www.valuesandframes.org/events
Tickets cost £5 – book here.
Common Cause – Quick Introduction
2.15pm – 3.45pm, Thursday 14 June
The Light Studio, Arnolfini, Harbourside, Bristol
An interactive exploration of cultural values and their importance in shaping our responses to a range of social and environmental problems. It provides the background to other related events, for those who are new to Common Cause. The workshop will be run by Rich Hawkins, Director of Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC) and Tom Crompton, Change Strategist, WWF-UK. For more information, see www.valuesandframes.org/events
Tickets cost £5.00 – book here.
Common Cause – Personal challenges
4.15pm – 5.45pm, Thursday 14 June
The Light Studio, Arnolfini, Harbourside, Bristol
Working effectively with intrinsic values means connecting deeply with the values that mean most to us. In this workshop we will explore what those values are, their origins and history in our lives and the personal dilemmas and conflicts involved in
putting them into practice now. The workshop will be led by Rosemary Randall, psychotherapist and founder of the ‘Carbon Conversations’ project. For more information, see www.valuesandframes.org/events
Tickets cost £5.00 – book here.
Common Cause – Quick Introduction
2.15pm – 3.45pm, Friday 15 June
The Light Studio, Arnolfini, Harbourside, Bristol
An interactive exploration of cultural values and their importance in shaping our responses to a range of social and environmental problems. It provides the background to other related events, for those who are new to Common Cause. The workshop will be run by Rich Hawkins, Director of Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC) and Tom Crompton, Change Strategist, WWF-UK. For more information, see www.valuesandframes.org/events
Tickets cost £5.00 – book here.
Common Cause – The Next Generation
4.15pm – 5.45pm, Friday 15 June
The Light Studio, Arnolfini, Harbourside, Bristol
It’s not what type of planet we leave to our children that should worry us, so much as what type of children we leave to our planet. Education is a major influence on our values but how do educators ensure that its impact on values is a positive one? This workshop will be run by Morag Watson, Senior Education Policy Officer, WWF Scotland. For more information, see www.valuesandframes.org/events
Tickets cost £5.00 – please book here.
The Common Cause Assembly
10.30am – 12.30pm, Saturday 16 June
The Council House, College Green, Bristol
Join Casper ter Kuile (Common Cause campaign strategist and co-founder of the UK Youth Climate Coalition), Richard Hawkins (author of The Common Cause Handbook) and Tom Crompton (author of Common Cause) to hear about the explosion of small groups who are applying an understanding of cultural values to their work, bring your ideas to the open-space session, and find others to help you get them off the ground. For more information, see www.valuesandframes.org/events
This event is free – just come along
Campaigning with Common Cause
1pm – 3pm, Saturday 16 June
The Council House, College Green, Bristol
Join Casper ter Kuile (Common Cause campaign strategist and co-founder of the UK Youth Climate Coalition) and friends to learn about how Common Cause is being applied by campaigners across the NGO world – from disability rights to climate change. Work with others to begin to integrate Common Cause insights into your campaigns. For more information, see www.valuesandframes.org/events
This event is free – just come along
Values of Money
3.30pm – 5.30pm, Saturday 16 June
The Council House, College Green, Bristol
A discussion hosted by Ciaran Mundy (Director of the Bristol Pound) and Tom Crompton (WWF and author of Common Cause). Can we meet environmental challenges without changing our relationship with money? Might local currencies, such as the Bristol pound, help in this? For more information, see www.valuesandframes.org/events
This event is free – just come along
