Climate Lab Pendle

Developing local responses to the intersecting crises of climate, inequality and hate through a creative, community-led mass engagement programme.

​Climate Lab Pendle promotes knowledge, discernment, listening, respect and collective action. We are delivering a range of activities in Nelson and across Pendle, including Climate Fresks*, Talkaoke, artist-led talks and skills building, people's assemblies and reflective practice.

" We are living through a time of intersecting crises, playing out at both global and local levels. The entanglement of growing inequality alongside escalating divisions and hate in our societies can feel overwhelming, all exacerbated by the deepening climate crisis. 

This project sits on the exploratory edge of how to live both healthily and respectfully in this time of deep uncertainty, and is part of growing our collective resilience and community cohesion that will empower a clear community voice to steer local decision making." Tom Deacon (Catalista) 

We are working with Tom Deacon (Catalista), The People Speak, Building Bridges Pendle, artist Dana Olarescu, Art of Small Talk (Islamabad) and a community collective.

Together, we are co-developing Climate Lab Pendle, building on a pilot we did in 2024 with Pendle Borough Council.

We are supporting the community to collectively navigate the complexities of the polycrisis, developing local and global perspectives, communication and leadership skills and dialogue across difference.


There are now two more public dates available in this years programme for Climate Lab Pendle of free Climate Fresk workshops which you would be very welcome to attend, they are:

23rd June 11-3, Nelson Library (lunch provided)
14th July, 11-3 Building Bridges, Scotland Rd, Nelson (lunch provided)

Climate Fresk is a collaborative creative card game that brings people together in conversation around Climate Change, exploring both the most recent science and also emotions and collective solutions to the problem we are together facing.

Here is a link to a video explaining more about the game if interested: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm4s8iGvknU


Please email [email protected] to book a space on either of these dates.
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