Larger Us

Our workshops are fun, friendly, interactive, and we’re all learning together. Book your place now! Thursday 14th November @ 10am-12pm is.gd/gNd4h9 Monday 18th November @ 6pm-8pm is.gd/cSn4gA Thursday 21st November @ 12pm-2pm is.gd/9xdRno

👉 Want to get better at starting positive conversations about climate in your community, or with friends, family or colleagues 👉 Worry about coming across as preachy, judgemental or not expert enough 👉 Want to spend time with other lovely people who feel the same!

Exciting news - we’ll be running three of our workshops on ‘How to have conversations about climate change’ his month, and you're invited! Places are free, so sign up and join us if you: 👉 Care about climate change and its impact on people and our planet

What do you say when someone makes it clear they think the violence, racism and Islamaphobia we’re seeing on our streets might be justified? Such a great piece by my colleague Claire on why and how we need to have that courageous conversation larger.us/ideas/how-to-t…

Happening tomorrow night - still a few places if you'd like to come along!

So a guy flies in to a bar... Here's the story of what happened when some bloke popped out to his local for a quick pint. In a helicopter. And then someone who'd done our climate conversations training decided to say something.

Larger Us was born in East Jerusalem five years ago this month – and today, things are worse than ever. Is there any hope for a larger us instead of the horrific them-and-us dynamics we’re witnessing in the Middle East?

How did an apparently settled cross-party consensus on net zero give way this suddenly to both Labour and the Conservatives backing away from their climate commitments? And what can climate campaigners do about it? A🧵 (or blog here if you prefer): larger.us/ideas/after-ux…

How did an apparently settled cross-party consensus on net zero give way this suddenly to both Labour and the Conservatives backing away from their climate commitments? And what can climate campaigners do about it? larger.us/ideas/after-ux…

What's the role of ‘opponents’ in the climate narrative? Should we be thinking in these terms at all? Explore these q's at this Inter-Narratives event, with our colleague @noorafiraq & other speakers from @NEON_UK @CCRI_UK @LargerUsNetwork. 📅27 July eventbrite.co.uk/e/attack-engag…

@ivorinfo @TessHumble Thought you’d enjoy this one :-)

@LargerUsNetwork @TessHumble holy moly! This is amazing

Our latest case study in larger us change-making is out! We spoke to community organiser @TessHumble about Glasgow's Lament, a powerful ritual designed to bring communities most impacted by economic, social and climate crises together in grief larger.us/ideas/how-to-b…

Great to have this piece on our new climate conversations project published on @DeSmog this morning desmog.com/2023/05/15/bre…

Really lovely idea here from @lzsl alternativeoath.uk

So interesting to chat with @friends_earth Co-Executive Director Hugh Knowles (speaking here in personal capacity) about how social media undermines activism on the @LargerUsNetwork podcast buzzsprout.com/1738464/127184…

Really looking forward to speaking at the @BigTentIdeas Festival's session on Better Conversations alongside @ProfTimBale, @claire_ainsley and @CormacRussell. Come along if you're in York on 17 June! More info and (free) tickets here: bigtent.org.uk

So pleased to have this new collaboration between @LargerUsNetwork and @UniofNewcastle's School of Arts and Cultures, and especially to be teaming up with @DrKelsinho who runs their incredible course on storytelling and collective psychology

@turi, founder @askParlia and @Demotix, currently venture partner at @northbasemedia focused on media tech, journalism and new media in growth markets. (6/7)

Dami Makinde, co-founder and former co-CEO @webelong, board member ​​@actbuildchange, Eisenhower Youth Fellow and former social integration policy advisor to London Mayor’s office. (5/7)

We’re absolutely thrilled to share that we have some excellent new faces joining our Board. The field of candidates was truly brilliant and we were a little overwhelmed by the calibre of people who wanted to support us on our journey. (1/7)