Local Conference of Youth 2019

Saturday, 23 November 2019 - 8:00am to Sunday, 24 November 2019 - 5:30pm
Manchester Metropolitan University Conference Space, M15 6BG

The IES is proud to be supporting the UK’s first ever Local Conference of Youth (LCOY).  The IES session will be a training workshop on carbon literacy.

If you’re a young person and would like to be more engaged on what is the very urgent topic of climate change, join what is promising to be an inclusive, eye-opening event, where you can truly make a difference.

What you will hear about
The key themes at the heart of our event will be:

  • Climate justice
  • History and science of climate change
  • Activism and empowerment
  • Policy and business
  • Art and culture

There will be over 30 workshops on a variety of topics, ranging from conservation to renewable energy and sustainable fashion. The panels and workshops are sure to inspire you to engage even more in our fight against climate change.

To give you a quick taster of the workshops available:

  • Historical injustices and climate change
  • Climate justice in the Maldives
  • Climate change and modern day slavery
  • The role of the science sector in the transition to a sustainable society
  • Filmmaking in the age of activism
  • And many, many more...

Learn more

Who to contact

Derek Jardine

Events & Training Lead

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