Off the back of our Framing Climate Justice project, we produced this set of six worksheets to help you deliver different aspects of framing and narrative work… Project DesignHow to design and plan your very own framing project. Our Story How to build common ground in your sector or movement. Audience ResearchHow to better understandRead more
All posts by Rich:
Freelance Opportunity Work with us Fundraiser
PIRC are looking for a freelance fundraiser to lead six months of trust fundraising to support a programme of work to diversify, democratise and deepen civil society’s work on narrative change. We’re looking for someone who can develop our existing fundraising plan; draft and complete funding applications; research trusts/foundations; meet with funders to build relationships;Read more
Website Framing Climate Justice A new resource on how to talk about climate justice...
Stories are central to creating change: you need a good one to make it happen. But what does a good climate change story look like? Or more elusively, what about a good climate justice story? Climate campaigners are increasingly bringing questions of justice into our work, but it can be difficult to know which narrativesRead more
Charity Governance Awards We won an award! 2020 Board Diversity and Inclusion Award
PIRC is delighted to have won the Board Diversity and Inclusion 2020 Charity Governance Award. We were honoured to have been considered alongside two such amazing organisations as Happy Baby Community and Irise International. PIRC works alongside civil society organisations for social justice. We have recognised for some years that in order to live ourRead more
New Project Framing Climate Justice Applications Open!
Catastrophic heatwaves, devastating droughts, deadly wildfires and extreme storms. In 2018, the world saw glimpses of what the future could be without urgent action to solve the climate crisis. But everywhere, people are coming together to organise for real climate solutions. More than ever, we need to be fighting to win, to shift the narrative,Read more
New Publication General Election Communication Guide 3 For anyone working for a more equitable, democratic & sustainable society
It’s just seven days until the polling stations close. Depending on your constitution (and/or the most recent poll you have seen), you might feel we are living in exciting (or terrifying) political times, or you might agree with Brenda in Bristol that there is just too much politics these days. Either way, it’s important not toRead more
New Kickstarter VALUES: 58 IDEAS WE LIVE BY 1 A deck of illustrated value cards...
KICKSTARTER LAUNCHED Values: 58 Ideas We Live By is a beautiful deck of cards for exploring who we are, designed by Genis Carreras in collaboration with PIRC. “Love. Creativity. Enjoyment. Curiosity. Friendship. Purpose. Psychological research shows that we are all driven by the same things – but differ in how we prioritise them. Fifty-eight valuesRead more
Common Cause training in June
In June, we’re running a Common Cause training course in the beautiful hills of mid-Wales. It”ll be an exciting three days of participatory learning, exploring creative, values-based tools for social or environmental change. Find out more
IPCC: CO2 emissions are being ‘outsourced’ by rich countries to rising economies
The upcoming IPCC Fifth Assessment Working Group 2 report will cover outsourced emissions: “A growing share of CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion in developing countries is released in the production of goods and services exported, notably from upper-middle-income countries to high-income countries.“ For more on this problem, see our Carbon Omissions animation.
Smart CSOs – Searching for new cultural stories in civil society
In October the Smart CSOs Lab hosted a conference in Germany attended by over 80 activists and researchers from 14 different countries. This video was produced at the conference and shows voices of activists from different parts of the world and different sectors of civil society talking about their frustrations, motivations and inspirations to join the growing movementRead more
Common Cause Introductory Workshop
London, January 25th 2013 10-4.30pm
MPs pile pressure on Ministers to account for UK’s outsourced emissions
MPs have stepped up the pressure on government Ministers to take responsibility for the UK’s outsourced carbon emissions, in a series of developments today. This morning, the parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) published its report on carbon budgets, calling on government to review its current method of reporting emissions, and instead report on the totalRead more
How Defra’s new emissions stats only tell half the story 1
You almost certainly won’t have spotted the publication of Defra’s new set of statistics on agriculture and climate change yesterday. But before you nod off, check out this clever piece of spin by the statisticians.
The Common Cause Handbook
We’ve just completed our latest piece of work, The Common Cause Handbook. It’s a practical and accessible introduction to the importance of values and frames for organisations working towards a more sustainable and just society.
Why the doubters are wrong about green jobs in Scotland 1
This is a guest post from Friends of the Earth Scotland’s Energy Campaigner, Beth Stratford. The Scotsman printed a two page spread in the lead up to the Scottish election warning that the SNP’s target for 100% renewable electricity by 2020 would ‘wreak significant damage on the Scottish Labour market’, citing as evidence a reportRead more
