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Catalyst Campaignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03944483864717846515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994465196439463308.post-69253575721772151362015-06-09T13:52:00.001+01:002015-06-09T13:52:10.194+01:00<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/130186334" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe> <br />
<span style="background-color: #f4f5f7; color: #71767a; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 21px;">On the 9th May 2015, Findhorn Coastal Rowing Club launched their beautiful new St Ayles skiff, 'Joppa', built by a very dedicated team from the local community. There was a huge turnout from the village, the surrounding area and other Moray Firth coastal rowing clubs. Everyone enjoyed tea and pies at the pier along with some vigorous singing of sea shanties! The day was rounded off with a ceilidh in the hall.</span>Catalyst Campaignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03944483864717846515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994465196439463308.post-81794079773212395562013-04-01T19:00:00.000+01:002013-05-20T20:16:22.116+01:00Promoting Black Isle Bike Fest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We were delighted to work with new editor Mandy Meikle to design this month's issue of Reforesting Scotland magazine. It has the theme <i>Coping with catastrophe</i> and covers the range of issues foresters and woodland stewards have to plan for in the face of threats such as epidemics of new tree diseases, storms and climate change. You can become a member and order your issue at <a href="http://www.reforestingscotland.org/">www.reforestingscotland.org</a>Catalyst Campaignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03944483864717846515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994465196439463308.post-75553483846304156132013-03-31T19:06:00.000+01:002013-04-01T19:09:29.766+01:00The Melting Pot - Scotland's Centre for Social Innovation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This month we've produced promotional banners for the Melting Pot's upcoming events.<br />
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Find out more at <a href="http://www.themeltingpotedinburgh.org.uk/">www.themeltingpotedinburgh.org.uk</a>Catalyst Campaignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03944483864717846515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994465196439463308.post-64033874035984757642013-03-30T13:46:00.000+00:002013-05-02T12:58:31.782+01:00Four wooden walls to make the heart sing<!--StartFragment-->
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;">Sometimes the most profound ideas are best embodied
in the smallest of packages. Authenticity is the key, and the lovely Woodman’s
Hut at Nethy Bridge has it in abundance. Every detail of this beautifully
simple building has been created with warm-hearted consideration for the
wellbeing of the people who spend time there, writes Karen Grant. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;">Occasionally a
building welcomes you with the warmth of the good hearts that built it. This is
true of the Woodman’s Hut, built by David and Valery Dean in three acres of
woodland near their well-loved hostel, The Lazy Duck. The Woodman’s Hut was
built as a retreat for one or two people, just a short walk from their cosy and
characterful eight-bed hostel. The Deans enlisted talented local craftsmen Rob
Clarke and Dave Robson to do the construction, and the finished cabin shows the
care and creativity of all the people involved. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;">One snowy
afternoon in January, I visited Nethy Bridge to meet David in the hut at the
edge of pine woodland looking directly up to Cairngorm and Bynack More. </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;"><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The hut sits almost smiling
at the side of the old Woodman’s path which was
constructed in the 19<sup>th</sup> Century and used again during the First
World War to move timber to the mill in Nethy. David and Valery have since
reinstated the path, which had become overgrown through the years. David walked
up to the site every day for six months before they settled on the best
orientation and siting for the hut. They wanted their guests to be able to lie
on a supremely comfortable bed overlooking the beautiful view of Cairngorm and
Bynack More. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">David
and Valery created the original design. From the beginning, they felt that a
hut shouldn’t be too big, David told me.
“We asked ourselves what do we really want? We want a box bed, two chairs, a
wood-burning stove, somewhere to eat - and a south-facing verandah protected
from the prevailing wind so people can enjoy it fully.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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they began to think about materials. They knew they did not want it to look
like a garage or garden shed. Valery’s cousin produced
the architects drawings for them, based on their design. David explains,
“Everything is exactly as it is in the architects drawings, though of course so
many design elements emerge during the building, like the way the larch poles
at the sides of the door become thicker at the bottom. That was Rob’s
cleverness in choosing the piece of wood, so it looks a bit Gaudí-ish or
Hobbit-ish! It gives full rein to the character of the wood.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of the timber for the internal fittings was made from a storm-damaged
260-year-old Caledonian pine tree felled in the grounds 200 yards from the
building. One of the great pleasures of being in the hut is noticing the care
that has been taken in the detail of the design, from the simple pine wood
shutters for the box bed to the charming crockery supplied for the guests to
use. Everything in the space has been put there to contribute to the feeling of
authenticity and ‘rightness’ of this building in its place. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are thrilled by the bracing pleasures of an outdoor shower using water heated
on the stove. Indeed, a recent reviewer for <i>The Guardian</i> newspaper
called it “a magical experience”. Around the hut, candles sit inside antique lanterns,
and a small solar panel tops up a battery providing two lamps with gentle
12volt soft light. The building is fully off-grid and the compost toilet
situated a short distance from the hut is a gem in itself, decorated with a
vase of woodland foliage. Wood for the stove is provided from thinnings from
the surrounding forest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;">The Woodman’s
Hut is a natural expression of the values David and Valery have developed
throughout their working lives. They were founders of the therapeutic
residential Raddery School on the Black Isle in the late 1970s and that
philosophy is infused in everything they have created at the Lazy Duck. David
explains, “</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Our
background is in creating therapeutic environments for children, but also for
the adults who worked with the children, who had to feel inspired enough by
their environment to be able to move into the therapeutic milieu. The staff
team was a holistic workforce - nobody came just to teach or just to cook or
just to play music, we all worked across the board. Key to that was the
creating of a physical environment that would enable it all to work
successfully.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Their
commitment to creating supportive working and living environments translates
easily into how they provide for visitors on holiday. David says, “If we can
provide the wow factor without any opulence, we will have achieved
something. We’re trying to reach
those elemental depths in the psyche that stir us all. For some people it
rekindles childhood memories with grandparents or great grandparents - the
smell of pine resin, the smell of cattle, the sounds of birds, the geese going
over head, the curlew, the lapwing. Sights and sounds such as the running and
barking of the deer, the call or the crashing flap of the capercaillie through
the trees."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">"We
even have a planning condition asked for by our neighbour that if people are in
the hut and they turn the light on at night, they have to close the curtains on
the north side so as to not disturb the capercaillie. The planning officer for
the area wrote it in, and it’s binding. It’s actually very good for us to
explain to people - the visitors get quite thrilled, they say 'You mean we’re
going to hear a capercaillie?!'"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The
hut was built in around three months, for an estimated budget of £10,000, not
including furnishings, so it lends itself well as a demonstration of what can
be achieved. It is the perfect example of a low-impact development, sitting
lightly in its site, in tune with its surroundings and maintained to the
highest ecological standards. For those of us who aspire to building a hut like
this ourselves, many lessons can be learned from the Woodman’s Hut.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The
issue of planning permission is one that requires attention, though, calling to
mind Simon Fairlie’s struggle for a separate definition for the planning of low-impact
buildings. It feels to me that there is some common sense in the idea that very
well-stewarded low-impact developments of this kind should have more of a place
in the Scottish environment, if only to deepen the bonds between the people and
the land. The fact that David and Valery had already set a precedent of good
environmental practice through the Lazy Duck hostel, winning several Green
Tourism awards, helped them immensely in the planning process. David says, “Had
we had no hostel, I think there would have been a question mark about planning
permission. As it was, we had established a good track record for taking our
ecological responsibilities seriously.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In
2012 the hut was recognised through winning a Cairngorms National Park Design
Award. It feels like a good story: a lovely little ecologically-sound building
built with heart and for the benefit of the many people who will spend time
there. The hut becomes a teacher of sorts, cradling its guests’ experience of
the land around it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Karen Grant is a lifelong
hut enthusiast. She runs Catalyst Campaigns offering support to social and
environmental justice groups (<a href="http://www.catalystcampaigns.co.uk/">www.catalystcampaigns.co.uk</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Hut or the Lazy Duck Hostel for yourself! Find out more, and check availability
at <a href="http://lazyduck.co.uk/">http://lazyduck.co.uk</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Catalyst Campaignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03944483864717846515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994465196439463308.post-79204992081135932032012-10-24T11:09:00.000+01:002012-11-29T11:20:13.384+00:00A Million Miles better...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Catalyst Campaigns has been delighted to help promote the ground-breaking new <a href="http://www.transitionblackisle.org/million-miles-project.asp">Million Miles project launched by Transition Black Isle</a> - including designing their logo in collaboration with their team. Locals say they have set up the project to "help Black Isle residents discover the joys of safer, greener, more sociable ways of travelling."<br />
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In the Highlands of Scotland, transport accounts for more than 20% of <i>per capita</i> greenhouse gas emissions, so the project hopes to help people reduce their carbon footprint dramatically - while also saving money and getting to know others in the area. The Million Miles project has appointed two enthusiastic Project Officers who will co-ordinate and develop the project during the next three years.Catalyst Campaignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03944483864717846515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994465196439463308.post-56039663339543740152012-10-15T12:15:00.000+01:002012-11-29T14:35:47.656+00:00Music as positive action - Lorraine McCauley and the Borderlands' new album<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While much of Catalyst Campaigns work tends to be supporting environmental and social justice groups, the arts have so much to offer the wider field of creating positive change and we relish the new approaches that emerge from working from the artist's perspective. Recently we've designed artwork and video-based promotional material for `</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Light in the Darkest
Corners</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">’ - the soaring debut album of </span><a href="http://lorrainemccauley.wordpress.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lorraine McCauley and The Borderlands</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lorraine has been a long-standing climate campaigner and community activist and her music is very much part of that. Karine Polwart recently tipped the band to be the breakthrough
act of 2012, and sure enough, the album has been receiving fantastic reviews across the board, including a 4-star review in </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Scotsman</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The songs range from tender love stories to feisty battle
cries - all rooted in the folk tradition but with an experimental twist placing
them firmly at the cutting edge of the contemporary scene.</span></div>
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cello. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Together they create a magical and uplifting experience both in the recorded album and in live performances.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> They raised money to produce their album through Pledge Music - where fans pre-order the album, thereby funding it. </span></span></div>
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Catalyst Campaignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03944483864717846515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994465196439463308.post-84992064774353915002012-10-07T10:54:00.000+01:002012-11-29T10:54:58.164+00:00Order your copy of Reforesting Scotland magazine now<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This year marks a decade since I started designing the <a href="http://www.reforestingscotland.org/">Reforesting Scotland</a> magazine, and the organisation continues to be one dear to my heart. The latest issue focuses on sustainable living in a well-forested land, in terms of a healthy ecosystem, fuel harvesting, land use, recreation and food - in other words, a sustainable forest culture.<br />
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The magazine was timed to coincide with this year's Reforesting Scotland Annual Gathering at Badaguish near Aviemore.<br />
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You can order your issue at <a href="http://www.reforestingscotland.org/">www.reforestingscotland.org</a>Catalyst Campaignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03944483864717846515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994465196439463308.post-63878957164089948372011-08-08T19:43:00.002+01:002011-08-10T15:49:12.436+01:00A useful environmental education toolbox<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZC8bBhyDGifpub-AhOy2xtQe81VEH_i2nOBX1sSGZYVVwJCcpXoP0UA7dmGN_ouoKUOA3Vxq-P5eG-Z9RRdbiFy1Pbx8JHuddj2BAM6qwQoToDbI7FXXMaCUG8VuHoOzXbWW32txP9EY/s1600/110403-TSS-Moso-cover.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZC8bBhyDGifpub-AhOy2xtQe81VEH_i2nOBX1sSGZYVVwJCcpXoP0UA7dmGN_ouoKUOA3Vxq-P5eG-Z9RRdbiFy1Pbx8JHuddj2BAM6qwQoToDbI7FXXMaCUG8VuHoOzXbWW32txP9EY/s320/110403-TSS-Moso-cover.gif" width="224" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The innovative educational collective <a href="http://www.movingsounds.org/">Moving Sounds</a> recently partnered up with <a href="http://www.transitionscotland.org/">Transition Scotland Support</a> and Catalyst Campaigns to produce this lovely book full of games and activities for groups of children and adults alike. <i></i><br />
<i><div class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.movingsounds.org/">Games to Save the Planet</a> is a toolbox of arts-based environmental education activities. It's a 48 page book of the many activities and games Moving Sounds have used over the years to explore issues through the arts. It's both playful and profound; great for anyone wanting to facilitate positive change or just have creative fun in groups. </span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></i><i><div class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><i><i><div class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><i><div class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; 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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you'd like to keep abreast of the latest hutting news, join the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/118307858251185/">Thousand Huts campaign</a> Facebook page, which already sports over 400 members.</div>Catalyst Campaignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03944483864717846515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994465196439463308.post-64154889321622424182011-03-08T15:10:00.004+00:002011-08-10T15:55:15.666+01:00Your guide to a feast of ideas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYsjScVi87zU9WXXSr867r0qi2XUeclCsyUfav4MDljvIfBiZ3XkVVZ2d6XXrZl657x2Nq2r-7ZtlA8w9Qji-XkrJDzYwHu_pwE51St2YnIr61imOERm_-HjMEREOZOk5waQwIjOeaow/s1600/110203-TSS-Recipe-book-cover.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYsjScVi87zU9WXXSr867r0qi2XUeclCsyUfav4MDljvIfBiZ3XkVVZ2d6XXrZl657x2Nq2r-7ZtlA8w9Qji-XkrJDzYwHu_pwE51St2YnIr61imOERm_-HjMEREOZOk5waQwIjOeaow/s320/110203-TSS-Recipe-book-cover.gif" width="224" /></a></div><a href="http://www.transitionscotland.org/">Transition Scotland Support</a> commissioned this fantastic book from Edinburgh-based <a href="http://www.boe.org.uk/">Bespoke Organic Events</a>. Designed by Catalyst Campaigns, it has countless recipes to help you feed large groups of 20-200 people at large gatherings, camps or events. All the recipes are vegetarian with an emphasis on seasonal ingredients. The book is full of helpful tips for estimating quantities of food for large groups, and is ideal for ensuring no-one at your event is left hungry and disgruntled!<br />
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Catalyst Campaigns has designed a new guide for Transition Scotland Support called "How to organise a Regional Gathering". It contains all kinds of help for groups planning to organise an event aimed at collectively building a sustainable community equipped to tackle the challenges of climate change and peak oil. The guide includes sections on involving people, practical tips for organising the event, and even seasonal recipes to ensure everyone is well fed and ready to get stuck into planning a positive future.Catalyst Campaignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03944483864717846515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994465196439463308.post-5987288918178939422010-11-14T15:59:00.000+00:002011-08-08T16:01:23.737+01:00Comparing CO2 emissions from domestic woodfuel and fossil fuels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEEYBxfyvZW3BbrbDhiniVMA9pbmMPln0JKt7UeGedG_vG06L743w5yxmRCqtYfJReqNSr52FHzpvpbo-GL1koEc6KiaqRgyToiXvejGqXmbsb7brL8l9e3wSglftSoonWKW-gB_u3X0/s1600/Emissions-graphic3.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEEYBxfyvZW3BbrbDhiniVMA9pbmMPln0JKt7UeGedG_vG06L743w5yxmRCqtYfJReqNSr52FHzpvpbo-GL1koEc6KiaqRgyToiXvejGqXmbsb7brL8l9e3wSglftSoonWKW-gB_u3X0/s400/Emissions-graphic3.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br />
Catalyst Campaignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03944483864717846515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994465196439463308.post-34378867985377619942010-11-04T15:58:00.002+00:002010-11-14T16:01:17.592+00:00Use Green Heat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGjQMnNjjaY9wmpwxjr4aanX5pmQhAW8HnaoUrnRtwElcoWqWTNhT2E9N5L3aFhh4_Oolu6qsJLH2F8QYozRn6HPvXmwvUkZ4cHdccm2i9vYTxY61oknQERj1q6d8tGpweRDegubdFCA/s1600/101029-HB-Pullup1-flat.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 136px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGjQMnNjjaY9wmpwxjr4aanX5pmQhAW8HnaoUrnRtwElcoWqWTNhT2E9N5L3aFhh4_Oolu6qsJLH2F8QYozRn6HPvXmwvUkZ4cHdccm2i9vYTxY61oknQERj1q6d8tGpweRDegubdFCA/s320/101029-HB-Pullup1-flat.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539436067784123362" /></a><br />Catalyst Campaigns has designed a series of pull-up displays for the partnership project Use Green Heat, promoting renewable alternatives for domestic and commercial heating.Catalyst Campaignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03944483864717846515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994465196439463308.post-79468708883609737242010-10-28T15:49:00.001+01:002010-11-14T15:55:15.405+00:00Disaster recovery through community action<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW754kH6qJIBBYClz7FL2lPpRwX-c5zcbT0GhOsp37bFm10nLzVzdeiw_2fZbkzSVEia15uTYJb-ZAEsIyDUSqBCaSpWt2fvPGz7UYt7aKvjIv34HmnkeWDgml_7KmP-urd327VaJf6bI/s1600/101104-IACD-newsletter-cover.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW754kH6qJIBBYClz7FL2lPpRwX-c5zcbT0GhOsp37bFm10nLzVzdeiw_2fZbkzSVEia15uTYJb-ZAEsIyDUSqBCaSpWt2fvPGz7UYt7aKvjIv34HmnkeWDgml_7KmP-urd327VaJf6bI/s320/101104-IACD-newsletter-cover.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539434331070345186" /></a><br />Catalyst Campaigns recently designed the latest newsletter from the International Association for Community Development. It focuses on the power of community action to tackle the challenges faced by communities who have experienced a disaster. This special issue is based on an IACD conference which took place in New Orleans where communities are demonstrating the progress that has been made since Hurricane Katrina devastated their city.Catalyst Campaignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03944483864717846515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994465196439463308.post-51660716389849630792010-08-08T15:35:00.001+01:002011-08-08T15:36:58.742+01:00Water and woodlands<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn63ltynOzHPfXRdNldvvHiZn9s4TYI4ZhRph-ZT2Fb646oW2Z5VLTORQzZVwWtx9K72Ix2udJOauBJIOpOMJQcnGDw0WbxHV1otF6XToAs5qgDg8cBWxmm574uCrUD6vWHsXMxvbOo90/s1600/100812-RS42-cover.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn63ltynOzHPfXRdNldvvHiZn9s4TYI4ZhRph-ZT2Fb646oW2Z5VLTORQzZVwWtx9K72Ix2udJOauBJIOpOMJQcnGDw0WbxHV1otF6XToAs5qgDg8cBWxmm574uCrUD6vWHsXMxvbOo90/s200/100812-RS42-cover.gif" width="140" /></a></div>Catalyst Campaigns designed the latest issue of Reforesting Scotland magazine, which has the theme Water and Woodlands.Catalyst Campaignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03944483864717846515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994465196439463308.post-76104004341952651222010-03-20T19:41:00.001+00:002011-08-08T15:03:57.686+01:00A focus on biodiversity<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIoESk2gYh6H1gRqlJWbHXMuAaQTQYtOhAoktGn2Wwcs8gDINcnPDdY5bP-PqsWoikIbU9L0pgQe56gFpnIVtmqM2yofSRMgtPyqlzLwV3b1hIL1iQ85deYMDn3GA5RTuebD2MdhP9EE/s1600/RS41-cover.gif"><br />
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The latest issue of Reforesting Scotland magazine focuses on the issue of forests and biodiversity. RS magazine is designed by Catalyst Campaigns.Catalyst Campaignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03944483864717846515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994465196439463308.post-62151245922120849742009-12-08T12:35:00.006+00:002011-08-08T15:05:20.658+01:00Latha Reic (Selling day)<embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="277" src="http://blip.tv/play/hNdRgbPEEAI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480"></embed><br />
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This is a short film we made recently about the importance of the local mart to Hebridean crofting communities. It won a Visions Award at the 2009 FilmG Gaelic film festival.Catalyst Campaignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03944483864717846515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994465196439463308.post-63063911549901543282009-12-03T13:29:00.005+00:002009-12-03T15:01:54.923+00:00Why Transition is about discovering what democracy really looks like<span style="font-style: italic;">This is an article I wrote for the latest issue of Reforesting Scotland magazine, which focuses on communities in transition in Scotland.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why Transition is about discovering what democracy really looks like</span><br /><br />There’s no doubt this is an opportunity. We were all very comfortable before we faced up to what our fossil fuel consumption was doing to the planet. Yes, OK, changing every aspect of our excessively wasteful and energy-intensive society might be a rather daunting task. But it’s one which should be relished...<br /><br />The biggest challenge facing the Transition movement isn’t about insulation or micro-renewables - it’s about how we create a new generation of feisty community activists, energetic participants in democracy who will change society from the bottom up.<br /><br />You might say that our government has achieved quite a lot recently with the new Climate Change Act and the Climate Challenge Fund. But are they really putting our money where their mouth is? Emissions from their roadbuilding and airport expansion plans will dwarf many of the savings made elsewhere. How do we square that with our climate action ambitions?<br /><br />The only way we can be sure that the government will deliver on its climate promises is if we as a society hold them to account when they go off track. The question isn’t whether the solutions should come from the top down, or the bottom up – we need both. But the bottom line is that dynamic grassroots engagement with climate change is a powerful force for change. Rather than being made to react to what is thrown at us, wouldn’t it be nice to create a society which can actively and positively choose the kind of Scotland we want?<br /><br />Tackling the threat of climate change needs urgent short-term action, as well as long-term vision. Building a vibrant grassroots movement for positive change comes, at least partly, in the latter category. Some of the things we need to do to make this happen don’t even look like climate action – things like meeting people, talking, planning, being creative, even partying. But they are essential to the process of changing society.<br /><br />Powerful community action also requires a perspective which connects local action to the national and international levels. We need to be able to identify with, learn from, and support communities taking action on the impacts and causes of climate change on the other side of the world.<br /><br />There are already hundreds of locally-based groups in Scotland working to tackle climate change – from independent projects to the local groups of national campaigning organisations, as well as larger bodies and networks. Just imagine the influence this movement for climate action can have.<br /><br />We’ve got an exciting opportunity here to see what a healthy democracy really looks like. If we can think big while taking pleasure in the small steps along the way, it will be amazing what we can achieve.Catalyst Campaignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03944483864717846515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994465196439463308.post-62370691207464271202009-11-20T19:25:00.000+00:002010-07-20T19:41:09.010+01:00Reforesting Scotland magazine focuses on Transition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_GSZ7iZl4icV4vlcJxyO4Xby3C3E3SgoOz5F98sqQRnzC0N30OFZu-V7bRExFCUc_iI9MaCIeeA5bCGqP173txdncS4ko0xUqfsUhqNKP1HmSVyzn8ryrrTRPtLFjq0vXidq4_F4Ers/s1600/RS40-cover.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_GSZ7iZl4icV4vlcJxyO4Xby3C3E3SgoOz5F98sqQRnzC0N30OFZu-V7bRExFCUc_iI9MaCIeeA5bCGqP173txdncS4ko0xUqfsUhqNKP1HmSVyzn8ryrrTRPtLFjq0vXidq4_F4Ers/s320/RS40-cover.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496059220736621234" /></a><br />The latest issue of Reforesting Scotland magazine focuses on the growing Transition movement in Scotland. Catalyst Campaigns has designed and laid out the RS magazine for 10 years.Catalyst Campaignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03944483864717846515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994465196439463308.post-63896940948559690502009-09-24T21:18:00.000+01:002009-09-30T21:35:25.517+01:00Bringing together environmental and mental health organisations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35z7ieFGiPoZBoARo8gbK4xtvP6VOFSxm3dwcHp4pqM5YX07CHwCvvISr8IqxPe8FbwoEiu5hEOmpqHrG_RX4XVem6mWUr4QYoIKH-UhegGfsF_CPYY0JY63clnbigBaa1Xksb5p6DmM/s1600-h/090812-spaces-cover-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 139px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35z7ieFGiPoZBoARo8gbK4xtvP6VOFSxm3dwcHp4pqM5YX07CHwCvvISr8IqxPe8FbwoEiu5hEOmpqHrG_RX4XVem6mWUr4QYoIKH-UhegGfsF_CPYY0JY63clnbigBaa1Xksb5p6DmM/s320/090812-spaces-cover-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387358440028324722" border="0" /></a>Today at Redhall Walled Gardens in Edinburgh an innovative event takes place - a conference bringing together environmental and mental health organisations to create opportunities for co-operation between them.<br /><br />Working in partnership with Bespoke Organic Events, we produced the promotional materials pictured here.Catalyst Campaignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03944483864717846515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994465196439463308.post-70220068153770669022009-06-15T13:56:00.011+01:002009-06-15T14:29:44.439+01:00New report showcases Scottish climate education<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxugaGNdMbo_mBhLa4pHgKNkJ1WZeUytvKWI2s8M98FSBYhgzQyVcBUm-l0Aw9k7oY7yfcaH5gLpF0ZP4zTAN0J_eOQ7i5TSGbwbLky72Z_9LhQMiQOgDEiZhk9YTvSX-skLDxBm84UAo/s1600-h/SwitchingOn-cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxugaGNdMbo_mBhLa4pHgKNkJ1WZeUytvKWI2s8M98FSBYhgzQyVcBUm-l0Aw9k7oY7yfcaH5gLpF0ZP4zTAN0J_eOQ7i5TSGbwbLky72Z_9LhQMiQOgDEiZhk9YTvSX-skLDxBm84UAo/s320/SwitchingOn-cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347538949559631682" border="0" /></a> A new report published today shows trailblazing Scottish climate education projects building community action to tackle climate change - and highlights the different kinds of support needed by communities who want to take action.<br /><br />The report is written by community educator Jamie Auldsmith (along with a team of SEAD staff and volunteers) and designed by Catalyst Campaigns for <a href="http://www.sead.org.uk/">Scottish Education and Action for Development</a> as part of their Switch On to Climate Change project. It showcases the work of groups including <a href="http://www.goingcarbonneutralstirling.org.uk/">Going Carbon Neutral Stirling</a>, PLANEspeaking, the John Muir Trust, EcoCongregations, the Transition Scotland network, Eco Schools and the Centre for Human Ecology.<br /><br />Download the report 'Are we Switching On? Challenges and Opportunities for Climate Change Education' at <a href="http://www.sead.org.uk/">www.sead.org.uk</a>Catalyst Campaignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03944483864717846515noreply@blogger.com