How accessible is the venue?

The room is on the ground floor and is accessible even for large wheelchairs. Disabled toilets are available. Please let us know any requirements in advance using the order form.

What is the best way to travel?

The cafe is c.5 minutes walk from Moor Street station and c.10 minutes walk from New Street. There is lots of space to lock bikes up outside.

Sunday, 16 March

Climate Cafe - Aviation, Sustainability, and Flight-Free Travel

Share coffee and cake with other people who care.

By Extinction Rebellion Birmingham

Select date and time

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 14:00 - 16:00 GMT

Location

BRIG Cafe

54-57 Allison Street Birmingham B5 5TH United Kingdom

Agenda

2:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Arrive

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Hear from an expert

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Ask questions

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Open Discussion and Chance to Meet New People

About this event

Finding green, sustainable solutions to the Climate Crisis.

Cimate Cafe is a monthly event run at the BRIG in Digbeth and hosted by Extinction Rebellion and Friends of the Earth. Climate Cafes focus on a different environmental topic every month. Attendees can hear from experts in a number of areas, ask questions, and meet new people.

This is a welcoming space for hopeful ideas. It is open to everyone, regardless of how much you know already to share thoughts and solutions to the climate and ecological crises.

Upcoming Topics:

16th March 2025 - 'Aviation, Sustainability, and Flight-Free Travel' with Anna Hughes from Flight Free UK

Previous Topics:

Dec 2023 - 'Intro to Energy: Generating, Storing, and Using' with Issy Stephens from the University of Birmingham

Jan 2024 - 'What Eco-Justice Looks Like as an Ethnic Minority' with Toqueer Quyyam, writer of the Toqueer Green Experience blog

Feb 2024 - 'Beat the Traffic and Save the Planet With Active Travel' with Better Streets for Birmingham committee

Mar 2024 - 'Elevating Your Style Sustainably: Tips and Tricks from a Sustainable Stylist' with Sahra Derkits, founder and owner of TakingYourSpace

Apr 2024 - 'Taking Responsibilty for Sustainability in our Institutions' with Krutika Ganeru, Sustainability Project Officer at Aston University

May 2024 - 'Why Air Quality Matters' with Kirsten, activist with Mums for Lungs

Jun 2024 - 'James Cond, A Retrofit Story in the Heart of the City' with Deb Bunce, Head of Sustainable Construction at University College Birmingham

Jul 2024 - 'Repair Cafe' with ReCognition Circular, T-Level Engineering Students from University College Birmingham, and others

Sep 2024 - 'Individuals Can Only Do So Much: Why We Need The Climate & Nature Bill' with Jamie Russel from Zero Hour

Oct 2024 - 'Corporate Profit or People's Green Energy Revolution' with David Toke, author of Energy Revolutions

Nov 2024 - 'Criminalisation of Peaceful Protest' with a panel of activists from Extinction Rebellion, Just Stop Oil, and the Palestine movements

Dec 2024 - 'The Climate Crisis in South Africa and Zimbabwe' with Catherine Mahandu, Field Researcher

Jan 2025 - 'International Conflict and Climate Change' with Extinction Rebellion activists facing trial for action around Telford Arms Fair

Feb 2025 - 'Non-Violent Direct Action Training' with Extinction Rebellion Trainers

Organised by

Extinction Rebellion Birmingham

Extinction Rebellion is a decentralised network of concerned citizens who engage in non-violent direct action in order to address governmental inactivity over the climate and ecological crisises which we are facing. We believe that drastic action must be taken in order to limit the extent of the sixth mass extinction, and that this is too important an issue to ignore.