Calendar
This calendar lists events organised by Manchester Friends of the Earth as well as other organisations’ events relevant to our campaigns. We also host a Greater Manchester cycling events calendar.
All the MFoE events listed on our calendar are open to all. You do not need to be a member.
#COVID-19 Manchester Friends of the Earth have resumed face-to-face meetings. We will continue to offer an option to people to attend online via Zoom.
Sat
2
Sun
3
Climate Justice Now bloc at the Tory Party Conference protest
Manchester
12:00pm - 2:30pm Manchester Town Hall Manchester, M60 2JT
Conservative Party Conference Fringe: Global Britain: Doing Good, Doing Green?
Manchester
5:00pm - 6:00pm Jurys Inn Manchester, M1 5LE
Bright Blue with Save the Children and Crack the Crisis
Mon
4
Conservative Party Conference Fringe: Building Communities – a stewardship model for a housing-led recovery
9:00am - 10:00am Manchester Art Gallery Manchester, M2 3JL
Localis
Conservative Party Conference Fringe: How can we accelerate the UK’s green recovery?
10:00am - 11:00am Friends Meeting House Manchester
Policy@Manchester
Conservative Party Conference Fringe: Employing the Change: Putting Green Jobs at the heart of the economic recovery
Manchester
10:10am - 11:10am Radisson Blu Hotel Manchester, M2 5GP
Onward
Conservative Party Conference Fringe: Can place based partnerships drive innovation and growth across a city region and provide the key to levelling up?
11:30am - 1:00pm Friends Meeting House Manchester
Policy@Manchester
Conservative Party Conference Fringe: Climate Crisis vs Housing Crisis: Does something need to give?
Manchester
12:30pm - 1:30pm Novotel Manchester Centre Manchester, M1 4LX
Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), British Property Federation (BPF), Home Builders Federation (HBF)
Conservative Party Conference Fringe: Opportunity Cost? The Transition to Net Zero
Manchester
1:00pm - 2:00pm INNSIDE Manchester, M15 4RP
Bright Blue and KPMG
Conservative Party Conference Fringe: Holding our breath?
1:30pm - 2:30pm Friends Meeting House Manchester
Centre for Cities and Policy@Manchester
Climate Action Plans for councils - explained
Greater Manchester
2:00pm - 3:00pm Online
Friends of the Earth
Conservative Party Conference Fringe: Reimagining corporate purpose: how business can help restore faith in markets
2:00pm - 3:00pm Radisson Blu Hotel Manchester, M2 5GP
Social Market Foundation
Conservative Party Conference Fringe: Happy and healthy communities: how can we build health and wellbeing into new home developments that work for everyone?
3:30pm - 4:30pm Radisson Blu Hotel Manchester, M2 5GP
Policy@Manchester
Stop the Rights Raid: Ask the Experts
6:00pm - 7:30pm Online
Amnesty International UK for the 'Stop the Rights Raid' Week of Action
Conservative Party Conference Fringe: Levelling up communities - people, place and civil society
Manchester
6:00pm - 7:30pm Broadhurst House: The Workplace Manchester, M1 6EU
Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES), DevoConnect, Impetus, and New Philanthropy Capital
Tue
5
Conservative Party Conference Fringe: Cities leading the recovery
9:00am - 10:00am Manchester Art Gallery Manchester, M2 3JL
Centre for Cities
Conservative Party Conference Fringe: Closing the Loop? The Future of UK recycling
10:30am - 11:30am INNSIDE Manchester, M15 4RP
Bright Blue with British Glass
Conservative Party Conference Fringe: Paying their Dues: Ending the Great Global Corporate Tax Scam
1:00pm - 2:00pm Manchester Mercure Piccadilly Hotel Manchester, M1 4PH
The APPG on Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax, The Policy Institute at King's College London, The Joffe Trust
Conservative Party Conference Fringe: A firm base? Nuclear Power in a Low-Carbon Economy.
Manchester
1:00pm - 2:00pm INNSIDE Manchester, M15 4RP
Bright Blue with Trade Unionists for Safe Nuclear Energy
Conservative Party Conference Fringe: Build Back Greener: How can we decarbonise housing?
3:00pm - 4:00pm Radisson Blu Hotel Manchester, M2 5GP
Onward
Conservative Party Conference Fringe: Tax after the pandemic (IFS Conservative Party Conference fringe event)
4:30pm - 5:30pm Online
Institute for FIscal Studies
Thu
7
New Nuclear: What's at stake for wildlife?
7:00pm - 8:30pm Online
Greater Manchester Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament - CND
Sun
10
What is the role of carbon capture and storage in future energy systems? Day1: Mitigation (Manchester Festival of Climate Action)
10:00am - 12:30pm Online
University of Manchester
Mon
11
What can Cities do about decarbonising consumption. Day1 : Mitigation (Manchester Festival of Climate Action)
10:00am - 11:00am Online
University of Manchester
Climate Action Plans for councils - explained
Greater Manchester
2:00pm - 3:00pm Online
Friends of the Earth
Wed
13
How to decarbonise international shipping and aviation (Transport & Environment)
12:00pm - 1:00pm Online
How to decarbonise international shipping and aviation (Transport & Environment)
Lunchtime talk with Corporate Justice Coalition (Friends of the Earth)
1:00pm - 2:00pm Online
Friends of the Earth
Carbon Capture and Storage : green solution or climate disaster?
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Biofuelwatch, FOE Scotland and Corporate Europe Observatory
Thu
14
International Connections: Environmental and Human Rights Defenders
6:00pm - 7:30pm Online
Friends of the Earth
Fri
15
Local to Global Action on the Climate Crisis (online)
7:30pm - 8:30pm Online
Reading Friends of the Earth
Mon
18
Greater Manchester Green Summit 2021
Greater Manchester
9:00am - 4:30pm The Lowry Salford Quays, M50 3AZ
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Climate Action Plans for councils - explained
Greater Manchester
2:00pm - 3:00pm Online
Friends of the Earth
Tue
19
Natural World Webinars: Autumnal Foraging with Dave Winnard
Greater Manchester
7:00pm - 8:00pm Online
City of Trees
Thu
21
Welcome webinar - Get an introduction to the Climate Action campaign.
6:00pm - 7:15pm Online
Friends of the Earth
Sun
24
Mon
25
Climate Action Plans for councils - explained
Greater Manchester
2:00pm - 3:00pm Online
Friends of the Earth
COP26 101: Everything you want to know about the climate negotiations
2:00pm - 3:00pm Online
COP26 Coalition
Tue
26
A roadmap for the future/ empowering the globe to save the poles (Pint of Science)
6:00pm - 7:30pm Online
Pint of Science
Thu
28
What will it take to 'Go Big' at COP26?
1:00pm - 2:00pm Online
RSA (Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
Faith webinar: COP26, Fossil Fuel Divestment and a Just Transition for All
5:00pm - 6:30pm Online
Operation Noah
Solfies Road 2 Glasgow - meeting with creative environmental activists cycling to Glasgow Cop26 meeting (Manchester)
Manchester
Manchester
We're Organising
We're Attending
7:00pm - 9:00pm Gherkin, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 2BY
Fri
29
Bike Friday
Bury
Manchester
Salford
Stockport
Trafford
We're Organising
8:00am - 9:00am Ezra and Gill Manchester, M1 1FR
Sun
31
Red Rebel Performance Group Lead Silent Three-Day Pilgrimage to COP26
Manchester
3:30pm - 4:00pm Manchester Piccadilly station Manchester, M60 7RA,
Red Rebels
Mon
1
Climate Action Plans for councils - explained
Greater Manchester
2:00pm - 3:00pm Online
Friends of the Earth
Wed
3
Wake up Burnham- Get GM out of fossil fuel investments
Greater Manchester
8:00am - 9:00am Churchgate House Manchester, M1 6EU
Fossil Free Greater Manchester
Ergon Theatre: The Wicked Problem
Manchester
7:30pm - 9:00pm Contact Theatre Manchester, M15 6JA
Contact Theatre
Thu
4
IGNITION Hackathon (University students)
Salford
10:30am - 3:00pm University of Salford Salford Quays, M50 2HE
The Ignition Project - Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Manchester City Centre Residents' Annual Climate Summit 2021
Manchester
6:00pm - 8:00pm Friends Meeting House Manchester
Manchester City Council and City Centre / Deansgate ward councillors
Why do we need a feminist approach to tackling the climate crisis?
6:00pm - 9:00pm Online
Wen and the Women’s Budget Group
Kate Green MP; COP26 zoom meeting (Stretford and Urmston constituents)
Trafford
7:00pm - 8:30pm Online
Ergon Theatre: The Wicked Problem
Manchester
7:30pm - 9:00pm Contact Theatre Manchester, M15 6JA
Contact Theatre
Fri
5
COP26 Youth Strike 4 Climate - Manchester
Greater Manchester
12:00pm - 2:00pm St Peter's Square Manchester
Youth Climate Strike - Manchester
Ergon Theatre: The Wicked Problem
Manchester
7:30pm - 9:00pm Contact Theatre Manchester, M15 6JA
Contact Theatre
Sat
6
Afzal Khan: Coffee 4 COP26 coffee morning
10:30am - 12:00pm Birch Community Centre Manchester, M14 .5JT
Manchester COP26 Climate Justice Protest
Manchester
12:00pm - 4:00pm St Peter's Square Manchester
Manchester COP26 Coalition
Ergon Theatre: The Wicked Problem
Manchester
7:30pm - 9:00pm Contact Theatre Manchester, M15 6JA
Contact Theatre
Climate Action Plans for councils - explained
Greater Manchester
2:00pm - 3:00pm Online
Friends of the Earth
Teach Carbon Literacy! (Part 1): The Science of Climate Change & Exploring Carbon Footprints
7:00pm - 9:00pm Online
Manchester Met University - Innospace
Power To The People: Enabling A Smart Energy Transition - ‘Green zone’ event at Mayfield Depot in Manchester City Centre.
9:30am - 3:00pm Mayfield Manchester, M1 2AD
COP26 North West
Teach Carbon Literacy! (Part 2) A Zero Carbon World
7:00pm - 9:00pm Online
Manchester Met University - Innospace
Motherload: E-cargo Bikes for Low-Carbon Family Transport (Festival of Social Science)
6:00pm - 7:00pm Online
University of Salford - Healthy Active Cities
Motherload: E-cargo Bikes for Low-Carbon Family Transport (Festival of Social Science)
6:00pm - 7:00pm Online
Teach Carbon Literacy! (Part 3) Our Wider Influence
7:00pm - 9:00pm Online
Manchester Met University - Innospace
Thu
11
IGNITION Hackathon (Schools and Youth Groups)
Salford
10:30am - 3:00pm University of Salford Salford Quays, M50 2HE
The Ignition Project - Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Teach Carbon Literacy! (Part 4) Taking Action
7:00pm - 9:00pm Online
Manchester Met University - Innospace
Fri
12
1 Planet 4 Everyone 2 Save - can we count on it? (1)
10:00am - 4:00pm Central Library Manchester
Manchester Metropolitan University
Sat
13
1 Planet 4 Everyone 2 Save - can we count on it? (2)
10:00am - 4:00pm Central Library Manchester
Manchester Metropolitan University
Climate Change Conspiracies and COVID
11:00am - 1:00pm Online
Festival of Social Sciences - University of Salford
Mon
15
EU cars CO2 law: carmakers' performance so far and way forward
1:00pm - 2:00pm Online
Transport & Environment
Climate Action Plans for councils - explained
Greater Manchester
2:00pm - 3:00pm Online
Friends of the Earth
Wed
17
Fire, food and forests - the Amazon rainforest in the 21st century
6:00pm - 8:00pm Online
Manchester Met University - Innospace
Fri
26
Bike Friday
Bury
Manchester
Salford
Stockport
Trafford
We're Organising
8:00am - 9:00am Ezra and Gill Manchester, M1 1FR
