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.

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January 2020
Tue 21st	Green Drinks Manchester January 2020 6:00pm-9:00pm The Old Monkey climate
	Talk: Heading for Extinction (and what to do about it) (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Salford) 6:30pm-8:30pm Walkden Gateway Centre climate
Wed 22nd	Travelling for pleasure: The importance of doing tourist travel sustainably (hosted by Sustainable Housing & Urban Studies Unit) 12:30pm-2:00pm Old Fire Station transport
	Citizen participation 2.0 (hosted by Research in Arts and Humanities at Manchester Met) 1:30pm-3:00pm Geoffrey Manton Building
	Manchester Friends of the Earth drop-in session 6:00pm-8:00pm Green Fish Resource Centre MFoE Organising
	Moss Side Climate Emergency meeting 6:30pm-8:30pm St James Church climate
	Bolton Council Meeting - Climate emergency (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Bolton) 6:30pm-8:30pm Bolton Town Hall climate
Thu 23rd	Manchester City Council: Overview and Scrutiny Climate Change Subgroup 2:00pm-5:00pm Manchester Town Hall climate
	Chorlton Climate Action Workshop 6:00pm-8:00pm The Edge Manchester climate
	A People's Spatial Framework (hosted by SteadyState Manchester) 6:30pm-8:30pm Methodist Central Hall
	Friends of the Earth: Metro Mayors & Combined Authorities webinar 7:30pm-9:15pm Online climate MFoE Attending
Fri 24th	Fridays For Future Protest (hosted by Fridays For Future Manchester) 12:00pm-2:00pm St Peter's Square climate
Sat 25th	Big Garden Birdwatch 2020 (RSPB) Greater Manchester nature
	Trafford Citizen Forester (hosted by City of Trees) 10:00am-2:00pm Urmston Meadows nature
	Manchester Friends of the Earth: Campaign planning and Annual General Meeting 10:30am-4:00pm Green Fish Resource Centre MFoE Organising
Sun 26th	Big Garden Birdwatch 2020 (RSPB) Greater Manchester nature
	Manchester Friends of the Earth Birdwatch walk, Sale Water Park 1:00pm-2:30pm Jacksons Boat nature
	Sustainable Sunday - Reducing Plastic 101 (hosted by LUSH UK - Manchester Market Street) 6:00pm-7:30pm LUSH (Market Street) resources
Mon 27th	Big Garden Birdwatch 2020 (RSPB) Greater Manchester nature
	XR MCR Weekly Meeting (New Venue) (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Manchester) 6:00pm-8:00pm Old Bank Residency climate
	Incredible Edible Stretford Launch (hosted by Incredible Edible Stretford) 7:00pm-9:00pm Stretford Public Hall food
Wed 29th	Trafford Citizen Forester at Wellacre Country Park (City of Trees) 10:00am-3:00pm Wellacre Country Park nature
	Doing Tech for Good: How can we build an active movement in Manchester? (hosted by Tech for Good Live) 6:30pm-9:00pm Federation House
Thu 30th	‘Atmosfear: Communicating the Effects of Climate Change on Extreme Weather’ (Manchester Tyndall Seminar) 12:30am-2:00pm Pariser Building climate
	Climate Justice // Workplace By Workplace // Town By Town (hosted by Greater Manchester Unite Social Action Branch) 6:30pm-8:30pm Methodist Central Hall climate
	Heading for Extinction (and what to do about it) (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Salford) 6:30pm-8:30pm Broughton Community Hub climate
Fri 31st	Bike Friday (various locations) 8:00am-8:45am Greater Manchester transport MFoE Organising
	Fridays For Future Protest (hosted by Fridays For Future Manchester) 12:00pm-2:00pm St Peter's Square climate
	Before the Flood: Film night at Cranks (hosted by Whalley Range Climate Action Group and Coffee Cranks Cooperative) 7:00pm-9:30pm Coffee Cranks Cafe climate
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February 2020
Sat 1st	Climate Action Bury: Getting organised, taking action. 2:00pm-4:00pm Bury Parish Church climate
	Screams, chants and tight-lipped silence: poetry and protest (hosted by Manchester Amnesty International) 3:00pm-4:30pm People's History Museum justice
	Snow Activism with Lauren MacCallum (hosted by Patagonia) 6:00pm-8:00pm Patagonia store climate
Sun 2nd	Sam Lee, The Nest Collective and Friends of the Earth Nature Immersion Walks. 9:00am-10:15am TBC nature
	Climate music jam for all ages (hosted by Rising Up Manchester Families) 3:00pm-4:30pm Klondyke climate
Mon 3rd	XR MCR Weekly Meeting (New Venue) (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Manchester) 6:00pm-8:00pm Old Bank Residency climate
Wed 5th	Trafford Citizen Forester (hosted by City of Trees) 10:00am-2:00pm Kickety Brook nature
	Smart Cities’ Environmental Dreams and Their Dirty Material Politics (hosted by Research in Arts and Humanities) 1:30pm-3:00pm Geoffrey Manton Building resources
Thu 6th	Tree planting in Oldham (hosted by City of Trees) 10:00am-3:00pm Warwick Road Open Space nature
	Manchester Greenpeace February Meet Up 7:30pm-9:30pm The Lass O'Gowrie
Fri 7th	Sandilands Wood Conservation Group (City of Trees) 10:00am-1:00pm Sandilands Wood nature
Sat 8th	Clothes Swap – Chorlton (hosted by Stitched Up) 1:00pm-4:00pm Wilbraham St Ninian's United Reformed Church resources
Sun 9th	Kersal Moor Conservation Task (hosted by Salford Ranger Team) 10:00am-2:00pm Kersal Moor nature
Mon 10th	XR MCR Weekly Meeting (New Venue) (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Manchester) 6:00pm-8:00pm Old Bank Residency climate
Wed 12th	Trafford Citizen Forester (hosted by City of Trees) 10:00am-2:00pm Penningtons nature
	Beginner's Guide To Retrofit (hosted by Carbon Coop) 6:00pm-7:30pm URBED offices climate
Thu 13th	Woodland Management at Princes Spinney (hosted by City of Trees) 10:00am-3:00pm Princes Spinney nature
	The Future of Eco-Cities (hosted by MMU Environment Team) 12:00pm-1:30pm MMU Business School climate
Fri 14th	National youth strike Manchester (hosted by Youth Strike 4 Climate Manchester) 12:00pm-3:00pm St Peters Square climate MFoE Attending
Sat 15th	Chorlton Repair Cafe and Boothstown Repair Cafe - The Big Fix 10:00am-12:00pm Wilbraham St Ninian's United Reformed Church resources
Sun 16th	Friends of the Earth: Using digital tools to engage your community 10:00am-4:00pm Green Fish Resource Centre MFoE Attending
	Kersal Dale Conservation Session (hosted by Salford Ranger Team) 10:00am-12:00pm Kersal Dale (Garden Needs) nature
Mon 17th	XR MCR Weekly Meeting (New Venue) (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Manchester) 6:00pm-8:00pm Old Bank Residency climate
Sat 22nd	Kersal Wetlands Wild Walk (hosted by Salford Ranger Team) 10:00am-12:00pm nature
Sun 23rd	Kersal Wetlands Conservation Session (hosted by Salford Ranger Team) 10:00am-12:00pm Kersal Wetlands nature
Mon 24th	XR MCR Weekly Meeting (New Venue) (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Manchester) 6:00pm-8:00pm Old Bank Residency climate
Fri 28th	Bike Friday (various locations) 8:00am-8:45am Greater Manchester transport MFoE Organising
Sat 29th	Manchester Climate Summit (hosted by Campaign against Climate Change) 12:30pm-4:00pm Friends Meeting House climate
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March 2020
Sun 1st	Climate music jam for all ages (hosted by Rising Up Manchester Families) 3:00pm-4:30pm Royal Oak (Chorlton) climate
Mon 2nd	XR MCR Weekly Meeting (New Venue) (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Manchester) 6:00pm-8:00pm Old Bank Residency climate
Wed 4th	Trafford Citizen Forester (hosted by City of Trees) 10:00am-2:00pm Woodsend nature
Fri 6th	Sandilands Wood Conservation Group (City of Trees) 10:00am-1:00pm Sandilands Wood nature
Sat 7th	Energise Levenshulme: Skills for warmer, low-carbon homes (hosted by Carbon Co-op) 9:30am-5:30pm Levenshulme Inspire Cafe climate
	Ash Wood Community Tree Planting Day (hosted by City of Trees) 10:00am-3:00pm Ash Wood nature
Sun 8th	Kersal Moor Conservation Task (hosted by Salford Ranger Team) 10:00am-2:00pm Kersal Moor nature
Mon 9th	XR MCR Weekly Meeting (New Venue) (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Manchester) 6:00pm-8:00pm Old Bank Residency climate
Wed 11th	Trafford Citizen Forester (hosted by City of Trees) 10:00am-2:00pm Wellacre Country Park nature
Fri 13th	Youth strike climate strike (international) (hosted by Youth Strike 4 Climate Manchester) 12:00pm-2:00pm St Peter's Square climate
Sat 14th	Clothes Swap – Chorlton (hosted by Stitched Up) 1:00pm-4:00pm Wilbraham St Ninian's United Reformed Church resources
Sun 15th	Kersal Dale Conservation Task (hosted by Salford Ranger Team ) 10:00am-12:00pm Kersal Dale (Garden Needs) nature
Mon 16th	XR MCR Weekly Meeting (New Venue) (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Manchester) 6:00pm-8:00pm Old Bank Residency climate
Sun 22nd	Kersal Wetlands Conservation Session (hosted by Salford Ranger Team) 10:00am-12:00pm Kersal Wetlands nature
Mon 23rd	XR MCR Weekly Meeting (New Venue) (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Manchester) 6:00pm-8:00pm Old Bank Residency climate
Fri 27th	Bike Friday (various locations) 8:00am-8:45am Greater Manchester transport MFoE Organising
Mon 30th	XR MCR Weekly Meeting (New Venue) (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Manchester) 6:00pm-8:00pm Old Bank Residency climate
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April 2020
Fri 3rd	Sandilands Wood Conservation Group (City of Trees) 10:00am-1:00pm Sandilands Wood nature
	Global climate strike (hosted by Youth Strike 4 Climate Manchester) 12:00pm-3:00pm St Peters Square climate
Sun 5th	Climate music jam for all ages (hosted by Rising Up Manchester Families) 3:00pm-4:30pm Klondyke climate
Fri 24th	Bike Friday (various locations) 8:00am-8:45am Greater Manchester transport MFoE Organising
Wed 29th	Activism in a New Climate—Nature of Prosperity Dialogue (hosted by CUSP) 10:00am-5:00pm Bridge 5 Mill climate
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May 2020
Fri 1st	Sandilands Wood Conservation Group (City of Trees) 10:00am-1:00pm Sandilands Wood nature
Sun 3rd	Climate music jam for all ages (hosted by Rising Up Manchester Families) 3:00pm-4:30pm Royal Oak (Chorlton) climate
Sat 9th	Kersal Wetlands Wild Walk (hosted by Salford Ranger Team) 10:00am-12:00pm nature
Sat 16th	Chorlton Repair Café (hosted by Stitched Up) 10:00am-12:00pm Stitched Up resources
Tue 19	23rd European Forum on Urban Forestry : Urban Forestry for a Resilient Future nature
Wed 20	23rd European Forum on Urban Forestry : Urban Forestry for a Resilient Future nature
Thu 21	23rd European Forum on Urban Forestry : Urban Forestry for a Resilient Future nature
Fri 22	23rd European Forum on Urban Forestry : Urban Forestry for a Resilient Future nature
Sat 23rd	Envirolution Festival 2020! (Envirolution is TEN!) 1:00pm-7:00pm Platt Fields Park MFoE Attending
Fri 29th	Bike Friday (various locations) 8:00am-8:45am Greater Manchester transport MFoE Organising
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June 2020
Fri 5th	Sandilands Wood Conservation Group (City of Trees) 10:00am-1:00pm Sandilands Wood nature
Sun 7th	Climate music jam for all ages (hosted by Rising Up Manchester Families) 3:00pm-4:30pm Klondyke climate
Fri 26th	Bike Friday (various locations) 8:00am-8:45am Greater Manchester transport MFoE Organising
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July 2020
Fri 3rd	Sandilands Wood Conservation Group (City of Trees) 10:00am-1:00pm Sandilands Wood nature
Sun 5th	Climate music jam for all ages (hosted by Rising Up Manchester Families) 3:00pm-4:30pm Royal Oak (Chorlton) climate
Fri 31st	Bike Friday (various locations) 8:00am-8:45am Greater Manchester transport MFoE Organising
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August 2020
Sun 2nd	Climate music jam for all ages (hosted by Rising Up Manchester Families) 3:00pm-4:30pm Klondyke climate
Fri 7th	Sandilands Wood Conservation Group (City of Trees) 10:00am-1:00pm Sandilands Wood nature
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September 2020
Tue 1	Building Alternative Livelihoods in times of ecological and political crisis - 7th International Degrowth Conference University of Manchester
Wed 2	Building Alternative Livelihoods in times of ecological and political crisis - 7th International Degrowth Conference University of Manchester
Thu 3	Building Alternative Livelihoods in times of ecological and political crisis - 7th International Degrowth Conference University of Manchester
Fri 4	Building Alternative Livelihoods in times of ecological and political crisis - 7th International Degrowth Conference University of Manchester
Sat 5	Building Alternative Livelihoods in times of ecological and political crisis - 7th International Degrowth Conference University of Manchester
Sun 6th	Climate music jam for all ages (hosted by Rising Up Manchester Families) 3:00pm-4:30pm Royal Oak (Chorlton) climate
Fri 25th	Bike Friday (various locations) 8:00am-8:45am Greater Manchester transport MFoE Organising
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October 2020
Sun 4th	Climate music jam for all ages (hosted by Rising Up Manchester Families) 3:00pm-4:30pm Klondyke climate
Fri 30th	Bike Friday (various locations) 8:00am-8:45am Greater Manchester transport MFoE Organising
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November 2020
Sun 1st	Climate music jam for all ages (hosted by Rising Up Manchester Families) 3:00pm-4:30pm Royal Oak (Chorlton) climate
Fri 27th	Bike Friday (various locations) 8:00am-8:45am Greater Manchester transport MFoE Organising
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December 2020
Sun 6th	Climate music jam for all ages (hosted by Rising Up Manchester Families) 3:00pm-4:30pm Klondyke climate

Jan 21st	Green Drinks Manchester January 2020 The Old Monkey
Jan 21st	Talk: Heading for Extinction (and what to do about it) (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Salford) Walkden Gateway Centre
Jan 22nd	Travelling for pleasure: The importance of doing tourist travel sustainably (hosted by Sustainable Housing & Urban Studies Unit) Old Fire Station
Jan 22nd	Citizen participation 2.0 (hosted by Research in Arts and Humanities at Manchester Met) Geoffrey Manton Building
Jan 22nd	Manchester Friends of the Earth drop-in session Green Fish Resource Centre
Jan 22nd	Moss Side Climate Emergency meeting St James Church

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