By Leigh Abbott, Nature for All Officer at Scottish Environment LINK
The final EDI Fortnight as part of the Nature for All project begins in less than a week’s time, and we are very excited to learn, share, and change our practices to put diversity and inclusion at the forefront of our work in the environment sector.
It will be held on the 7th, 8th and 9th, and the 14th and 15th of April, with extra special talks on the 23rd of April. We have a busy schedule with lots of requested online talks and workshops from our member organisations provided to you, for free! This includes:
- Six LINK member organisation talks on EDI to share, learn, and support each other.
- A session on neuro-inclusive leaders from Differing Minds, including a toolkit to take away with you.
- A workshop on supporting young carers and young people from low socioeconomic class, led by Caitlin Turner.
- A session on employing people on work visas, from an immigration consultant and Nourish Scotland.
- A webinar on supporting others with their mental health from Scottish Action for Mental Health (capped at 50 participants).
- A workshop progressing from last year’s Jo Yuen session, ‘From Awareness to Action’ (capped at 25 participants)
- A workshop on handling difficult conversations from the National Trust for Scotland (capped at 30 participants)
If you work for a LINK member organisation, you can register your place for the online talks and workshops via Eventbrite.
Why register?
Nature is for all, and nature needs all of us. The more voices we have to tackle environmental issues; the better the Scottish environment will be for it.
The scale of the climate and nature crises demands that it’s not enough to know about these issues – we need action to make the change we want to see, and for people to feel that they belong in the environment sector. Progress requires change and you will learn these skills via the talks, training, and workshops provided by the EDI Fortnight.
But don’t just take my word for it, here’s some quotes from our previous EDI Fortnight attendees:
“These events have been invaluable” 
“The fortnight has been of great value to our organisation and we have saved all the slides and resources in our internal EDI folder to share the learning even wider. Thanks so much!”
“A more diverse insight into the world around me”
“Listening to the discussions gave me an opportunity to hear others worries and experiences which will help put anti-racism into practice by appreciating and understanding this better”
“I felt really comfortable to participate. It was also super informative and functional – I think everyone was able to take away some positive actions”
Remember: Every. Action. Counts. No matter the size.
So why not come along, share and learn alongside our members and try and make the environment sector the best place to work and volunteer, for everyone.
Register your place for the online talks and workshops via Eventbrite.
Top image: Ross MacDonald / SNS Group