{"title": "Climate Emergency Centers", "logoImg": "bafkreifywss4idtvpnl4gvxplavnlhpmitgyomd43ajzhchu7dmhg4xgey", "website": "https://climateemergencycentre.co.uk", "bannerImg": "bafkreif6x6q3tc5f4zo6m24no47cmwveuz25jkl7bk2znigfjs57kabs7y", "createdAt": 1692025702339, "credentials": {}, "description": "# What do we do?\n\nClimate Emergency Centers repurpose empty buildings for the benefit of local community to organise, meet in person, work on climate solutions.\n\n# Where are you based?\n\nCurrently we are based in the UK and we have access to around 20 buildings around the country.\n\nSee the map: https://climateemergencycentre.co.uk/cec-uk-network-2/\n\n![](https://i.imgur.com/e6zOPuh.png)\n\n# What's the secret of getting buildings for free?\n\nWe are a registered charity that gets discount on \"business rates\" that the owner of a building needs to pay no matter the occupancy (this is to incentivise use of the buildings). We are saving them money.\n\nCheck our handbook: https://climateemergencycentre.co.uk/handbook-2/\n![handbook cover](https://i.imgur.com/4OUJQ9P.png)\n\n# Progress GG20\n\nWeekly Zoom calls that are later published to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@climateemergencycentres8176/videos\n![youtube](https://i.imgur.com/V1e6Ttu.png)\n\nUse of funds:\n\n 1st round: very little. 2nd round: it was £700 in total. The money was sent towards one of the leadstewards to cover necessary cost-of-living expenses.\n\nLessons learnt:\n\nConsistent work pays off. It take time to build a movement.\n\n# Progress GG19\n\nRegular webinars:\n* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNn2X_lPaGg\n* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTcFrA_UUuU\n* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e277iPIb52I\n\nEvents / exhibitions:\n* https://www.facebook.com/events/s/new-beacon-books-black-resista/190196860803600/\n\n# Public chat group\n\nTelegram link: https://t.me/+UTZYgEGCQkpIlWTX\n\nWe also havet WhatsApp group (more active) but to avoid spam / bots / bad actors the link not public but shared during our weekly calls.\n\nYou can also join our public Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/climateemergencycentres/ *(668 members as of moment of writing)*", "logoImgData": {}, "bannerImgData": {}, "projectTwitter": "climateEcentres"}