Just Transition Wakefield
Country: England: The North
Hub: England & Wales
Members
25
Active last year
500
Started
2019
Paid roles
No
Legal structure
Other
Activity
Very Active
We have run an AGM as a public meeting, several outreach events including an "Earth Day Eco-Fair" at the Hepworth Gallery, and street stalls such as at With Banners Held High, Better Buses campagn stalls, etc, as well as our recent Community Wealth Building conference. Engagement has been good this year!
unincorporated charitable organisation
Live Projects
Other food projects
Nature
Community hub or activities
Festivals, fairs or events
Art / creativity
Building local networks
Local economy or new economy projects
Social Justice / Just Transition activities
Youth or education projects
Energy
Transport
Communications and dissemination
Some of these are engagement exercises, such as with the local authority and combined authority to ensure that our voice is heard in statutory consultations (eg local transport plan).
There are several LA/Community Partnerships that we are active in:
Net Zero Partnership
Good Food Partnership
Urban Blue-Green Infrastructure Steering Group
River Towpath Project.
We have a Nature Watch group using iNaturalist as a tool to support community engagement with nature recovery.
We run an Eco-Educators Network and are initiating a Green Governors Network.
We run outreach stalls.
We are a network organisation with other groups as part of our membership including Grow Wakefield, WI, Civic Society...
Working with Campaigners, Trade Unions and the public and voluntary sectors to lead a Just Transition to an equitable and sustainable zero carbon Wakefield District.
Working through Wakefield District Partnership, Wakefield Net Zero Partnership, Wakefield Good Food Partnership, Wakefield Green-Blue Infrastructure Steering Group.
Wider networks include regional FoE network, Climate Justice Coalition, Eco-Educators Network.