# Stages in managing a local response to the People's Emergency Briefing film · Some people and groups will already be engaged in climate action or nature recovery · Some will never have faced the issues in the briefing, or be too busy with their own issues · Be careful to choose the right language to use for each audience - remember we need a calm response to some inevitable feelings of alarm, and responsible next steps · All audiences will need to be offered a pathway / feel empowered to take action together 1\. IDENTIFY THE LOCAL ACTION ALREADY HAPPENING · Local community and business projects · Local council and public service (e.g. water) policies and projects · Any networks already connecting these initiatives, and/or other local campaigns 2\. ONGOING LEADERSHIP IS VITAL · Identify leaders of local organisations and all ages of the community – including farmers (FWAG), schools, sports clubs, voluntary groups, faith groups and ethnic groups · Engage them appropriately using trusted messengers (like speaking to like) · Research the interests of your local MP, and contact them accordingly 3\. FOLLOW-UP MEETINGS · Some people will need time to absorb what the film says (and/or see it again locally) · Those in groups will need to report to their own meetings · Have a further date already booked for people to come back together for further discussion and to review next steps (and ask for their contact details at the screening) 4\. INVITATIONS · Invite local leaders and active projects to the screening, also local media editors · Depending on the local population, decide whether to have more than one screening · If inviting the general public, consider ticketing/Eventbrite/Ticket Tailor/QR code for assessing numbers - and be prepared for a wide range of views! 5\. AT THE SCREENING (*see the film’s* [*Facilitation Guide*](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tb6CRT4luOzpBY1f9gAhHFYrPpFndCdk0H2LI8YVB6U/edit?tab=t.0) *for a process*) · Decide in advance whether to have smaller discussion groups after seeing the film · Have enough people to welcome attendees and enable discussions · Decide on and invite some local projects to say what they’re already doing · Perhaps add successful ideas from elsewhere ([Greener Henley](https://greenerhenley.org.uk/), [Great Collaboration](https://greatcollaboration.uk/)) · Neutrally record all suggestions from a plenary discussion. One option – ask people to use post it notes for their responses to the local actions mentioned in the film e.g.: o Preserving wildlife o Managing the risk of local floods o Reducing food waste o More active transport o Cutting carbon emissions o Generating renewable energy 6\. PREPARE FOR THE FOLLOW-UP AND SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS · Identify a core of people prepared to help take things forward, with their contact details · Meet separately after the screening to review together the feedback from the attendees, and consider further outreach to people who did not attend · Agree an appropriate agenda for the follow-up meeting and invite attendance, including from any existing local environmental networks · Consider whether to show the 10-minute [Great Collaboration film](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXcyx7GimxQ) on possible actions · It can be helpful to have a draft programme for next steps, but be careful to let attendees feel they’re in charge of their own pledges, and it’s not all predetermined · Consider how local actions might be supported, both collectively and severally 7\. AT THE PUBLIC FOLLOW-UP MEETING · Present the feedback from the screening · Invite further comments, including ideas for local action · Note offers of help to develop individual projects · Consider the need for further screenings to reach more people · Consider whether to show other films e.g. [Six Inches of Soil](https://www.sixinchesofsoil.org/), [POWER Workshop](https://www.communityclimateaction.uk/power-workshop) · Consider a joint walk around the area to review project opportunities, or a [bioblitz](https://www.bnhc.org.uk/run-your-own-bioblitz) · Consider the need for further campaigning, including pressure on the MP · Consider whether to hold a community meeting to develop a [local action plan](https://www.communityclimateaction.uk/) · Agree a process for keeping in touch e.g. Whatsapp group for between meetings · Agree a convenor and date(s) for future meetings 8\. CAMPAIGNING · Connect with existing campaigning groups in your area · Gather more local voices e.g. using the [Climate & Nature Meter Guide](https://docs.google.com/document/d/15CDYfKhxa6e-7wYCFcojDxF2qDFULRwrAitQLdGkDYQ/edit?tab=t.0) approach · Share the results with your MP at a local constituency surgery · Share with local councillors, and candidates before future elections · Find ways to keep up the pressure without impeding local community projects – some people are natural campaigners; others prefer to get stuck into projects on the ground 9\. ORGANISING · At further meetings, consider agreeing [terms of reference](https://sustainable.essex.gov.uk/sites/default/files/15123397/2026-03/Environmental%20Collaboration%20Essex%20ToR%2017.03.26.pdf) for the longer term · If with your local parish council, could be a [sub-committee](https://battletowncouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/06-Climate-and-Ecology-Sub-Committee-Terms-of-Reference.pdf) or a [working party](https://steyningpc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/12.12-Climate-Action-Working-Party-TofR.pdf) · If raising money and delivering a project, options include a [community interest company](https://www.gov.uk/set-up-a-social-enterprise), a [community benefit society](https://plunkett.co.uk/model-rules-for-a-community-benefit-society/) or a [community land trust](https://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/about-clts/) · Whichever option is chosen, someone has to be the secretary for communications · Also consider using posters, social media and/or a website for wider publicity 10\. NETWORKING · Make contact with [existing local networks](https://greatcollaboration.uk/about-us/local-networks/) · Consider forming your own network such as those just started in [Essex](https://sustainable.essex.gov.uk/environmental-collaboration-essex) and [Norfolk](https://www.norfolkalc.gov.uk/norfolk-environmental-collaboration/) · [The Great Collaboration](https://greatcollaboration.uk/contact-us/) can support with a dedicated online forum for your initiative --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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