We are thrilled to share the first What If? podcast with you!
Paul, the ‘Story Weaver’ from the Scottish Communities Climate Action Network, has expertly started weaving our story together. Enjoy listening to Part 1 today. The next two parts will be released over the next two weeks.
The first part of a virtual visit to Dunbar to hear about the work of development trust Sustaining Dunbar and the life and resonance of conservationist John Muir.
Listen to more ‘1000 Better Stories’ episodes below.
Becoming Unbound: Project Team – 1000 Better Stories
What happens when two organizations with different backgrounds and areas of expertise learn to work together? How do we begin to connect the dots between health inequalities and the impacts of climate change? And how do we prepare to work alongside communities without arriving with all the answers?
The first two episodes of Becoming Unbound explored how communities in East Haven and Shotts are already coming together around health and climate. This time we are turning the microphone around to listen to a story from the Unbound team itself. Unbound brings together two organizations, the Scottish Communities Climate Action Network (SCCAN), and the Scottish Community Development Centre, or SCDC. They both work alongside communities, but bring different perspectives to the project. SCCAN's focus on climate action and SCDC's on health inequalities.
In this episode, you'll hear from Dawn Brown and Craig Dunn, who coordinate the project, Laura McDonald and Kirsty Heron from the engagement team, Kaska Hempel and Alette Willis, who work on storytelling, and Sam Jordan and Ruth Mclaren from the communications team. Together, the team reflects on the first year of working on Unbound.
Becoming Unbound is the pilot podcast mini-series for the Unbound Scotland project, which supports community-led action on climate and health across Scotland.
Through conversations rooted in lived experience, the series explores how communities are responding to climate and health challenges – and how these stories can help shape the future of Unbound.
Unbound project is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.
Chapters
01:04 Host introduction
03:17 Origin of Unbound
08:11 One day that sums up the first year of Unbound
19:50 The moment when something changed
35:40 What surprised us
50:56 What we learned this year
52:33 What seems possible now
53:45 Host reflection
Resources
Unbound Scotland project website: https://www.unbound.scot/
Scottish Communities Climate Action Network (SCCAN) https://sccan.scot/
Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) https://www.scdc.org.uk/
The Community Health Exchange (CHEX): https://www.chex.org.uk/
Credits
Kaska Hempel (design, production, interviewing, editing)
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