Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age

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I have discovered through my own volunteering for a couple of forest schools that the best way to chase away anxiety and despair is to do something positive locally with other people – something that isn’t driven by money. As Hopkins says: “I’ve never been anywhere where anybody has said: ‘I was doing all right until I got involved in this Transition stuff,’ or: ‘I was doing all right until I learned to grow my own food.’ We are social creatures living in a time that is trying to stop us from being that. There’s something good for the heart about being involved in projects with other people.” United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 27) which is set to take place in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt, in November 2022, climate commitments from local and regional authorities will be gathered in a map to support the CoR's efforts to strengthen the role of cities and regions in global climate governance and the implementation of the Paris agreement. The Secretary-General of the European Committee of the Regions has overall responsibility for preparing proceedings and implementing decisions taken by the statutory bodies: The Plenary Assembly, the Bureau, the Conference of Presidents and the President himself. Welcome Spaces at Kippax and Garforth has now started. Pop in to Garforth Library and One Stop or Kippax Community Hub and Library for free teas, coffee and hot chocolate. EU organic awards The EU organic awards are jointly organised by the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), the European Commission, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC, COPA-COGECA and IFOAM Organics Europe. These awards aim to recognise excellence along the organic value chain, rewarding the best and most innovative actors in organic production in the EU.

would definitely not switch to lab grown meat, making this a significantly less popular option than others offered such as: cutting out meat altogether, holidaying abroad less, or reducing heating by a degree in the winter. Goinlocal would like to wish all its readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for your continuing support in 2015. We look forward to seeing you all in 2016

To further promote regional and local action towards the Green Deal, the European Committee of the Regions is launching a new call for best practices and climate commitments to all CoR members and alternates, Online surveys, consultations and events are open to regional and local authorities, associations, NGOs, experts and academics.

Eastern Partnership (CORLEAP) Set up by the CoR in 2011, the Conference of Regional and Local Authorities for the Eastern Partnership (CORLEAP) i In a new approach, Going Local aims to break down the current boundaries between primary care and communities and to encourage more focus on the needs and capabilities of individuals. GPs will refer patients, needing non medical support and advice, to a Community Referrer who will explore with the individual their underlying issues and if appropriate, will refer them to a range of services and support in the community. The European Week of Regions and Cities is the biggest annual event dedicated to regional policy. During this annual four-day event, regions and cities showcase their capacity to create growth and jobs, implement European Union cohesion policy, and prove the importance of the local and regional level for good European governance. CoR Mobile APP The mobile app of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) brings you real-time notifications about news, events and opinions on your preferred topics. Save your favourite items and share contents as you go from meeting to meeting via social media and other channels. Life has found most people are reluctant to radically change the way they eat – despite global food supply chains having a detrimental effect on the environment – although many would consider ‘going local’.

Digital Masterclasses Brought to you by the CoR social media team, the Digital Masterclasses keep you up to date with the ever-changing digital media landscape. The project comprises both an academic and hands-on approach, allowing its participants to learn about new communication techniques and gain a wide range of digital skills. Confronted by climate breakdown, the extinction crisis and rising inequalities, it is easy to feel anxious and hopeless. I feel those things, but in recent months I’ve also been heartened by a surge of grassroots action, of diverse people responding in myriad ways to multiplying crises. To call it an ecosystem of resistance would be overly dramatic, but it is a flowering of good deeds and positive care for local neighbourhoods. State Chancellery of the State of Brandeburg, said: "The Lusatia mining district extends over Germany, Czech Republic and The COVID-19 pandemic and the energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine have shown how important the close interaction between the environment and citizens is. At the same time, the threat of natural hazards, environmental risks, ecosystem degradation and global warming has not lost its relevance, and climate action is more urgent than ever. Cities and regions are key players when it comes to delivering the goals of the

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