Speak to your politicians: a political roundtable with ECCAN & Hope for the Future

Join ECCAN & Hope for the Future for a direct roundtable with MPs, MSPs & Councillors followed by lunch! 

This session marks the final stage of our work with Hope for the Future, following their Advocacy Workshop at our Autumn Assembly in November and the online power-mapping session in January.

Now it’s time to bring it all together.

Join us for an open, in-person roundtable where you’ll have the chance to speak directly with elected representatives, ask questions, share experiences and hear different perspectives. We’re pleased to be joined so far by local MSP Lorna Slater and MP Christine Jardine, with further elected representatives to be announced.

Venue: Greyfriars Charteris Centre in the St Ninians Hall

Open doors 10:15am Arrival, refreshments

10:30am Refresher session led by Matthew Sellar, HFTF

11:30-12:30 Roundtable we’ll be joined by a range of elected representatives for a facilitated political roundtable

12:30 - 13:30 lunch

13:30- 2:00 reflection and informal conversations before the event closes at 2:00pm.

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Want to refresh yourself on previous learning?

The round table is open to everyone, including those who were not able to attend the previous sessions. 

There will be an optional online refresher session on Wednesday 23rd September 1-2pm for anyone who would like to revisit the previous learning before the event. You can select this option when booking the roundtable and we’ll send you the Teams link ahead of the event.

The Roundtable is open to everyone, including those who were not able to attend the previous sessions.

📎 Slides from the previous session can be viewed here if you’d like to refresh yourself.

If you aren't able to make the online session, there will also be a refresher session ahead of the discussion on the morning of the 30th, giving us time to prep together, catch up, revisit power mapping and refine the key questions we want to pose. Matthew from Hope for the Future and members of the Edinburgh Communities Climate Action Network (ECCAN) team will be there to support this session.

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About Hope for the Future

Hope for the Future is a UK charity that supports people to engage confidently and constructively with decision makers about climate action. They work with individuals, community groups, charities and organisations to build advocacy skills, strengthen relationships with elected representatives, and help turn concern about the climate crisis into effective political action.

What the session will cover

The session will focus on putting advocacy into practice and engaging decision makers with confidence.

Who is this for?

• Anyone interested in climate and community advocacy

• Those who would like the chance to engage with MSP's, MP's in person

• People who attended the previous Hope for the Future sessions

• People new to Hope for the Future who would like an introduction and a chance to catch up

• Those engaging, or planning to engage, with councillors, MSPs, MPs, or other decision makers

Accessibility & Practical Information

• You can find Greyfriars Charteris by following this link.

• The venue is wheelchair accessible. If you have any access needs or dietary requirements, please let us know during or after booking so we can support you. Find full Accessibility information for the Charteris Centre here.

• The online refresher session will take place via Teams, you will receive a link for the drop-in refresher session upon registering to this event.

• Closed captions will be enabled. If you have any access needs, please let us know when registering

• For any queries, please contact office@eccan.scot.

Important to note:

• Spaces are limited - if you can no longer make it please let us know as soon as possible so we can offer the space to someone else.

• There will be photography and filming at the session, please let a member of the team know if you aren't comfortable with your face being in any footage.