This film’s brilliant idea is simple…. produce an hour-long engaging documentary about the urgent threat to particular area….. design it so people can NOT watch it sitting alone doom-scrolling, but instead gather for showings in churches, town halls, school gymnasiums etc, and **get their elected reps to participate**, followed by a townhall or discussion. Make a big push to do showings in the campaign season before elections
I love it! Hopefully this will become a template for further efforts elsewhere and in the future everywhere.
The main website for the project is [https://www.nebriefing.org/](https://www.nebriefing.org/) and that will get you to the calendar for screenings. (This is mainly a UK project)
Excepts from the review article in the OP
*A new community screening initiative is bringing the facts about climate change and nature loss directly to the British public – and organisers want elected representatives sitting in the audience when it happens.*
*The People’s Emergency Briefing, a 50-minute film fronted by naturalist and broadcaster Chris Packham, begins its community screening programme today, with the first events taking place one month before May’s local elections.*
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*The film sets out, in plain terms, what the science says about how a changing climate and declining nature are already affecting British life – from rising food prices and human health to national security – and what can be done about it. It is not designed for general streaming but has been built specifically for communities to watch together, with their MP present, followed by a facilitated discussion.*
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*The initiative arrives in the wake of a significant controversy. The government attempted to suppress its own national security assessment of the impacts of global biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse. Freedom of information requests eventually forced the release of a reduced version of the report, which revealed that the Joint Intelligence Committee had assessed every critical ecosystem to be on a pathway to collapse – with major associated threats to UK prosperity, food supply and national security.*
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*“These screenings and discussions can create both the political space and the pressure for every party to respond in a way that best helps the UK and its people navigate the challenges ahead. By facing the facts together, we radically increase our capacity to deal with them. For that reason, many people will find these events incredibly inspiring.”*
*At the heart of the initiative is a diagnosis of a specific problem: a disconnect between what the public wants, what politicians think the public wants, and what the science says is necessary.*
*“Politicians underestimate public appetite for ambitious action, while citizens underestimate both the risks and the level of support among their neighbours,” said Simon Oldridge, Co-Founder of the National Emergency Briefing.*
*“The National Emergency Briefing is designed to address that, catalysing the bold, transformative action that scientists say is now necessary – and which will improve lives in so many ways.*
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*Screenings are being hosted by volunteers at community venues including village halls, churches and other faith spaces, workplaces and cinemas, with events open to people regardless of political affiliation. MPs are separately being asked to sign a Parliamentary Call urging the government to be transparent with the British public about the threats the country faces – and the potential benefits of taking what the initiative describes as genuine emergency action.*
*The ultimate ambition of the NEB is for the government itself to stage a televised national briefing on how the climate and nature emergency affects all aspects of British life.*
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This film’s brilliant idea is simple…. produce an hour-long engaging documentary about the urgent threat to particular area….. design it so people can NOT watch it sitting alone doom-scrolling, but instead gather for showings in churches, town halls, school gymnasiums etc, and **get their elected reps to participate**, followed by a townhall or discussion. Make a big push to do showings in the campaign season before elections
I love it! Hopefully this will become a template for further efforts elsewhere and in the future everywhere.
The main website for the project is [https://www.nebriefing.org/](https://www.nebriefing.org/) and that will get you to the calendar for screenings. (This is mainly a UK project)
Excepts from the review article in the OP
*A new community screening initiative is bringing the facts about climate change and nature loss directly to the British public – and organisers want elected representatives sitting in the audience when it happens.*
*The People’s Emergency Briefing, a 50-minute film fronted by naturalist and broadcaster Chris Packham, begins its community screening programme today, with the first events taking place one month before May’s local elections.*
** * **
*The film sets out, in plain terms, what the science says about how a changing climate and declining nature are already affecting British life – from rising food prices and human health to national security – and what can be done about it. It is not designed for general streaming but has been built specifically for communities to watch together, with their MP present, followed by a facilitated discussion.*
** * **
*The initiative arrives in the wake of a significant controversy. The government attempted to suppress its own national security assessment of the impacts of global biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse. Freedom of information requests eventually forced the release of a reduced version of the report, which revealed that the Joint Intelligence Committee had assessed every critical ecosystem to be on a pathway to collapse – with major associated threats to UK prosperity, food supply and national security.*
** * **
*“These screenings and discussions can create both the political space and the pressure for every party to respond in a way that best helps the UK and its people navigate the challenges ahead. By facing the facts together, we radically increase our capacity to deal with them. For that reason, many people will find these events incredibly inspiring.”*
*At the heart of the initiative is a diagnosis of a specific problem: a disconnect between what the public wants, what politicians think the public wants, and what the science says is necessary.*
*“Politicians underestimate public appetite for ambitious action, while citizens underestimate both the risks and the level of support among their neighbours,” said Simon Oldridge, Co-Founder of the National Emergency Briefing.*
*“The National Emergency Briefing is designed to address that, catalysing the bold, transformative action that scientists say is now necessary – and which will improve lives in so many ways.*
** * **
*Screenings are being hosted by volunteers at community venues including village halls, churches and other faith spaces, workplaces and cinemas, with events open to people regardless of political affiliation. MPs are separately being asked to sign a Parliamentary Call urging the government to be transparent with the British public about the threats the country faces – and the potential benefits of taking what the initiative describes as genuine emergency action.*
*The ultimate ambition of the NEB is for the government itself to stage a televised national briefing on how the climate and nature emergency affects all aspects of British life.*
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