Walking for Hope and Stories for Change

1000 Better Stories

The episode starts with a recording of a story “From fossil fuels shirt-and-tie to fossil-free hippie guy” shared by Bruce Donald, a net zero researcher for Thurso Development Trust. He was one of the participants in Paul Bristow’s January workshop on finding, writing and telling our climate action stories to better engage others in our communities.

It's followed by Phillip Revell’s uplifting story from Pilgrimage for COP26, with a couple of conversations about hope and coming together, beautifully illustrated with poetry and song. Philip spoke to two Pilgrimage participants David Gee about his book, ‘Hope’s work’, and to Olga Bloemen, one of the Pilgrimage organisers and a poet.

Pilgrimage songs were performed by Freedom of Mind Community Choir and written by Karine Polwart. The Pilgrimage poem was written and performed by Olga Bloemen.

Recording and editing: Kaska Hempel and Philip Revell

Production: Kaska Hempel

Resources:

• Pilgrimage for COP26 website: https://artandecology.earth/pilgrimage-for-cop26/
• SCCAN Storyteller Collective workshop booking on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/sccan-storyteller-collective-98489
• Mini-grants for contributors to 1000 Better Stories podcast and blog: https://www.scottishcommunitiescan.org.uk/storytellers-collective/
  
• David Gee’s book, ‘Hope’s work’: https://hopeswork.org/author/justplaindavid/
• Olga Bloemen’s Pilgrimage poem on
  • Soundcloud (audio): https://soundcloud.com/olga-bloemen/why-are-we-walking
  • 1000 Better Stories Blog (text):