Events, Encounters and Engagements that Energize and create Enthusiasm

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Climate change

What is climate change? How does it work? Why should I care? What can I do about it? These events aim to open people’s eyes to the climate crisis that is unfolding around us. But instead of sewing fear and hopelessness, we share knowledge and know-how. We show how we can become part of the solution.

  • 23 & 30 August, 6 September 2025: another 3 sessions with Grade 10 learners in partnership with Umkhumbane Schools Project, Cato Manor, Durban
  • 24-26 March 2025: 3-day workshop with Grade 10 learners in partnership with Umkhumbane Schools Project, Cato Manor, Durban
  • 10 September 2024: Lecture about climate change and what we can do about it, to 200 3rd year student teachers, UKZN School of Education, Edgewood campus.
  • 31 August 2024: Multiplier workshop with educators, hosted by Kloof High School.
  • 29 July 2024: Co-production workshop with subject heads of Kloof High School, towards integrating climate change education into all school subjects.
  • 26 July 2024: Climate change knowledge and awareness in the workplace. Short presentation at a Business Breakfast Meeting at Giba Gorge Conference Centre, supported by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), the Duzi-uMngeni Conservation Trust (DUCT), eThekwini Municipality and the Pongola-uMzimkhulu Catchment Management Agency.
  • 5 June 2024: Climate change, South Africa’s role in it, and what we all can do about it. Interactive presentation at Kloof Scout Hall to celebrate World Environment Day, as part of eThekwini Enviro Week.
  • 28 May 2024: interactive event on climate change with staff (65 teachers) of Kloof High School.
  • 16 March 2024: interactive keynote presentation at the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) Eco-Schools KwaZulu-Natal provincial award ceremony, Durban, March 2024.
  • 19 May 2023: Presentation and interactive session, at a Climate Change Seminar, under the slogan ‘Walk the talk’, part of a three-day-long Articulate Africa Art and Book Fair, hosted by eThekwini Municipality’s Parks, Recreation and Culture Unit. 
  • 16 February 2023: Why and when do we act (differently)? Presentation and interactive session at the Environmental Education & Public Awareness Indaba, supported by EThekwini Municipality and Green Corridors.
  • 2 March 2023: Pilot session of the What I can Do About Climate Change Action Programme (part 2), at Thomas More College high school, Kloof.
  • 2 February 2023: Pilot session of the What I can Do About Climate Change Action Programme (part 1), at Thomas More College high school, Kloof.
  • Introducing the What I can Do About Climate Change Action Programme – presented at the South African Youth Climate Change Coalition workshop (June 2022)
  • Climate change – an update; What I can do about climate change. Presentation at the eThekwini Conservancies Forum meeting (November 2021)
  • What I can do about climate change. Presentation at the eThekwini Conservancies Forum meeting (November 2020)
  • What is climate change and what can I do? Presentation at the Durban Faith Conservancy (February 2020)
  • What can I do? Presentation at Kloof Conservancy (January 2020)
  • What is climate change? Presentation at Kloof Conservancy (December 2019)
  • What is climate change? Presentation for student teachers and lecturers at UKZN Edgewood Campus during National Science week (August 2019)

Biodiversity

How does the web of life hold together? What roles do insects play? How do they ensure our survival? What can we do to help nature? These events aim to awaken or feed biophilia (that inborn appreciation for all life forms), by presenting nature in a loving, personal way, and encouraging friendly close encounters with other life forms.

  • Insect talk at Le Domaine Bird and Bug club (30 July 2024)
  • Insects – the silent extinction. Presentation at Durban Natural Science Museum (October 2021)
  • Temporary Insect Exhibition at Durban Natural Science Museum (January to December 2021)
  • Insects, our life support. Presentation at LeDomaine Estate (February 2020)

Pre-2020: Events from before EASTERaction was founded, were carried out under the banner of What Insect Are You (title of the insect book).