Cape Town Climate Week
Resources & Actionables
Advocating for change in the city starts with you and me. Not sure where to begin? We’ve put together a list of our resources and the actionables that each organization and movement building partner shared with us.
Actionables
BUILDING RESILIENCE AND RESISTANCE FOR ENERGY JUSTICE
‘TEMPERATURE RISING’ DOCUMENTARY SCREENING & PANEL
Host a documentary screening of Temperature Rising in your community, school or neighborhood.
Find out more at https://hotspotseries.co.za/
RIPPLES OF CHANGE: EXPLORING HISTORY, HERITAGE AND WATER JUSTICE AT PRINCESS VLEI:
Learn more about Princess Vlei on their website or Instagram
Donate to support their work
Read these books recommended by Denisha Anand, project manager at Princess Vlei:
Rock | Water | Life: Ecology and Humanities for a Decolonial South Africa by Lesley Green
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Download the iNaturalist App: iNaturalist helps you identify plants and animals with visually similar suggestions and verification by dedicated contributors. Get connected with a community of over a million scientists and naturalists who can help you learn more about nature!
SOWING SEEDS FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE
Learn more about Mzanzi Organics on their website and social media
Sign up to volunteer for Mzanzi Organics
donate:
Email mzanzi.organics@gmail.com if you would like to find out more or donate to support their work.
CYCLE FOR SYSTEM CHANGE
Follow Langa Bicycle Hub (LBH) on social media
Donate your old bicycle parts to LBH, or go to them for bicycle repairs or to buy a affordable refurbished bicycle
Don’t know how to ride? Contact langabicyclehub@gmail.com for bicycle riding lessons
Contact Mzikhona Mgedle at 071 970 2475 for more information and donation details
TRAIN OF THOUGHT: #FIXOURTRAINS
Learn more about Unite Behind (UB) on their website and social media
Donate to UB here
Contact UB to find out more or to volunteer info@unitebehind.org
HOMECOMING: UNDOING SPATIAL APARTHEID THROUGH SOCIAL HOUSING
Learn more about Reclaim the City (RTC)nd Ndifuna Ukwazi (NU) on their websites
Write a letter to Premier Alan Winde and sign the petition to support NU and RTC’s demand to releases the Tafelberg site to the City of Cape Town for the development of urgently needed social housing
Sign a petition to Premier Alan Winde: https://chng.it/nxVt46TQNC
Host a screening of Mother City in your community, school or neighborhood
TOUR AND TASTE OF THE PHILIPPI HORTICULTURAL AREA
Learn more about Vegkop farm
Follow the PHA food and farming campaign on social media
Sign the petition to protect the PHA and the Aquifer
Donate to Vegkop and The PHA food and farming campaign
Join Compost warriors: capetowncompostwarriors@gmail.com
Check out these actions for revolutionaries and further resources
Contact Nazeer about volunteering or for more info: nazeer@vegkopfarm.com
THE GENDER AGENDA
Learn more, follow, and donate to Grit, Triangle Project and Rainbow UCT
Thematic Resources
By exploring the 6 thematic areas, Cape Town Climate Week 2024 aims to promote dialogue, collaboration and, fun, and dynamic action towards building a sustainable and just future in South Africa. This will be done through workshops, panel discussions, food gardening, activations, and artivism.
Click on the buttons below to learn more about each of our themes: