As part of our partnership with Intel, Global Action Plan will deliver a webinar titled, “Demystifying Carbon,” to Intel staff, in the morning of 2 February.
Climate science can be intimidating and inaccessible for many. We hear about the impacts of climate change in the news, and we know that there’s a relationship between greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. But there can often be an absence of clarity on what role CO2 play in climate change, how excess CO2 in the atmosphere is linked to climate change, what is the meaning of net-zero and, most pressingly – how best to address climate change.
As part of the webinar, “Demystifying Carbon,” Irene Sullivan, Education Officer at Global Action Plan, will walk participants through what carbon is, how certain economic and social activities generate CO2 and other greenhouse gases, and how this has resulted in the climate crisis.
We will look at CO2 output through history, noting how it has increased with consumption and economic expansion. We’ll get familiar with some climate facts, and assess where we are now regarding national and international climate targets, and the status of the climate crisis. To conclude, we’ll take a look at what lies ahead, and what meaningful change can look like – for individuals and systems alike. The webinar will end with a Q&A session in which we’ll discuss carbon and the climate crisis in an engaging, meaningful way.
Through participation in the webinar, we at Global Action Plan hope that participants will leave with a broader, more in-depth understanding of what carbon means for the world.
Let’s Talk Science – #BallymunScienceFestival with The Rediscovery Centre
The Rediscovery Centre & Global Action Plan are coming together again for our annual interactive Let’s Talk Science Festival in Ballymun!
This year, Let’s Talk Science will help you explore the fun world of Science and Climate Action. This exciting free festival is a unique opportunity for all the family to have fun and explore science, technology, engineering and maths.
Let’s Talk Science is open to people of all ages – come along to discover and learn about the life in our oceans and on land, renewable energies and your food. Find out the science behind climate change and what you can do to help! We will have:
• Interactive exhibitions and demonstrations
• Messy hands-on experiments
• Intriguing discoveries
• Games and fun
The Lets Talk Science Festival is funded by Science Foundation Ireland.
Tesco Bag Pack in Santry 1st & 2nd November
Global Action Plan, in partnership with Youth Foundation of Ireland, is hitting the tills of Tesco in Santry on the 1st and 2nd of November to pack bags in aid of climate action. We will be helping each and every person passing through with their bags, having chats about sustainability and climate action and hopefully raising some money on the way too to support our outreach programmes around Dublin.
We are looking for volunteers to join the Global Action Plan team on both days, so if you are free, please get in contact on 01-8832185 or by email [email protected].
We would love to have you join our team for the day!

UN Poverty DAY 17th October 2019
Join us for ‘Project Poverty’ – an art exhibition showcasing wonderful creations hand-made using reclaimed waste materials!
According to the United Nations this year marks the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) on 20 November 1989. This landmark human rights treaty sets out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of every child, regardless of their race, religion or abilities.
Come along and take a look at artistic expression of what poverty is and the forms it can emerge as as depicted by youth from Ballymun and the surrounding areas!
For more information contact: [email protected]

Global Citizenship Education 2019 – training for school leaders and teachers
Come and join us for our first training which will bring together school leaders (principals, coordinators) and teachers to work together on GCE!
Our free training will focus on the implementation of GCE in the school and classroom, while bringing alive the concepts of development education and the Global Goals!
Participants will leave with our updated toolkit and accompanying resources to bring GCE back to your students.
RSVP your school representatives here: https://tinyurl.com/yy6w59mq
For more information contact: [email protected]

Storytelling for families at GLAS Community Garden
Come and join us for an afternoon of stories, songs and games in GLAS Community Garden in the heart of Ballymun for National Heritage Week.
In the refuge and peace of the Community Garden, be transported into a time of old, of mystical and myth, by a professional storyteller, whom will guide children and adults through stories of our past, present, and future and bring Irish folklore to life. Throughout the garden, we will also create spaces to explore pastimes and games from our previous generations throughout the garden.
Check out our event on Facebook to find out more!

The Power of Growing our Own : 8th June 2019
We are very excited to present to you own upcoming workshop co-funded by Bridge 47 and The European Union; The Power of Growing our Own’.
This 1 day workshop will take place in the Axis Theatre and the Global Action Plan’s very own garden (GLÁS Community Garden) in Ballymun on Saturday, the 8th of June 2019.
We are bringing together 5 community garden groups. The purpose of this workshop is to up-skill these gardeners in techniques for organic and sustainable food production while promoting the UN Global Goals.
The first half of the day will be run by Aine (Program Officer) in the Axis Theatre. This part of the day will concentrate on The UN Sustainable Development Goals ( Global Goals). The UN Sustainable Development Goals ( Global Goals) have given us a set of universal activities and a framework within which to build a better and more equal society for all. In this workshop we will explore:
- What the goals are;
- The importance of community gardens for sustainable cities with reference to the goals;
- How we can create a sustainable community garden and raise awareness of global issues at the local level with the goals.
The second half of the day will be led by expert gardener Sharon. Sharon will directly up skill participants in gardening techniques and cover the following:
- Composting;
- Know your Soil: how to recognize the type of soil you have and how to improve it;
- How to test your soils PH;
- Soil fertility and fertilizer use;
- Wise watering: Rainwater harvesting etc;
- Planting for pollinators and habitats;
- Fruit and vegetable growing.
