People’s Emergency Briefing

We will be showing the 50 minute film followed by a facilitated hackathon style solution focused workshop. Join us for an urgent and thought‑provoking evening as we screen The People’s Emergency Briefing, a powerful new film exploring the climate and ecological crises through clear, accessible, community‑focused storytelling. Created to inform and mobilise, the film brings together scientists, organisers and everyday people to outline what’s happening — and what we can do next. After the film we'll have a hackathon style solution focused workshop which will be facilitated by Dr Sharon Coen, Associate Professor in Media Psychology at The University of Salford. The MP for Wythenshawe and Sale East, Mike Kane is intending to join the screening and participate in the activities. This event is donation based with free tickets available. Bring a friend, neighbour or family member: everyone is welcome. The screening has been organised in collaboration with St Pauls Church Sale, Churches Together and Extinction Rebellion Trafford. Instructions The doors will open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start to the screening. Please arrive promptly as doors will close once the screening begins. Hot drinks will be for sale by Background Coffee just outside the church and cold drinks will be available inside, any donations will be welcome.All funds raised will be donated to the church to cover their overheads. What is a Hackathon? Originating in the context of computing, where they bought together coders to 'hack' coding issues, the term Hackathon is now widely adopted to indicate events where groups of people with different competencies get together to find solutions to specific challenges. Dr Coen has conducted climate- related hackathons in the past. In a paper relating to one such event, she noted how participants tended to make assumptions about politicians and explain their behaviour in terms of internal characteristics, rather than situational constraints. Having politicians working with them in these groups will help establish a fruitful dialogue and mutual understanding of the challenges and opportunities related to climate action.