Climate justice - think global, act local, all together - Our 2025 Annual Gathering and AGM

This year our Annual Gathering is all about climate justice and how we can all act together locally to move towards global change.

We look forward to welcoming two inspiring guest speakers: 

Dr Mike Robinson OBE, Chief Executive, Royal Scottish Geographical Society
Zarina Ahmad, Co-director, Women’s Environmental Network (WEN) & Climate Change Communicator and PhD Researcher at University of Manchester.

We are halfway through our 2023-2028 strategic plan, A Greener and Fairer Tomorrow, Starting Today. This gathering is an opportunity to hear what we have achieved. You will have the opportunity to share your ideas about what we should focus on for the next two and a half years. As a community-led charity, your views are important to us. 

The event takes place in the Beveridge Suite of the Adam Smith Theatre in Kirkcaldy. You can enjoy tea, coffee and light snacks from 10am. Our programme starts promptly at 10:30am. Our community food team will serve a delicious plant-based lunch at the end of the event. 

Our Speakers

Dr Mike Robinson OBE, FRSE – Chief Executive, Royal Scottish Geographical Society (RSGS)

Mike has been Chief Executive of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society since 2008, overseeing the charity's move to Perth and rejuvenating its purpose, positioning and profile - and that of geography and geographers in Scottish civic society too.

Through this role - and over the course of the last 25 years - Mike has been instrumental in informing policy through joined-up, collaborative action, particularly in sustainability and climate change. 

In 2022, Mike was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Stirling for dedicating his life to campaigning for the environment. In 2023, he was awarded an OBE for his services to climate change education.

Zarina Ahmad - Co-director, Women’s Environmental Network (WEN) & Climate Change Communicator and PhD Researcher at University of Manchester

One of the mighty women included in Woman’s Hour’s 2020 Our Planet Power List, Zarina led the charge for increasing participation in environmentalism in Scotland by founding the Ethnic Minority Environmental Network. Zarina has dedicated herself to creating pathways for under-represented groups to belong to the environmental sector - increasing not only a diversity of people, but a diversity of ideas by providing training and creating learning spaces.

Zarina is a researcher on a number of food justice projects, with the Just FACT programme, Nourish and University of Glasgow. She has created spaces for racialised marginalised women’s voices to be heard on climate issues. Climate Sisters exhibit their creative work at various venues such as the Glasgow Science Centre and the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Zarina’s accolades include recognition by Edinburgh Science Institute as an inspirational woman who has made a significant impact in STEM. She is the recipient of the coveted Emma Goldman Award for her feminist work on climate justice and inequalities across Europe.

Annual General Meeting

The event begins with our AGM. We will share the agenda and papers ahead of the meeting. 

Only Ordinary Members can vote in the AGM. This is all members aged over 16 who live in a KY1 or KY2 postcode. If you are not a member already, please consider joining us before the event!

Booking information

Our Annual Gathering is free to attend but spaces are limited, so booking is required. You can choose to purchase a ticket with a donation. Donations help us do more work in our community.

Our booking form includes a series of optional anonymous questions. These help us learn more about the people we reach through our events. We managed any information you choose to share about your background separately to information that you give us to process your booking. For example, your name. 

If you have any accessibility or dietary requirements, please let us know when you book your ticket.

If you are having trouble booking you can call 01592 858458 or email info@greenerkirkcaldy.org.uk for assistance.

Accessibility

You can find accessibility information on the OnFife website. Our event is in the Beveridge Suite of the Adam Smith Theatre in Kirkcaldy. You can access the event by lift or stairs. 

We can provide hearing loops for this event on request. Please let us know about any accessibility requirements in the booking form.

If you have any problems booking or any questions, please phone 01592 858458 or email info@greenerkirkcaldy.org.uk.