Stitch and chat textile workshops at Friends House, London

Two different kinds of workshops will be on offer at Friends House today. The building will exceptionally be open for a few hours on a Saturday, so you can visit the  Out of Excuses Loving Earth exhibition.

A Climate Fresk workshop in the morning will be hosted by London Quakers.  Learn about the science of  science of climate change in this interactive workshop .  over ! million people have discovered this  a  great way to build confidence in your own understanding of the science and to fill gaps .

More information and bookings are via this Eventbrite link. Please arrive in good time for a 10 am start.

In the afternoon, an Active Hope workshop, based on the work pf Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone, will take place in the Quaker Centre, run by Alison Maitland . Timing  and booking details will be posted here in due course.

Both events are open to all and you'll need to book in advance.  Expect interesting conversations, a measure of emotion and horror but  also greater understanding and to come away empowered  and inspired for the future.

This is also an opportunity to visit Friends House to look at the Out of Excuses exhibition of Loving Earth textile panels.  This isn't  always open on Saturdays but we expect it to be open at least between 10 and 4 on this occasion.