Reconnecting BAMER communities to green spaces for health and wellbeing.

Its Summer 2021 and we are hosting a range of exciting activities with groups across Sheffield!

We have started work with six groups and our environmental themes for our project are; Air Pollution, Foraging, Climate Change and Farm Visits.

For more information please contact our office on 0114 258 3714.

You can download our flyer.

Our work is made possible with support from DEFRA, The Green Recovery Challenge Fund and The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to reconnect Black and ethnic minority communities to the natural environment!

Racism in the Environment Sector: Building Momentum for Change

Green Alliance in June 2021 hosted an online event on racism in the environment sector featuring Maxwell from SEM.

The event was chaired by Ravina Singh, UK cities senior engagement officer, CDP and other Speakers were :

• Sarah Mukherjee, CEO, Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment
• Anneka Deva, partnerships & comms director, Enrol Yourself
• Rebecca Munro, executive director of fundraising and communications, RSPB

Maxwell Ayamba of Sheffield Environment Movement shares his experiences of leading positive change for society and the environment. Produced for the positive social change charity, Sustainability First’s online event series: Together for a Fair Climate Future, June 2021.

The Sheffield Star Newspaper has written a feature on Maxwell’s recent inclusion in the Peak District Nationals Park’s 70 most remarkable people.

You can find the article here The Sheffield Star article.