The post-election period is an important point for citizens across the UK to communicate their concerns with their new or returning MPs and move climate and nature to the top of their agenda. Join us as we walk you through a step by step guide to having powerful conversations with politicians. Our training will support you to make an impact, and set you up for a long term and fruitful relationship with your politician, with the aim of making vital policy change for climate and nature.

This training aims to help you to research and build positive relationships with your local authorities. We will be exploring Hope for the Future's “relationship based approach" to working with politicians. We will also be identifying defensive behaviours in ourselves and politicians and combating defensive behaviours with positive solutions. Finally we will explore the power of research and where to do your research to increase your chances of success.

This training aims to help you to research and build positive relationships with your local authorities. We will be exploring Hope for the Future's “relationship based approach" to working with politicians. We will also be identifying defensive behaviours in ourselves and politicians and combating defensive behaviours with positive solutions. Finally we will explore the power of research and where to do your research to increase your chances of success.

This training is designed to help you to feel more confident engaging with your local politicians. It is specifically framed around encouraging them to actively support local renewable projects, and to push for environmental considerations in other local development projects.

This training aims to help you to understand councils, councillors and their processes. We will be exploring the roles and responsibilities of councils and councillors, and where they fit amongst other elected representatives. We will also be identifying the common practices and processes within councils, and where the opportunities for engaging are. Finally we will explore the strengths and weaknesses of the council system and how you can work with it and also apply for funding within it.

This training aims to help you to understand councils, councillors and their processes. We will be exploring the roles and responsibilities of councils and councillors, and where they fit amongst other elected representatives. We will also be identifying the common practices and processes within councils, and where the opportunities for engaging are. Finally we will explore the strengths and weaknesses of the council system and how you can work with it and also apply for funding within it.

This training is designed to help you to feel more confident engaging with your local politicians. It is specifically framed around encouraging them to actively support local renewable projects, and to push for environmental considerations in other local development projects.

This training aims to help you to find Common Ground and ways of advocating for change with your local authorities. We will be exploring developing SMART asks for your local authorities that increase your likelihood of success. We will also be identifying how best to demonstrate your community mandate in political engagement. Finally we will explore the opportunities for political engagement and how to make the most of them: i.e. formal meetings, events, inviting them to your space, etc.

This training aims to help you to find Common Ground and ways of advocating for change with your local authorities. We will be exploring developing SMART asks for your local authorities that increase your likelihood of success. We will also be identifying how best to demonstrate your community mandate in political engagement. Finally we will explore the opportunities for political engagement and how to make the most of them: i.e. formal meetings, events, inviting them to your space, etc.