A series of events not to miss!

Exhibitions, talks and workshops – details at https://www.york.ac.uk/anthropocene-biodiversity/events/2025/seeds-of-hope/

Tuesday evening 13 May – save the date: Planet South Bank and York Climate Cafe will be hosting a Climate Cafe as part of this event. Details available soon by the Seeds of Hope and Action website.

More details about the Seeds of Hope Action Exhibition and events:

Organised by SGI-UK in partnership with the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity and the York Environmental Sustainability.

Emphasising the interconnectedness of each individual to each other and their environment, this exhibit focuses on the power of each person to initiate positive change. A joint initiative of SGI and Earth Charter International. 

The 25-panel Seeds of Hope and Action (SOHA) exhibition introduces a positive vision for sustainable living that can contribute to the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It includes panels portraying six individuals from South Sudan to Lebanon and Brazil who have successfully taken action for change.

The initial section introduces the idea of interconnection with inspiring quotes from different spiritual and faith traditions. There are panels on climate change and the SDGs and QR codes provide links to further information for online use. An interactive panel collects viewers’ ideas for action inspired by the exhibition. It also introduces the #SeedsofHopeandAction campaign that encourages individuals to share photos and videos of their actions toward the implementation of the SDGs and related Earth Charter principles on social media.

During the day – exhibitions and talks

The exhibition is open to the public to visit from 9am to 5pm and takes place on the ground floor of the Department of Environment and Geography building on Campus West, University of York.  Free refreshments will be available. 

Each day there will be a series of talks responding to the themes of hope, action and the SGDs, also free and open to the public. Details are to be announced soon. 

During the evening – interactive workshops

Interactive workshops will take place from Monday to Thursday, 7pm to 9pm in the Berrick Saul Treehouse (BS/104) on Campus West.