Chris Packham backs Macclesfield screening of The People's Emergency Briefing

Anxious about the wildfires and the 5 heatwaves we've experienced this summer? Or worried about growing food in a changing climate, or how our homes, schools, hospitals and railway tracks cope in extreme heat? Or maybe the increasing risk of flooding?

A free public screening of The People's Emergency Briefing will take place at Cinemac on Wednesday 4^th November at 7.30pm, followed by a facilitated community discussion.

A lower age limit of 16 is advised by the National Emergency Briefing Team

The screening forms part of a growing UK-wide programme of events designed to help ensure that both the public and decision-makers are clearly and honestly informed about the climate and nature crisis - and what it may mean for communities across the country.

The briefing, introduced by Chris Packham CBE, sets out the implications of climate and nature breakdown for food security, public health, infrastructure, the economy and national security, alongside evidence-based actions that could reduce these risks.

The People's Emergency Briefing is a 50 minute public film which is now being screened in communities across the UK. It brings together leading scientists to present a clear picture of the challenges ahead. People will be able to consider what these issues may mean in their local area, and how they can support their MP to call for stronger action.

Chris Packham said:"I'd encourage people everywhere to attend a screening of The People's Emergency Briefing. It creates exactly the kind of honest local conversation we now urgently need, both about what these changes mean where we live, and about what we can do together to address them."

The event is being organised by Global Justice Macclesfield (GJMacc).

Natalie, speaking on GJMacc's behalf said "We hope that the event will provide a space for people to meet up to look at the evidence and have an open and informed conversation about what it means for us in Macclesfield, in the UK, as well as globally. We hope that we can find ways of supporting the urgent action called for by the science; the film also informs us that actions to mitigate climate change can also improve our wellbeing."