Centre for Human Ecology

Here’s what we’ll do with your contribution:

• Short courses, workshops and round tables: equipping people with the knowledge and skills to make positive change: We plan to develop accessible education in human ecology for all: workshops, courses and online materials that are both cutting edge and building on CHE’s decades long expertise in the subject. Peer learning and popular education is at the heart of our practice, equipping participants with the tools for thought needed for our times.
  
  
• Opening up our reference library and meeting space for members: Our reference library and archive, built up over 50 years and comprising an extensive collection of significant, often rare books spanning the history of ecological thought, is a significant resource for researchers, learners and all those interested in learning about our world. Based at the historic Pearce Institute, Govan, Glasgow, our library is home also to our unique oval elmwood table- home to many convivial sharings over the years.
  
  We plan on opening up access to this library and learning space. As a supporting member, you’ll be able to access the library and book collection, study or work around the table, and attend (or propose to arrange) regular meetings and roundtables. We want to unlock the potential of this space- but we can only do it with your support.
  
  For members who are not based locally, we'll make available online learning and networking opportunities, building on our popular series of webinars and talks. 

 

• Building a co-operative container for members to run their own courses and projects:
  CHE represents a ‘carrying stream’ of wisdom being passed on and transmitted in a lineage of thought. Each new generation of students has taken up the mantle, often going on to make their own significant contributions and creating new useful knowledge. As a supporting member of CHE, you’ll have the opportunity to help build the next chapter of CHE. Members will be able to propose courses, events and funding applications on their areas of qualification and interest, via CHE’s container as a registered charity, limited company and co-operative (subject to approval). Join us as we share knowledge and create opportunities to pass on our tradition of radical education: and build towards the next 50 years. 
  
  In 2022, CHE celebrated its 50th anniversary with a symposium and ceilidh in the Pearce Institute, Govan, with many old and new friends. CHE also ran an online and residential course on degrowth and human ecology in partnership with Enough! Scotland.
  
  In 2023, CHE plans to offer introductory workshops in human ecology. Our offerings are mainly aimed at those engaged in activism, academia or their communities, who would like to deepen their understanding of the interconnectedness of social and environmental systems, and explore a range of tools for engagement. 

Thank you!