Menopause Awareness Workshop
Facilitated by Jesmin Chowdhury
In partnership with Nabanita Ghosh – 9 June 2025
Drama workshops and Ghoorni Performance with Better We Youth Club
Facilitated by Jesmin Chowdhury
5 Apr – 14 Apr (Workshops & Rehearsals) / Performance: 8 May 2023
Following the success in Rochdale, Better We invited a second round of climate workshops. This time, youth club members were involved in a full performance of Ghoorni. The children, playing adult roles, found the rehearsal process transformative. Many had known each other in passing but had never worked closely before. Through collaborative performance, they developed friendships and confidence. The play was performed on 8 May 2023 as part of Bangla New Year celebrations, showcasing their creativity and climate awareness.
Rochdale Climate Injustice Workshops & Ghoorni R&D
Facilitated by Jesmin Chowdhury
With Rochdale Science Initiative | 26 Feb – 19 Mar 2023
After viewing videos from the Longsight workshops, Rochdale Science Initiative invited similar sessions for their youth group. These workshops focused on climate injustice and culminated in another research and development performance of Ghoorni, our play about climate disasters. Although the children were more socially active than those in Longsight, the concept of climate injustice was still new to them. Once again, girls who were initially very shy, emerged as vocal leaders by the end. The workshop included on street demonstration, theatrical expression, with children performing Ghoorni, ending in a staged climate demonstration that involved audience participation. Posters made by the children with climate slogans were displayed at the Rochdale Science Extravaganza event. The project sparked deep engagement and empowered the young participants to see themselves as change-makers.
Children’s Climate Change Workshops, Longsight
Facilitated by Jesmin Chowdhury
With Better We | 26–28 Dec 2022
This three-day holiday workshop in Longsight offered local children—many with limited extracurricular opportunities—their first experience engaging deeply with climate issues. Around 20 children, initially shy, learned about climate change, climate injustice, and personal responsibility. Though they had briefly encountered climate change at school, the workshop provided clarity and hands-on activities including poster-making, quizzes, writing letters to the UN, and a street demonstration with climate slogans. The cold December air didn’t deter them. Girls who were initially hesitant became the most outspoken advocates by the end. Participants expressed excitement and a desire to join similar projects again, saying it was both fun and educational—a welcome break from their usual routines.
Oldham Climate Connection Women’s Group
Facilitated by Jesmin Chowdhury
With Crossing Footprints and Hope for the Future | 7 Nov – 12 Dec 2022
Bangladeshi women’s group seeks climate win on Victory Day
Climate Connections Project: Northmoor Library 2022
This five-week workshop brought together women in Oldham to explore climate change and its impacts. Participants—many of whom had very little exposure to life outside home or prior knowledge of the topic —shared views, learned about climate injustice, and reflected on their roles in global challenges. They recalled early school lessons on weather but were surprised by the severity of current climate issues and wrote a letter together to the local councillor about changes they would like to see in their local areas. Using skills in sewing, gardening, and crafting, they created powerful textile art and posters displayed at Northmoor Library under the title A Future for Our Children. Despite cultural reservations, the group even composed and sang a Bangla parody song about climate action. One participant remarked, “I used to be happy about warm winters—now I know the cost.” The workshop became a space for learning, expression, and sisterhood.
